Special Hobby 1/72 Lockheed Vega 5 – Lady Lindy
A fun build this one.
Primed with Tamiya Flat White.
Painted with Humbrol 174 Signal Red Enamel, Tamiya Neutral Grey, Flat Green, Rubber Black, Mr. Color Dark Iron, Alclad Airframe Aluminium.
OOB except for the pitot tube which I replaced with Albion Alloys 0.3mm brass tube.
Finished with Mr Color Super Clear III.
Thanks for looking,
Cheers,
Alistair
Excellent job out of the limited run Special Hobby, Alistair!
Great painting and spotless decaling.
A subject not very often seen built.
Well done!
Many Thanks Spiros,
Very kind of you.
Cheers,
Alistair
Gorgeous looking model of an equally gorgeous aircraft, Alistair.
And…a brilliant job with that brilliant red.
Thanks very much. That is very kind of you.
Cheers,
Alistair
Nice build of a beautiful aircraft. Saw the original at the Smithsonian a few years ago.
Thank you very much.
Cheers,
Alistair
Awesome build Alistair @alistairfgauld
The signal red looks spot on.
Well done.
Thanks very much for your kind comment.
I don't think the Red is quite right but it works for me and I like the way it looks.
Cheers,
Alistair
A real stand-out! Looks great.
Thsanks so much.
Cheers,
Alistair
Just beautiful! Thought it was of larger scale.
Thank you very much for your kind words.
Cheers,
Alistair
I have always thought this was a beautiful plane, but you have really raised it to the next level, Alistair (@alistairfgauld). Well done!
Thanks so much that really is extremely kind of you.
Cheers,
Alistair