Italeri SR 71 Blackbird

[boatman]

Cheers chaps for stopping by. It was a little difficult to photograph due to its length. I believe someone's doing a 1:48 kit now. That would be an outside job.

WOW COLIN who's doin the 1/48th model then?
chrisb

[Jim R]

Very nice indeed. Not an easy paint job to make look interesting but you've definitely nailed it.

[colin m]

I too have been a Dulux 1:1 specialist lately.

I feel your pain.

(They parked our lil ole Wasp under the wing of the thing, which meant we shared the security detail the SR71 had.)

Lucky the Blackbird didn't leak on you. It seems, it liked to mark its spot.

The official colour was blue black

It's a strange colour, particularly after a long heat treatment session, often know as a flight.

As for the 1.1 Dulux painting, I do not mention paint any more but do develop selective deafness....

It's funny, there's a few of us happy to paint plastic, but mention a wall or two, and we run for the hills.

Not an easy paint job to make look interesting but you've definitely nailed it

I wish I had paid attention as to how many different colours / shades I used on the thing.

Thanks again everyone for stopping by.

[Guest]

who's doin the 1/48th model then?

Italeri released one in 1982 (also reboxed by Tamiya and Testors), and Revell brought out an entirely new kit last year.
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[langy71]

Now that's a SR-71 to be very proud of, the modulation is spot on and looks just right...

[Allen Dewire]

Mr. Ketchup in the house Colin...For only 10 minutes here and 10 minutes there, she's definitely a real beauty, with a fantastic finish!!! Like Chris said, the modulation came out great. It must be pretty big, being 1/72 too...

BTW, if you're ever in my neighborhood, I have a few walls that need a coat on them!!!.........Taxi!!!..................

Prost
Allen

[colin m]

she's definitely a real beauty, with a fantastic finish!!!

Thank you Allen. It was a nice model to paint, because you get to play.

I have a few walls that need a coat on them!!!.

How could you. There am I just recovering from the trauma of decorating, and you suggest more. Where's my nurse ?

[papa 695]

Sorry Colin,I’ve just seen this one. What a great finish with the paint job, it looks fantastic. Great work mate.

[colin m]

What a great finish with the paint job

Cheers old boy. I quite enjoyed playing with the paint.

[JR]

Bit late, sorry Colin.
Matron was very impressed and the Committee agreed its has to have

Congratulations.

[colin m]

Thank you Mr race, and please do pass on my gratitude to matron and the committee.

[Gern]

Beautiful

[yak face]

Top work colin and who doesnt love a ‘Habu’ . The faded paintwork is perfect , cheers tony

[The Smythe Meister]

Once again, I've been a bit busy in the real world, with a fair bit of 1:1 painting, paints by Dulux. Have I said before I'm not a fan of decorating. And it all started with a simple statement; 'I'd like to re-model my aquarium'
Ma'am replied, 'great let's go and buy some paint' I soon realised what she meant.
Anyway, as a way of preserving sanity, I've managed a bit of 1:72 work just a a diversion away from the 1:1 work.
The Italeri Blackbird. Not many parts in the box, so it was great for the odd 10 minutes here and there I was able to give it.
Luckily, there's a wealth of information on line, loads of pictures of some quite tired machines. So, here's my really dark, dark grey Blackbird.

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Too small a scale for me I'm afraid...
However... I can still appreciate a nice model...
And that certainly is a VERY NICE Blackbird indeed... A classic plane,and a cracking model mate

[Tworrs]

The Blackbird looks amazing in the matt dark grey Colin.