giemme Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hi Stix; I like to replace pins (when possible) also because it makes easier to handle those parts for painting. Good to see you're up with a new project; sometimes I wonder if you ever sleep ... Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Bits and bobs primed and airbrushed Tamiya white: Then I started working on the tail chute bay: More tomorrow Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hi Stix; I like to replace pins (when possible) also because it makes easier to handle those parts for painting. Good to see you're up with a new project; sometimes I wonder if you ever sleep ... Ciao Hi giemme - sounds like a good idea. With regards my projects - I had to really scrape bits of time all over the place to finish my D-Day builds in time - I don't normally get much other than early mornings at weekends and perhaps the odd ten minutes in an evening. You seem to be finding time for more building at the moment and I am envious! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 You seem to be finding time for more building at the moment and I am envious! LOL! For me it's normally late in the evenings (not every evening!) and Sunday afternoons. Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) Here we go, tail chute bay: Then it was time for the red profiles on wheel bay doors. I did a test on one piece, masking and airbrushing: No good; actually the paint was a little too thin, so I might try again on less complicated - masking-wise - surfaces. Fixed using brushes That's it for now Ciao Edited October 8, 2014 by giemme 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Shame about the red getting under the tape. I'm sure it will work in the long run. Just wondering where today's progress update is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 HI Stix, here's today update ... LOL! Well, I was too tired the other night, plus I'd been watching Italy's Volleyball game - World Championships - on TV, so I got back to modeling only last night. Here we go: ended up painting the red with a brush Then some silver (after a gloss black base) And then some weathering, again on a single piece to test it; thinking of doing a bit more with a slight hint of rust here and there Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Ah.... all is well with the world - a morning update!! Excellent. The red painted by hand looks good - probably quicker than masking all those off anyway! (Hairy sticks rule!) The silver over black looks good too. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 The red painted by hand looks good - probably quicker than masking all those off anyway! (Hairy sticks rule!) LOL! You bet it's quicker; don't forget I'm a brush painter too - when it comes to figures Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Very nice - great brush work Giemme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 WE update; been working on wheels: Painted with a mix of Lifecolor Flat Black and Flat Brown, then gloss coated with future, gray drybrush and a dark gray wash on the white parts. More done on the exhaust nozzles as well: some silver highlights and a dark wash inside Then it was time for cockpit dryfitting: and inside the fuselage More dryfitting: I'm trying to determine the correct sequence here, that is if I should glue the wings to the back fuselage before gluing the front fuselage or viceversa. So far I haven't made up my mind: Checked the fit of few other bits as well Next would be some PE on the front fuselage Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 The exhaust nozzles and wheels look very realistic - enjoying this one for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Thanks Cooken: sometimes I feel like I'm progressing at a snail's pace, but this scale is really challenging for me Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Got to agree with Cookenbacher; the wheels and exhausts look very good. Doesn't seem like a snails pace from where I'm sitting - my stuff usually is at about the same rate - I only push myself for something like the group builds - otherwise I like just pootling away at my own pace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) Thanks Stix; I'm not complaining, by the way, it was more of sharing a thought about working in 1/72. Last night, for instance, all I was able to do in about 1 and a half hour is this: PE bits, of course, are small and flimsy, plus the instructions that go along with this Eduard set aren't that clear, so you need time to get it done properly. As I said, I'm not complaining (after all, it's a hobby and I'm totally enjoying it), but I look forward to starting some paint work (got a few ideas running that I want to try on this model) Ciao Edited October 14, 2014 by giemme 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Didn't think you were complaining - just observing....... I wish I had more guaranteed time - I tend to get up at about 5.00am at weekends just to make sure I get some time before the rest of life kicks in!! And I still enjoy the hobby! Those PE parts do look small and fiddly but you seem to have attached them neatly - I seem to get traces of CA glue around any I apply! Keep up the good work! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Hey Stix, look closer, I do have CA traces on my PE parts too, you're not alone there Actually, the part on the right in my last pic was glued with PVA and secured with two tiny little drops of CA in the corners. I think it shows, compared to the left side one. 5.00 am at weekends? That's what I call sheer passion, mate GM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 There's absolutely nothing wrong with a slower pace, especially if it ends in results like yours. I should really try slowing down a bit! My problem is that I'm so anxious to see what the airplanes look like complete that I get impatient and rush. I found myself planning out all of my 2015 builds last night when I already have way too many on the bench already. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) Hello everybody; managed to get something done during the weekend, plus I went to see a national model contest nearby, about half an hour from home. I met Phantom61 there and saw some gorgeous models, I'll post a few pics of it later on this thread, if you don't mind. Back to the Phantom: more dryfitting on the cockpit, plus a coat ot Vallejo's primer Then weathering on the wheel bay doors, wheel struts and so on: Then I started working on the stabilators: part of the masking process Sky blue and flat black sprayed, as base coat for metalizer Here's how they turned out: That's it for now Ciao Edited October 20, 2014 by giemme 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Excellent progress Giemme. This PE parts in the cockpit look good under primer. The weathering looks good on the wheelbay doors and struts looks good too. Keep up the good work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 Good morning everybody; going through the pics of the real AC, I noticed that on the kit stabilators there's a arrow shaped reinforcement plate that I couldn't spot on those pics: So, after some search and asking Phantom61 advice, it turns out that this wasn't fitted on F4-Js at all, and had to remove it Here's the result, after using a scalpel blade, sanding and some rescribing (only the part on the right) Continuing with the rescribing task, I went on with restoring some details on the back part of the fuselage: The "tool" I used for this is a strip of thick plastic coming from a sort of breakfast table cloth, in which I made a hole using a drill pin (again, credit goes to Phantom61 for this) I've also rescribed some of the rivets on this part: Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Nice detailing work there Giemme. Scribing and adding rivet detail is something I'm going to have to learn how to do at some point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Wonderful attention to detail Giemme - I'm picking up some tips here for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) Thanks guys @Stix: I haven't actually totally rescribed the rivets, they were already there but kind of too shallow, so I just made them deeper using a pointy brass stick. I have never tried adding a brand new line of rivets myself (except for very short spans), nor I have the tools for that. The panel lines close to the round access doors, on the other way, were completely lost while sanding and tidying up, so there I used labeling tape as a guide and a "hook-shaped" blade to scribe them Ciao Edited October 24, 2014 by giemme 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) Here we go again, little by little, still waiting for the bl***y PE pre-colored set to come ... Anyway: I glued the inside of the front wheel bay to the lower front fuselage, using Gene's idea of the trimmed sewing needle. Pretty neat: (while posting this, I noticed there are three extractor marks in the wheel bay ... removing them is going to be fun ... ) On with metalizer steel coat on the stabilators: Next would a WE update Ciao Edited October 24, 2014 by giemme 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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