Goose

February 28, 2026 Kit: Lindberg AO9 Goose Scale: 1/48

My entry for the GRL GB.

The Kit

What can you say about a Lindburg kit that hasn’t been said or cried over yet. How about, a Lindberg kit needs no introduction; only patience, filler, and a sense of humor. Challenge accepted.

The Build

I had forgotten how thick and soft the styrene is on this kit. Glue has been slung.

I got the masking done and some paint slung.

I went back and forth on how to best represent GRL on this build. At first, I wanted to put a Godzilla silhouette on the tail fin. I even mocked it up, but at that scale it was tiny—trying to cut any real detail with an X-Acto blade was basically impossible.

I put together a quick draft of the livery with the silhouette, the reg number, and the green color I picked, just to see how it all looked together. After staring at it for a bit (and fighting with the blade), I decided to ditch the Godzilla idea and go with the radiation symbol instead.

I’ll be doing it in black since I can’t print white, and I also changed the registration format from a U.S. style to Costa Rican. The new reg number is TI-GRL.

The surgery was a success. I was able to remove the backs of the wheels to put them in place for the wheels-up look, and I was worried the process of removing the back of the wheel was going to deform it.

After countless test prints to match the green as closely as possible, I finally achieved a near-perfect match. Once the decal was applied and dried, though, it shifted to a blue tint. Dang.

There’s no going back now—they’ll have to stay as they are.

Testing the stand I 3D-printed. This one is version two; the other is just a simple low-profile cradle.

This build has taken a different path than I initially imagined, and while it’s complete, I’m not entirely satisfied with the outcome. If I were to undertake this project again, I would approach the build process with a different strategy. While I believe I have the imagination and vision for such projects, I acknowledge that my current skillset is the limiting factor.

Here’s a photo showing the model with all the masking tape removed.

Glamour Shots

The build is complete!