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A late entry, but I might be able to finish it in time.

 

Build Plan

To build the kit OOB with PE seatbelts. The wings are seperate and there might be a lot of filling needed so I will see how I go, if I cant get it all filled in time I wont rush it. 

 

Box Art

 

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Kit Contents

 

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I hope you all like the post. All comments welcome.

 

 

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This is no easy kit to build.

 

Here is the first update,

 

The cockpit was completed without the seats.

 

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The seats being painted along with some other parts

 

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Fuselage being built

 

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Underside being filled with Vallejo Plastic putty

 

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Top part being filled using Tamiya Basic Putty

 

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Alot of sanding coming up next.

 

 

 

 

 

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Next update.

 

A lot of sanding was conducted and then the panel lines were rescribed using hard edge tape and tamiya rescriber aling with a pin vice and some scribing templates.

 

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The exhausts were then painted with Tamiya XF 16 Aluminium enamel and a touch of black paint.

 

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These were then masked and the kit painted with Humbrol 140. The seam line between the wings and fuselage is gone. Very happy with that.

 

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Good to see all that filling and sanding really paid off. Also the rescribing came through as well. Still a lot of work to do. Details to be painted on. Weapons, Panel lines, landing gear, decals, gloss coat and matte coat.

 

Hopefully get it done before deadline day.

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Next update.

 

The panel lines were done up using a Black Copic Multiliner Pen - 0.03mm tip.

I also used Vallejo Grey Wash on the grills

The panel lines on the metal parts were done using a Grey Multiliner Pen with a 0.05mm tip.

 

 

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This was then followed by a gloss coat using Pledge Floor Care

 

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Decals will be next. The weapons are also being worked on, but I havnt got any photos of them yet.

 

Hopefully get it all sorted before deadline day.

 

As always all comments welcome.

 

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The small parts have all been done now. Almost all sub assemblies have been painted. The only thing remaining is the main canopy.

 

The seats done up. I used spare PE Seat belts

 

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Most of the canopy parts done up. The main canopy is still to be painted.

 

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All landing gear parts

 

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Weapons

 

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All ready to assemble

 

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Here we go

 

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And here it is with an unpainted canopy on.

 

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I will work on the canopy next. Hopefully be able to matte coat it tomorrow or later tonight.

 

If all goes well it should be complete on deadline day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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