Revell 1/72 Eurofighter

[yak face]

Looking good barry , those tiny bits would have pinged out of my tweezers never to be seen again! , so kudos for getting them all stuck on!! Cheers tony

[Guest]

Great work with those tiny bits, Barry!


I really like the look of this plane

[papa 695]

I've left those little fins off mine for now Barry they would have only been knocked off if not lost to the carpet monster before I got them on.


Nice work so far looking forward to more updates

[flyjoe180]

Nice job Barry, looking good.

[Guest]

Eventually primed it which took quite a bit of time as the cap on the spray can was very reluctant to come off and when it did I managed to knock the spray button off. I eventually found it several feet away under some furniture. I have also done a bit of pre-shading. This time I have just filled in the panel lines with a very fine marker pen as all i want is just a hint of the panel lines. Its the first time I have tried this so we will have to see how it turns out.

[papa 695]

Nice work Barry your catching me up with my build

[Guest]

Nice to see two Typhoons in different scales coming together so well. Doing a great job on this.

[Guest]

Have now thrown some paint at it. Brush painted in Humbrol acrylic. Was not impressed with the paint, It took a lot of stirring and went on very streaky, I have had to do 6-7 coats to get it reasonable. I will let it harden up for a day or so before I mask up to do the metal bits at the back.

[papa 695]

Looking good Barry

[yak face]

Nice work Barry , it looks great. Ive got a few tins of Humbrol acrylics too and also found they were very thin and see through , wonder if theyve improved now they arent sourcing them from china anymore?

[Guest]

Yes I know what you mean, there appears to be no consistency in the range. I have got some that are like treacle and others that are like water. i am now gradually changing over to the Revell range, although our local Boyes shop have now stocked up with quite a large selection of vallejo paints and I may give them a go in the future.

[Gern]

Laminated floor has saved a lot for me. I've even found PE seat buckles 2 days after losing them

Don't you normally find them about one minute after you have bought/made a replacement - like the rest of us?

[colin m]

Laminated floor has saved a lot for me. I've even found PE seat buckles 2 days after losing them

So you have removed the habitat of the carpet monster. Both devious and clever..

[Guest]

Plodding on,painted a bit more and now getting to the decal stage. There seem to be such a lot in the common to all versions bit of the sheet. I can barely see some of them. I am going with the Spanish version mainly so the roundels can add a splash of colour to it.

[papa 695]

Looking very good Barry, and I know what you mean about the decals, it was bad enough in 1/48 so I feel for you in 1/72 keep up the good work