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  1. Icarus
    So, family stuff has meant I didn't get time to finish this by the deadline. I am travelling with work again in the morning, but back in the UK from Wed, so will post the final pics in this thread (when I get all those decals on the weapons!). Thanks for looking, Icarus.
  2. Icarus
    Back in the UK now, so hoping to get this finished in time for the GB deadline. The undercarriage, blade aerials and most of the pylons are on now. I will add as much payload as I can get done by the deadline, then final varnish before unmasking the canopy (always a slightly nerve-racking moment...) Thanks for looking, Icarus
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    Decals on - now adding the fiddly bits and weapons. BTW the somewhat extreme colour contrasts on the upper surface of the right wing are artefactual - I had to a little bit of touching up post gloss varnish when I saw some blemishes, so these are unvarnished. I am assuming these will blend in with the final satin/matt varnish post (light) weathering. Thanks for looking, Icarus
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    Engines, fins and conformal fuel tanks on, and glossed (with some of my precious Johnson's Klear!) ready for decals... Thanks for looking, Icarus
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    Lots of travel with work, so only really got going with the paint scheme this week. I laid down a black primer base, then a modulated layer of Gunship Grey. Finally, I masked the rear fuselage for where I think the metallic shield should be (a bit of guesswork around the new rear "feathers", and apologies for the poor lighting...) One can't be too cautious with Alclad! I then laid down Alclad Airframe Aluminium - from the reference photos, I am not convinced the "silver" stipulated in the instructions is correct. Anyway, .... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CeKqbMCtRosKVqzybwa-7rZ-hQ3AVfqsG_KxhDyRe1DC43cXsQniU86uhcNHwyshtqQVi2KEkZGo2QaNmXAs3nVypmMl-KQvzqLBOP0ShuCTABIBXnd-VP-YqmOyilG16J1kCVajrA=w2400 Now on to the afterburner cans - more Alclad on the way... Thanks for looking, Icarus
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    Evening all. Many of the major structures are on now. I will keep the fins off until after the main paint to help the masking for the metal engine area - similarly, no tail planes or afterburner cans. You can see the updated "tail feathers" are now on., as well as the extra PE panels. Thanks for looking, Icarus
  7. Icarus
    Sub-assemblies coming along. Great kit - a joy to make. Note an example of the unexpected extra PE on the nose - I will add those for the main body later. I have also amputated the relevant bits of the fuselage "tail feathers" as per the clear guidance in the instructions using my trusty old razor saw - replacement parts to go on later. Thanks for looking, Icarus
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    Cockpit now largely done - just need to add a unifying coat of satin varnish. All out of the box - heaven only knows why this was reduced so much when I bought it. Next stage is to start building the fuselage up. Thanks for looking, Icarus
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    Thank you Troy - that makes sense. Will make the change to the prop blade rear faces, Jackman - I made my own mix, using Alclad lacquers. A mix of Airframe Aluminium then Hot Metal Blue - no science I'm afraid, just by eye. Icarus
  10. Icarus
    Very early days, but the initial signs from this kit are very promising. I forgot that this has some PE included, so will use these seatbelts. Cartograph decals as well - how on Earth was this so heavily discounted when I bought it??? Those I/P surface details should pop out really well with a bit of dry brushing. Having (belatedly) looked at some reference photos, I am tempted to try and use capillary action to fill in the background behind the black instruments with the cockpit base grey, but perhaps not worth the risk of ruining the detail. There are some spare copies of the I/Ps in the kit, so I will experiment on these first... Thanks for looking, Icarus
  11. Icarus
    Thank you for the kind feedback @trickyrich - I am enjoying trying out marbling and black basing as well as using the old panel line pre-shading to try and add more depth to my paintwork. Given the F-15E I am building over in the F-15 GB is a single colour, this will be really important there! Icarus
  12. Icarus
    Here's mine, Kit: Tamiya Tetsuzo Iwamoto Mitsubishi A6M2 Zeke Scale: 1/48 Build: OOB Paints: Tamiya and Mr Hobby lacquers. Satin varnish Weathering: Initial marbling on Black primer, Subsequent pastels and oil pin wash Decals: OOB Build thread here: Thank you, Icarus
  13. Icarus
    Good evening. As you can see by the sale stickers (and price!) this has been in the Vault for some time. With the joy of a cost of living crisis, I will be building this out of the box, so that will mean the original "bang seat" with the included flight crew present to negate the need for aftermarket belts. Looking forward to this. Icarus
  14. Icarus
    So, this is all done now. I took some photos last night, but the flash appears a bit too harsh. so for once I have used natural light. I might do this again (depending on the weather!) Thank you for all the advice. Now off to the F-15 GB... Icarus
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    So, progressing with this now. I didn't think the "black basing/marbling approach" I used on the recent Falklands SHAR build would work with this paint scheme, especially with the IJN grey, so have gone for old school pre-shading... And today, after the paint layers of IJN Grey and upper green, this is where we are. I have also added on the engine, but the prop still needs decaling, etc. there is also a bit of scuffing/weathering at the wing roots to represent wear from boots.. Next stage is gloss varnish, then decaling. Thanks for looking, Icarus.
