My wife bought me an
airbrush and so I built this as a gift to my Dad. Markings are not 100% accurate
for the Bureau number modeled with the kit, I exercised some freedom with that
and tried for a more generic example. The concept was to represent a cross
country training flight returning to California in the late 1970s. I also wanted
to model a carrier capable trainer used on the LEXINGTON as this was the
crucible of flight training.
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Only aftermarket I used were resin
weighted wheels by Royale Resin. Rest of it is built out of the box or I
modified/scratch built. Paints are a mix of different types/brands I had around
or what I could afford when I needed something. Much of the base color is Tamiya
acrylic and US Art Supply acrylics. Pledge floor gloss used as gloss coat. I
had problems tearing the decals working them onto the surface. But, I hope you
like my work.
Thanks
for looking.
Nathan
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