SoftScience Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Impressive work on the nozzle petals. Did you crimp the foil and then lay it down? A quick step by step would be greatly appreciated, should you ever find the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 David, nice work on this kit. While I was living and working in Banbury in the early '80's I was driving homeone evening and as I drove up a hill and came to the top of it an an F 111 came hurtling towards me at what seemed like 50 feet above ground level and screamed over me on its way to or from Upper Heyford. I was so scared I damn near drove off the road! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 (edited) Thank you chaps. Craig- The nozzles and the cockpit are the only areas I will pay special attention too, the rest simply oob as it is a great kit, plus would rather try and finish something that doesn't take months this time Hopefully progress will be a bit more speedy on this one. Tomoshenko- One bonus is the paint dries sharpish at least, true best make the most of this in the UK while it lasts. Softscience- For these ones I just layered the foil trying to replicate something like this: http://s671.photobucket.com/user/j1shb/media/Corsford_F-111E_exhaust_zpse60efc51.jpg.html It is little thick however but close enough for me, in the next update I'll take a pic to show you what I did, a 2 second job really but helps busy the whole thing up! Whofan- Nice story , lucky to see in my opinion! Unfortunately this is another one of my fav modelling subjects I never managed to see My dad was driving past a base, I think Lakenheath, when they were coming back from the raid in Lybia, wondering what all the fuss was only to hear later the story we all know now. Thanks guys, trying to finish the pit tonight! David. Edited May 9, 2016 by mirageiv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janremco Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Great work on the F-111 cockpit. Looking realistic. Jan Remco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Thank you Jan! I finished the cockpit last night, I think I'll weather the front coaming a little more as they seemed to get a bit more sun bleached than what I've done here. And with the big canopy placed on you can still see some things inside. I will close it as the cockpit needs some extra modifying if you want to open one or both windows which I don't want to do tbh, plus I like the clean lines way better Looking at this photo it will need some polishing before a dip in clear! The reason I updated so soon as I've been test fitting a few of the parts and not sure if I've got the alignment quite right , maybe someone who knows this kit can help so I can continue construction. The MLG bay is large and I think fits like so with no significant gaps anywhere, but when you look from a different angle I get a large gap that I'm not sure should be there and it isn't clear in the instructions, And with everything taped up properly it seems to maybe affect the slope of the fuselage, too much slope? The real one is quite sloped but I'm finding it hard to tell what the correct angle should be given the one or two large gaps I'm getting at the rear/front fuselage join, Pretty sure I've followed the instructions correctly but cocking up things like this isn't alien to me . Thanks for looking, David. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janremco Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I like it David. The slope could be looking different with the wings attached. Jan Remco. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Glad to have another jet build of yours to follow David. Looking great so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 That cockpit work is just beautiful. Very crisp. Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 As said above that is looking extremely nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Very nice work again David, your cockpit will look more than adequate with the lid down and looks better than mine do that have the lid up! Can't help you with the question as to the slope of the fuselage as I haven't built one of these but It looks quite good to me from your side on shot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 Thanks fellas! Jan, I test fitted the wings and you are right it does look better, I guess that big gap for the MLG is supposed to be there Cookie- , come join the fun in this GB! Haven't seen one of your gems in a while Cliff, Skids, thank you. Craig- Thank you Craig, next time I'll probs just use the decals as I rarely go inspecting the cockpits of my closed canopy 1/72 jets Cheers David. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Yep what the others said, cockpit is looking well tasty, sharp and well detailed. Shame to cover it up. Though nice large canopy will show things through. As for the slope, apologies in advance for a "teaching grandmother to suck eggs" kind of approach, but what do the reference sources look like? To be honest it looks about right to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Thank you Jan! I finished the cockpit last night, I think I'll weather the front coaming a little more as they seemed to get a bit more sun bleached than what I've done here. And with the big canopy placed on you can still see some things inside. I will close it as the cockpit needs some extra modifying if you want to open one or both windows which I don't want to do tbh, plus I like the clean lines way better Looking at this photo it will need some polishing before a dip in clear! The reason I updated so soon as I've been test fitting a few of the parts and not sure if I've got the alignment quite right , maybe someone who knows this kit can help so I can continue construction. The MLG bay is large and I think fits like so with no significant gaps anywhere, but when you look from a different angle I get a large gap that I'm not sure should be there and it isn't clear in the instructions, And with everything taped up properly it seems to maybe affect the slope of the fuselage, too much slope? The real one is quite sloped but I'm finding it hard to tell what the correct angle should be given the one or two large gaps I'm getting at the rear/front fuselage join, Pretty sure I've followed the instructions correctly but cocking up things like this isn't alien to me . Thanks for looking, David. Hi, I had that gap too on my sparkvark project. Some judicious taping and gluing sorted that out, but by the time you put on the intakes it shouldn't be an issue. Top work by the way! Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 Tomoshenko, thank you. You are right the more I have looked at pictures, I think it was all in my head! Paul- Thank you for the help, just wanted to double check before I glued it all up . Cheers David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Looks pretty sloapy to me, but I'm no expert. Look here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMP2 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 FOD covers are beautiful things for such concerns. Is that the longest and thinnest LGB ever made? I need deeper shelves so I can fit one of these in here. Keep it coming, you might just convince me to Go Large. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 It might be the longest! Although not sure if a MOAB, or whatever its called, could be laser guided. Not sure if I'll add FOD covers,, the cave like intakes of the 111 I quite like really . I wanted to build a 1/48 version too but went the easier route with the Hase kit (cba getting all the right kit/decals/weapons etc..when I had it in 1/72 already), a 1/48 kit sure would be impressive though, do it! No progress on this one anyways , that stupid life thing interfering with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 The cockpit looks stunning, nice work, getting the canopy polished clear will help reveal all that lovely detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Evening, Am just returning to my EF-111A, and have been using your project as a reference! Any updates on a top build sequence so far? Cheers, Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 Hi Paul, I'm afraid no more progress yet, like yourself I've been a bit busy recently. Hopefully this weekend I can get some bits glued up (hopefully ), anyhow look forward to your updates on the EF-111! Cheers, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon382 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Really enjoying this build. It brings back great memories as I used to visit Upper Heyford every week in the early 90's. I was RAF at the nearby Abingdon as air traffic. We used to bowl against their tower staff every week and built up some great friendships so thanks for the reminders! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Some excellent work in the cockpit, and the rest of the model is coming on a treat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Hallo there, Just wondering how you were getting on with your project? Would love to see more! Best, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 Hi Paul, honestly it has been shelved for the meantime. I just lost motivation on it (nothing to do with the kit itself), or I just couldn't resist making some more Marineflieger Starfighters before I pick it up again. Maybe I can still have enough time to do this too but will pick it up again eventually (those famous last words). Sorry to let you down on the progress of this one and others who wanted to see the E! David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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