Great job. It came together nicely. Looks like your about ready for paint. I need to get back to mine. My last couple days off have been spent hanging Christmas lights.
Let's Build Greeblie Pack #12 - A Skyhopper Group Build
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Thanks. I was really able to capitalize on my extended weekend. Be careful hanging those lights. Ladders and guys our age can have a fraught relationship.
No more Wonder Woman plane! Primed with Tamiya primer and then given a light once over with piece of 1500 sanding sponge to knock down any rough patches. Just a couple touch ups needed.
Pilot with “LoRes” paint job in position to test placement and everything fits perfectly.
Next will be figuring out the color and doing test swatches.
Pilot with “LoRes” paint job in position to test placement and everything fits perfectly.
Next will be figuring out the color and doing test swatches.
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Its coming together really nice. Great work.
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After some trial and error and confusion my color study proved successful. The winner is a 50:50 mix of 1975 Light Reefer Grey and Dark Reefer Grey. For the underside Tamiya XF-2 White beat out Reefer White.
Great news. Will you have a list or will they be available in your Etsy store?
Hey, everyone! It's been awhile since I've posted but that doesn't mean progress isn't being made, especially in the paint department.
The main body colors went down nice. I used a mix of Archive-X for the grey. The white is Tamiya XF-2 White. The red stripe was 1975 SP Daylight Red knocked back a little with a pinch of 1975 Coach Green.
Next the cockpit was buttoned up with the LoRes pilots complete with "camera grade" paint job.
I added a styrene bulkhead behind the pilots. I was looking at some pictures of the original and it look like there was something back there. Also it seems that the control panel decals were applied to a piece of styrene on the side so I did that as well. While on the topic of decals, shout out to Moffeaton for the decals. They're a must if you're building this kit and are available at his Etsy store.
Those black bars under the front windows were more challenging than they looked and took a couple of attempts to get them right. The proportions (length v. height) were tricky.
With that it's time to start weathering. I'm going for the 50 year old aged white paint look. I'm using oils for this effect and so far I'm pleased with the results. More to come...
The main body colors went down nice. I used a mix of Archive-X for the grey. The white is Tamiya XF-2 White. The red stripe was 1975 SP Daylight Red knocked back a little with a pinch of 1975 Coach Green.
Next the cockpit was buttoned up with the LoRes pilots complete with "camera grade" paint job.
I added a styrene bulkhead behind the pilots. I was looking at some pictures of the original and it look like there was something back there. Also it seems that the control panel decals were applied to a piece of styrene on the side so I did that as well. While on the topic of decals, shout out to Moffeaton for the decals. They're a must if you're building this kit and are available at his Etsy store.
Those black bars under the front windows were more challenging than they looked and took a couple of attempts to get them right. The proportions (length v. height) were tricky.
With that it's time to start weathering. I'm going for the 50 year old aged white paint look. I'm using oils for this effect and so far I'm pleased with the results. More to come...
stevielewis
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Excellent work!
How do parts T7 & T8 attach to the chairs?
I couldn't tell and just left them off. They can't be seen and the seats worked fine without them.
Looks FANTASTIC. Esp. impressed by your 50/50 light vs dark reefer grey paint discovery. Reminds me of another ship that was painted in a 50/50 mix.
Happy New Year, everyone!
Let’s fast forward: It’s finished! Due to a combination of laziness colliding with momentum I don’t have many pictures of the in between stages. Actually I do and I can post them later but the truth is I finished my first true studio scale build and I’m excited to share it. Now it just needs an accurate stand (hint, hint).
Let’s fast forward: It’s finished! Due to a combination of laziness colliding with momentum I don’t have many pictures of the in between stages. Actually I do and I can post them later but the truth is I finished my first true studio scale build and I’m excited to share it. Now it just needs an accurate stand (hint, hint).
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Well done
stevielewis
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Looks fantastic! I may spring for one of those kits soon.
Do it! It's a fun build that's relatively easy!
