"The Flying Hedgehog", Done.

Green Dragon · December 27, 2011, 03:48:04 AM

I only use masking tape now as the last time I used Maskol (three layers) the paint ate through it and deep into the canopy of my Italeri Tornado F-3. It was HUmbrol's version of Maskol, I think the formula was changed because I never had trouble with it when it came in a large brown bottle.

Paul Harrison

jsport · December 27, 2011, 08:48:01 AM

Understand it wouldn't look as good as a model. so to where to now?

Sticky Fingers · December 27, 2011, 12:34:23 PM

Quote from: jsport on December 27, 2011, 08:48:01 AM
so to where to now?

source: deviantart.net

jsport · December 27, 2011, 03:19:52 PM

roger copy

Sticky Fingers · December 29, 2011, 07:01:03 AM

Best I could do, and pleased with the results:

There's a tiny bit of damage to the paintjob but I think I can toch that up.

And I started work on the rotorblades. My thinking was that the 4 blades on the Eurocopter wouldn't cut the mustard, so I stripped a Hind of its turning bits, cleaned and shortened them:

and they have just been painted black, ready for some more detailing. So now it's 5 wide blades instead of 4 wee ones.

Sticky Fingers · December 29, 2011, 01:18:54 PM

And a quick dry-fit:

Cheers,
Sticky.

scooter · December 29, 2011, 01:27:13 PM

Looking much better. And the 5 bladed ceiling fan looks...really fitting on it.

jsport · December 29, 2011, 04:12:53 PM

shr becoming a bute

Sticky Fingers · December 30, 2011, 01:56:28 PM

Glossed and decalled:

Next up: detail painting, wash(es), some light weathering etc. etc.

T.t.f.n.

jsport · December 30, 2011, 02:44:30 PM

a post nuclear zombie hunter?

Sticky Fingers · January 03, 2012, 10:58:07 AM

Quote from: jsport on December 30, 2011, 02:44:30 PM
a post nuclear zombie hunter?

Haha

yes I think it would be up to the task!

Here's a couple of pics taken today. I'm about to start putting the finishing touches to the 'Hog, only a few things left to do.

And

@ all: Best wishes for the new year!

MiB · January 03, 2012, 11:49:48 AM

The model is a great good idea.

The color scheme and painting mode (=no-painting) no

Sticky Fingers · January 04, 2012, 04:35:28 AM

Quote from: MiB on January 03, 2012, 11:49:48 AM
The color scheme and painting mode (=no-painting) no

I can live with that; paintschemes, especialy made-up-ones, are rather personal. I like it anyway, it's a bit of an eyepopper between my other builds in the glass cabinet.
But what do you mean by "no-painting"? The thing started out bright yellow...

MiB · January 04, 2012, 05:27:04 AM

I'm sorry, the bright yellow seems like a color of a crude plastic kit. Seems like no painted

Sticky Fingers · January 04, 2012, 12:59:38 PM

Calling this one done:

And a bad quality picture of the newly added exhaust:

I'll see if I can make some daylight pictures tomorrow (including a close-up of the type "B" fan in the boom, as chosen by you), with the camera instead of the cellphone, though the pictures made with the cell aren't too bad. Right?