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Snark Nuclear Missile


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Here is Lindberg’s 1991 boxing of the Snark missile in 1/48. I must have weeks invested cutting off flash and filling seams. What a mess these old molds were. I was bound and determined to finish as my wife gave it to me for Christmas 2 years ago. The key goal here was to go to another level with lighting - EXPLOSIONS! 
The models are painted with MCW acrylic lacquer. Those are the 31yr old decals…they looked good until i put clear on the Snark ones, a few showed some silvering almost like they lifted a bit with the hot paint on them. The tractor, hitch and stairs were weathered with Flory washes and dry brushed with Vallejo metal colors. 220 grit sandpaper for the base. Lights are 24v COB LEDs at 6500K. 9ft of them! Blinding even from the living room lol had to use my sons New Google phone to capture the scene. Any other camera just showed bright glaring light all around. The streaming jet exhaust is compliments of synthetic ‘rope’ style cotton. That really sets off the appearance of flow I think.

Here are my top 10 shots. Hope you guys enjoy them…

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And here’s a sneak peak underneath

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23 hours ago, Rusty White said:

I must say this is the first Lindburg SNARK I have ever seen built.

Yeah there was maybe 1 more besides the museum model on Scalemates!

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That is one impressive presentation of a very old and wanting kit. Bravo! 👍🏻👍🏻

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