| Image Comments |
| David Duckett | 18-Aug-14 08:47 |
| I think this is a better photo so I'm making it the default image. |
| JohnG. | 18-Aug-14 11:15 |
| Yes, very nice shot indeed.......... |
| simpleflyer | 18-Aug-14 11:52 |
| A good picture of a nicely done model, David.
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| poppy | 21-Aug-14 10:36 |
| Magnificent!!! |
| David Duckett | 21-Aug-14 14:51 |
| Thanks, all! |
| Skyediamonds1985 | 27-Jun-15 13:30 |
| Extremely impressed with the overall build. Very smooth surfaces and excellent detailing. Mind if I ask, why did you use for surface outline detailing? Regular black pen and flexible ruler? Thanks, Skye |
| David Duckett | 27-Jun-15 14:12 |
| I use Faber-Castell artist pens for panel lines. They are available at Michael's and also on line and are available in different sizes and colors. I use several pieces of flexible plastic. The only decal on this model is the circle below the canopy, everything else is paint. |
| MMitch2782 | 28-Jun-15 19:52 |
| Dave, great job! You raised the bar nice and high! I bet you like to create instead of just assembling plastic. |
| David Duckett | 29-Jun-15 09:29 |
| Thank you very much. I have built plastic models and there is much to like about them. I can not handle the small size these days and I'm completely unwilling to pay over $100 for a plastic kit. Obviously there is skill required to build them properly but plastic modelers seem obsessed with correcting any detail not to their liking. There's also a tendency to "weather" plastic airplane models to make them more realistic. Weathering doesn't mean staining and most objects that weather generally lighten in color. Combat aircraft in a war zone would probably be dirty to some degree but every military aircraft has a crew chief who is responsible for the operation and look of his plane. It is also a fact that any dirt or grime on an airplane increases drag which decreases performance. Of course, you pays your money you builds it the way you want to. I don't remember seeing any weathered cars or boat models. Have you ever seen a ship up close? |
| MMitch2782 | 29-Jun-15 20:10 |
| You are correct. Aircraft of the South Pacific like the F4U arrived with a shine but were sand blasted to a light chalky shade of the original immediately. Crew chiefs were very busy patching holes rather than scrubbing the dirt. |
