Stebos Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Very cool fix with the drinking straws! Just waiting for finished pics now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 Dead quick update to prove she is not consigned to the scrap heap just yet! Weathering almost finished missiles and rockets on, gear doors on, pants still on..........erm Left to do, Airbrake internals, canopy finishing, further topside weathering, bang seat final satin coat and thats about it really! Nearly there! TTFN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 That's looking brilliant Pharty, really glad you got over the paint problems & she's nearly done! Very cool looking build!! Keef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 (edited) Nearly there and looking jolly good Edited February 18, 2010 by walrus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 Another update. Finally finished weathering and moved on to final construction. Included in this was the mud / snow guard which turned out to be a right royal PITA. The problem is with the support braces, basically when the suspension moves, they are just about clipped in to their respective stays on the u/c leg and in the guard itself. In essence each time the model is moved, they come apart, and fat fingers freddy here has a job putting em back. After a little thought I decided what was needed was a cross brace and a method of making the tiny hooks on the guard end stay firmly on the bars of the guard stays. Not posessing a small enough drill, and running out of time, I fitted a tiny cross brace and a couple of pieces of srip styrene enough to close the hook end to make effectively an eyelet. Perfect! Hers the finished product and I think youll agree the cross brace is hardly noticeable. Next onto the seat which is kit parts all the way . The whole bird was then sprayed all over with Citadel Purity seal for a semi matt look, Guess what? the bloody decals started to lift despite being underneath two coats of Klear.. WTF is going on with this build!? Anyhow, I added the canopy details, Jack and canopy itself and now declare the BIG Flanker finished!!!! I really didn't do justice to this big kit, so much so It turned round and kicked me fairly and squarely in the nads! This beauty really deserves a lot of time taking over it to super detail areas such as the wheelbays, undercarriage and perhaps a large portion of Zacto weaponry. On that note, I know the loadout is far from accurate but research in this area is limited. Things I would do differently? take time to fade the paintwork a lot more, Possibly avoid the salt weathering to create the bare patches, take more time over protecting the ,metallics. Convert to 1/72! Thanks to all for watching and encouraging me when the paint got crappy and especially SWMBO for tolerating this beast on the dining room table over the past 5 months Now onto my 1:1 Ducati! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Well done Pharty me old mucker! grand job lad Looks excellent despite the hard work- deffo worth it thanks for putting pics in the gallery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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