Hello
from Norway! This is my first submission to ARC. I think it's a great page!!
Thanks Steve! Now to the kit, it builds up to a very nice Viper indeed! I built
the kit straight OOB (added some details in the wheel wells though).
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I'm
a novice modeler and this is my second model kit ever, so I can say that
I'm
pleased with the outcome even though I don't have much experience. It was
certainly a steep learning curve! The only problems I encountered was the
wing joints and the fit of the intake front lip, but nothing that some
putty and sanding cant fix! The model is brush painted since I don't have
an airbrush. The colors are built up by several leaf thin layers so that
the details still was visible. I hope to soon purchase an airbrush. The
model was then weathered very lightly with an oil color wash and Tamiya
weathering system some places.
I
think that the Viper is great looking plane and I will certainly be building
several more, maybe I should try the Tamiya kit!
Next
time I will build a Norwegian viper. For the keen eyed you can see that I don't
have AoA sensors, well I scratch built covers with RBF tags after these pictures
were taken. Btw the RBF tags are homemade as is the covers over the Aim-9L
seeker heads. Thanks for watching. If you would like to comment or ask a
question you can e-mail me.
Ørjan Johannesen
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