Muzz Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Been off on leave from work for a few weeks now and not got as much done as I thought I would but things are moving along regardless........ Primer coat, Alclad Grey Microfiller applied and a couple of area's had to be sorted as you can see, around the front canopy and the little square insert on top of the rear fuselage. First colour on and weathered, Mr Hobby Color H337. Second grey camo colour of Mr Hobby Color H305 also on. And this is with the colours weathered together and toned down a bit with filter colour, gloss coat after this followed by the decals. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Big old beast, looks like a lovely kit your doing a great job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 How did you weather the colours together? It's looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 How did you weather the colours together? It's looking great. I sprayed a heavily thinned mix of grey all over, lighter than the dark grey but darker than the light. I then post shaded areas with a heavily thinned very dark grey. Muzz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrease Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) Great stuff so far - have you seen this tidy bit of inspiration? Edited July 28, 2016 by jgrease 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 Funnily I watched this video last night when trying to get some inspiration for which airframe to do! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted August 5, 2016 Author Share Posted August 5, 2016 Lots of progress made, gloss coat applied and decals are on. Lovely decal sheet with the kit with a comprehensive stencil set and they went on really well. The only issue I've had is there isn't enough contrast between the grey decals for the serial numbers and "MARINE" decal, a combination of the decals needing to be a lighter grey and the dark grey I've applied possibly needing to be a bit darker. This where I'm up to with the matt coat applied. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) Looks fantastic, very reality finish! Look forward to staring my Iraqi version after watching your build Edited August 5, 2016 by mirageiv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 great - like the weathered toned down finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted August 5, 2016 Author Share Posted August 5, 2016 Looks fantastic, very reality finish! Look forward to staring my Iraqi version after watching your build It's a great kit, I've really enjoyed the experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 Ok, so it's been a while since my last update and things have moved along nicely. Nearly finished, just got gear doors and stores to add and a few other wee bits. Undercarriage and wheels added. Decals, camo and weathering complete. Still some touching up and detail painting to add. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Some of the stores painted and ready for loading............. And these have arrived.......... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 The final the last update before this build is finished, he GBU-49's painted up, decal's on and ready for loading.............. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Wonderful job of a great jet, the weapons (as everything else!) look fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 All done, photo's up in the RFI section, thanks for looking and for all the comments. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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