Academy 1/72 SR-71
One of my favorite, Black bird ! The Academy kit is quite low in fittings and decals. The red stripe “Do not step” is impossible to be adhered to, so I decided to paint it. I Did a mix of glossy black of Humbrol with dark blue Testors for the secret indigo blue … white pastel used to weathering, seat belts made from duct tape, metal cotes for the turbines, and a mixture of metallic grays for internal parts in titanium. I was very pleased, and won silver medal at the annual convention 2014 here in Brazil .. I hope you enjoy.
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Craig Abrahamson said on August 30, 2015
That last pic really shows off the nice finish you applied.
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on August 30, 2015
Yes Craig, the light incidence helps to show the finish…
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on August 30, 2015
Congratulations on the award.
How do you figure the height of those stands you use? Are they from redundant sprues?.
You got that finish right, difficult to match, yours is beautifully done.
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on August 30, 2015
Thanks Bernard, i Studied in depth the SR-71 to achieve this result, several photos and books … Yes sprue that was left from an old kit … folded with heat and made the reinforcing bars. They have 1 1/2inch tall, this height works with almost any kit…
Simon Whitney said on August 30, 2015
Great work Eduardo, she looks a beaut as well as a beast.
Well done on the silver medal.
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on August 30, 2015
Thanks Simon,this plane was amazing, it looks like a evil bat…
Richard Mcstay said on August 30, 2015
Only silver? Surely that deserved the gold!
That’s a very nice model, one I hope to have in my own collection one day!
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on August 30, 2015
Thanks Richard, I stole the gold from myself, kkkk, I took to the event an F-104 that was awarded the gold, I thought that gold should go to the SR-71 instead of the F-104 … but the judges …. I will post the F-104…
DE4EVER said on August 30, 2015
🙂 … Greetings … 🙂 :
Nice work and no pun intended but … very SHARP looking model.
Bernd Müller said on August 31, 2015
Looking good, with this very nice weathered paint job !
Paulo Castro said on August 31, 2015
Nice work mate!
Glad to see such an amazing model.
How was the building process? I’m aiming to get one of these beauty.
Cheers
Greg Kittinger said on August 31, 2015
Great finish. It’s tough to get such a large single-color bird to look interesting, but you’ve got just the right amount of shading and detailing to make it stand out and not look boring! I’ve got one of these (though not Academy) in my stash, and am now inspired to build it!
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci said on August 31, 2015
Agree with you Gerg, single color planes looks boring at principle, but well studied waethering and fade make then awesome… Go on over youy BlackBird!
Richard Cadot said on May 16, 2019
Stunning! What weathering techniques did you use? And with what materials?