Icarus Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Afternoon everyone. I would like to join the party with this model, from a Czech model company.. [/url] Had to be the Egyptian Air Force scheme - trainer yellow and aluminium... Icarus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 That should look great in yellow and silver. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Thanks Max. I hope so. Lots of PE in the open cockpit to show off as well. Icarus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Hi Icarus, This looks the same base kit as the Special hobby version I'm building, minus the resin parts. It is a really enjoyable kit, plus it was my first limited run type kit. Should look good in the Egyption markings. Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Just seen the Special Hobby kit - this is definitely the same one. Will get cracking on this as soon as possible - a rather large TSR-2 is occupying the work area at the moment... Icarus Edited February 24, 2014 by Icarus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 (edited) Just seen the Special Hobby kit - this is definitely the same one. Will get cracking on this as soon as possible - a rather large TSR-2 is occupying the work area at the moment... Icarus Sounds good...I've got my eye on a 1:144 TSR-2 kit... Rob Edited February 25, 2014 by bobster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Morning all. I've been away on business, hence the lack of progress on this build. With a pineal gland not sure whether it's in Boston or London, jet lag is an inevitable consequence. Of course, that does give me time to do a bit of model catch up.... (Very delicate) PE added to the inner fuselage walls, and initial paint layers on. [ More updates as they happen. Icarus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 A bit more internal cockpit detail progress for the Egyptian Magister. A limited run Special Hobby-type kit, so some nice PE bits, but it doesn't really appear to fit very well together... Icarus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 Just about to close up the fuselage, but had some fun here, so a quick piccie: Icarus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 Finished the TSR-2, so can put some time into this. Just sealed up the fuselage and attached fin, tailplanes, etc. Ready for priming... Looking forward to seeing the colours on this. Icarus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 This'll look lovely painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Thank you Natter. Minor progress. Primed, blemishes addressed with Tippex, sanded, then re-primed. Now the fun starts - aluminium, trainer yellow, and Egyptian colour schemes. Icarus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 "Now the fun starts - aluminium, trainer yellow, and Egyptian colour schemes." This I'm looking forward to! Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 OK. Gloss Aluminium now on, using the inimitable Tamiya TS-17 rattlecan.. The Eagle-eyed will see what looks like Maskol over areas where one would expect heavy wear and tear. This will allow me to replicate paint chipping at areas of particular wear.. All being well, this should be the effect: Now. the lovely yellow bit.. Icarus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Is paint chipping appropriate? I thought the Magister was made of wood. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Hmmmm, good point Martin! Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 Thanks chaps! Just in time,as well. Will have to think of how to replicate wood wear and tear instead... Icarus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) OK. Disaster averted thanks to Martin and Max. Initial colours on. Clearly the nose is just tacked on at the moment, and there is more to add (windshields, exhaust, mass balances..), but this gives a feel for the base colours. Good old X11.... Thanks for looking (and preventing untoward chipping!) Icarus Edited April 8, 2014 by Icarus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted April 15, 2014 Author Share Posted April 15, 2014 Evening all. Slight delay in this build - my new son has just been born, so obviously I have been a bit busy! However, the disturbed nights have allowed to put on the decals for the Egyptian Magister. As usual, the nose is blu tacked on: Now I need to think about some weathering for this. Any ideas, apart from pastels to replicate the sand deposition? Icarus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 That looks brilliant! For light weathering you could try Flory light dirt? Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 Thank you Max. Will give it a go later tonight. In the mean time, as a fan of Eduard pre-cut Kabuki masks I don't usually have to try masking the canopies myself. However, no such thing seems to exist for the Magister, so here goes... And with Maskol... Let's see how this works out... Thanks for looking, Icarus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 (edited) OK. Unless anyone can see anything glaringly wrong now, I'm calling this finished. Weathered with ProModeller clays, Tamiya pastels, then finished with a matt finish. Looks suitably scruffy for a trainer in the desert. I'll take some better piccies in the daylight later, then post them in the Gallery. Thanks for following: Icarus Edited April 21, 2014 by Icarus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Great build and I really like the look of the Egyptian markings on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Thank you for your kind comments Speedman. Could you please tell me where you got your F-14 Tomcat GB II banner from? Icarus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Lovely Magister in a great scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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