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I never cease to be amazed by the skill/OCD involved in these modelling pages! Inspirational, instructional and informative!
From a person who has absolutely no artistic traits whatsoever I can honestly say that that’s the absolute dogs bollocks.the plane in it's final position with the nose lower than the tail, it's glued in now so there's no going back. I'm slowly adding cotton wool soaked in pva glue to act as boiling water at the entry point, not boiling as in temperature, just as in turbulence. Experimenting with water spraying off the blade edges too.
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It looks brilliant, but I think you might have the spray coming off the wrong edge of the prop blades!
yes you are 100% right, just looked at the scoop of the blade so I need to scrape off the initial test drips, but the experiment worked, i will be making more and placing them on the other side of the blades. If it's a fine detail that adds realism to the scene it's worth getting right.It looks brilliant, but I think you might have the spray coming off the wrong edge of the prop blades!
Thank youI also wonder whether that's the right blue for the sea around Okinawa...
That's one of the finest and certainly the most animated and dynamic pieces of military modelling that I've ever seen.
thanks, some more obsessive behaviour to come.I am awestruck at how accomplished this build is - and reinforced in my belief that you're an obsessive
Seriously, this is a master class - please keep at it.
I'm getting near the end, but there are niggly areas that take a lot of time, such as the new spraying water off the blades, when I crack those, It'll be time to finish off the boiling water at the wing stub. Keep you updated.My alerts don’t seem to be working very well and I was just wondering ‘has he finished’ as I hadn’t seen any posts for while.
of course he’s finished. He’s well on with another one already!!!
well done. The plane entering the water is brilliant!
I finally got the water spinning off the propeller blades, not sure if it's finished or not, I'm placing it to one side to let it set, and I'll take another look at it with fresh eyes in a few days.
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Exactly.You're trying to capture a tiny fraction of a second to perfection. Leave it alone. We think it's great already!Try quick glances rather than prolonged gazing when assessing such things.
Exactly.You're trying to capture a tiny fraction of a second to perfection. Leave it alone. We think it's great already!
He's trying to reverse outIt looks brilliant, but I think you might have the spray coming off the wrong edge of the prop blades!