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    Cockpit components painted, weathered and ready for assembly. I have gone for quite strong weathering, as I think this will be hidden in quite a small cockpit aperture. Thanks for looking, Icarus
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    A bit of progress with this already... Usually I paint and weather the cockpit components before building up the cockpit, but I think the paint layers at the mating surfaces, even after sanding, may have contributed to some fit issues I have recently had with high fidelity/low tolerance kits. I saw a recent article in a magazine where the author assembled the cockpit, primed it, sprayed on Alclad polished Al, then the cockpit colour before some very effective weathering by abrasion. Clearly that only works if the cockpit is one colour - happily the A6M2 is Mr Hobby 127. I have modified this approach slightly, so the cockpit is only tacked in. I also need to straighten the I/P a bit! Thanks for looking, Icarus
  18. Icarus
    Good afternoon everyone. The joys of CoVID mean I won't be travelling with work for a while, so I may have inadvertently generated some home time to build this. We will see... Time is short, so whilst we're not quite in Blitzbuild territory, the only aftermarket item I will be getting is some commercial masking, to speed up that always painful process. I will include the pilot figure to obviate the need for seatbelts. Anyway, that's the aspiration. Let's see where we end up. Thanks for looking, Icarus
  19. Icarus
    Model: Kinetic 1/48 BAe Sea Harrier FRS.1 Aircraft: XZ456/14 ex-714 of 899 NAS,,HMS Hermes Air Group, "Operation Corporate" Build details: Built OOB apart from spare Kits World 3D-printed seat belts, airscale I/P dials Paints: Xtracolor EDSG laquer over white on black marbling, all other colours Vallejo acrylics. Oil and pastel weathering. Build thread here: Thanks for looking, Icarus
  20. Icarus
    So, even with a slightly dodgy wing (my fault), this is now complete. A great kit by Kinetic. Thank you for all the helpful advice, Icarus
  21. Icarus
    Thank you Pappy. You are quite correct - I thought there was something a bit awry there. Well, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do about it now. It is being made as a gift for my Dad, who won't know the difference! Thanks for looking, Icarus
  22. Icarus
    Unfortunately I have been away on business for the last couple of weeks, but back in the UK this weekend, so cracking on with this. Decals on, and starting to add details before final weathering. Decals are of the highest quality - well done Kinetic. Thanks for looking, Icarus
  23. Icarus
    A few more layers, and I'm happy with this. Looks far less dynamic in natural light - the flash does rather accentuate the contrasts. thanks for looking, Icarus
  24. Icarus
    So, having read the recent magazine articles from Jay Blakemore about colour modulation, black-basing and marbling, I thought I would give it a try on this SHAR. As these were painted fresh on the boat down to the Falklands, I need to be careful not to overdo it, but if all else fails I can revert to by usual method of an overall coating, then post-shading. Anyway, initial black base and marbling last night: And this morning, after the initial layer of EDSG: The Xtracolor glossiness means the flash rather overemphasises the contrasts, but even so I think this is a bit stark. I will add another thin layer of EDSG then see where we are. Thanks for looking, Icarus
  25. Icarus
    Steady progress with this - just about to add the flaps and tailplanes, but wanted to add a quick layer of Halfords primer to check the seams so far. All looks fine following sanding and polishing with micromesh... The upper nose cone seam looks a bit prominent, but remember there is a nose probe to add there. Again, lovely engraved detail in the plastic - well done Kinetic. Thanks for looking, Icarus
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