Farpro Saiun - Finished at last!

[Faust]

Well, after a bit of time away to work on some other stuff, I managed to get back to the Farpro Saiun that I was getting closer to finishing.



I can say that while the Saiun is a very attractive plane, the Farpro kit needs a bit of work to get it to do the real airframe justice. Still, with a bit of work and some patience, I think I got this old chestnut actually looking pretty darn good.



I love to see what I can manage to do with an older kit. I like to see if I can make an old kit look like a new kit, or at least not look quite so out of place on a show table!



Check out the fruit of my labour, and let me know what you think! Thanks!



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[wylee]

very cool! love ww2 planes!!!

[Mr.409]

I know basically nothing about these, but I have to admit that these old airplanes are really cool. Looks like you did a great work with yours. Especially that paint job looks great (And tricky to do!).

[harron68]

Excellent work on the panel lines and details. I've always been more of a "vehicle" builder, but have learned a lot over the years on how to weather models, thanx to the military enthusiasts. Your work seems above par, and worthy of any model contest table. A good detailed paint job can make even the most basic model look realistic. Thanx for the plane pix!

[dogfish7]

Your wash really made the difference. Great job.

[sharp]

Nice build,very detailed

[Faust]

Thanks for the compliments, guys!

I will likely enter this into my local show in the fall this year. It's not a great replica, but I'm hoping that the paint and rescribing will allow it to stand up at least more-or-less even with newer competition!

Not too many people want to bother building these really old kits when it comes to planes, so I don't expect I'll see another one of these around anytime soon! It's funny; car builders love old car kits, because those subjects have never been reissued, I guess. Plane guys always want the newest version.

Me, I take the car-guy love of old kits and apply it to planes and tanks, too!