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Re: 1/72 Hasegawa JU-88 A-17

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 11:49 am
by LyleW
Nice!

Re: 1/72 Hasegawa JU-88 A-17

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 11:56 am
by jkim
Can't wait to see the squiggles! I would think the main challenge would occur before the paint leaves the airbrush... the paint/thinner mix.

Re: 1/72 Hasegawa JU-88 A-17

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 12:05 pm
by Handiabled
Looks awesome so far !

Re: 1/72 Hasegawa JU-88 A-17

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 12:22 pm
by Fermis
Floki wrote:Moving a long fast on this, I don't know if I could do that pattern in that scale.
You're not the only one feeling that way! :bag:
jkim wrote:Can't wait to see the squiggles! I would think the main challenge would occur before the paint leaves the airbrush... the paint/thinner mix.
1/2 the battle, right there.
The other 1/2 comes along as the hand cramps a bit, and I lose trigger control...get a bunch of sauce, without the spaghetti!

Re: 1/72 Hasegawa JU-88 A-17

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:47 pm
by Duke Maddog
Come on Jeremy! You got those mad skills that will get you the pattern you want. Just take your time, deep breaths and rest as often as you need. You got this man!

Re: 1/72 Hasegawa JU-88 A-17

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 4:37 am
by Bish
Looking great so far, good luck with the rest of the painting.

Re: 1/72 Hasegawa JU-88 A-17

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:42 am
by mustang1989
That'd be the hard part for me would be applying those squiggles. Looking VERY good so far.

Being that the 88 is one of your least favorite aircraft...what made you build this one Jeremy? Just curious.

Re: 1/72 Hasegawa JU-88 A-17

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:28 am
by Fermis
mustang1989 wrote:
Being that the 88 is one of your least favorite aircraft...what made you build this one Jeremy? Just curious.
Simple...a paycheck!
Also...least favorite, does not mean that I don't like it!
I do have a pair in my own stash, that I bought on purpose!

Re: 1/72 Hasegawa JU-88 A-17

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:35 am
by LyleW
Addicted to vittles, huh? This is another great looking build.

Re: 1/72 Hasegawa JU-88 A-17

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:53 am
by Fermis
Talk about an exercise in frustration!

I spent a good 4 hours on this thing. I'd get a couple perfect sqiggles...great spray, fine line, in scale...PERFECT.

Then it'd all go to hell. No spaghetti, just sauce. Back to the bench, strip away the crap...back to the booth, a couple good lines, some crap....back-n-forth.

I could not get the nice fine lines with any consistency, so had to go back over the nice ones to thicken em up, so the whole thing would at least be semi consistent (would be good in 1/48...a bit thick for 1/72)

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Got started on the torpedos...another tedious exercise in frustration.

Individual prop blades. The PE fins are super thin...I think the only metal thinner than this stuff is gold leaf! Ya just breath and it bends.

The tail fin bracket is also super "sensitive"...I managed to bust both "arms" off one of em.

After an hour...I turned the lights out and had a rum-pop!

Still have 4 tiny bits to add to the one...

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