Breaker Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Finished this today. Was a nice build. Only area that really needed some work for me was the upper wing surface to fuselage joint. If I did another one, I'd be tempted to use some packers or shims to raise the level a bit. The undercarriage is fiddly too, full credit to Airfix for making it so nice though. Decals are a bit hit and miss. The single colour ones are excellent but the multicoloured ones are quite thick and don't settle very well. Only aftermarket addition was some Master pitot tubes which look amazing, especially compared to the kit parts. Paints where Mr Hobby for the main camo, Tamiya for all the other colours and Alclad for the metallics and clear coats. All of the parts were sprayed with Aluminum but I used a different base coat on the undercarriage to give it a slightly different tone. Something to note as well is that Airfix make no reference to the canopy having the white bands which I ended up spraying on. Pictures taken on a iPhone, now I've moved out of home I can't use my Dad's nice camera anymore! Some much better photos can be found in the WIP - http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234974933-gloster-javelin-148-026-nearly-finished/ 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Very nice build you have there. And now you have to change the statement on top of your avatar - you did finish one! By the way - how did you do the weathering of the upper side? It looks very "right". Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcclure Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 That looks terrific. I kept going back for another look! Great finish you've achieved there. Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tornado 01 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Very nice I'm tempted to get one at some point later this year.. Tim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synopsis Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 That looks superb! I'm in total admiration. Javelin's are super looking aircraft and yours really does them justice, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Excellent! Worth all the effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Brilliant stuff mate you've made a great a kit into something very special. Well done! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiRho Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Wow! That is one cool looking Jav. Excellent subtle weathering detailing and paintwork. Well done, Sir! Was pleasantly surprised to discover it was an Airfix kit, but I suppose they have improved so much since the days of everything having "raised panel lines". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Very nice build you have there. And now you have to change the statement on top of your avatar - you did finish one! By the way - how did you do the weathering of the upper side? It looks very "right". Cheers, Michael I spray the main colour as a base coat straight onto primer. Preshade with a darker colour, doesn't have to be black! Then go in with a lighter shade of the base coat. I don't add white, I'd rather find a colour that's close. It's easy with RAF as I use Medium Sea Grey over the Dark Sea Grey. Instead of just filling the centres of the panel, I'll randomly put dots over the entire area. This breaks up the pre-shade so it doesn't look like a load of thick dark lines and helps tone the paint. Then I paint over the whole section again the base colour very very thin and from quite far back to start blending everything together. Pictures here - http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234974933-gloster-javelin-148-0306-finished/page-3#entry1961644 Finished it off with a black Flory wash that I allowed to streak nose to tail and Alclad Light Sheen clear coat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Very nice build you have there. And now you have to change the statement on top of your avatar - you did finish one! By the way - how did you do the weathering of the upper side? It looks very "right". Cheers, Michael That looks terrific. I kept going back for another look! Great finish you've achieved there. Cheers, Roger Very nice I'm tempted to get one at some point later this year.. Tim That looks superb! I'm in total admiration. Javelin's are super looking aircraft and yours really does them justice, well done! Excellent! Worth all the effort! Brilliant stuff mate you've made a great a kit into something very special. Well done! Iain Thanks Gents, comments are appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 A great Javelin Breaker, superb work. I've just started mine, do will be taking regular peeks at your WIP, so thanks for sharing your work. Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitok1983 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Very nice indeed!!!! Great weathering and paintwork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Wow !, That`s nice Great build and weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostbase Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 The Javelin was a huge beast of an aircraft, your build and weathering has really caught that well. Good job! Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 fantastic build looks great, very nice job on the paint and finish....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almaty Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Wow! Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Superb build and beautiful weathering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 You have really captured the well used look that a lot of Javelins seemed to show towards the end of their service life. A very nice example indeed. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Like it! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanBK897 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Superb, becareful with the rear undercarriage, because mine keeps braking in the joint between where the wheel attaches to the the undercarriage leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Great WIP resulting in a beautiful Javelin. Superb modelling at all levels. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Lovely Dragmaster. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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