Mal Mayfield (Holdfast) has been trying to persuade me to post something on here for a while, so after his expert guidance, here goes.
This project started out as a straight-forward, out of the box build using the 1/72 Smer (ex-Heller) Hawker Tempest. It all went pretty well up until the final touches when I managed to snap one of the Undercarriage legs. Doh!
Well the kit got shelved for a while until I got myself in the mood to try and repair it. When that day came I prepared my work area, tools at the ready, picked up the Tempest.......and then proceded to drop it. As I wiped the tears away I checked out the damage which somehow wasn't too bad, apart from a major crack down one wing root, which had in turn ejected the thin line of filler that had been there.
As the model was preparing for a three point landing (make that a two point landing with the missing U/C leg) into the nearest bin, I had an idea.
I had been wanting to take a photo and try out some digital manipulation on my computer. Here was the perfect opportunity.
So camera in hand I rushed outside, snapped off some pictures and for the next couple of hours sat glued to my PC getting creative.
Now I know they're pretty basic pictures and in my head I've got some great ones I'd like to create but until that happens I'd like to share with you my first digi-pics (and my first post. Phew, glad that's done!)
J.P.
