..decided to perform some more surgery on the Comet since it was looking a little 'toy-like' and I've now cut out the rudder and elevators and added the engine exhausts and undercarriage struts from fuse wire. Also scribed the cowl hinge line and the cooling gills and added the mass balances on the rudders and elevators. Completed model below - note the neat effect of the flash on the nose landing light! I've since added some better pics taken in natural light. Things still to do, the rear of the prop blades should be black and I guess the internal canopy framing might well be in black too, but you have to stop somewhere. Overall I'm happy with it - a fiver (£5) for a 50-year old kit (!!) with no cockpit and no details worthy of the name is probably a bit much though....still a fair bit of modelling 'fun' for your money I suppose... let me know what you think.
Lovely! Just goes to show how 'old plastic' can be turned into neat models. Excellent.
ReplyDeletethanks Stephen ! ..yeah, it looks OK on my shelf, but quite a bit work required...
ReplyDeleteUN CLASICO DE AIRFIX! , amo los viejos moldes tratados con respeto!
ReplyDeleteSoy uno mas del grupo de modelistas que hace este tipo de trabajos ( ya veo que no estoy tan loco)
FELICITACIONES FALKE !
Could you please tell me the name of the French publication under your model of the 'Green Un'. I would be keen to get a copy.
ReplyDeletea recent issue of the French 'Avions' magazine, not sure of the issue number offhand, will look out for it, otherwise go to their website avions-bateaux.com
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