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Charles Lipkin
Naperville, Illinois
Here is Italeri’s 1/72 scale Convair B-58 Hustler. Charles scratchbuilt details for the three cockpits and cockpit hatches, and added brake lines and actuator struts to the landing gear. He primed the model with Dupli-Color automotive gray filler and primer which he polished with toothpaste for a glass-smooth finish. Various shades and mixes of Dupli-Color automotive silver lacquers painted panel-by-panel gave a natural-metal finish, and a few panels were highlighted with bright white added the silver mix. The darker sections at the aft ends of the engine nacelles and inboard pylons were airbrushed with Testors Model Master Metalizer Buffing Titanium.