This guy
took sometime but I finally got it done! This kit is my first attempt at
rescribing. I scribed using dymo tape and my handy pin vise. After I had
finished making the basic lines,
I took a
Squadron "Scribing Tool" and went over the lines again with the tool
at an angle. This cut out any excess material left from the pin vise and gave
the line a little weight.
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Then I
used a pounce wheel for the rivets. For some reason, I decided that it didn't
look very good so I boxed it. 2 and a half years later, I decided to bring it
out and take a look at it again and figured I should finish it and give it a
chance to see how the rescribing turned out. I was a bit concerned about the
lines becoming too shallow to take a wash so I gave it a coat and a half of Future
(one full coat, decals, then just applied Future over the decals). Weathering
was done using dark grey pastel chalk crushed into a powder and mixed with
water. This sludge was then applied
to the model and allowed to dry. Then, I rinsed the entire model off in the sink
(wife was not thrilled with that one!) and lo and behold! It looked pretty
darned good!
I have
another one of these in the stash and am itching to get to work on it.
The
AIM-9's came from a Revell 1:32nd F-14A....the ones in the kit were absolute
rubbish. Markings are from Two Bobs Golden State Griffins sheet. Everything else
came right outta the box.
Paul Nortness
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