There are quite a few mistakes, but they were very useful mistakes and I was glad to make them on this practise kit rather than on the model I have in mind after this.
I am still unsure about weathering aircraft though, the metal look on this seems to look nice pristine but I guess I could have at least put the panel lines in. Maybe on my next practise model!
Edit: And warning! One mistake I made was destroying one of the decals (hence no port or front on snaps). While the Tamiya decals go on beautifully - they seem extra thin - with no noticeable silvering they did NOT like MICRO SOL decal solution at all!
MICRO SET was OK, but it seems MICRO SOL is a tad too harsh for the Tamiya decals and it actually melted the large port side aircraft number. You live and learn.
While you may see a few issues with your finish Stephen, I think it looks great.
ReplyDeleteMuseum quality in fact. Well done!