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Rob K.

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  1. Can only agree with all of the previous comments. Great model đź‘Ť
  2. Really like the paint work on this model. Quality build to my eye. Nice subtle weathering đź‘Ť
  3. Thank you James, so close to finishing, but I don’t want to rush it. Thanks for your feedback. Rgds, Rob
  4. Thanks @Ad-4N, I used to struggle with the other well know metallisers and spray cans to create a NMF, but with the AK Xtreme Aluminium and Mr Color Super fine Silver products I find it a lot easier. The paint also doesn’t really peel off during masking different panels with these products. Nice and easy paints. Rgds, Rob
  5. Hi, My regular work is calling, so I am going to have to put the Starfighter on the back burner for a while. Nevertheless, did make some progress since my last post and attached the wings and horizontal stabiliser/elevator with CA gel, followed up by very thin CA at the underside wing seam, where less noticeable. Windshield, Canopies and wing tanks all still dry fitted at this stage, (hence the canopy misalignment), but here is the result: To be continued at some point, That’s all, thanks for watching, Rgds Rob
  6. Looks good so far Klaas. Ran into similar problems with my Kinetic CF-104 build regarding ejection seat and intakes. With my current (2nd) Kinetic F-104G build I know what to look out for. By the looks of it with the taller resin seat you also probably would not have been able to have the canopy closed. The kit seat just about fits, if you take extra care that the two small tabs at the bottom of the seat fit properly in the two slots in the tub. A dry fit with the canopy should work (unless you leave the hinged canopy open). Nice work so far. Rgds, Rob
  7. Just read through the entire build. Nice thread. Do like the Eduard livery. Great project with quality finishes on all 3. Nice work đź‘Ť
  8. Hi, With all the airbrush painting pretty much done, we are close to the decal stage. Couple more transparent parts by means of nav lights to colour and place. Still have to work on the sidewinders, pitot tube and arresting hook. Looking forward to seal the decals and apply (and remove) a wash to get all those nice details pop out. Unfortunately I have run out of MRP gloss and are awaiting delivery. I have only recently been using this product and really like the fact that it left the metal coat completely undisturbed and it sprays nice and thin straight out of the bottle. Anyway, the progress thus far: Windshield and canopy parts are all dry fitted at this stage and they fit perfectly. Great that this model allows you to place these parts last through a good fit. Glad I decided to mask the cockpit with tape instead of using the masked transparent parts as a cover for protection. Also contrary to my CF-104 built, the ejection seat does not touch the canopy this time. It certainly helps when you build a model for the second time. We are really narrowing down the choice of schemes at this stage. That’s all for now, thanks for watching, Rgds, Rob
  9. Good looking Hellcat. Like the painted pilot. đź‘Ť
  10. Hi, Have been engaged in quit a bit of masking today, using various AK colours like titanium and pale burnt metal near the exhaust area, dark aluminium on the tail in combination with mr Color super fine silver 2 : Slight difference in shades near the lower electronics and gun bay using super silver 2, which is nearly the same as the AK X aluminium: In addition, I also painted the nose MRP Sky grey: During all of the masking I didn’t experience any lifting of paint. This AK Xtreme Aluminium is quite tough. However, due to my impatience and not allowing full curing time, I did ran into some tape residue settling on the Alu coating. I have experienced this before and by using some Sticky Stuff remover and a cotton bud I managed to carefully remove this. If touched very lightly it does not affect the metal coat. Made sure to gently wipe it clean with some soapy water afterwards. In order not too push my luck and with some more masking to do around the intakes an cockpit area, I have since applied an MRP gloss coat to protect the metal coat. Hope to finish the fuselage painting by tomorrow. That’s all, Thanks for watching, Rgds, Rob
  11. Hi, Made some progress today. Restored all the lost detail, airbrushed Mr Color Ueno black prior to the application of the metal coat. Normally I apply AK Xtreme Polished Aluminium on the Ueno black coat. The polished Aluminium is however a rather dark shade ( almost dark Aluminium). Since I wanted to have a fuller range of contrasting and darker panel colours therefore this time I airbrushed everything with AK’ X regular Aluminium. Below the result: The tanks were painted a Duraluminium colour: Some of the other parts: Difficult to see the difference due to lighting, but the top wings were painted Mr Color white and the underside MRP Sky grey (non RAF). Thanks for watching, Rgds, Rob
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