Swordfish finished

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Finished at last a marathon. There is a lot and more in this model.

Got to admit that towards the end lost a bit of enthusiasm. It will be a long time before & try another one this intricate. Famous last words ?

My first try at weathering or making it dirty. I made it dirty but the result is a bit amateurish although the photos exaggerate the effect unfortunately

To those who may try this model & Tamiya did a great job it really is a first class model. Everything fits !.

The rigging. Make sure the wings are really glued solid. Let myself down here. The struts will just ping. Also just glue in one end of the strut & leave the other end free in its slot. The wings have a certain spring & the strut will either ping or bend.

Fix the wings before strutting the rigging. I decided to finish each wing with the struts in place before glueing into the fuselage. Unhappily a mistake.

Laurie

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Thanks Tony very kind of you for your nice remarks.

Yes there is something special about this model. Not many as intricate and so interesting in its history and design.

Got to admit it takes pride of place on my shelves and it is picked out for studying first by all those who look look my collection.

Laurie

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Beautiful Swordfish Laurie. The detail, paintwork, rigging and figures are all superbly done.

Excellent work and a medal for sure!

Cheers

Paul

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very nice

far braver than me, wouldnt know where to start with the rigging