Real World, so you'll just have to deal with that. 

So there was a certain Christmas Present required for a certain Brother-in-Law...

Hasegawa 1/200 P-8A Poseidon, OldModelsDecals markings.

Build was straightforward, no surprises or issues... other than size; I normally deal in 1/72. (Or 1/35.)
So lots of fiddly little aerials, lumps and bumps.
However, I used the technique of snipping a piece of the runner off with the detail, making sure it was firmly attached and snipping the excess off after it was good and set.
The spike at the tail end was supposed to be a butt join; not a great idea, the way things go with me, so I drilled a hole and glued in a piece of paper clip.

The instructions would have you drill where a sensor lump would go and leave it off, in order to mount the stand receptacle, but no.
I drilled a hole elsewhere on the underside and glued in a section of tube for the knitting needle I would use for the support rod.
(I love these things for that purpose; cheap, plentiful and easily worked).

Paint was a base of spraycan white and a brush coat of Vallejo Light Ghost Grey.
Transfers were OldModelsDecals, from Jays Model Kits in Invercargill.

The model got a clear coat of Pascoes Long Life Shine, which is the replacement I use now that Klear is no longer on the market.

The transfers went on well, snuggled right down without even setting solution - except on the engines, I had to use some to get the warning triangles to conform over those pesky blisters...

They weren't without some issues: a few are oversized and were replaced with paint, and I managed to pull a couple off with my fingers, while holding the model to put others on... again, I painted replacements.
The engine hub swirls (whatever they're called) were never going to work for me, so they are paint also.
The odd sensor window was painted black, rather than using the transfer.
I also got to a point at which they were just getting too darn small to see and put on neatly, so I called it 'Enough'. (and IMHO too many small stencils makes the thing look too toy-like, anyway.)

There were also some issues with the markings instructions, but nothing too terrible and I was able to figure most things out in the end.

The model then got a coat of artist's clear matt varnish.

Base is a turned wood hemisphere, label base is a cardboard box I made up for the label to go on.
Painted craft store black, with a coat of the same artists' matt varnish.
A layer of cheap felt was glued to the underside.

Aaand - done!

Model was appreciated by the recipient, which was the main thing: Result!


And a shout out and BIG 'Thank you' to Phill for sourcing the kit for me, and the very reasonable price he charged!

Now with Pictures!

RW or not - great work!

In 1/200 scale? 

That must be TINY! It looks really great nonetheless. 

That really does look the part   

Quote from: Rick Lowe on December 26, 2023, 07:27:53 PMModel was appreciated by the recipient, which was the main thing: Result!

Yup, it's nice when that happens

Quote from: PR19_Kit on December 27, 2023, 03:55:35 AMIn 1/200 scale? 

That must be TINY! It looks really great nonetheless. 

I didn't make a note of the dimensions, but according to t'webz, it's 198 X 190 mm. Yeah, not big...

Thanks, all.