Old Dog
Well-known member
Tail end Charlie reporting in, I committed to this 10 months ago and successfully squandered all but the last month away but I guess I just work better under stress.
Anyway here is my entry
Going to be mostly out of box, the only aftermarket I have is a set of SAC metal landing gear. While I don't really like these, the set came with a cast nose gear bay which while not as sharply detailed as the resin bay supplied with the kit will reduce the amount of other weight I'll need to add to keep the nose on the ground. I had hoped it would also solve the issue of the nose gear being too long but alas that was not case, opportunity lost on SAC's part. Here is a comparison shot of the two gear bays.
The light reflecting off the shiny metal makes it tough to see. It has most of the same detail just not as sharp. Not an issue with me as once it hits the shelf I seldom pick them up and look up their skirts.
The one color finish will cut final finishing time as there will be little masking and no gloss coating before stickers go on. Also being a flying blowtorch there are way less fiddly bits to deal with so I'm hoping to finish on time. Anyway here is what is included in the box...
Should have the first progress shots in a few days, I have a lot of resin to clean up first.
Anyway here is my entry
Going to be mostly out of box, the only aftermarket I have is a set of SAC metal landing gear. While I don't really like these, the set came with a cast nose gear bay which while not as sharply detailed as the resin bay supplied with the kit will reduce the amount of other weight I'll need to add to keep the nose on the ground. I had hoped it would also solve the issue of the nose gear being too long but alas that was not case, opportunity lost on SAC's part. Here is a comparison shot of the two gear bays.
The light reflecting off the shiny metal makes it tough to see. It has most of the same detail just not as sharp. Not an issue with me as once it hits the shelf I seldom pick them up and look up their skirts.
The one color finish will cut final finishing time as there will be little masking and no gloss coating before stickers go on. Also being a flying blowtorch there are way less fiddly bits to deal with so I'm hoping to finish on time. Anyway here is what is included in the box...
Should have the first progress shots in a few days, I have a lot of resin to clean up first.