Breaker Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Tom, you ever thought about backing the PE on the thinnest plastic sheet card you can get? Means you can super glue it down, then just normal plastic cement once you've trimmed it down to stick it on, apparently makes large PE sheets a lot easier to work with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share Posted December 1, 2014 Tom, you ever thought about backing the PE on the thinnest plastic sheet card you can get? Means you can super glue it down, then just normal plastic cement once you've trimmed it down to stick it on, apparently makes large PE sheets a lot easier to work with. Now that sounds like a good idea. Could have done with that when I was putting the four PE strips on the radome. Cheers, Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Hi Tom, I'm playing catch up again since my last visit....and boy is she looking good! She must be quite heavy with all that metal on! This build has finally prompted me to get a 1/32 kit (F-15) with enough AM stuff to build one without using the kit! Looking forward to seeing her primed up in the near future! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share Posted December 1, 2014 Hi Tom, I'm playing catch up again since my last visit....and boy is she looking good! She must be quite heavy with all that metal on! This build has finally prompted me to get a 1/32 kit (F-15) with enough AM stuff to build one without using the kit! Looking forward to seeing her primed up in the near future! Hi Jer. Good to see you call in. There is a lot of etch, but I've put about 50g of lead coins in the nose. She isn't going to be a tail sitter. Which F-15 did you go for? The Tamiya or the Revell? Looking forward to seeing it in a future WIP. Priming is planned for later in the week. Just working on the wind screen (lots of etch framing and blending to do) before finishing the acetate HUD combiners. Once thats done, priming can commence. Thanks, Tom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Hi Jer. Good to see you call in. There is a lot of etch, but I've put about 50g of lead coins in the nose. She isn't going to be a tail sitter. Which F-15 did you go for? The Tamiya or the Revell? Looking forward to seeing it in a future WIP. Priming is planned for later in the week. Just working on the wind screen (lots of etch framing and blending to do) before finishing the acetate HUD combiners. Once thats done, priming can commence. Thanks, Tom. Went for Tamiya's F-15C with lots of extras......let's call it my christmas and birthday present to myself for the next 5 years!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share Posted December 1, 2014 Went for Tamiya's F-15C with lots of extras......let's call it my christmas and birthday present to myself for the next 5 years!! Oooh very nice. Its easy to get carried away with the extras though. What did you get? Tell me tell me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Oooh very nice. Its easy to get carried away with the extras though. What did you get? Tell me tell me. Well I don't really want to disturb you from completing your wind screen but I got:- GT resin burner cans GT Resin 2 x wing pylon fuel tanks Rhino's seamless intakes Zactomodels AIM-9X missiles Aries late cockpit Wolfpack MSIP update set Master M61 Vulcan 20mm rotary cannon Trumpeter air to air missiles for the AIM 120 ARAAM's Eduards Big Ed set + placards Caracal Oregan ANG 173 FW decals Hobby Decals panel numbers (dry transfer) ......I got carried away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 Well I don't really want to disturb you from completing your wind screen but I got:- GT resin burner cans GT Resin 2 x wing pylon fuel tanks Rhino's seamless intakes Zactomodels AIM-9X missiles Aries late cockpit Wolfpack MSIP update set Master M61 Vulcan 20mm rotary cannon Trumpeter air to air missiles for the AIM 120 ARAAM's Eduards Big Ed set + placards Caracal Oregan ANG 173 FW decals Hobby Decals panel numbers (dry transfer) ......I got carried away! You did get carried away didn't you thats a really nice haul of aftermarket.. looking forward to following that build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone19 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Tom, She may not be a tail sitter, but will she be a leg bender with all that weight??? Or are you bolstering the U/C and the U/C bays??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Nice work Tom! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 Tom, She may not be a tail sitter, but will she be a leg bender with all that weight??? Or are you bolstering the U/C and the U/C bays??? She may well be a bit of a knee trembler, but I have a white metal undercarriage set and the wheel bays are wedged as well as possible in addition to lots of Mr Cement S. Here's hoping... Nice work Tom! Thanks James. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Good progress Tom, once you start adding all these extra bits and pieces it's amazing how quickly the weight builds up.. My 1/48th already weighs a ton and I've yet to add everything ! You should be OK with the white metal undercarriage.......until it comes to picking the thing up !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Hi Tom, yeah, that white metal undercarriage was a good choice. did u also get the white metal supplementary parts from SAC? the combination is quite sturdy. Great progress, i am enjoying your build, love the cockpit. cant wait for your painting stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 Good progress Tom, once you start adding all these extra bits and pieces it's amazing how quickly the weight builds up.. My 1/48th already weighs a ton and I've yet to add everything ! You should be OK with the white metal undercarriage.......until it comes to picking the thing up !! Hi Tom, yeah, that white metal undercarriage was a good choice. did u also get the white metal supplementary parts from SAC? the combination is quite sturdy. Great progress, i am enjoying your build, love the cockpit. cant wait for your painting stage. Hi Gents. Good to see you drop in. Thanks for the words of encouragement. The whole thing put together weights a considerable amount, especially with the wings on. The etched nickel silver flaps and slats are surprisingly substantial. I did also get the SAC supplementary set so I am hoping the strength will be there. There will still be the resin jet pipes, all the wing stores and some rather nice Flightpath LGBs to add, which will only add to the weight. Where I come from, the expression is - she will be a right boiler. Cheers, Tom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Any news on this Tom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Any news on this Tom? Hi Breaker. She is progressing, albeit slowly. I have to complete some computer repairs before I can post some updated pictures. Needless to say, paint has been applied and decals are now on the underwing stores. I'll try to get some pictures up in the next couple of weeks. Cheers, Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 cant wait to see your progress, looks like its gonna be a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 How's this going, Tom? Any news? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 How's this going, Tom? Any news? Al Hi Al. It's actually moved on a lot, but I've only just got a tablet good enough to play with photographs. The fuselage is painted and the gear and bays are almosy finished (way too much added detail). I must admit that I lost my mojo a bit with this one so I've been building an old 1/72 EFA kit for a little bit of a diversion. I've got a few days off at the end of the month, so I'll pick up where I left off and hopefully post some pictures then as well. Cheers, Tom. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 "(way too much added detail).:.... I like the sounds of that. gonna be interesting!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I've started one of these myself Tom, funny how for a simple kit some of the bits are a pain in the bottom. The big tanks would be nice if they actually both had the same profile! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 "(way too much added detail).:.... I like the sounds of that. gonna be interesting!! Hi Shan. Not sure interesting is the word. I have been trying to busy up the wheel bays, and I've got to tell myself 'enough is enough' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 I've started one of these myself Tom, funny how for a simple kit some of the bits are a pain in the bottom. The big tanks would be nice if they actually both had the same profile! Hi Breaker. I know exactly what you mean. Fortunately for me I didn't try to correct the tanks. Could have turned into a job for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilfergylee Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 On 07/08/2014 at 08:12, Bri48 said: You will need a Car Type Spray Gun for models of this size Tom, otherwise you will be spraying until August 2020.. All the best Brian. It's July 2020, how's it going lads? 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirDrinksalot Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Been a few years, are these aftermarket kits still manufactured? Struggling to find Flighpaths apart from some out of stock claims on scale mates etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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