This has been a quick summer "affair". I saw the kit in a store and I fancied building it. In fact, I believe that 2.000.- pts (13,5 US $) for a 16 parts kit it's like being stolen. The kit is good, nevertheless. No putty at all.
I've tried a new trick with this kit. I've used Scotch Brite (three kinds : Brand New, a bit used and really used) to file the inconsistencies. It looks quite good. Under a coat of paint its barely noticeable. I've painted the kit with old tins of Authentic Humbrol paints and I don't really like the hues... But I don't really mind, it's not for my "collection", it was just a side job to relieve the "tension" of my F 111C project .... I'm a bit fed up with all that filling and filing.
So, I think it's the first time that I've finished a kit before I see it in a Magazine.
TAMIYA catalog picture
... My finished model
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| KIT | Fi
103 (V1) - Tamiya 1/48  |
| COMMENTS | Very good, no putty at all |
| REFERENCES | The
model is straight from the box, just used the book V Missiles of the III Reich,
Hölsken, Monogram and the Monogram Close Up 4, Buzz Bomb |
| PAINT | General
- Underside RLM 76 (Humbrol HG3) and upperside RLM 81 (HG16) and details in (98+66) Airbrush mix - 1 Paint + 1 Humbrol thinner Varnish - Micro Satin Airbrush mix - 1 Paint + 2 (Water + Amoniac) Detail - Trolley : Tamiya XF62 Olive Drab, nozzle : Metalcote Gun Metal, intake valves : Metalcote Pol. Alu . Brush painted |
| DECALS | From the kit, good |
| FINISHED | September 1997 |
| HOURS | 4 |
| VERSION | Kit version, Typical Mittelwerk Feb 45 |
And the real one at the IWM - London
