ghodges Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) 1/48 scale (or there abouts) Being an old Aurora kit, it had no interior, so I did build one for it Not really happy with the rigging, but will live with it. I burned through some several times, and some wires have been tightened up 2-3 times only to sag again. At this point, enough is enough! I'll live with the warts! Overall, I had fun. I enjoy beating older kits nito more decent shape, and it kills off a kit in the stash too. Questions, comments, and critiques welcome, as always! Cheers! GIL Edited January 27, 2012 by ghodges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Well done, Gil! I love what some people can do with older kits. Very inspiring. Rick L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpatterson Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Gil, Nice job on an old kit (older than me). What did you use for the rigging? I have a Hasegawa 1/32 P-26 I want to do someday with the wing rigging. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I used sretched sprue for the rigging. I think part of my problems were due to the sprue I chose. The first one was a "soft" sprue. It stretched well, but I had trouble heating and tightening it. It seemed to burn through too easily. So I found a sprue that was "harder and glossier" for the rest of the wires. This type seemed to be hardier when it came to tightening, but it was also tougher to get to tighten! In 1/32 I occasionally use the very finest floral wire. It can be cut to length, handled carefully without kinking, and is dirt cheap. You can even cut it to length so that no holes are needed in "corners"! Here's my 1/32 F4B-4 I did with it: The stuff is too thick for smaller scales, but works well for 1/32. Thanks for the kind words! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGronovius Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Wow, impressive. I doubt I could get a high tech WW1 plane to look as good as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsteingass Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Wow!, THat is pretty amazing! Did you make your own masks for markings?? Those look too good to be decals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) No, the markings are from Aeromaster decals. In fact, one of the reasons I chose to build this one was because I did have decals for it, as opposed to so many of my other projects! GIL Edited January 28, 2012 by ghodges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsteingass Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Even the stripes? Wow! I must be doing something wrong when I use decals then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregWise Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Wow that is sweet. Nice work for such an old kit and the cockpit is very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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