fewr9fkr9595 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Great progress Tony. I knew you are up to it. To get to this stage normally takes me a month Cheers, Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 Starting major construction! Leading edges of wings have quite a bad gap, they seem taper away from each other. Used some tamiya white putty then mr surfacer and a toothpick to fill dimples in dried putty where it had sinked back when drying. First coat of grey stynylrez on problem areas. Full prime will be in black stynylrez. Obligatory foam wrapped skewer up the chuff to act as a handle. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 You will start painting it in no time at the rate this is coming along! Cheers, Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 Small bits being prepared and some getting basic colours on, meanwhile... The airframe is good to go. Just waiting for the gloss black stynylrez to turn up, hopefully tomorrow. If it doesn't then it will be painted tomorrow night regardless, just with regular black stynylrez as a base for the NMF. In a change of direction I am going to try out the new mission models paints for this, with the 'faded aluminium' as the main colour. Initial tests on scrap look promising 👍🏿 Cockpit has been done already in revell but everything else will be mission paints from now on. (Can see the green bottle in first pic) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 A few updates, some minor and some major. 1 piece Nose wheel - primed in black, then sprayed in light grey. Then hub touched in with green. Still to be done is to re-black the tire. Canopy - seeing as I am going to have it closed, rather than try and secure 5 bits to the plane with white glue, I have joined them all together with extra thin whilst in place to make one piece. This can be tacked on for painting with a dab of white glue at the rear. Makes a usefull cockpit mask too The other ninja option would be to try and tape off the cockpit, and then juggle 5 bits trying to get them all with the same amount of paint as the airframe! Ready to be masked. Gloss black stynylrez! Quite happy with it. First few coats were dusted on. Then can have heavier wet coats. Left to dry naturally results in a higher gloss (drop tank) I flashed the airframe off with a hairdrier as was in a rush last night, force drying it results in a more satin sheen. But good enough for this quick build. NMF next! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 Mission models aluminium on! Rather than typing it all out again, here are my comments from using this new paint. And here she is! Thanks for looking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 8, 2017 Author Share Posted September 8, 2017 Starting to rush now. Brushed the red bits on canopy and blue tail tips. Then is was decals on and sealed. Some panel line washes going on. Nothing extreme just blueblack on the airframe and medium grey on/in the light grey u/c bits. Satin coat tomorrow then final assembly. Need to do seats still however. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Great progress Tony, only a shame that your build doesn't get more attention. I wasn't aware that there is a gloss black stynylrez primer. Your comment " Quite happy with it" kind of reads that you expected better? The picture of it on the model do look a bit "speckelt", but that could just be the lighting when you took the picture. But maybe applying it wet without dusting it on first may work better. Interesting assessment of Mission models aluminium. I too tried various NMFs (there are so many to choose from) and found Gunze Mr. Color 8 stock standard silver giving a very nice finish. You certainly giving it all to this build - very impressive. Cheers, Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 Almost there! Thankfully it stays on its wheels... Was worried about the resin tanks and resin exhaust putting alot of weight past the COG. The whole underside of the cockpit floor as well as where eduard reccomends was layered with liquid gravity and superglue. Just the seats and inside of the cockpit need a wash, then the little buckles touching in on the straps. Mission paints again - Seats in a mixed light grey, padding in a tire black and then neutral tan for the straps. A few of the other small details - These are cracking little kits, my second one now. Here was the first - RFI and in the gallery tomorrow hopefully for this one! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Oh yes! That's heading to perfect town! Like ur MiG-15 before, cracking build!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 Seats done and in. Uschi rigging on too. now to put the canopy on and get it in the gallery! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Pristine! Do you think that paint would brush well? Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is Tony to build me a MiG-15.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Valkyrie said: Pristine! Do you think that paint would brush well? Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is Tony to build me a MiG-15.. Where do you live mate? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 Well she's in the gallery! Fastest thing I've built in a long time, about a week and a half! Tried to avoid the rough bits in the photos Will do a proper RFI at some point with more pics. Thanks for looking, Tony 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) Making a model in a week and a half is something I can only dream about On top of that you did create a smashing model which looks great! Cheers, Peter Edited September 11, 2017 by Basilisk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 15 hours ago, Tony Oliver said: Well she's in the gallery! Fastest thing I've built in a long time, about a week and a half! Tried to avoid the rough bits in the photos Will do a proper RFI at some point with more pics. Thanks for looking, Tony RFI would be top notch, loved ur Czech MiG-15 too, master classes. Great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 16 hours ago, Tony Oliver said: Where do you live mate? Lol, I live in Kilmarnock in Ayrshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 51 minutes ago, Valkyrie said: Lol, I live in Kilmarnock in Ayrshire Pay the postage and she's yours mate 👍🏿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 3 hours ago, Tony Oliver said: Pay the postage and she's yours mate 👍🏿 Seriously?!!! Wow deal, only if you are sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Looks great Tony! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 RFI good to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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