Recent content by Bustedwing

Thanks all. I'm going to look for more Japanese kits. I really like some of their camouflage schemes which is the main reason I usually only build Luftwaffe planes. Cool to weather as well !

User name: Bustedwing First name : Graham Category: Advanced Scale: 1/72 Manufacturer: Tamiya Model type: Aichi M6A1 Nice kit to build. My experiment with weathering went a little to the extreme given the service life of these aircraft. Still, what if, a unique aircraft for sure !

Nice work !

Hard to pick just one. In the end nostalgia was the deal maker !

Painting. I started with some pre shading using Krylon flat black, through my air brush Then a coat of Mr Colour super chrome. Then I used AKAcrylic laquer for the colour coat. It's one of those Bob Ross happy mistakes. The AK does not stick super well to the Mr Colour. I can use a tooth pick to...

Some real nice work this round. We'll done.

Worse !

That's why you should model naked. Yeah and then fumble the X Axto knife and you know where it would land !

More filling and filing and sanding on the bondo bucket. Then it happened. I was cleaning up the rear nacelle on the port side and I fumbled it. Headed straight for the floor. So I'm looking for it, shining my little flashlight in all the little nooks and crannys, nada, nil, zilch. Vaporized...

Awesome job !

That's looking really sweet !! There was a Fury with RAAF markings used to fly at our airshow every year.

Looks really sharp. Nice collection too !

Thanks Glen. Back to the Zombie/Frankenstein build. Wings are pretty much done along with the engine nacelles. On to the fuselage that seems to have some kind of resistance to glue. Twice now the bottom of the hull has split open on me. There's also a ton of blemishes and dents in the plastic...

Well I started out trying to mask the canopy but the frames are so fine they wouldn't show through the tape and there's so many panels to do. I painted it by hand which it would appear is a lot steadier than I thought. A few glitches I can clean up later. Good practice holding my breath too, I...

Wow, looks great !