FINISHED!! , kind of. i am waiting to put the rear view mirror on until i find a replacement one piece canopy. i still have not fixed it, i have the part meant for the open for now and it does not fit right. not the best kit but not the worst either i guess since it is my first spit i have nothing to compare it to. i can tell you the cowl being of two pieces is a poor design, it should be one piece to avoid a bad join seam. the exhaust assembly is overly complicated and directions are poor. the fuselage joins were very good though requiring little work to blend.
i decided to go without the antenna as research shows there probably not any (thank you b- 17 peter for your help there )
i always wanted to try and make my own prop blur instead of buying it so i decided since this is an in flight to give it a try.
came out well i think-
i also discovered a new technique although you all may know of it already. i used a medium brown artist pencil and lightly traced over the panel lines which seem to realistically represent dirt and dust in and along the lines. it even worked on the rivets as you can see in this shot. coupled with the the dark earth wash used first is very effective.
i kept weathering to a minimum, some light chipping and some mud on the wing root
a decent representation of the box art, what do you think?
i bent the tip of the antenna on this photo
i had fun building it and with the campaign. some great work here, congrats to all your great builds!!
Joe