Hello.
This
time a kit built "from the box", or close, the wonderful Tamiya Swordfish.
Even if this kit is a wonder, it is not for beginners, biplane aircraft are never
simple. Here are the different mounting steps:
A,
B and C: The cockpit is quite full, just mount it carefully, paint it and you
will obtain something particularly realistic. The engine is of a similar
quality.
D:
The only really missing feature: the cables on the rear that have to be added.
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E:
I chose to create flat tires, I know I did exaggerate the effect, but it shows
that you don't need to buy resin kit to obtain realistic wheels.
F:
The second default of the kit: the 2 lights on the lower wing are not realistic
and have been corrected
Painting:
I
chose the aluminium paint scheme of the box that we don’t often see, but of
course as I am afraid of the big decal, I painted quite everything. So the model
is first painted in black, then the light grey, then I used Tamiya X11. Now it's
time for a pretty long phase to obtain something realistic.
H:
On the raised detail, position a small piece of scotch tape
I:
Then with the fine air brush pin, paint with a darker aluminium color around
these stripes.
J:
then again paint with the original aluminium color to smooth the effect
K:
then finish the weathering with a juice, dark on the light grey and the
aluminium, pale grey on the black
That’s
it, it took me a little bit more that one month to built it
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size pictures here if you wish: http://fighters.forumactif.com/1-48e-f44/fairey-swordfish-mki-tamiya-1-48-t24670.htm
Laurent
“Angus” Beauvais
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