Double Pancake

[PR19_Kit]

Not really, he was just interested and nosed it around a bit. 

And what would you have done if he'd shown a little more than "interest" ? 

Grabbed it quick! 

[NARSES2]

Not really, he was just interested and nosed it around a bit. 

And what would you have done if he'd shown a little more than "interest" ? 

Grabbed it quick! 

The cat or the model 

[PR19_Kit]

Both.......................... 

[PR19_Kit]

Pretty much all the painting on the Pancake is done now, and it looks NOTHING like any XF5U-1 that you've seen before! 

For much of the detail painting I've been using both Humbrol and Tamiya acrylics, which has been a 'bridge too far' for me in the past, but I'm starting to be weaned away from my long loved enamels at last. The Tamiya acrylics are really nice to use, go on very well, cover superbly and dry in no time at all, amazing stuff.

I've also been drawing up the decals for the Pancake, not helped by the USN wanting to have it stars and bars very visible on its trainers, so they put them on the junction between the hi-vis red/orange areas and the white! To make it worse, on the underside the stars and bars go right across the main landing gear doors, so figuring out where the cut lines go is a real PITA!.

I've managed it, but it took me all afternoon drawing them up.

Maybe some pics tomorrow evening, and then you'll be going 'Oooer, that DOES look weird!' 

[Tophe]

And with Scale Reference Cat too............  Who figured that it may be a mouse and therefore needed to be chased all over the carpet!

(Double) Pancake vs Tomcat, I am not sure the pancake would win, not being eaten...

[PR19_Kit]

And with Scale Reference Cat too............  Who figured that it may be a mouse and therefore needed to be chased all over the carpet!

(Double) Pancake vs Tomcat, I am not sure the pancake would win, not being eaten...

The Scale Reference cat only eats Royal Canin cat food, plus the odd mouse now and then. He's just interested in colourful models. 

[Tophe]

 
(So the model may be finished and displayed, good!)

[PR19_Kit]

Next week some time, with luck.

[PR19_Kit]

Maybe not............. 

I'm having trouble getting some of the paints I need for this, got some on order now but they'll be a while arriving, thanks to the postal delays.

Worse though is the fact that all the white bits of the airframe will need a re-spray. I hand painted all the Hi-Viz red/orange bits, but even with extensive masking I needed a few touch ups, and brush white paint isn't the same colour as spray white paint! I've tried decanting the spray paint into a paint cup, but it's obviously not the same colour. 

The only solution is to mask up all the Hi-Viz and respray the white.

Ho hum......................

[Martin H]

Also available in white. 

Hmm a few rebel alliance markings and it wouldnt look to out of place taking part in Lukes trench run in Starwars................

[PR19_Kit]

The actual markings it's going to have are equally outlandish! 

You'd need space for an R2 droid in the back though, wouldn't you? 

[PR19_Kit]

It needed a bit of colour, so I gave  it some.

Well, a LOT of colour actually. 

[kitnut617]

Very nice   

[Martin H]

oooohh Shiny! 

[ericr]

It needed a bit of colour, so I gave  it some.

Well, a LOT of colour actually. 

(what about a delicate touch of blue and yellow somwehere ?  )