Speedman Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 This Ace Corporation kit is a repop of the lovely little Revell F-5E with a great set of South Korean decals. The kit has very little flash, engraved panel lines and a fairly distortion free canopy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Nice to see another 1/144 scale in the mix. Not a particularly large aircraft to start with, so I'm guessing it will be pretty delicate. Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Have a suspicion based on your previous performances this will be first into the gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzio Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) Didn't happen to get this in a HLJ sale a while ago did you, Speedman? Also, why haven't you finished it yet?! lol I will be making this alongside my F-5F, will be good to see what you make of it. Kind Regards, Dazz Edited January 3, 2015 by Dazzio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 Not a particularly large aircraft to start with, so I'm guessing it will be pretty delicate. It is a bit small but it's an easy layout to work on. Unlike my two Revell Harriers I built last year, so many fragile little parts sticking out everywhere I struggled to work on them without knocking bits off! Have a suspicion based on your previous performances this will be first into the gallery I have absolutely no idea what you mean... Didn't happen to get this in a HLJ sale a while ago did you, Speedman? Also, why haven't you finished it yet?! lol I picked this one up a while ago on eBay as part of a job lot of 1/144 stuff. As for finishing it, I'm on my day off today... Lets see how far I can get Cockpit parts cleaned up, holes filled on the underside of the wings, ventral tank assembled and holes filled and nose wheel bay fitted. Cockpit assembled, side walls, seat and cockpit main colour painted and Liquid Gravity ballast glued in place. Wings and tank sanded and Mr Surfacer applied, Mr Surfacer also used to seal the ballast. It's 3am and I'm off to bed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark73 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 If this is the revell kit reboxed have a check, the tip rails may need to be reversed, love the decals and scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 If this is the revell kit reboxed have a check, the tip rails may need to be reversed, love the decals and scheme I had noticed them when I got the kit but thanks for the reminder I needed to sort the sink marks out that were all over the wing before cutting them off and flipping them. Now that's done the rails are one of the next jobs on my list. I've built the intake assemblies and started to detail the cockpit. Cockpit fully painted and fitted, intakes fitted, filled and sanded and I've filled, sanded and rescribed the wings to get rid of the sink marks. Fuselage buttoned up, nose fitted and I've fitted a shim underneath the gun ports to raise them level with the fuselage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 The wingtips rails have been flipped, various areas on the fuselage filled, sanded and rescribed and the wings and tailplanes have fitted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark73 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Looking good speedman, just had a look at mine, it's a really nice kit and a load simpler build up compared to the Dragon kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzio Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Looking really good Speedman. Looking forward to more. Kind Regards, Dazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Cheers I've been sanding and filling the wing roots tonight, plus I've cleaned up the small parts and masked the canopy. I've got another day off tomorrow so I'm hoping to get the sanding finished, primer on and the first paint colour on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 I finished the sanding but got caught up on making some detail parts today. The cannon barrels, nose gear doors and the blade aerials under the nose have been scratch built, plus I've fitted the main gear doors. I gave it a wash earlier and after leaving it to dry thoroughly I glued the seat in and the canopy on, now I'm off to spray some primer on it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Primer on... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 After spraying the base colour, I decided to do the darker camouflage freehand as anything else would have resulted in too hard an edge to the pattern. I sprayed a few layers of Humbrol Clear and let them dry overnight before applying the decals. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Wow that's tiny! I'm glad you posted a photo with the kit in your hand, your last photo would have you believe its a lot larger. Great work on such a small kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzio Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Looking really good Speedman. What paints did you use, if you dont mind me asking? Kind Regards, Dazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 A nice subtle effect there Speedman - very impressive! Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 High quality paintwork Gives this one the illusion of being in a larger scale than 144th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Cheers guys! Looking really good Speedman. What paints did you use, if you dont mind me asking? Hi. I used Revell's acrylic light grey (76) & white (05) mixed by eye for the lighter shade, and light grey with less white plus a dash of grey (57) for the darker. The nose cone was light grey again but with far more white and a little stone grey (75) thrown in. Well I'm almost there! After giving it pin wash with oils I fitted the undercarriage, pitot, exhausts and Sidewinders, then painted the final detail parts. All that's left to do is spray the final matt coat on and take some decent photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 I'm done! More photos in the gallery. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Fast work and looking good with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 A very nice looking model, and built very fast too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 What a great addition to the GB - very nice Cheers Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark73 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Class job, speedman, great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Very nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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