Lifeline Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) I think I want to join in with this; 20181213_173634 by mario binsar 20181213_173644 by mario binsar I took this kit with me when I went on board my current hitch four weeks ago, but haven't got the mojo to start building it... Until I saw this GB. My plan is to scribe it and build it with Twobobs' Santa Tracker decal (well it's a holiday season now, isn't it?). So, premisson to come aboard, gents? Cheers, Mario Edited December 13, 2018 by Lifeline 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeline Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 Well... Not much progress, due to works, classes, and family especially it's Christmas...But I was able to spent some times with the Viking. As planned, I scribed the exterior parts of the Viking, using a 3 way drawing plan I found on the internet... I forgot to document the whole process though.. 🤦♂️ I decided to have some fun and modified the cockpit ie: open the door and add a curtain afterwards... Yes... The 'curtain' will not really shows considering the Viking heavily tinted canopy plus the figures I'm using..🤷♂️ Anyhoo... Going to spend several days at the parent's for Christmas. So, Merry Christmas guys! Cheers, Mario 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeline Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) The progress is going slow... But I managed to scribe some details (APU vent, chaff/flare dispensers) which differ the -A model which the kit originally represent, and the -B I'm aiming for Also able to assemble the engines and slap some putty on the viking, and glued the wing I decided to cutoff the molded blade antennas on the plane belly and keep it someplace secure to avoid breaking it when sanding the areas Cheers, Mario Edited January 11, 2019 by Lifeline 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Good progress Mario. I am the same with antennas, I prefer to be able to add them after attacking the seams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Any more progress Mario? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeline Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 9 hours ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: Any more progress Mario? Not much, but we do... I just got back from work and continuing my builds. I masked the canopy, and glue it to the cockpit. I also paint both engine area.. so it's titanium silver for the engine face, mask it with Mr.Hobby liquid mask and flat white for the intake wall. This followed by black primer.. Hopefully the primer will hard enough for the the first coat of paint tonight... Fingers crossed. Cheers, Mario 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Looks good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeline Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 One thing which always bugging me during this build are the sonobuoys holes... I've read there's only 16 sonobuoy holes on S-3B, but Twobobs instruction and several photos I found on line still shows the original configuration. . To confirm this I post an inquiry on the ARC forum, and soon received the answer.. the specific airframe I'm building already had the ASW Demod.. So, additional filling are in order I also found a post here; http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/updatingyourvikingbs_1.htm describing the differences in S-3B and the necessary modifications which are quite easy to do, such as ESM Antennas And GPS Antenna After filling and sanding, the first coat of Mr.Color 308 (FS 36375) followed by khaki and slight flat earth marbled on the kit surfaces. And finally a light coat of highly diluted Mr.Color 308 to seal it all... Phew.... That all for now, folks Cheers, Mario 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Nice bit of research with the sonobuoys Mario. I was worried about your marbling ... But the outcome looks very good 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeline Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 Thanks Robert, Marbling over black base has been my route for years on making US Navy birds with their splotches and discoloration. It always look scary at first but lovely at the end. Update... The decaling has started, and ithe Twobobs decal looks very good! But several decal need to be trimmed. Thr instruction sheet is not as informative for me, and in the end it left me with several unused stencils. It react nicely with a careful application of decal softener. Cheers, Mario 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeline Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 A lot happened... Yet unfortunately I was too cought up to take pictures. After a gloss clear cloat, I applied a light enamel wash, since I think the black basing and the following marbling already did enough weathering... So, straight to assemble the small parts, engines, pylons, etc. And end it with semigloss coat.. Wait for several days (yet still leave a few finger prints 😫), and peel off the masking tapes... Wait... This means I'm done! More pictures on the gallery section... Cheers Mario 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Nice work Mario, looks excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeline Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 Thanks RAY, Thank you for the encouragement and especially not kicking me out of this GB...😄😄 Cheers, Mario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Congratulations on a nice model Mario. I particularly like the fun decal choice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Well done on your Tracker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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