SR-71 Egg bird

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SR-71 Egg bird

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My first ever group build had fun doing it and have ended up with a nice little plane at the end of it
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Ok finally got to the finish line with it
paint list and a few pics / problems
The plane went together well with out man issues
Started with a black Vallejo primer coat (yes i know painting a black plastic model with a black primmer caused a few issues lol)
Mixed up a 50/50 mix of Citadel Kantor blue and Vallejo black thinned it and airbrushed the entire model
Mixed up a 60/40 mix of Citadel Kantor blue and Vallejo black thinned it and airbrushed selected parts
Repeated again with a 70/ 30 mix again in selected parts
Canopy masked in places and painted with 60/40 thinned mix
Landing gear was painted in Tamiya Chrome silver along with the wheel ow off the effect (too many to remember or name)
The engines where again given a coat of Tamiya Chrome silver then to show the heat affects a number of browns and reds where used to sh
The tyres and seat where given a Vallejo black coat
The wheels / landing gear where masked off before the future coat(first time using future)
Finally the plane was given a coat of future floor wax
The panel lines/ rasied areas where marked with a .34 black fine liner pen to add depth
Decals then applied to the entire plane
The large red decal along the back of the plane caused a few issues but not much
Now the pics
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The Canopy is not glued down yet to show off the dash board
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Looking great there pards! Always nice to see a fellow modeller trying something new too! :banana:

The SR-71 is one of my favorites! Especially after I found out they leak out 3/4 of their fuel before they reach cruising altitiude due to fuel seal contraction/expansion. :ooops:
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Excellent work, glad you enjoyed the SIG :thumb2:
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CrackedCubes wrote:Looking great there pards! Always nice to see a fellow modeller trying something new too! :banana:

The SR-71 is one of my favorites! Especially after I found out they leak out 3/4 of their fuel before they reach cruising altitiude due to fuel seal contraction/expansion. :ooops:
thanks and i didnt know that about it
but it still one of my favourite planes
Paul wrote:Excellent work, glad you enjoyed the SIG :thumb2:
thanks and i did enjoy the sig
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Congrats. Very nice egg sir! :th:
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Rob wrote:Congrats. Very nice egg sir! :th:
thanks
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The SR71 is an iconic bird and a fearsome looking beast. Nice work bud, she's excellent!!!
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