Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: The Rat on March 31, 2024, 12:12:16 PM

Title: Royal Canadian Navy Supermarine Attacker
Post by: The Rat on March 31, 2024, 12:12:16 PM

The venerable Frog kit, crude, but good enough for my purposes. Mostly a test of my airbrush and spray booth, as a few will be over the next few months. Underside Tamiya Sky went on nice and smooth, topside Extra Dark Sea Grey, not so much. A coating of Future helped a bit, but it's still pebbly. Decals from CanMilAir, and they're lovely. Modifications were scratching a basic cockpit, nose thingies, blanking intakes, and rescribing panel lines.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53620920467_c8fe68ddf9_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pGiewK)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53620920462_df268822a4_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pGiewE)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53621796071_2b3af9d462_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pGnHPn)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53622246300_2c02de41c8_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pGq2DW)

Title: Re: Royal Canadian Navy Supermarine Attacker
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on March 31, 2024, 04:48:37 PM

Nice work Dave!  Any idea on what caused the problem with the dark gray? 

Title: Re: Royal Canadian Navy Supermarine Attacker
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 01, 2024, 01:06:39 AM

 :smiley:

Title: Re: Royal Canadian Navy Supermarine Attacker
Post by: apophenia on April 01, 2024, 03:45:17 AM

Nice work! I like your 'clear view' canopy as well  :smiley:

Title: Re: Royal Canadian Navy Supermarine Attacker
Post by: The Rat on April 01, 2024, 09:07:51 AM

Quote from: Jeffry Fontaine on March 31, 2024, 04:48:37 PM

Nice work Dave!  Any idea on what caused the problem with the dark gray?

Thanks. Probably me, still getting used to the airbrush. Maybe it was drying too quickly, and I need to work on thinning. Seems like the easiest thing to try.

Title: Re: Royal Canadian Navy Supermarine Attacker
Post by: The Rat on April 01, 2024, 09:10:05 AM

Quote from: apophenia on April 01, 2024, 03:45:17 AM

Nice work! I like your 'clear view' canopy as well  :smiley:

Thanks. Surprisingly it was a Novo kit, the last Attacker I used from them had a canopy that was barely transparent.