Sebastien Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 (edited) So I had started a Kitty Hawk Voodoo (there: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234961637-kittyhawk-f-101-a-voodoo/?hl=voodoo)and wasn't satisfied with how it was turning out (and as the poets from Nashville Pussy sing, it's everybody's fault but mine, of course (*)). So I decided to trat the poor thing with Jeremy Clarkson favorite surgical instrument (a hammer) and reduced it to a pile of very tiny little bits. Then I bought another box and, in the wake of my Phantom FGR2, had a go at it. I started last Thursday and tried to improve from last time. Soooo... I decided to neglect the instructions and assembled each nose half separately. It's not very clean, but nothing that can't be fixed with sandpaper and putty (and it's much much cleaner thant what you get when you follow the instructions). I was wise enough not to listen only to my Y chromosome and followed the instructions for the front wheel well and front gear leg. The cockpit, using both the photoetch and the decals: The airbrakes and their world famous sink marks: The fuselage is almost whole (but the radome is not glued on). Still not that clean, but hey, that ain't no scoop... The refuelling probe housing si puttied: The instrument panel, done using both the photoetch and the decal (it worked for the consoles, so...). The fuselage is whole, the nice sink marks on the sides are puttied. The belly of the beast: No problem for the wings, at least on the upper surfaces. Our sink marks have been cleaned: A bit of putty is needed on the wing lower surfaces to fuselage joins, but nothing dramatic. Really? The tail is reasonably well behaved. Under the nose, putty has been sanded and the panel lines are waiting to be rescribed. The nozzles need a bit of work... But turn out OK. It's paint time! Nose is Gunze gloss black, antiglare panel is Gunze olive drab and the rest is Alclad semi matt aluminum. Now on to the decals. They leave quite quickly their backing up sheet, but once in place tend to be quite stubborn. So before applying any decal I applied some soapy water with a hairy stick. I didn't cut the decal, it was like this on the sheet! The upper surfaces are complete: The fuel tanks: We're almost done with the decalling: And now, I'm very sad to say my fuel tanks seem to suffer from pancreatic cancer. I didn't make that up, it's written all over them: To be continued... S. Edited May 30, 2015 by Sebastien 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Leghorn Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Nice to see you having another go at the 'beast' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Bonjour Sebastien, There is an English expression which says " Once bitten, twice shy ", you seem to be " Once bitten, twice as enthusiastic "! I am still tempted by this, especially if you have found a way to fix it, but I keep telling myself that I can buy another 1/ 48 Spitfire and Hurricane ( which fit from the box ) from Airfix for less money, and my days of always needing a challenge are behind me. Anyway, it's looking good, and I am glad to see that you have gone for a 'painted' finish and not patchwork natural metal, as that would be incorrect. Regards John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Thanks! It's more once bitten, twice stubborn in my case (we have a similar expression in French, but it involves a scalded cat and cold water). About the metal finish: I remember what I read here when I started the first Voodoo, and my TS30 rattle can was empty, so... Cheers, S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) The Voodoo has grown legs and... other things. I wonder if I'm going to weather this bit more or leave it alone as it is. To be continued. Edited May 29, 2015 by Sebastien 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Soooo. Now, the Voodoo is on all its wheels and it has its tailplanes. I glued the canopy to its actuator, and just had the assembly sit on the model. The bang seat is next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 That is looking good. Mine remain untouched in the hope of intake and canopy corrections . I now have 4 in the stash! They have to be easier than my Combat Models 1/32 vacform! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) Yay, it's done! Check new post in Ready for Inspection: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234982610-kittyhawk-f-101-ac-voodoo/ Cheers, S. Edited May 30, 2015 by Sebastien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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