Woodsy,
Here is my most recent model kit build, Boeing’s Bomarc IM-99 surface-to-air guided missile, first tested in 1952, put into production in 1957, and made obsolete shortly thereafter by the new threat of high-speed ICBM missiles.
Originally a 1958 Revell kit, this is the 2023 Atlantis Models reissue.
The launch platform was the fun part!
Hope you like it.
Rob C
USA
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A nice looking build with presumably civilian technicians from the missiles testing phase,
ReplyDeleteYes, civilian (Boeing) technicians in white suits based on the box art, but I hate white, so they became olive drab Army Men! SFZ
DeleteThat's some great work! I can see rivets, and the lettering on the tail fin is awesome.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, any self-respecting kit from the 1950s is going to have rivets! This Atlantis reissue came with a nice set of decals. SFZ
DeleteLovely job Rob.
ReplyDeleteImpeccable paintwork.
Much appreciated. SFZ
DeleteAstounding modelling Rob! Looks superb! Is the black curved panel at the rear the blast deflector?
ReplyDeleteYes, that is the blast deflector, and it’s in the original black plastic, unpainted. I always try to leave one bit of the model unpainted. SFZ
DeleteThat is a beautiful model. The paintwork is far beyond anything I could manage - yellow, white, and black - and all those straight lines.
ReplyDeleteThe straight lines were easy - either separate pieces, or decals! No way could I paint them by hand, even with masking tape. A very fun kit, highly recommended. SFZ
DeleteFantastic work again, Rob. You must have a steady hand and a ton of patience. I used to love reading all my dads old kit catalogues and seeing all the Revell rocket and missile kits. By the time I was old enough to buy kits, all Airfix did were a couple of Apollo based models, the LEM, Vosok, Bloodhound and SAM missile on a trailer. Very disappointing! Bill
ReplyDeleteMy hands are shaky as all Hell! I have to take so much time to build these simple kits nowadays, I am in awe of our master builders here like Scoop and Kevin. But it’s fun to build these kits like we did back in the day. Funny, when missile kits were out in the 1960s, I had very little interest - I was all Sci-Fi, all the time. Now they look like pure gold to me. SFZ
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