Post by the.x.man on Apr 28, 2016 17:47:35 GMT 12
A few years ago, I convinced one of NZ's top builders to accept a commission (something he doesn't usually do, so I can't mention his name), to build NZ6256 in its anniversary clothes. I cannot praise this worthy gentleman's incredible workmanship highly enough!!!
We started with a Hasegawa TA-4, Aviation Workshop decals, a full Aries detail set, Two Mikes Resins 150 gallon drop tanks & Escapac seats, Scale Aircraft Conversions landing gear and Eduard ladder & RBF ribbons.
Two or three sets of decals later (the quality simply wasn't good enough each time), the decision was made to mask and paint instead. This turned out to be a major undertaking - and not recommended for the faint-hearted... Getting the gold just right was hard enough without adding this complication!
Apparently, the Aries set was an absolutely nightmare to install, necessitating in a lot of custom fabrication to make it all fit. In fact, a tremendous amount of scratch building went into the entire project. An Eduard A4 etch set was also later included for extra cockpit detailing that was needed.
The SAC landing gear ended up being discarded because none of it looked just quite right and so the Hasegawa set was modified instead. The Two Mikes tanks also ended up needed a lot of work to get right, especially the fit.
The only sad part for me is that I've yet to lay eyes on it... The model is in the South Island, I'm the North Island and its just far to fragile to ship! However, some day soon, someone will be eventually make the trip and be willing to hand-carry it to its new home! Until then, these are the only photos I have of the completed project:
Needless to say, I am one very happy camper - although the anticipation is killing me!
We started with a Hasegawa TA-4, Aviation Workshop decals, a full Aries detail set, Two Mikes Resins 150 gallon drop tanks & Escapac seats, Scale Aircraft Conversions landing gear and Eduard ladder & RBF ribbons.
Two or three sets of decals later (the quality simply wasn't good enough each time), the decision was made to mask and paint instead. This turned out to be a major undertaking - and not recommended for the faint-hearted... Getting the gold just right was hard enough without adding this complication!
Apparently, the Aries set was an absolutely nightmare to install, necessitating in a lot of custom fabrication to make it all fit. In fact, a tremendous amount of scratch building went into the entire project. An Eduard A4 etch set was also later included for extra cockpit detailing that was needed.
The SAC landing gear ended up being discarded because none of it looked just quite right and so the Hasegawa set was modified instead. The Two Mikes tanks also ended up needed a lot of work to get right, especially the fit.
The only sad part for me is that I've yet to lay eyes on it... The model is in the South Island, I'm the North Island and its just far to fragile to ship! However, some day soon, someone will be eventually make the trip and be willing to hand-carry it to its new home! Until then, these are the only photos I have of the completed project:
Needless to say, I am one very happy camper - although the anticipation is killing me!
