giemme Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 24 minutes ago, Gene K said: Does the model smell like beer? Gene K Well, I use that kind of IPA for my throat Ciao 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 looks amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) On 12/1/2017 at 04:26, chrish said: looks amazing! Cheers Chrish, thanks Hi eveybody; no modelling last WE, as I went skiing in beautiful Val Gardena The mountain group you see in the middle of the second pic is the Sella group; you can actually ski around the whole group (it is called the "Sella Ronda"), hundreds of km of slopes, four different valleys - and you can do it clockwise or counter clockwise. Happy BTW: this last pic was taken from the coldest point of the whole valley, at 2.200 meters - it was -13°C that day, and -15°C the day after ... still, total fun! Back on topic; a bit of progress made before leaving for the mountains: drop tanks and various bits airbrushed with the relevant color (Tamiya Dark Sea Gray for the two pods, Neutral Grey for the rest) Drop tanks pre-shading showing through: Paveways airbrushed with Lifecolor Light Grey (FS36622), thinned with Future: Masking and spraying the tank and rail tips with Tamiya German Grey (the instructions called for EDSG, this I think is a close match). The rocket pods were airbrushed with Tamiya Olive Drab After unmasking and a Future coat: Now I only need to paint the rocket pod tips black, and eventually start applying decals. Sorry for the very slow progress, guys Comments welcome, as ever Ciao Edited January 18, 2017 by giemme Color ref for PAVEWAYS 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Nice and steady work there Giemme. Glad you had a good time skiing mate. Strapping 2 planks of wood to your feet and sliding down a mountain is not my cup of tea but the views are stunning. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Very kind of you to provide your fans with a WE build update even when you've gone skiing, much appreciated! The underwing stuff is looking very good, and the slopes look very good too! But -15C (5 F) is cold! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 'Liked' on both accounts, the skiing and your progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, Spookytooth said: Nice and steady work there Giemme. Glad you had a good time skiing mate. Strapping 2 planks of wood to your feet and sliding down a mountain is not my cup of tea but the views are stunning. Simon. Thanks Simon! You'd be surprised to know how much technology is involved in those two "planks of wood" The views are indeed stunning, best place in Italy to go skiing IMO. 2 hours ago, Cookenbacher said: Very kind of you to provide your fans with a WE build update even when you've gone skiing, much appreciated! The underwing stuff is looking very good, and the slopes look very good too! But -15C (5 F) is cold! My pleasure, Cookie As for the temperature, I could stand the -15 in the mountains much better than the -5 at home - different kind of ... air Plus I love skiing, so ... 1 hour ago, woody37 said: 'Liked' on both accounts, the skiing and your progress Glad you like them both, Woody Ciao Edited January 18, 2017 by giemme 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Lovely work. Super detailed, love it. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) On 19/1/2017 at 00:13, The Spadgent said: Lovely work. Super detailed, love it. John Cheers John, thank you Here's a little progress report. First off, I put back in place the intake probe that I snapped off when removing the masking: Then I completed the paint job on the ordnance: the rocket pod tips, brush painted with Italeri Matt Black thinned with Future and the Paveway tips, with a mix of Lifecolor Sand Yellow and Matt White, again by brush. The inner side of the tip ring (is that the name?) was painted with Lifecolor Dark Gull Grey Eventually, time for decals/stickers! Did I mention that I hate decals? Anyway, I started from the SNIPER Pod, just to see how they behaved: There's a bit of silvering, but I think I can sort that out. I used Tamiya Decal Softener for the two main ones (BTW: there ares still another 4 or 5 decals to be placed on this POD alone, can you imagine on all the rest?? ) While leaving these to dry (don't want to risk removing them while trying to lay down the remaining ones - don' ask!), I started with the main AC: Here I placed the decals using PVA glue thinned with water; basically, I brushed on a bit of this mix in the spot where the decal had to go, placed it and removed the excess with a cotton swab, and went over with the decal solution to complete the job. There's two separate instruction sheets for decals placement: one for the common stencils, the other for the specific airframe I'm modelling. I decided, for my own sanity, to proceed by view, that is: I'll stick on first all the decals and stencils indicated in the top view of both sheets, then I'll do the bottom, then port side and eventually starboard side. Maybe not exactly in that order, but you get the point. This is going to take a long time ... Comments welcome, as ever Ciao Edited January 20, 2017 by giemme 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Great stuff. I don't want to tell granny how to suck eggs but have you ever used Micro sol and Micro set for decals? If not I'd invest in some, your stickers will love you for it. johnny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Love this bit of your builds where they just start to really come together, there just seems to be a tipping point with you where it just joins up? the pictures of the skiing look stunning, I have always wanted to go but never have, need to make that happen! My sister and brother go ever year with out fail but mainly in Austria, however I love Italy and have always wanted to try skiing there. Glad you had a great time. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 3 hours ago, The Spadgent said: Great stuff. I don't want to tell granny how to suck eggs but have you ever used Micro sol and Micro set for decals? If not I'd invest in some, your stickers will love you for it. johnny. Thanks Johnny, I've never used Micro sol and set, although I know about them. It's just that I try to use decals as less as possible and rather paint on, when I can; not feasible in this case, obviously. I normally get along fine with the methods I use, but again thanks for the heads up 1 hour ago, rob85 said: Love this bit of your builds where they just start to really come together, there just seems to be a tipping point with you where it just joins up? the pictures of the skiing look stunning, I have always wanted to go but never have, need to make that happen! My sister and brother go ever year with out fail but mainly in Austria, however I love Italy and have always wanted to try skiing there. Glad you had a great time. Rob Cheers Rob, thank you for your appreciation I'm not sure I'm at that tipping point yet, but probably close anyway ... Skiing is indeed lot of fun, especially after you've gone through the learning phase -it's never too late, you know? Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I agree with Rob - everything is starting to come together beautifully. It is looking amazing and your attention to detail is really paying off. Glad you had a great time skiing - the photos look stunning. Have a great weekend. Kind regards, Stix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 That's looking fantastic Giemme, it's looking so much like the real thing now. Regarding the ordnance, the kit bombs look more like US GBU-12's rather than RAF Paveway IV's. The British versions need some GPS 'bumps', and a camel hump on the back. Here's my attempt: Given your gift for tiny scratch work, yours will no doubt turn out much better. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 On 20/1/2017 at 13:55, PlaStix said: I agree with Rob - everything is starting to come together beautifully. It is looking amazing and your attention to detail is really paying off. Glad you had a great time skiing - the photos look stunning. Have a great weekend. Kind regards, Stix Cheers Stix, thanks! On 20/1/2017 at 17:52, Cookenbacher said: That's looking fantastic Giemme, it's looking so much like the real thing now. Regarding the ordnance, the kit bombs look more like US GBU-12's rather than RAF Paveway IV's. The British versions need some GPS 'bumps', and a camel hump on the back. Here's my attempt: Given your gift for tiny scratch work, yours will no doubt turn out much better. I see what you mean, Cookie, thank you Looks like I've been incorrectly lazy with these PAVEWAYS - not unusual Now I'll have to come up with an idea on how to reproduce the hump ... Ciao 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG899 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 (edited) Really nice work Giemme; arrived late to this thread, sorry. On the stencils, one word of advice... each Harrier had some stencils - like the footprints on the LERX in slightly different places. So if you want 100% accuracy refer to photos is my advice. I think, from the scheme colours, you're making ZD433/45A, yes? If you drop me a PM with your e-mail address in, I'll send you some photos to help including of her out in theatre. This book may help too, if it hasn't already, for future GR9s if not this one... (No, I' don't get royalties folks!) Good luck with it... It's all downhill (easier!) from here! Looking forward to seeing it finished soon. Ciao, Nick Edited January 22, 2017 by NG899 extra info 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Nick, thank you very much for popping in and for your advice! I am indeed making ZD433/45A, and for stencils decals and many other details I'm mostly relying on pictures found here: http://p1127.co.uk/Harrier/HarrierGR9/index.html Any additional help is more than welcome, though, so I'll drop you a PM. Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Nice work. Can I ask how you deal with silvering? I'd be interested in any ideas as I never know how to deal with it.... Thanks in advance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Thanks Leon! 2 hours ago, Leonl said: Can I ask how you deal with silvering? I'd be interested in any ideas as I never know how to deal with it.... I might not be the best person for this question, anyway here's what I do: first off, the kind of silvering I mentioned earlier about the SNIPER Pod isn't actually silvering, more the reflex of light on the decal surface. A good Future coat or two are enough for that. Speaking of which, a Future coat is all i do before puttign decals on, and I don't really like a super-glossy model, also to avoid loosing fine surface detail. Whenever I apply large decals (and I tend to avoid that, if I can ) I first brush the area where the decals will go with PVA glue thinned with water, removing the excess with a q-tip after having placed the decal; this sort of levels underneath the decal. If it's a small one, I use Tamiya Markfit Strong in a similar way, brushing a small amount in place before applying the decal, then another small amount on top of it, and a q-tip to make it adhere to the model surface. In both cases, a Future coat to seal everything in; if I did a good job (and the decals are good quality) the final flat coat should definitely hide any traces of light reflection from the decals. Nothing brilliant, as you can see HTH Ciao 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) Hi everybody; Monday, ready for a WE progress report? Slowly proceeding with decals, now the top side has been completed: Earlier in this thread, @Giorgio N mentioned he had trouble with the wing tip slime light decals, and eventually he had to paint them on; well, no wonder, because they're way oversized! So after a first attempt at laying one down as it is, I decided it would be better to cut it in smaller pieces, and here's the outcome: I've also completed the decal job for the SNIPER Pod, and brushed on a good amount of Future: I did the same with the DJRP Pod, but forgot to take pics Anyway, I needed a break from decals, so I tackled a long procrastinated task: the front wheel leg. First off, I cut away the molded in door, which is oversized in all dimensions: Then I glued the two halves together with Tamiya Green Cap and a good clamping, as the short half had some noticeable warp towards the wheel end; after it had settled, I also treated it with nearly boiling water, and this is how it looks: A quick dry fit in place: Looks straight enough to me, what do you think? I'm not using the molded in pins to mount the wheel, so I drilled a hole in it ti make room for a metal pin: I also had to add a metal pin to the leg itself because I inadvertently cut off the mounting peg when cleaning it: I also cut off the plastic wheel pins, but again forgot to take a pic Still more to be done on this, but right after another decal session ... That's it for the day, comments welcome Ciao Edited January 23, 2017 by giemme 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Coming along nicely Giorgio, good work on the decals! No good asking me if the nose leg is straight though, my eyes are far too wonky at this time of day...!! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 1 minute ago, keefr22 said: No good asking me if the nose leg is straight though, my eyes are far too wonky at this time of day...!! Thanks Keith Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 The front wheel leg looks straight enough from my side of the screen Giorgio Good work so far on the decals - I do not enjoy lots of stencils - one of the benefits of building tanks; very few decals! Kind regards, Stix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Thanks Stix! 43 minutes ago, PlaStix said: one of the benefits of building tanks; very few decals! Definitely a benefit! The top and bottom sides of this Harrier are the ones with fewest decals/stencils; the fun begins with port and starboard ... Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Straight as an arrow from what I can see. nice work with the tiny transfers, they would have sent my eyes funny! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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