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World War II: USA
Aircraft of the United States in WWII.
Hosted by Rowan Baylis
1/48 Revell Kingfisher
greif8
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 02:53 AM UTC
Great weathering work Joe. I also think the subtle color transitions of your main color is very well executed and is very pleasing to the eye.

Ernest
fightnjoe
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Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 11:36 PM UTC
Many many thanks.
Mark I hope someday.


Joe
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Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 01:43 AM UTC
Joe,

Turning out wonderfully! Thanks for taking the ol' girl on.
fightnjoe
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Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 02:01 AM UTC
Very kind sir. Thank you.



Joe
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Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 03:08 AM UTC
Vey nice weathering effect! and a nice floater :-)

gr TC
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Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 04:08 AM UTC
Great build Joe, your streaking and weathering came up beautifully. The end result looks so much more than a "box-stock" Revell kit build.

Well done.

Cheers, D
chrism
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Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 05:00 AM UTC
It is nice to see what can be done with an old kit like this one!
Scrodes
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Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 06:05 AM UTC
I'm confused, the red surround means that it would be a mid 1943 bird, and should it therefore not be a full tri-color with gloss sea blue on the topsides?

I could never get the cowl/engine to fit nicely on mine. Your streaking and staining is great!
fightnjoe
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Posted: Friday, March 25, 2016 - 05:21 AM UTC
Many thanks all.

Matt you could be 100% correct. I followed what the instructions called for. We all know how accurate they can be.

Well the Kingfisher is finished.

About the kit. Not really a bad kit. Went together ok. I will say construction would be much easier with the main float cut away from the fuselage. This would allow a less awkward situation for both the construction and seam work. The decals were a bit thick but they went down fine.

All in all I am happy with the paint work. It has a used but not abused type of look.

Pictures.














All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe
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Posted: Friday, March 25, 2016 - 05:43 AM UTC
Finestkind. I was wasn't so far behind on my other builds, I make hanger queens faster than anyone, I'd go dredge this one out of the stash and get started...
fightnjoe
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Posted: Friday, March 25, 2016 - 11:35 PM UTC
Many thanks.


Joe
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Posted: Saturday, March 26, 2016 - 01:48 AM UTC
Looks very nice. I may have to pull mine out of the stash and start working on it.
GazzaS
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Posted: Saturday, March 26, 2016 - 02:05 AM UTC
Joe,
She looks brilliant! You do a great job of fading the paint! It's definitely pleasing to look at.

Gaz
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Posted: Saturday, March 26, 2016 - 06:27 AM UTC
Who could possibly ever really know what happens to markings during war time, I figured the instructions had shown the painting as such.


End of the day, it's a good looking bird. Well done.
fightnjoe
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Posted: Saturday, March 26, 2016 - 08:47 AM UTC
You are all very kind.




Joe
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Posted: Sunday, March 27, 2016 - 06:50 PM UTC
Wow, fantastic build!
greif8
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Posted: Sunday, March 27, 2016 - 09:44 PM UTC
Very nice Joe, the plane does have the used by not ready for the scrapyard look you were after.
fightnjoe
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Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 07:46 PM UTC
Many many thanks.




Joe
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