We can wait. It's a little beauty and worth taking your time over, John.
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Yellow Wings P-26 *** Finished ***
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Re: Yellow Wings
Well, the cowl is "painted", not too bad and if I try to fix little things I'll probably make a mess so it might be done.
The rest of the decals are settling on ...
I do need to check the cowl once, then do a gloss coat overall, then add the photoetch rigging. Not sure all this will happen tomorrow for reasons previously stated, but it's closer to done than it ever has been
The rest of the decals are settling on ...
I do need to check the cowl once, then do a gloss coat overall, then add the photoetch rigging. Not sure all this will happen tomorrow for reasons previously stated, but it's closer to done than it ever has been
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Re: Yellow Wings
Thats lookin sharp
Many a kit has been finished sans rigging
Many a kit has been finished sans rigging
Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
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Re: Yellow Wings
That's been a tempting option once a look in the bright of day showed the cowl and fuselage stripes don't align as well as I thought. I am beginning to think there is something about the cowl decals that I do not understand and that annoys me as I have several kits and decals to do a number of these -- and I ruined my preferred scheme. Camera angle can cover some of it. I think I'll hit it with gloss tomorrow and see how it looks and react accordingly.
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Re: Yellow Wings
It is painted. It is gloss-coated (Future). The only piece not stuck on is the windscreen.
Tomorrow I do that and the PE rigging.
I have two pix but my FTP server seems to be down - hopefully that is fixed by tomorrow evening when I should be done.
Tomorrow I do that and the PE rigging.
I have two pix but my FTP server seems to be down - hopefully that is fixed by tomorrow evening when I should be done.
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Re: Yellow Wings
Finished, pix done, FTP is back ! I'll skip the two almost finished pix that I couldn't upload and go right to the final.
Photo-etch rigging is pretty easy except between the wheels where the two pieces are slotted to fit together but my fingers weren't doing it so the two pieces are just glued in there. I've already detailed the problems with the cowl decal. I views are carefully chosen to show the best angle for the cowl and fuselage stripe to flare nicely.
There's more I could have done, like a wash to set off the ailerons and elevators - might go back and do so.
Main colors were the old Polly Scale stuff - just great, but gone forever. I used Vallejo to try and match with the decals. Whether the yellow of the stripes is supposed to be different than the wing yellow I don't know ....
This should have gone better, too many things got in the way. I do recommend the kit and the Starfighter decals and aftermarket.
Great GB.
Photo-etch rigging is pretty easy except between the wheels where the two pieces are slotted to fit together but my fingers weren't doing it so the two pieces are just glued in there. I've already detailed the problems with the cowl decal. I views are carefully chosen to show the best angle for the cowl and fuselage stripe to flare nicely.
There's more I could have done, like a wash to set off the ailerons and elevators - might go back and do so.
Main colors were the old Polly Scale stuff - just great, but gone forever. I used Vallejo to try and match with the decals. Whether the yellow of the stripes is supposed to be different than the wing yellow I don't know ....
This should have gone better, too many things got in the way. I do recommend the kit and the Starfighter decals and aftermarket.
Great GB.
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It's my model and I'll do what I want with it.
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Re: Yellow Wings P-26 *** Finished ***
Very nice indeed.
One of the brightest & most colorful in this GB
One of the brightest & most colorful in this GB
Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
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Re: Yellow Wings P-26 *** Finished ***
Delightful!
Best wishes
Jim
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If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"