SPA Modeler

I mean come on! Look at this sexy thing:



You know what this picture makes me think of?

This right here:



Come on baby- DON’T! BE! SO! MEAN!

Seriously, Joe. WOWZERS!

LOL! Thanks Kari and thanks Kenny.

That's what this build was for, to work on my airbrushing skills at the time.

BorgR3mc0 wrote:What paint did you use for the two blues? I am taking note for my current Wildcat/Dauntless build.

Ok bud. I copied this straight from the FSM post that I posted 5 years ago.

I think I finally got the color correct after about 20 minutes of mixing color. I mixed I don't know how many parts of Vallejo Intermediate Blue with I don't know how many parts of Vallejo Sky Blue and got the color I was after. All of my dry fitting paid off early on too. Man this thing has like NO wing to fuselage gap! Next up is a paint border correction on the starboard side of the fuselage, painting the flat white on the bottom of the fuselage and painting to transition dark blue from the fuselage down to the upper wing. Here's the updated shots.





The very top side color is Vallejo Intermediate Blue. Stay away from Vallejo's Dark Sea Blue as it is waaaaay too dark. Hope this helps

Well done, Joe!

So we get the finished product first, and then the step by steps...

This took my breath away when I first saw it all those years ago...it still does. A magnificent piece of work! And, watching you continue with the cars, trucks, etc - you have really grown as a first rate modeler.

Tom: Thanks buddy!

Carlos: LOL! He asked for the colors. I just showed him.

Lyle: Wow! What a compliment! I'm not all that good really. I'm at a more comfortable state with my current builds but I've got a long way to go to get as good as some of the folks I've seen build on here.

Very nice!! I have this kit on the shelf that I started but I just haven't gotten around to finishing it.

Thanks Medic! They require a lot of help in the details department but they don't turn out too bad when they're finished. I built this to where the dive flaps are operational and if I work that little mechanism behind the flaps on the bottom of the fuselage the bomb mechanism actually works.

That's beautiful work, Joe. As for that ro7undel on the port wing you may want to check out the dates because the roundels went through some changes in those later years. That is also depending on the battles and campaigns etc,etc. I have some references some where and I'll be danged if I can find them but Ill try..