danimalmagic Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) This posting brings me up to date, i did it directly after the YF-12A, it was finished last week.Well after just over two weeks pretty solid work she is now done, got to say I am happy with the result. Model is sprayed with Tamiya acrylics the same as the YF-12A.I have another one on the shelf but that will be built as the standard SR-71, I do not think I have it in me to build 3 on trot, another year I think :-) There have been some real challenges along the way especially with the assembly and finish of the resin, but I cannot grumble about that, patience, hot water and plenty of Tea.Model is depicted as an early A-12, very few decals, no national insignia, just a few pilot extraction decals around the canopy and that is it. I have included some example images.Testors 1/48 SR-71 Kit.Kiwi Resin A-12 ConversionTrue details cockpit and seat, modified cockpit panel to suit the A-12True Details Wheels.Spare Afterburner Decals from the YF-12AAll finished with Tamiya Metallic Acrylics.Nothing left other than a few pictures.RegardsDanny AttreeWith the YF-12A, Please see the following link. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234938130-1st-post-testors-148-yf-12a/ Edited April 25, 2014 by danimalmagic 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Have never seen anything like this before. They look Fantastic!!!!! Awesome Job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Very very cool, they look superb together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Wow, stunning pair ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy wood Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 More Star Wars than stars 'n' bars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Very nice! I don't think I've seen an A-12 given as detailed a paint scheme. Regards Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king daddy Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 nice...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 flippin awesome, never seen anything like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockneyCol Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Holy Blackbirds! that's one hell of a masking job, really stunning build of an oft-forgotten fore runner to the Blackbird, Congratulations on a great build. Suitably impressed..... Col' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 A fantastic pair of builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxton Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Awesome paintwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 WOW!, how much masking did that take? What an excellent finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 WOW!, how much masking did that take? What an excellent finish. it was not as bae as you might think. About 2 days to do the panels and 2 more for the chines. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael louey Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Fascinating build. I watched a documentary on this aircraft (part of a show on the black operations at Area 53) while on a flight from Australia to USA last Nov. What are the differences between the A-12 and a SR71? Cheers Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 The masking tape salesman must love you, what with this one and your YF-12. These are seriously lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) Fascinating build. I watched a documentary on this aircraft (part of a show on the black operations at Area 53) while on a flight from Australia to USA last Nov.The nose is slimmer and more of a sharper point, the cameras are in the Q bay behind the pilot, this is the navigtor position on the SR-71. I cut 2 new camera windows in the underside to represent this, i got some good information on this from my downloaded CIA Flight Manual.The re fuel point is in a different place and the cockpit exterior profile is a great deal different to the SR-71, the tail is also quite a bit shorter and a few other bits and pieces.Thanks for the interest. Danny Edited April 16, 2013 by danimalmagic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 This is a wonderful A-12 - very nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 The masking tape salesman must love you, what with this one and your YF-12. These are seriously lovely. It was not that bad i kept re using bits, you will see them in the background in one of the pictures, the tape needed to be used a bit to stop it leaving any residue, found this out very early on, easily corrected. All new bits of tape where stuck to my workbench a few times to reduce the tackness. Thanks for looking. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 That looks like a lot of masking!! And well worth the effort, brilliant model, congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Great builds & paint jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav0909 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Scuse my ignorance, but are the rear wheels meant to be silver? Or have you just forgotten to paint them? Other than that, it looks fantastic, very unique model indeed, and a great paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Scuse my ignorance, but are the rear wheels meant to be silver? Or have you just forgotten to paint them? Other than that, it looks fantastic, very unique model indeed, and a great paint job. Thats ok, the tyres are meant to be silver on the rear, they have to take extreme temperature and i believe have a 19 ply rating with aluminium oxide blended in to disperse the heat. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=sr-71+tyres&qs=n&form=QBIR&pq=sr-71+tyres&sc=1-11&sp=-1&sk=#view=detail&id=B47F64CB989225246C93592255C77B50A678F1C1&selectedIndex=1 http://www.arcair.com/awa01/101-200/awa126-SR-71/images%20Nick%20Kiriokos/Left%20main%20gear.jpg I have alot more pictures but these but thet are not in Photobucket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 That's one hell of a finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Another Fantastic job !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Holy Blackbirds! that's one hell of a masking job, really stunning build of an oft-forgotten fore runner to the Blackbird, Congratulations on a great build. Suitably impressed..... Col' It was all well worth it, thanks for looking Col. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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