The remaining parts was assembled.
I opted to build it flying with the landing gear up.
I’m not sure which part of the stand I’ll use yet, but perhaps I’ll use the bottom grey rod and the short clear one.
For some reason the decals are missing and this was a brand new sealed kit.
I’ll see if I can sort it somehow.
This is the gift I got from my Swedish Secret Santa that I started to build for a speed build group build on HLI.
It’s a fairly easy build and everything fits very nice. GW are also specialists on hiding seam lines and ejection pin marks are nowhere to be seen.
The only thing you need to do is remove nubs and mold lines before assembly.
That was how far I got yesterday. There’s a few more parts to sort before it’s ready for primer and paint.
A few years now I’ve been participating in the Secret Santa gift exchange at Hobby Link International. It’s been great fun, even if I don’t always manage to build the gifts I get!
This year I got this cool kit.
This is my first Batman related kit, and hopefully I’ll get it built as well. I’ve thought of getting myself at least one of the Batmobiles, but it kinda never happens. Now it looks like I’ve got an excuse to start collecting!
First up is my Swedish Secret Santa gift, that I opened up today, as we usually exchange gifts on Christmas eve.
That was a nice gift, especially since I plan to get the game.
Also earlier today I collected a pair of parcels I’ve ordered from GW last month.
Love those special figures they do. I just had to have one.
Both these boxes are new editions of earlier Combat Patrol boxes. I thought the differences was big enough to actually get them.
Detail painting seems to take “forever”, but I’m getting there.
Even though the instructions are very nice, I had to check reference pics on the internet.
I’ve also started working with the wings, and painting the visible areas.
I need to find the proper colour for the tubes and a few other details, and I also need to add quite a bit of decals to both the instrument panel and side panel details.
I got some more parts cleaned up.
Then all areas that needed interior green got painted.
I masked the painted areas and then painted aluminium and some parts in black.
Some masking and painting was done and some parts was just painted on the other side.
Next I’ll paint details and start assembling some parts.
I started this as my probably last project this year. Not sure I will be able to finish this year though.
As usual it starts with the cockpit. There’s a lot of parts to the cockpit and cleaning them up took a while, even if the parts are very nicely cast.
I’ve also glued a few parts together, but the rest have to wait until after they’re painted.
There are a few more parts to sort and the side walls should also have a few parts glued to them. I had to sort a few ejection pin marks as they will be visible and I think one decal goes on the back of the fire wall.
Not sure how much will be visible after the cockpit is inserted into the fusalage.
This is how far I got the first evening.
Seems like I’ve forgot to show my newly arrived kits!
First is the small parcel I got from my Swedish Secret Santa.
Nice little package with rime and everything!
Next is a bunch of kits that I’ve ordered from the Swedish auction site Tradera.
And last but not least a bunch of kits from Games Workshop with orks for my army! 🙂
Cheap non descript boxes for some of the kits, which is typical when you order directly from them. Now I have to re-calculate my ork army! 🙂
Of course I have to build it too!
I just realized that I forgot 2 kits that arrived last week.
This is Tamiya re-release of those kits! Nostalgic! 🙂
Here’s some pics of my finished ork boss, Boss Snikrot!
Last part before final reveal!
Grass and small pebbles was added to the base.
The base, stones and grass was painted with Agrax earthshade and then dry brushed with a light bone colour and the stones with a bit of grey.
With that and the rim painted black, I’ll consider him done!
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