#scale model building

Anticipation! The Academy 1/144 Rockwell B-1B Lancer

I know I don't usually make posts like this but I thought I would share the above video from one of my favourite model related Youtube channels with you. The channel is ScaleModelAircraft and if you like building things with wings I would highly recommend checking Dusan's work out and giving him a Sub if your a regular Youtube user.

This kit is one I have been looking forward to since it was announced and Dusan's build has really got me eagerly anticipating it's release. As you will see from the video the kit has adjustable swing wings, bomb bays that can be built open or closed, paint masks for the canopy and Cartograf decal sheet covering 3 airframes.

It's my understanding that this kit will also be re-boxed by Doyusha in Japan and have a different decal sheet included in their boxing. I am really looking forward to being able to pick up both boxing's as it looks like a kit worthy of multiple builds.

Another Submarine!

Ok so whilst we are waiting for the decals to dry on the Seawolf I thought I might as well break out another 1:700 sub, this time in the shape of the Royal Navy's HMS Astute by Hobby Boss!

Here's the sprue and box shots, as you can see there's not much to this one either although the part count is slightly higher than the Seawolf at least. I have to admit although I don't have any past interest in Sub's the models have made me look at them; I always like to do a little research on the subjects I model and they have kindled a maritime interest in me I must confess.

Painting The Hull

So after a quick coat of my new AK primer, which went through the airbrush without issue, it was time to get some paint on the hull of the Seawolf, now I have heard that modern paints mean the red anti-fouling has been phased out and replaced with a black version but wheres the interest in that so off I went and I bought a jar of Tamiya's hull red.

However a quick coat of this and it looked way too brown to my eye so after googling for what seemed like hours I came across a recommendation of mixing your own from x-9 red and x-1 black, I cant remember the exact ration but it was something like 5:1, this got the shade looking much better to my eye but I must have had pressure too high on my compressor for the amount of thinners I had mixed in as you can see from the photo above the finish was terrible!

Jaguar stands up

Cobra Completed!