Froth Slosh B'Gosh

Arrr!

Next up? A Korean War era Corsair. Exterior paint laid down, ready to start building!

You Are Like A Hurricane

I finished the Hurricane! Overall, I'm happy with it, but I did make some mistakes. The cockpit canopy is misaligned, for example, and the soft plastic nubs for attaching the radio antenna wire broke, so I had to leave that off. I also destroyed one of the squadron insignias, so I only have it applied to the starboard side. This is also the first time I used Dullcoat to knock the "shine" off the paint and decals. I think it worked really well, but next time, I'll apply the Dullcoat BEFORE attaching the clear plastic parts.

Hawker Hurricane

I finally started the Hawker Hurricane I that's been sitting in my stack of models, and its just as complicated as I thought. It took me three weeks to build out the cockpit. The parts are so small and delicate, I'd add a piece, and wait at a minimum of 24 hours to make sure the glue was completely dry and cured before proceeding to the next part. Even then, I still managed to break a couple of parts, both of which I was able to repair. Fitting the pilot was especially difficult, its a very tight fit getting it into the seat once the cockpit frame was done. If I were to make this again, I'd attach the pilot to the seat first, and then build the cockpit frame around it. I was also disappointed that the decal sheet only contained markings for a North African campaign Hurricane, or for a Rhodesian training unit. Luckily, I was able to find online a decal set for Battle of Britain Hurricanes, including markings for the Free Polish 303 Squadron, which was totally badass.

23/365: Rosy Fingered Dawn

7/365: Dusk

Another Day At The Office...

Most days, my job is filled with the normal activities of being a middle manager in the bureaucracy.  Some days though, are filled with cool things, like a P-51-C!