SPA Modeler

Hi,

I didnt put aside the build of the Yakovlev but just needed an interlude.

This is the very good and easy Tamiya model with the Quickboost bang seat, plus other scratch-built items. As always Tamiya decals are too thick...

On the actual He-162 the clear part of the canopy was set on a metal frame and screwed from the outside. To reproduce the particularity, I just painted the frame from the inside.

Painting was done using Xtracrylics which, despite very fine pigments, is a pain in the ass to airbrush, clogging the A/B every 5 minutes. The base was made using Paris plaster, balsa strips and a mix of grass mats from Imthurn and Heki. The oil drum comes from Brengun.

My build is far from perfect, but let's say that I am finally able to build and paint the way I want without having too many technical limitations.

Hope you like it.

Antoine

That is a perfect dio for this! Beautiful build. I may have to go get one of these. I've almost bought them several times.

very well done! Salamanders are such odd little planes

Great!!!

wasabi wrote:Hi,

I didnt put aside the build of the Yakovlev but just needed an interlude. (...)

This interlude paid off full. What a great Salamander, I really like it. And the base matches perfectly.

Thank you for sharing, Antoine!

As stunning as that build is (and it IS brilliant- well done) I'm even more impressed with the base - it's fantastic!

Great model Wasabi, I love how you did the rivets on the windows, an difficult and often overlooked detail How did you do that?

Thank you guys for your kind words

portman wrote:As stunning as that build is (and it IS brilliant- well done) I'm even more impressed with the base - it's fantastic!

Thanks, it took me at least a month just for the base, but I am not a fast builder. When thinking about it, the planks are maybe set too regularly.

BorgR3mc0 wrote:Great model Wasabi, I love how you did the rivets on the windows, an difficult and often overlooked detail How did you do that?

To be honest, I have absolutely no idea how I did that . When I removed the masks on the canopy, the rivets appeared slightly withe. I guess you could achieve the same result with some pastel work.