Hello everyone. This
is my first posting on this site. Here is an excellent cheaper alternative to
the Tamiya Phantoms, the Wild Horses anniversary edition for the German Air
Force. I was attracted to it because of the striking colour scheme and decals.
Not a beginner, but by no means an expert either, I found this model to be very
challenging, especially the colour scheme. Lots of patience and Tamiya masking
tape required! The under carriage was tricky to do, lots of fine detailing, and
the wheel struts definitely need more support. I used super glue to set them to
make them more solid. I thought the cockpit was very good, but sadly no crew
members included in this kit. I decided to use Tamiya aerosols, as I hate using
enamel gloss colours. I used standard blue and Italian red for the main body,
which were Tamiya colours, but I also used some Humbrol sprays too - gloss white
for the white stripes, silver leaf around the tail, satin coal black for the
nose cone, and satin white for the fuel pods and armaments. It seems to have
worked quite well. I used Tamiya clear as a gloss overcoat.
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Although this model
does not have the superior detailing and solidness of most Tamiya aircraft, it
still does a pretty decent job considering the cost was only £35UK, compared to
£125UK for Tamiya Phantoms. I would recommend this model as a good value
buy, and a real challenge too. I would like to see more of these posted, as I
think this is the first one.
