Wolfpack Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 (edited) Having seen the earlier postings on the building of this kit, I had to have one. Delivered from Korea cheaper than buying one in the UK! Having finished my latest SAC creation, I figured it was time to start this gem. It will be an OOB build, especialy as there are no aftermarket bits as far as I'm aware. Comments have been made about the sit of the model, but I cannot for the life of me, find out where the problem lies. So, I'm just going to plod on. First things first, the cockpit. Nicely detailed as is, so I've just added some tape belts to the rear seat. I intend to have one of the pilots sat in the front one. The only omission I can see, are the two small camreas???? on the rear panel hood next to the rear view mirrors. A couple of sprue bit for these methinks. Here's where it's up to after a day's work. More to come (hopefully). W Edited September 22, 2012 by Wolfpack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 should be good once the Wolfpack angel dust has been sprinkled on - love the cockpit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Nice work indeed. I'm sure this'll be a cracker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smyfe Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Great start Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 Some sub assemblies done. Fit of parts is excellent. 1. Main undercarriage bay. 2. Engine intakes. 3. Nose section. 4. Underside strakes and wing sections. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 A swift update. Going together reasonably well. The main fit problem area are the intakes. A butt join, they take some fettling to achieve a good fit and even so, need some filler. The tail is good, just needing a smidgin of filler to block out the daylight. The valejo stuff is very easy to use and saves a lot of time sanding. Same goes for the top section of the cockpit. Some filler needed. I still don't know wether to have a pilot in the front seat. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_H_ Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Hi Wolfpack Nice kit isn't it! You've got further than me in two days than I've managed in a week! I look forward to the next update Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 Today's update. Just out of curiosity, I checked the fit of the windscreen. Ha! Good job I did as the front instrument coaming interferes with it. The coaming has to sit below the level indicated on the plans for the windscree to fit over it. A swift adjustment with the aid of a knife and some more glue and all is well. Although the maingear needs some modification, I had to forgo this as my collection of plastic tube has gone walkies. Maybe next time. Here's an overview of where it stands today. Jet pipe and wheels next. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z Aviator Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Wow! I love this aircraft and have the kit in the collection. Following this thread with great interest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark73 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Great work, cockpit looks amazing, will be looking for one of these myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack Posted September 29, 2012 Author Share Posted September 29, 2012 Look to Korea. This came from there for £20 with free posting. Big H has it for £34.99. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Also got one from Korea £22 with postage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark73 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Advice noted and eyes looking east... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 This is the guy I use.......sugar831115 . Had two off him so far! W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark73 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Thanks, will check it out, is that the pilot figure that comes with the kit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Yep, you get two figures, but only one set of helmet decals per plane. It flies the displays as a single seater anyway. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidsm Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 this looks great, wonder if there will be a 1/72 version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 Right, the paints on, the varnish is on and it's sat there all nice and shiney. There is a huge decal sheet to apply, yellow, white, grey, etc, etc, so I'm starting with the underside to get a feel for the decals. The advantage being that any cock-up is not immedeately discernable. As of midnight 02.10.12, this is where I've got to. Now, the decals are by Cartograph, so the opacity is great, no bleed through of black where the yellow is. A side effect of this is that the decals are fairly thick and without setting solution, will not conform to the kit. I tried Microscale but that had no effect. I then went onto Daco's strong solution and whammo, all the details and panel lines (and painting/modelling imperfections) show through. Moral, make sure you have some strong decal setter befor applying. More photos later today. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z Aviator Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Looking very good so far! Can't wait for the next set of photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 A whole days graft and the yellow bits are on. Now comes the miriad of stencils. More later. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex77 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Really nice! Saw them at the Royal International Air Tattoo and I'm tempted in buying one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark73 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Really nice work, very striking scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 It's a really well designed kit and a pleasure to build. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 Another day on the decals. Down to the stencils now. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennygman Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) Nice job. I have one of these to build and I've read that the white decals are opaque enough not to show through. Is that your finding too? It looks like it from the pics. I wonder if the cockpit cameras you mention are the temporary ones that planes tv use to film in cockpit shots for their DVDs? If so then they may not be an essential addition. Keep up the good work. Steve. Edited October 6, 2012 by Bennygman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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