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Another attempt to get something started. I've had nothing but disasters over the last couple of days after having been away for a few days - just shows what can happen if you take your eye off the ball.
This is Dog Tag's US Pilot, Pacific theatre, a 1/16 figure which looks very much as though it could have been sculpted by Calvin Tan. The kit is mainly resin, but for some reason the lower arms and some of the equipment are cast in white metal, yuk! There are twelve pieces in all, including the base.
I've cleaned it up and partially built it, ready for painting:
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This was not easy to put together. Joining the two body halves required a lot of work removing the mould blocks, and inevitably I had to use quite a lot of filler on the join. The sculptor made a mistake in leaving a rebate for the front tab of the life-jacket at the back instead of the front, so new parts had to be made from metal foil. Part of the life-jacket rim was also missing, so that had to be patched in with scrap plastic.
Some of the other Dog Tag figures I've done in the past have been covered in pin holes, and although this was OK at first, any sanding did make them pop out. It looks reasonably clean now it's together, however, and I'm just going to accept any compromises to the finish.
A couple of reference photos:
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I had my doubts that the life jacket would be as yellow as the box art, so I will tone that down. I've also seen photos of some pilots wearing red helmets, which might be nice, but I'm not sure who wore them and why. More research needed.
Another attempt to get something started. I've had nothing but disasters over the last couple of days after having been away for a few days - just shows what can happen if you take your eye off the ball.
This is Dog Tag's US Pilot, Pacific theatre, a 1/16 figure which looks very much as though it could have been sculpted by Calvin Tan. The kit is mainly resin, but for some reason the lower arms and some of the equipment are cast in white metal, yuk! There are twelve pieces in all, including the base.
I've cleaned it up and partially built it, ready for painting:
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This was not easy to put together. Joining the two body halves required a lot of work removing the mould blocks, and inevitably I had to use quite a lot of filler on the join. The sculptor made a mistake in leaving a rebate for the front tab of the life-jacket at the back instead of the front, so new parts had to be made from metal foil. Part of the life-jacket rim was also missing, so that had to be patched in with scrap plastic.
Some of the other Dog Tag figures I've done in the past have been covered in pin holes, and although this was OK at first, any sanding did make them pop out. It looks reasonably clean now it's together, however, and I'm just going to accept any compromises to the finish.
A couple of reference photos:
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I had my doubts that the life jacket would be as yellow as the box art, so I will tone that down. I've also seen photos of some pilots wearing red helmets, which might be nice, but I'm not sure who wore them and why. More research needed.
