Here's my my
just finished all resin model of Collect-Aire's Douglas RB-66B Destroyer in
1:48. Built straight out of the box without any extra parts, except a few antennas.
Collect-Aire's
B/RB-66, Kit No. 4803N, is one of the best resin kits I have worked on. Fit is excellent and the outlines of the model are perfectly
reproduced. One point of
criticism
concerns the cockpit interior, which
could be a little bit more detailed.
As a great fan
of bare metal jets of the USAF stationed in Europe in the sixties and
seventies during the
Cold War, I've chosen for my model the
colorful
markings of the 10.TRW/30TRS stationed at Alconbury, UK.
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The model is
completely plated with simple kitchen foil; as an adhesive I've used a not
too fast drying clear lacquer. The burnished metal can be created by
cooking the foil in hot water with egg shel ls. It's more than easy and
you'll be surprised to see how many shades of burnished metal can be
created depending on the time you leave the foil in the hot water.
All panel
lines and rivet details I have removed and rescribed later on the
aluminium foil.
A lot of work, but the final result is worth it. The
pictures will say more than thousand words. Have fun to watch!
Collect-Aire's kit
of the Destroyer comes along with a large variety of neatly printed decals and
extra parts, allowing to built all versions of this huge bomber, including the
famous EB-66.
Peter
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