Mike Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Good job lads! Thanks for your help too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I'm not a fan of the Grippen as you know Mike but this one is looking very tasty indeed. Lovely job on the ordnance as well. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Perren Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Bloomin' nice progress so far Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbutcher Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I was debating with myself about this kit but you have convinced me with your build to get one, I'll refer SWMBO to you when it arrives, Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 no worries... I'll be under the table when she needs me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 A brief update. I saw two Gripen displays at the weekend, so am fired up to finish this one now I've been working on the weathering for the underside, using a combination of oils and thin coats of Tamiya smoke, referring to some underside shots to try & get it looking something like a Gripen's underside. This extends to the colour of the gear bay doors, which vary between lovely and clean, through a bit grubby, to really rather filthy. I also used a bit of pigment weathering here and there to mucky it up a bit more. The upper side got a similar treatment, although a lot less severe, extending mainly to panel edges on the spine, the APU exhausts and a port on the starboard flank that seems to exude dirt as an airframe gets used. I'm getting to the stage where I can add the gear bay doors, and then it'll be a case of painting up and installing all the little breakable parts around the fuselage and making up the two probes, one from the tail, the other from the tip of the nose. I've also got to do some areas of spot painting to similate the various dielectric panels and so forth around the airframe. Wish me luck! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Superb work Mike. Like the streaky tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 looking very convincing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 Thanks chaps I'm really enjoying the "muck" phase, and am currently working on the small parts. The landing gear bay doors are all installed now, which was a bit fiddly, especially when I lost one of the doors from the nose wheel bay. I elected to scratch build two new ones so they matched, and that was quite quickly finished. fitting them and the door was a little tricky though, as the angles for the parts was difficult to establish without putting them in place and applying glue. The catch 22 situation. The canopy is next on my list, and I'm preparing the PE mirrors as I write this, with a couple of drops of neat Alclad Chrome brushed into the recesses over time giving me a suitably reflective finish. I'll take some pics later if I have chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 Bay doors on now, plus a few aerials I think the bays & doors are a bit dark, but I'm not about to change them now 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Lovely grime . Looking forward to sseing this with the dangerous bits hung off it - it'll look like a working machine then. Nice one, Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Cracking job Mike. This one is certainly growing on me. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Thanks mate - after seeing them at the weekend, I think they're great. Certainly a fabulous airshow performer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning88 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Looks stunningly realistic..the Gripen is certainly growing on me. They put on a great display at RIAT this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 Thanks chap It's certainly grown on me since I started building it, and especially since I saw it displaying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 Some small progress in the form of blade antennae from styrene an PE, the refuelling probe, which I added a Master probe tip to after nipping off the slightly oval shaped original, and the installation of the ejector seat. not pictured is the canopy, which has had the PE mirrors and anti-glare panel added, and is ready to be installed. I'll hang the bombs later once I've got the two pitot probes and AoA probes from Master to review. Might as well use them for a "Live Review" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Looking great Mike. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Excellent work! I've been watching this one, and you've convinced me to pick up this kit. I'm a sucker for canards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarpen Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Looking good Mike. A little request if you don't mind: could you show how she looks from the side while on her legs? I think one of the major faults with the italeri kit is the way it stands on its legs with the nose gear to long giving it a nose up appearance. /Johan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 I'll have a go Johan, possibly when I post up the finished pics... my camera setup is quite difficult to change (it's great for "normal" shots), so I'll have to do some mucking about with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royster Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Blimey Mike that is awesome, Weathering... now there's a opportunity for me to learn a new trick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 It's all a learning experience to me! I didn't do any modelling for about 3 months before I started this one (and the Me.262) so I'm relearning after a fashion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Looking bloody marvellous Mike!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Excellent painting and weathering Mike, you should write a book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 on Macrame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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