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GWH 1/48 scale TBD-1 Devastator
AirLedge
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Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 10:41 AM UTC
It's a real beauty Joel
Joel_W
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Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 11:00 AM UTC
Mike, thank you.

Joel
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Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 05:48 PM UTC
Very nice job, Joel!
You're gripes are well noted. ... and GWH is still learning!
Cheers,
Guido
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Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 01:26 AM UTC
Guido,
Thank you.

The amazing thing is that they got the model itself dead on. Every part fit, well molded, and great detail with no heavy handedness. You would figure that the masks were a piece of cake. As for the canopies, the singe piece is perfect in fit and detail. No sectioned canopy can stack unless they make them super thin, and undersize each section a little by a little.

Working on the GWH P-61. What a great kit that is.

Joel
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Posted: Friday, November 15, 2013 - 12:36 PM UTC
JA
Outstanding. Can't get over the weathered finished - simply stellar. I had my doubts about the vac canopy but you pulled it off in style. Aces on a terrific build
Bro
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Posted: Saturday, November 16, 2013 - 09:07 AM UTC
Bro,
Thanks for your insights throughout the entire build. You weren't the only one who has some doubt about the vacuum form canopy sections. As for the weathering, it's getting closer to what I'm looking for, but it's still not there yet.

Bro
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Posted: Sunday, November 17, 2013 - 07:17 AM UTC
JA
Sure looks like your there.
Bro
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Posted: Friday, December 27, 2013 - 01:17 PM UTC
Very nicely done Joel





Terri
Joel_W
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Posted: Saturday, December 28, 2013 - 11:11 AM UTC

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Very nicely done Joel

Terri


Terri,
Thanks for the kind words. Actually, I prefer my Hasegawa Dauntless build over the Devastator, just because it was a bigger challenge.

Joel
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Posted: Saturday, December 28, 2013 - 11:59 AM UTC
Great work Joel, love the detail and the paint fading looks spot on!

Thanks for sharing your build progress so thoroughly, it is a really good thread.

Cheers, D
Joel_W
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Posted: Saturday, December 28, 2013 - 12:17 PM UTC

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Great work Joel, love the detail and the paint fading looks spot on!

Thanks for sharing your build progress so thoroughly, it is a really good thread.

Cheers, D


Damian,
Thanks so much for those more then kind words. I truly love sharing my builds and building experiences with all of the Aeroscale family. Believe me, I've learned more from all of you, then I could possibly thought possible.

Hope your following along on my P-61A build, as it's quite a learning experience for me. GWH has produced truly outstanding model.
Joel
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Posted: Saturday, December 28, 2013 - 02:07 PM UTC

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Damian,
Thanks so much for those more then kind words. I truly love sharing my builds and building experiences with all of the Aeroscale family. Believe me, I've learned more from all of you, then I could possibly thought possible.

You and me both Joel, the build logs here are awesome and an endless supply of tips and new techniques for me!


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Hope your following along on my P-61A build, as it's quite a learning experience for me. GWH has produced truly outstanding model.
Joel

I'm always lurking in the background, especially when there are P-61s involved. Your build log and the group build are on my favourites list and I am planning a little dio with a seventy-tooth Dragon P-61 kit. I am hoping to get started in the next couple of weeks.

Cheers, D
Joel_W
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Posted: Sunday, December 29, 2013 - 02:49 AM UTC
Damian, looking forward to your Diorama. I keep on thinking about trying to do one, just never get around to it. Never even did a vignette, or painted a figure. As a matter of fact, just the thought of attempting to learn how to paint figures scare the heck out of me.

Joel
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