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2. I
recollect that this model then got moved to my grandmother's house when my
parents moved house. This was around 1980. There it sat for a few years
before being brought back to our new home.
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3.
After a while I completely refurbished this kit to the standard you see
here. This is not the sort of thing I would do today but when I was younger
I did "recycle" quite a few kits - including some featured here. |
4. I
think all the paint was stripped of and everything disassembled. I know I
inserted lot of lead in the nose to stop it tail sitting. I then sealed in
the nose gear bay and bomb bay with DIY wall filler.
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5.
The wall filler strengthened the fuselage making it very rigid but the model
became quite heavy. The original Airfix kit had working undercarriage. I had
modified the main gear so that it went further backward than originally or
was authentic. |
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6. This
re-engineering helped stop the tail sitting problem. I then use a heated
metal file to press a diamond pattern into the tyres. |
7. This
experiment was not successful and the wheel were ruined. However, I wasn't
too fussy about this at the time. |
8. I was
then experimenting with Tamiya Acrylics. I liked that fact that I could use
Acrylic Silver yet overcoat with polyurethane gloss without the gloss
melting the metallic paint. |
9.
So this model was then brush painted with Tamiya Silver paint. It was then
glossed and the decals applied. I think the model is maybe something from the
Korean war. |
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10. This
shot shows that I airbrushed the exhaust streaks over the wings. Obviously
my technique was slowly improving and this was quite an advanced idea for
me. |
11. Like
every model I ever built this may have ended up a pile of crap but I learnt
so much from the various techniques, I experimented with, that it became a
worthwhile experience. |
12. Hence I can raise a glass to the Airfix B-29 and
thank it for its contribution to my greater wisdom. |
13.
A model that lived twice.... |
