Posted by Matty
on April 17, 2009, 22:52:23, in reply to "Matty's HUDSON MkV, In Progress"
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I guess my S-37 conversion must be providing more than enough "Joy of Bashing" these days, because when I saw a good deal on the Italeri 1:72 Hudson, I switched from my planned bash of a Ventura, and snagged this one:
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Now seen up close, this box art appears possibly to depict a camouflage scheme over bare aluminum sides and undersurfaces - a paint job I would be even more excited to put on this build. (Think: similar to my earlier Nell torpedo bomber.)
Inside, however, the instructions tell a different story:
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Otherwise, the kit parts look quite respectable - with some items, particularly the engines, having excellent detail and others less so. Overall, this kit is; if anything, marginally better than what I've come to (pleasantly) expect from Italeri. I did take out the machine guns for further detailing, and subsequent molding for quick-copies, in resin, for additional builds.
Stand by for progress on this build, to start soon.
Cheers,
-Matty
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