AC-130A Hercules Gunship 9/22 Azrael is finished

[Leon]

Dupes thanks for the tip .I used CA to glue the fuselage together as the Tamiya glue was evaporating to fast.Don't think this bird is coming apart.

[imatanker]

You're a braver Man than me Leon. Using CA to glue the two halves together. I would have had the Fuselage stuck to my fingers for sure.

[Leon]

Jeff.... I'm not brave,crazy maybe.

[modelfreak72]

Looking Good! I gotta say some of the older kits have as good detail as some of the newer kits!

[modelfreak72]

Some how I'm here twice after receiving a problem page.......Ok I say HI again!

[Leon]

Pete thank you .I have to say this is a pretty nice kit.Virtualy flash free and hardly any fit issues.

[Leon]

Afternoon guys,Got a question about primer.Stopped at my LHS yesterday for more Tamiya primer and looks like they are out of business .I have some Testors semi gloss primer and was wondering if I could use it in place of the Tamiya flat primer?

Any thoughts would be appreciated before I start priming this bird.

[Tobi]

I don't know the Testors, you hardly get that in Germany.

But the Mr.Hobby/Mr.Color stuff is pretty much the same like Tamiya.
Also the Vallejo Premium Black Primer in the rattle can is of good quality, I use it for figures.

[Leon]

Tobi thanks for the info on the primers.I'll check them out.

[Leon]

Evening fellas,i managed to get primer and the black base coat on the old girl with the help of some Styrofoam peanuts and blue painters tape to plug up the openings.Just had enough primer to do the top of the fuselage.Sprayed the bottom with flat black as no other painting is needed here.Hope you like how she's looking.









Thanks for looking,as always ACW.

[TRM]

WOW Leon! This Big Girl is looking mighty fine!! Guessing you need to park this one outside too when you're done!!

[Leon]

Todd thank you ,spent a few hours this morning trying to figure out how I was going to paint this .I'm happy with the results so far.As for parking outside NO WAY .Probably hang it from the ceiling till I get a shelf big enough for her.

[dupes]

Trucking right along Leon!

[Rick]

Hi Leon. Sorry I'm late to this big 'ol party. Wow! That is a lot of styrene coming together. Herc is looking fantastic. What a great aircraft and a superb rendition.

Rick

[imatanker]

Great progress Leon. Looks spiffy Bro. Let me get this straight, your LHS went out of business?

[Leon]

Thanks Dupes,really having fun with this.

Rick thank you,your never to late.

Jeff,thank you buddy .As for the LHS there was no sign saying they moved and nothing saying they moved on there web site.

[deafpanzer]

Man, she is HUGE!!! I have same trash bin and now I have better idea how big it is. LOL

[wbill76]

That's looking pretty good with the paint work so far Leon. This one's going to have a mean feel to it with that black underside for sure. Tough break on the LHS, hopefully you can find another reliable source locally or online?

[Tobi]

So, you went to the large airbrush cabin for this one, eh?

I noticed a jar on the back, I hope she's no tail-sitter? Any chance you get the seam on the nose less prominent, maybe some puttying with CA glue? This would make a big difference! The rest looks mighty fine.

Good luck with those pitot tubes on the wings during further handling! Should they come off try hypodermic needles instead.

[Leon]

Andy,almost as wide as the trash can.

Bill thank you,I think she'll look a lot meaner with the camo on .I do have an online hobby store I deal with.

Tobi it a was a large outdoor cabin .I'll defo take care of the nose seam and she's no tail sitter.

[venom1]

Lookin' great Leon, she is one big bird!!

Cheers,

Sam

[Leon]

Thanks Sam,just need to get my paints for the camo now.

[imatanker]

She's looking awesome Leon.  That kinda sucks about your LHS though.

[Leon]

Jeff thank you buddy .Sucks is right no moved to new location sign or anything.SO I'll just take it as they close up.

[Leon]

Evening fellas,managed to get a little detail painting done on the old girl.I'll have to post pics in the morning when i feel comfortable handling this .This bird is really being temporal mental about the pilot tubes staying on .If they break off again i'm going to re drill the hole and use a piece of brass rod for them.

BTW...ordered some Vallejo camo paint for this.I used their white primer on the ECM pods and really liked how well it brushed on.

[TRM]

Looking forward to the pics Leon!!

[Leon]

Thanks Todd.

[Leon]

Morning guys,gave the vertical stabilizer a coat of black were needed also did some detail painting last night.Camera lenses are silver,infared sensor was painted silver and then clear red on top,search light is white,re painted all the guns steel,and the ECM pods are painted with Vallejo white primer.Love how this stuff brushes on.Being this is my first wingie in a long time I'm happy with it so far.hope you like it so far.















Thanks for looking,as always ACW

[imatanker]

Ring, dang, doodle Leon. That's cool Bud

[Leon]

Jeff thank you buddy .I see a few places that need some touch up.Just going to be hard to try and match the flat black.May try to decant some in a jar and give that a try.