bar side Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 Did a last coat of filler on the Sluf and then re primed it. Gaps looking ok now New sensor under the nose from a bit of scrap plastic And new seat cut cut from its base & test fitted in the pit. have pre shaded and put n a mid grey coat. Check it tomorrow & see how it’s doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 So paint on the A-7 and up on her blutaced on wheels. Quite pleased with the colours The flaps and rudder are balanced on, the canopy is on with blutac. Many little jobs to do before thinking about decals but this one has come together in a way that the Viggen just didn’t want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 Bit of paint on the seat. Does compare nicely with the kit one And in the cockpit The cockpit needs a gun sight. The wheels are glued on and the front wheel well doors are on. Base coats are on the canopy, top still to do. Pylons are done and main wheel well doors are ready. Just cockpit step doors to be done. And need to make up the little sensors on top just behind the nose. The kit doesn’t have them so will make some up. Then can decal her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 Progress today has seen the gun sight built & installed, canopy front section glued in place, all undercarriage doors on and the steps fitted. Kit parts are all done, just the two sensors on the nose to make and fit before decals go on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 And the two little sensors either side of the nose are made & fitted. Need to give her a dust over with a clear coat and then it will be decals. Got to start thinking about the main FOD cover soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 8, 2019 Author Share Posted March 8, 2019 Got some decals on. Think she is looking the part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 What a transformation. Looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 Got to say someone told me it wasn’t a good kit, and it has its issues, but it’s definitely grown on me. Kind of reminds me of an eager puppy, keen to please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 So calling the A-7 finished. Needs some good outside photos but with the wind outside I think it would have taken flight. So this isher decalled up and posed Now I always liked the pic with the branded FOD cover on so this is my attempt So just about done then. And this is my 2019 output so far At least 4 or 5 in the stash waiting to get a look in, ranging from this to the FGR2 and the TSR2. That little Sita has something I can’t put my finger on. Tempting to paint it in RAF colours, or try to convert her in to a Bulldog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 A Bulldog would be a great visitor to the HAS apron. Not sure it would ever get permission to venture inside thought!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 A Chipmunk, Bulldog and Jet Provost are all on the wanted list. They turn up everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) Quite liking the little MBB Flamingo. Would love to know if any of these ever made it to the UK. Might have to settle for a Tarangus 1/48 kit at some point if I want a Bulldog Edited March 11, 2019 by bar side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Warming to the sea of a what if RAF Flamingo..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 Want to get the Sluf outside for some RFI photos but the wind just won’t play ball. Oh well time to get on. Work has stated on the FGR2 that cockpit & kit seats look ok, so no resin for this one. Think I am settled on building a Wildenrath blue tail this time. Tempted to get another as I do want a 56 Sqn red tail too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 Putting together the tub. All goes nicely, looks the part. Might even start getting some primer on there & the seats Test fit in the fuselage. Nothing else goes in there before the body closes. This could be a quick build.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Some paint on the cockpit. still need belts on the seats but they won’t go in until the end anyway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filler Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Very nice work on the cockpit. Plenty of photos of your build please as I've picked up one of these kits today. Down in Cornwall for the week and just stopped off at Trago Mills and they had one of these for £21.49, a bargain I reckon. The only hitch was having the wife with me when buying 'another one'. She asked me when I'm going to build it and if I'd built the one she bought me for Christmas (knowing full well I haven't!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 @Filler £21.49 is a bargain. My missus would have realised that either and refuses to buy any for me. But I seem to keep acquiring them though! It’s not a complex kit like the Tornado is. But this is my 3rd F-4 of varying types so I guess it looks familiar enough. No cockpit decals but lots of nice raised detail to pick out. Get that together & the fuselage follows pretty quickly. I guess next is wings on & try to minimise the joint underneath. Then external bits, cover up the wheel wells & other hatches and primer. Really looks that straight forward. Why they had to have the nose in two parts I will never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Oh forgot the intakes, but they should be ok. Not opening them up much as she will have FOD covers on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filler Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 @bar side, I've not opened it up yet, but the nose cone is two halves? That's a bit daft. FOD covers sounds a good idea as they are pretty large intakes and I guess the lack of depth will be quite apparent. I doubt my missus will ever buy a kit again nor sanction one. I guess it'll be back to craftily sneaking them in and up into the loft after delivery to work. Getting married certainly has put the brakes on my kit buying, which given how little building I do is in truth a good thing. I must finish my Tornado and Jet Provost and then really must build this Phantom to prove a point if nothing else. In the meantime, I'll just enjoy watching your progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Interesting Jet Provost kit @Filler - definitely one I am watching. Really want a JP and a Bulldog or Chipmunk to go with with Dominie & Hawks. My usual Phantom intake approach is to print a pic taken down an intake & stick it at the back where the blank plate is. It’s not a classy solution, but as I said I will fit FOD covers anyway so no one will see. They look something like this http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/phantom/full/raf99326.jpg The build has wing halves together and the pit in one side Posed with the other half on - not glued yet - resting on the wings and with another single piece nose on from another Phantom kit Kinda think it might be ready for primer this week.... Wondering about doing the varying greys by Tamiya LAG underneath, wings primed dark & fuselage and wing tips lighter, pre shade & then Humbrol 64 over the top. That’s roughly how I did my Tornado F3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Couple of pics of the cockpit area before the fuselage goes together So with that having dried over night it was time to seal up the fuselage. The wings are now together to, and the kit nose halves together. Test fit of the wings, tail parts, and intakes. Looking like a Phantom now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Might not look any different but the intakes are fixed on, as is the tail top. Wings are not on yet but will go on shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMP2 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 You dont stop, do you? Nice work. Re the Phantom seats - I found the Eduard PE belts n gubbins worked well on both of mine should you fancy it. Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 Cheers RMP. Might have a look at the PE as your Phantom seats looked the business. The kit seats are nice in this kit. I haven’t glued in the seat bit yet, just put the frame together so I can take out the green part to help fit belts Spotted this as a reference photo The original plan was to do tape belts & use some spare PE buckles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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