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#42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 1:03 am
by bfrd
Still having a hard time getting back to the b1-b, but I found a little bomber that I thought I would build.

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I first primed everything in olive green (badger). There are few parts, but they fit together nicely. The kit doesn’t have any decals only stickers, so I will be doing some masking.

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Shouldn’t be too hard to get finished. Hopefully it will give my mojo a boost.

Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 1:57 am
by bfrd
I decided to do a tiny bit of modification by drilling out the gun barrels.

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I used a cheap Chinese drill.

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There are also some barrels on the fuselage.

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Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:17 am
by Twokidsnosleep
Great idea. This is a cool little kit.
I made one two Easter’s ago
Cool project :thumb2:

Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 12:16 pm
by alextheblue
Like it Matthew, that looks a real fun build. Looking forward to seeing this one!! :th: :th: :cheers2: :pop:

Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:18 pm
by bfrd
Changed my mind on the paint. Decided to go with a natural metal finish. So I just re-primed everything in Ultimate gloss black. Still not sure what bare metal I will pick. I may go with something a little different than aircraft aluminum.

Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:23 pm
by Twokidsnosleep
bfrd wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:18 pm Changed my mind on the paint. Decided to go with a natural metal finish. So I just re-primed everything in Ultimate gloss black. Still not sure what bare metal I will pick. I may go with something a little different than aircraft aluminum.
How about BMF?

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Seriously, it was a lot of fun using the foil on this little guy

Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:33 pm
by bfrd
Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:23 pm
bfrd wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:18 pm Changed my mind on the paint. Decided to go with a natural metal finish. So I just re-primed everything in Ultimate gloss black. Still not sure what bare metal I will pick. I may go with something a little different than aircraft aluminum.
How about BMF?

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Seriously, it was a lot of fun using the foil on this little guy
Funny, I was just re-reading your build thread. As I am in dire need of a pick-me-up I don’t want to tackle anything too challenging. I have the entire range of Vallejo metal finishes begging me to do something with them. Kudos again on your plane. That is a great result!

Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:52 pm
by Twokidsnosleep
Was worth a shot ;)
This is such a great little kit you cannot go wrong with it for a mojo builder
The other one I really enjoyed building, Neil is making...Bandai 1/72 X-Wing.
That kit falls together, no cement and looks fantastic
Hope the juices get flowing for ya :cheers2:

Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:16 pm
by barrythornton
Funky little build :banana:

Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 8:08 pm
by bfrd
I went with Dark Aluminum.

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Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 10:14 pm
by Twokidsnosleep
That looks awesome :th: :thumb1: :th:

Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 12:01 am
by bfrd
Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 10:14 pm That looks awesome :th: :thumb1: :th:
Thanks!

I did the first round of masking. Pretty much going by the box art for the red. Will probably add a little more variation with round two.

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Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 2:09 am
by bfrd
Not much on the little guy today. I decided to give the engines a little accent color. I used Vallejo Exhaust Manifold to paint the engine bands. I ended up with a nice accent, but a ton of paint peeling that will have to be corrected.

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Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 10:33 am
by digger303
bfrd wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 2:09 am Not much on the little guy today. I decided to give the engines a little accent color. I used Vallejo Exhaust Manifold to paint the engine bands. I ended up with a nice accent, but a ton of paint peeling that will have to be corrected.

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Can't see any peeling paint just looks really nice.

Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:22 pm
by bfrd
digger303 wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 10:33 am
bfrd wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 2:09 am Not much on the little guy today. I decided to give the engines a little accent color. I used Vallejo Exhaust Manifold to paint the engine bands. I ended up with a nice accent, but a ton of paint peeling that will have to be corrected.

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Can't see any peeling paint just looks really nice.
That was careful positioning. :th:

The bottom side is where most of the damage took place. I was not careful about de-tacking the tape. I need to get better at that.

Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:20 pm
by Les0012
Another take on the SIG, brilliant idea and looks an awesome little kit with great results so far

Les

Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:50 pm
by bfrd
I got a bit more done this afternoon. I detailed the little bombs a bit.
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Painted the wheels.
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And worked on the props. They were already in gloss black so I sprayed them with chrome. I thought that might give a decent base for the yellow. Here is one of them with the tips painted yellow. Mind you just the tip.
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I have since gone back and painted the rest of the blades NATO black by hand. Probably needs another coat to make sure they ate all nice and even.

I assembled everything, just waiting on the props to dry.
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Next I will need to decide if I should weather it, and if so, how much.

Thanks for watching.

Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 6:10 am
by Fridgy
Looking like a sweet little kit

Re: #42 Pinch Hitter

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:17 am
by alextheblue
Beautiful finish with the paint Matthew. I'd leave her all spangly and new looking! :th: :cheers2: