I can’t resist
I decided to add the wash to the metallic engine covers and heat shields sooner than I thought. The top cover will not be attached to the model. Half will be plywood, half paint. The underside will be all natural metal and plywood. I still have to mask off the metal areas and lay down the primer and wood base. There are a lot steps involved! This piece alone has taken me almost 8 hours so far, and by the time I finish the model, I will have spent over 300 hours on it.
Michel Verschuere said on May 3, 2018
Sure but the 300 hours surely tell! What a beauty!
George Johnson said on May 3, 2018
Thanks, Michel.
Craig Abrahamson said on May 3, 2018
The 300+ hours have ALREADY shone through…this will (or should) be the Model of the Month in May).
George Johnson said on May 3, 2018
Thanks, Craig.Hopefully, I’ll get it done. I see new things I can do every time I work on it.
Anders Isaksson said on May 3, 2018
Excellent work! 👍🏻🙂
Sorry to ask, but exactly which UvdR set did you use for the wood grain decals?
George Johnson said on May 3, 2018
The one designed for the Ho. SWS sells it on their Volksusa site.
david leigh-smith said on May 3, 2018
Beautiful, George. Be careful though, it’s a short journey from “I can’t resist” to a 28 day stay in the Bug House…
George Johnson said on May 3, 2018
OMG, you’re so right. I think if I win the lottery, I’ll buy a hundred of these kits and work on them until I drop dead from sleep deprivation.
paul teixeira said on May 3, 2018
Labor of love I am sure! It really is a masterpiece and an award winner for sure.
david leigh-smith said on May 3, 2018
I may be wrong, but I’m fairly certain since 2016 all state facilties for the mentally unstable are required by law to have their own ‘Zoukei Mura’ ward.
Jeff Bailey said on May 10, 2018
Hilarious! And if not true, it SHOULD be!
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on May 3, 2018
That is some piece of work. I believe Paul said it well. David LS may be right. I can add a couple of other companies whose products might induce an involuntary stay for “regrooving”, as they used to say. Hey. I’m trying to be nonjudgemental, and it’s a struggle! Tom Lehrer once called such facilities “the Home for the Bewildered”.
Rob Pollock said on May 3, 2018
Can’t recall who it is, but one of the firms who sell subscriptions to online builds/reviews (often seen at Telford at at least one regional show), have a group of set models they display to promote the process and this is one. Yours is certainly on a par with the professional standard.
J Chase said on May 3, 2018
marvelous!