Dan Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) I'm in with this Bad Boy! Here's the kit. I'll use a set of Aires seats & main decals by Afterburner which are currently on route over the pond thanks to Lloyd Can't wait to sink my teeth into it! Edited January 6, 2013 by Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Another great looking scheme! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlin Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Nice one. Good luck with your build /Bosse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Another nice one, I think we might manage just about all the possible agressor schemes by the end of this GB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger 9 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Looking forward to seeing the progress on this one Monty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 Cheers fellas, some small progress to report...  With all the skill of a two bit budget surgeon operating out of some eastern European hell hole... I attempted first the delicate operation of attaching the kit supplied photo etch to the exhausts... I felt it was a make or break step, so opted to tackle this first. I hope you'll agree it was a success!  Moving on to the cockpit I cackhandedly made my first mistake! Glueing the front bulkhead too far forward, this I only realised after the cement had well and truly set and I did a test fit of it all... Cue much swearing and anger the whole cockpit assembly almost got flattened there and then with a big ham fist! Anyway, I restrained myself, left it for a while and came back to it with new optimism, I flooded all around the joins with cement and once it started to melt I gradually edged the thing back to where it should be. This left an unsightly area forward of its new position so I covered over that with two small pieces of fuse wire either side and now it's all right   I've also changed my mind on the Aires seats I have (read, feared the etch and bottled it), I'm wondering whether or not to make this model In flight? As you'll see in the pictures below, I've pinched some pilots from a couple of F-16 kits and after amputating all limbs or otherwise changing them to fit I think they look rather good, they're also mounted on the kit supplied seats and I personally think they're not too bad. Not 100% sold on the idea yet and going to pick up some of the quickboost ACES II's to try also. Enough waffling, here's the pics.    1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 NIce work mate. The exhausts look great! Â Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlin Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Thoose exhaust looks great. Is that the Hasegawa stainless steel PE you've used? If so, I'm even more impressed. Â /Bosse - Eduards junkie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Wheeler Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) Great start, exhausts and pilots looking awesome mate! Edited January 17, 2013 by Muddy Wheeler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Nice start Dan, those exhausts look rather neat Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) Cheers  Yes Bosse it's the Hasegawa PE included with the kit, why? Is that somehow different/inferior to your regular PE from specialized aftermarket companies?  Small progress update. I've now decided upon doing my model in flight and today have lain down the base colours on the pilots and seats, I added some straps made from masking tape and am rather pleased with the look so far  Edited January 18, 2013 by Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlin Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Nice pilots. Â Yes, there is a difference. I find Hasegawas stainless steel PE much harder to work with than Eduards. The metal it self is much harder and it's not so easy to bend as brass. I also think that brass take CA-glue better than stainless steel. But that's just me. /Bosse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llking Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 great start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 Cheers, slowly progressing  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex77 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Some nice progres here Dan! I saw you were looking for the right paint. While converting the FS numbers I came to ModelMaster 1508 or 2131 for the light blue and 2031 for the darker blue. Ofcourse the local hobby shop didn't have them but they converted them to Humbrol 47 and 15. Â Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Class looking jockeys Dan , I'd display them by themselves, nevermind sticking them in the plane! Â Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filler Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I agree with Sean. I read that those Aires seats are difficult to build up well but you've made them look fantastic. But those pilots, just wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llking Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 cockpit looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 You're doing a top notch job Dan. Â Looking forward to seeing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) That pit and those pilots look spot on! Edited January 19, 2013 by SaintsPhil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Great work mate  Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlin Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Stunning painting of those pilots. /Bosse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 Thanks mateys, high praise indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger 9 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 The work you have done on the pilots has moved me towards including the pilots in my build. I was not going to include them but I might just add them in given how great yours look in the pit. Excellent work and very inspiring. Montgomery from Poona 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Go for it Monty! Pilots in 32nd would look great and I can't say I've seen it done before. More progress to report... After faffing around far to long I decided a couple days back to pull my finger out and get on with it... Most of the assembly is now complete and the cockpit is painted, i just need to attach a few small parts and the canopy then my model is ready for priming up and painting. Here's a few shots showing where I'm at with it. Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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