Hi
there,
This
is the Tamiya Thunderbolt that I built about a year or so ago. I chose
this kit as it had different and interesting colour schemes, not only that
but Tamiya has always had a good reputation in their kits and are not too
time consuming to build. This is built out of the box with the only
addition being some Eduard photo etch seatbelts.
The
kit itself was an absolute gem to build, everything went together really
well and with no problems or fuss. The cockpit was very easy and straight
forward to put together and slotted inside the fuselage with no
complaints. The wings fitted so well that they are not even glued in place
and there was no need for any filler on any part of the aircraft.
Mixing
the colours was probably the most difficult part, getting the colours to
contrast against one another without being too strong or overbearing was a
challenge. I used only Tamiya acrylics. The paints used were a mix of
X-3, XF-8, XF-18, XF-23,and XF-50, with the undersides being sprayed with
bare metal silver.
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images below to see larger images
The
decals were no problem, though the larger ones tended to be a bit thick-
but nevertheless went on without a problem. The weathering was done using
artists pastels and the figure is from the 1/48 USAAF ICM kit.
A
really enjoyable kit, with no big problems or hang ups.
Nyle
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