Revell 1/32 Grumman Martlet V

[yak face]

Cheers tim , im priming the fuselage today so we’ll see later how the reinstated panel lines and rivets have turned out! Tony

[Jim R]

Hi Tony
You're really going to town with this. Primer always shows up any problem areas but I'm sure yours will be fine :thumb2:

[papa 695]

Tony and his big modeling tool at work :tears-of-joy:.

[yak face]

Heres the fuselage in primer , I reckon the re instated panel lines and screws/rivets just about pass muster. The primer has highlighted a few seams that need a little bit more attention but this is easily sorted with a lick of vallejo acrylic putty and a quick swipe with a fine sanding stick. The tyres didnt turn out too bad either after being sanded and turned. The outer wings have both had the ailerons cut off and deflected upwards , the three hinges on each one having to be cut out and replaced with square plastic strip so they are in line with the wing. Once the wings are primed its about ready for the colour ,however the first thing i might do is the invasion stripes -the kit decal sheet supplies these but they always look better painted. cheers tony[ATTACH]300523[/ATTACH][ATTACH]300524[/ATTACH][ATTACH]300525[/ATTACH][ATTACH]300526[/ATTACH][ATTACH]300527[/ATTACH][ATTACH]300528[/ATTACH][ATTACH]300529[/ATTACH]

[flyjoe180]

Looking clean and tidy Tony.

[yak face]

Got a bit more done on this today. I painted the whole thing black about a week ago before i went on holiday so i when I got back into the shed today it was nice and cured. Ive sprayed white onto this in the centre of panels etc and a bit randomly on the wings so hopefully when the top coats go on itll give a bit of depth and variation. It looks a bit ghostly at the moment but im hoping it works. Next step is the sky undersides ,cheers tony[ATTACH]302597[/ATTACH][ATTACH]302598[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

Gotta have that patience to go through ugly duckling phase. Soon you'll get swan!

[papa 695]

Nice work on the pre- shading Tony, I think it will look great once the top coat goes on.

[Steve Jones]

Tony

Pre shading has come out well and a great base for the base coat. Good luck

Steve

[flyjoe180]

Looking good Tony

[yak face]

Started to get the paint on this now . Im going to paint the invasion stripes instead of using the decals. [ATTACH]303531[/ATTACH][ATTACH]303532[/ATTACH][ATTACH]303533[/ATTACH]

[papa 695]

Nice paint work Tony the pre-shading's done the trick. Looking very nice.

[yak face]

White is on , next black then its decal time![ATTACH]303896[/ATTACH][ATTACH]303897[/ATTACH][ATTACH]303898[/ATTACH]

[papa 695]

Coming along nicely Tony, nearly there now.

[Jim R]

Hi Tony
Looking good. Preshade has worked very well. I am sure your painted stripes will look far better than using the decals.
Jim