Very nice Adam well done

How is everyone eles doing ?? theres still time to finish up

My am doing goodly! Decals tomorrow and that it that.


It looks ungainly even just sitting there!
Until tomorrow.
Regards
Warren

Well I am calling this one complete. Special Hobby 1/72 Blackburn Skua..


Anyone who is interested in FAA aircraft, or indeed carrier aircraft, can safely add this kit to their build list as it is an excellent kit. Hardly any filler needed. Detail is excellent in the cockpit and the engine.
Thanks for looking
Regards
Warren

Hi Warren, nice looking Skua! The Fleet Air Arm sure had some of the ugliest and most ungainly of aircraft! So ugly and ungainly they are some of the most fascinating aircraft out there!

Thanks Chris and you are 100% correct re the Skua. The Roc was even uglier and more ungainly but a Roc is a mythical bird of prey, well extinct is more the word but still not around anymore.

Nice Warren it looks good . i dont think iv ever seen one before its nice to see something different well done sir

Nice work Warren, although I would have been put off by all the masking for the canopy lol.
Cheers Pete

Come on guys get thos finished photos up in the gallery you now have just over a week !!

last day guys !!! get thos models finished and photographed !!

Thanks heaps Dave!

I am glad I could bring something a little different to the campaign.

Cheers
Warren

Hi there Pete.

Thanks for that. I actually downloaded the 1/48 mask from Eduard and resized it for 1/72 as they don't produce a 1/72 mask. I ended up not using it though and masking it manually with Tamiya tape and Maskol.

Cheers
Warren

Well Thats it folks the Birds Of Prey campaign has come to an end i have really enjoyed leading this campaign and watching all your great work come together .. Well done to everyone and i hope to see you for the Show Time campaign which starts in April .. ...

Unfortunately I ran out of time. I painted the Nighthawk with enamels and believe that the combination of testors enamel, lacquer thinner, and too high psi/too far away combined to result in a very pebbly finish. After some gloss coats and polishing I was able to knock it down but the roughness wreacked havoc with some of the decals settling down within the short timeframe that was left. I've got it all sorted out now, but still have to decal the underside and complete final assembly with the landing gear, wheel well covers. Thanks anyway for the great campaign, there were a number of excellent builds to follow.