Welcome aboard Joe and what a grand entry you've got here with that Stearman. Glad that you got back into the hobby and am looking forward to seeing that Akagi build in action. I returned to the hobby 12 years ago after an on and off hiatus throughout much of my adult life and have been building...
Thanks for the response bud and I had forgotten that I posted this build here so thank you for the reminder. The oil pan is the same color as the block and you're probably right. I could get by with assembling the completed long block and painting up the whole thing. The intake.....well... that...
Sorry for the late reply fellas. Thanks a bunch for the comments. I plan on taking this one to the Nats this year. Dunno how she'll fare but I'll participate anyhow. I told my buddy that I was going to "borrow" it for the show and it's his afterwards.
The Caliente sounds like a really cool car to own. I'm not a big 390 fan but I am a major 429/460 fan and both of those engines would drop down nicely between the fenders of that Caliente. ;)
Forgot that you were over here too Steve. Can't get over all of the details that you're putting into these figures .....and THEN.....you bust out with the wine bottle trick.
Looking forward to that dio base to tie it all together bud.
I built this one in 2014 and it took me a good 7 months to complete. I used an Aires cockpit update set with a modified Hasegawa flooring to fit right due to the Aires flooring not being the right dimensions , Eduard canopy mask set and Tally Ho decals. I had mixed feelings about the decals as...
First....let me go into the actual car. I've been wanting to build a Maverick for a VERY long time but there aren't many kits to choose from. The best offering (and this isn't saying much) is the Jo-Han kit. I was fortunate to get mine from someone on another forum for the mere price of $50...
I started the engine painting process by black basing everything. For me it's easier to go dark to lighter shades than it is light to darker shades. Plus there's some shadowing effects that can be carried out on the engine block and heads this way and it also makes a good base for the aluminum...
Got the long block assembled and all parts cleaned up for black basing and we'll start shooting color on these pieces after that. We'll be going with Bridgehampton Blue from MCW for the color on this one.