Here
are some pictures of my completed Vampire night fighter.
This was a fun build for me, I’m just getting back into modeling and
decided to get “serious” about it, so I used this model as a test bed for
some things I’ve never done before.
I also wanted something a little out of the ordinary and liked the look
of the Vampire, especially the two-seat version.
The model was fairly simple, built out of the box and for the most part
went together very easily.
The only problem I ran into was with the nose gear; the assembly is very
weak and needed a lot of glue and time to set up so it could support the added
weight needed to keep the model nose-down.
The front gear door is also longer than the strut, so it needed to be
trimmed down to prevent it from acting like a kick stand.
The model came with two under-wing fuel tanks which I left off as they
looked too plain and bulky.
I didn’t attach the canopy so it could be removed to see the cockpit
detail (what little of it there is). All in all this was a nice model, and would
look very nice with some extra attention to the gear bays and cockpit.
Click on
images below to see larger images
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The
model is painted in Model Master enamels and
acrylics, and sealed with two coats each of gloss and flat lacquer from a
rattle-can. This is my first
airbrushed model (just the primer and gray basecoat, so it wasn’t much of a
challenge at all) and also my first attempt at weathering/detailing the panel
lines. I used the
water-acrylic-dish soap recipe and am very pleased with the results, at least
for my first attempt. I also used a
pencil to highlight some of the shallower panel lines.
The decals aren’t 100% accurate and will be corrected later on.
I sealed the model with a gloss undercoat and a flat finish.
Hope you like it!
Sean
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