ShutterAce
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OK people, here's one I just finished yesterday.
The 1/48 ESCI P-36a
This scheme is based on the many war games camo schemes used on the P-36 and other U.S. Army aircraft prior to the Second World War. This does not represent any particular real aircraft. They were hand/brush painted and the color was water based and theoretically removable if my memory is correct.
Funny story, I took it to my clubs in house competition last night for our 1930's theme. After the judging we all stand up and tell a little bit about the models. The judge cut me off mid sentence after I said it was an ESCI kit and said "Oh my, and you actually built it!" Apparently he had never seen anyone who had actually finished one. LOL It really wasn't that bad and looks pretty good if I do say so myself. It really helped me grow my gap filling skills. And I mean that as a good thing. I tend to stick with the Tamigawa stuff because I like to get a nice model on the shelf quickly but these older kits are a lot of fun too.
The 1/48 ESCI P-36a
This scheme is based on the many war games camo schemes used on the P-36 and other U.S. Army aircraft prior to the Second World War. This does not represent any particular real aircraft. They were hand/brush painted and the color was water based and theoretically removable if my memory is correct.
Funny story, I took it to my clubs in house competition last night for our 1930's theme. After the judging we all stand up and tell a little bit about the models. The judge cut me off mid sentence after I said it was an ESCI kit and said "Oh my, and you actually built it!" Apparently he had never seen anyone who had actually finished one. LOL It really wasn't that bad and looks pretty good if I do say so myself. It really helped me grow my gap filling skills. And I mean that as a good thing. I tend to stick with the Tamigawa stuff because I like to get a nice model on the shelf quickly but these older kits are a lot of fun too.
