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italeri sr71 blackbird.
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:11 pm
by wookiee76
Ok so here goes, a simple build and paintjob but my first entry proper into a gb or sig finished.
Overall im happy with the outcome, shame about some silvering on the underside decals but i can soon mix up some more super dark grey paint and cover that but they wont be visible once she takes her place on a shelf.



Re: italeri sr71 blackbird.
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:50 pm
by BaldyBuilderBoy
Nice looking bird that and congratulations on your first GB completion.

Re: italeri sr71 blackbird.
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:54 pm
by wookiee76
Thanks baldy builder boy, hopefully the first of many.
Re: italeri sr71 blackbird.
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:50 pm
by Gav0909
Congrats on finishing a GB mate, always feels quite good.
And a cracking entry as well. Shame about the silvering, big decals like that are always a bit tricky to apply nicely over black, so I hope you can sort them.
Re: italeri sr71 blackbird.
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:23 am
by wookiee76
Thanks gav, got the silvering sorted with some careful brushwork, i painted over the silvered sections and it seems to have worked a treat. Next up is the desert rats gb for which i am trying to hold onto a meng m2a3 with interior, well thats after the vj day 48hr build anyway!
Re: italeri sr71 blackbird.
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 11:31 am
by Ads24
Fantastic work - you've definitely done justice to an awesome aircraft there.
Re: italeri sr71 blackbird.
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 8:49 am
by wookiee76
Cheers ads, im just amazed that im the only person to have done a blackbird for this sig, it was the first thing that came to mind when i saw the title of eye spy.
Re: italeri sr71 blackbird.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:52 pm
by fly1ngdutchm4n
Great choice for your first GB
looks great mate, well done!
Re: italeri sr71 blackbird.
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 4:03 am
by Coen
Now there's a classic recon build!
Well done bud!
Re: italeri sr71 blackbird.
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 11:39 am
by hansolo
Awesome paint job. Great finish.
Beautiful bird.
cheers
Re: italeri sr71 blackbird.
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:37 pm
by wookiee76
Thanks mike and hansolo, she does draw plenty of looks on my shelf, everyone knows what a blackbird is it would seem.
Re: italeri sr71 blackbird.
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:41 pm
by DBMiller
Very nice! Good work on the solid black paint!

Re: italeri sr71 blackbird.
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 12:46 pm
by wookiee76
Lol dbmiller, it isnt actually black just a very very dark grey so that i could add a wash to pick out the panel lines!
Re: italeri sr71 blackbird.
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 3:35 pm
by rodrant
When I first saw that would be an eye Spy SiG in ISM , this was my first thought to build a Recon plane, because this is fir me THE recon plane

, and one of the most beautifull and 'misterious' jets tht I read in my adolescence and when I was interested for Planes and so ...
Now I like a lot your build , a great build , and it isn't easy to paint a all black plane , your is just beautifull and a great adition to this SiG gallery !
Enjoyed a lot !
