Homagerman Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Hi All, I've been working on this for the last couple of weeks This is a great kit, the detail is superb. The panel lines are engraved nicely, clean and crisp. Sorry I have no spure shots, I got a little ahead of myself before the camera came out. This is going to be an OOB. The Front office, it's the first time I have tried to spray the cockpit I would normally brush paint. This is with a little dry brush and some colour The back office. And how the look together, before glue I got the ordnance and fuel tanks painted. This is the first time I have tried to do pre-shading. I got the cockpit in place and after that I needed to see how this will look, so here it is in tape. Thanks for looking, James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Good start! Which decals are you gonna use? / exdraken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chablar Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Looking good. These are a very nice looking aircraft. I prefer the single seat variant but they are lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 James , Very exciting thread to watch this being build. Keep it Rollin ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homagerman Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Thanks for the comments lads, I will be using the tiger meet decal as depicted on the box top. I have read that these are a bit thick so I might have my work cut out for me. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Lovely start. Such an elegant looking plane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homagerman Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Update time, I have been working on the ordinance and fuel tanks this week. This is a model of firsts for me. 1. First time to use Tamiya clear gloss - Very happy with the result 2. First proper oil wash - I will need to invest in a few more paint brushes but I'm happy with how it looks. 3. First time to try pre shading. 4. First time to try the filling technique I have seen around, it involves masking each side of the gap to be filled, applying filler of choice and then using a cotton bud dipped in thinner and wiped across the filler. Hey presto a nice smooth gap. Any way onto the work This is the bomb rack which will sport 3 GBU's One of the two wing mounted drop tank/fuel tank. The wings are on. And lastly a close up of the filled seam at the wing root. This was primed and there are a few flaws but with a quick pass of a couple different grades of micromesh sheets should see these disappear. Thanks for looking. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avgas Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Looking good James. I built the Rafale M from Revell and can confirm the decals are horrid !! No amount of sol/set got them to conform. I had to use a thinned solution of Klear/water which did the job eventually. Looking forward to seeing more progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Get yourself some Daco Strong decal solution. Great stuff for those thicker decals. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homagerman Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Evening Lads, I've gotten a bit of work done over the last few days. First up one of the R550 Magic Missile and one of the GBU12's On the GUB12's I did a little bit of work on the vain thingy at the front. On the left is my scratch effort and on the right is the kit version. I cut of the round bit and the fins off and replaced them with plastic card fins and some round tube I have and I cut it to size. I also wanted to get a feel for the large tail decals, so I worked on one side of the tail to see how I would get on. After reading how bad the decals behaved, I have spent two days trying to get these to conform with a lot of micro sol and set, no luck, I used Filip's technique for this to no avail.( this has nothing to do with Filip's technique and all to do with the thickness of the decals) Sooooo I tried a new and highly dangerous technique I had seen awhile ago on you tube. My plan was if I messed it up I could strip it and repaint and go with the other option the kit decal allow. So this is what I did - I wiped the decal down with warm water to clean any left over micro sol/set and then with a wide brush I applied a coat of Tamiya extra thin cement and let it dry ( this took about 10-15secs) it softened the decal a lot. I then got another clean wide brush and worked the decal into the tail, light and quick strokes here. I got a little be carried away on the bottom part of the tiger, it looks a bit faded and up by the positioning lights, but there are spare decals for the lights so that should cover up that little mess. I was happy with the result. Hopefully I can replicate this on the other side. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 looks convincing! Will make notes on your technique! cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiSteve Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Awesome build James loving watching it coming together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homagerman Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 Thanks Lads. Here is a bit of an update for today. The other side of the tail. I messed this one up a bit, but it will do for me. Next up the landing gear. And lastly one of the burner cans. Thanks for looking James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 That looks pretty good to me. I had that kit, took one look at the decals, and decided to do the alternate scheme... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j22mdr Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 i will be watching this post unfold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homagerman Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 Update time.I got a bottle of Humbrol weathering powder in my LHS the other day and after watching a YouTube I had to give it a try.And this is how the tail turned out after the kind donation of replacement decals form DaveAAnd how it looks in place, this is not glued on.What I have left to do on this -1. Clear coat the underside, I had to repaint this after a failed oil wash. For some reason it cut through my clear coat ( Tamiya clear + Klear, both cured for about 4 weeks)2. Panel wash on the underside.3. Paint remainder of the landing gear.4. Glue all loose parts.5. Flat coat everything.Thanks for looking,James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Looking grand! Those tiggers definitely went to a good home!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homagerman Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) Thanks Dave, couldn't of done it without your kind donation. James Edited February 3, 2013 by Homagerman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Norman Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Nice looking Build, Just finished the Hobbyboss one myself after 3 years!!! Decals seem to blow hot and cold from Revell dont they!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Nice work ....I like how you did the wheels and tyres.....looks nice and used rgds mr b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 coming along fantastique! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homagerman Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Thanks Lads, This one is fighting me every step of the way. @ George - The Decals I got from Dave went on fine, I did not have to use the extra thin to get them to sit down and behave. @ Mr B - I'm going for a very dirty bird, as this is a tiger meet bird I know it would of been clean, but I'm using my newly acquired artistic licence to make it look used and abused. @ exdraken – Merci More pics to come in the next day or two. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homagerman Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 After a bit of a battle with this one I am calling it finished Thanks for looking and all the encouraging comments, until the next one. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Nicely done mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Hi Looking real good from here. Such a cool looking plane. almost wish it was done in 1/32 scale. Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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