Quaralane
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Okay, as something of a followup to the Columbia build, I decided to stick with the Omega 7 theme.
Starting with the 1/144 B-2 Stealth Bomber kit from Revell, I decided to build up one of the Quinjets that I used for the Columbia build
Basic look at the box contents, as well as what inspired this look for the Omega 7 Quinjets.
I'm taking the main body, minus the extra-long wings, then adding rudders and VLS vents to create what I'm looking for
Built up the rudder blanks by stacking 3 sheets of roughly 1mm plastic together and cutting them to shape
Once the glue had dried, I beveled the edges with my dremel.
Later on, I added the actual rudder panels to these with a scribing tool
Cockpit was given a coat of Vallejo grey primer, followed by a black wash.
Cockpit glass was glues into place
Cockpit was then assembled and glued into position, along with the nose gear
Engines were glued into place on the upper hull
The bottom hull got the majority of the modification work as I cut openings for the VLS vents, then filled the openings with plastic screening.
Main gear doors were glued into position, as well as the doors closing the missile bay
The two halves were glued together, followed by my finishing assembly of the landing gear
Holes at the ends of the winglets were filled with sheet styrene
With the rudder flaps scribed into place, the rudders themselves were then glued to the upper body
Bottom of the craft was primered in Vallejo's grey primer
The top of the craft was given a basecoat of Vallejo dark grey primer followed by a color coat of Vallejo gunmetal grey in lieu of Testors Graphited Dust
Custom markings were printed for the craft.
Yes, I deliberately printed them backwards, given the tendency for my custom clear decals to curl once placed on the model
Wheels were painted in with the same dark grey that I used as the undercaot on the top of the hull.
The areas behind the engines were painted in with the same colors
The kit was given a coat of gloss, followed by decalling with a combination of the kit decals and my own markings.
Oddly, it was the kit markings that gave me the most troubl this time around
Finished build pics:
Showing the Quinjet with Changewind One:
Youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5cskC59jlA
Starting with the 1/144 B-2 Stealth Bomber kit from Revell, I decided to build up one of the Quinjets that I used for the Columbia build
Basic look at the box contents, as well as what inspired this look for the Omega 7 Quinjets.
I'm taking the main body, minus the extra-long wings, then adding rudders and VLS vents to create what I'm looking for
Built up the rudder blanks by stacking 3 sheets of roughly 1mm plastic together and cutting them to shape
Once the glue had dried, I beveled the edges with my dremel.
Later on, I added the actual rudder panels to these with a scribing tool
Cockpit was given a coat of Vallejo grey primer, followed by a black wash.
Cockpit glass was glues into place
Cockpit was then assembled and glued into position, along with the nose gear
Engines were glued into place on the upper hull
The bottom hull got the majority of the modification work as I cut openings for the VLS vents, then filled the openings with plastic screening.
Main gear doors were glued into position, as well as the doors closing the missile bay
The two halves were glued together, followed by my finishing assembly of the landing gear
Holes at the ends of the winglets were filled with sheet styrene
With the rudder flaps scribed into place, the rudders themselves were then glued to the upper body
Bottom of the craft was primered in Vallejo's grey primer
The top of the craft was given a basecoat of Vallejo dark grey primer followed by a color coat of Vallejo gunmetal grey in lieu of Testors Graphited Dust
Custom markings were printed for the craft.
Yes, I deliberately printed them backwards, given the tendency for my custom clear decals to curl once placed on the model
Wheels were painted in with the same dark grey that I used as the undercaot on the top of the hull.
The areas behind the engines were painted in with the same colors
The kit was given a coat of gloss, followed by decalling with a combination of the kit decals and my own markings.
Oddly, it was the kit markings that gave me the most troubl this time around
Finished build pics:
Showing the Quinjet with Changewind One:
Youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5cskC59jlA