Ettore Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 (edited) Hello People ! Here, my kit for this GB: A Fouga Magister CM 175 Zéphyr, utilized for French carriers training landing s/n 11, Escadrille 59s BAN Hyères, France late 1970s until 1994. Fouga Zéphyr performed over 5000carriers landings on deck of Clemenceau, Foch and Arromanches during the service which lasted from 1959 until their retirementretired 1959 ( fron Special Hobby notices). Ettore 🇫🇷 Edited May 10, 2019 by Ettore 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 I'm looking forward to seeing this one come together Ettore. Do like seeing the Aeronavale roundel on aircraft and this will be a colourful one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Interesting choice. Looks like a rather complex kit. Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 Yes, it's true! It is necessary to do it very calmly and to construct some small pieces that easily break, the belts not present will be taken by a French D.H. Vampire. Ettore 🇫🇷 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Good afternoon Ettore Very nice choice I will follow your build as I have this kit in my stash ... All the best .. Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) Goodmornig to All Finally I start this GB - First step I had separate the cockpit pieces and I added some electrical cables behind control panels - Later, I sprayed black, H77 Gunze, and glossy white only on oxigen bombs This afternoon I hope to do a light grey dry brushing into the cockpit; I have also prepared, with a gray primer, the area of the engine and exhaust vents; these will have two shades of metallic color ......... but unfortunately you will not see anything from the outside 👀 Ok for this morning is all, the shower aspect me ! Ettore Edited March 3, 2019 by Ettore 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Nice start Ettore, I have one of these and several of the Magister's, I picked up these Model Art decals for mine which will offer some variation on the kit schemes - I guess I'll have to buy a couple more kits to use up all of the options! Something is nagging at me about the colour of the seats, at the back of my head there's a nagging doubt that says they should be a brown resin colour with black leather back pads, I'll have to dig out the Mushroom book on the Magister to check. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Hello Wez You're right, because one of my old photofiles of a Fouga Magister CM 170,and not 175, had the seats as you say: dark bakelite color structure and black padding, but another airplane seen by me in Italy had black seats and padding. A French modeller in the Wing Master magazine made them black with reddish brown padding, and this is not wrong; so as you can see, you're not wrong if you choose between these three combinations Ettore .................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 37 minutes ago, Ettore said: Hello Wez You're right, because one of my old photofiles of a Fouga Magister CM 170,and not 175, had the seats as you say: dark bakelite color structure and black padding, but another airplane seen by me in Italy had black seats and padding. A French modeller in the Wing Master magazine made them black with reddish brown padding, and this is not wrong; so as you can see, you're not wrong if you choose between these three combinations Ettore .................. Good to know, thanks for replying, it saves me digging the book out (I haven't got a clue where to begin looking TBH). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Hi Ettore Have you had a chance to do anymore on your build, it was coming along nicely when we last heard from you. cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) I'll be back soon guys, I've been visiting my mother in Sicily, and many more work commitments ............ but don't abandon the Fouga Magister Ettore 😎 Edited March 19, 2019 by Ettore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Hello to All Some little steps - I have slightly improved the side walls of the cockpit, just the bare minimum: some hydraulic pipes, some electric cables, internal lights and a lever that is placed in front of control panel, this area is all black with gray drybrushing. The engines areas are in aluminum at the front and gun metal in the back, same thing for the inner covers - Here the cockpit: I just added hydraulic pipes, seat belts and painted buttons and switches; I'm not very happy of result, but I can assure you that as a short run it is annoying to set up and detail Se you soon Ettore 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 Hello ! After the fuselages were closed, I realized that this kit will not be a walk, but a bloodbath 😡 I made a first very soft general filling. I'll have much work on the front nose and on engines air scoops. here a general view with the wings mounted and then a slight detail in the wheel bay with some hydraulic cables At next ! Ettore 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Uh oh. This one will take a bit of work indeed and all made the more essential by the silver finish. I'm sure you'll get it sorted though Ettore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 I hope Col, I hope........ For rear stabilizers, I started with an X2 glossy white Tamiya on the zone orange, I could use also a matt white, but the first on workbench was glossy, after some hours I sprayed an orange self made: A X-6 mixed with X-7 Tamiya, the result seems quite satisfactory Wheels bays are in Tan I repeated same orange procedure for the nose, note the white back, only that ! Take a nice Sunday Ettore 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Some nice internal detail in this kit and the extra you added in the cockpit makes it look very busy - I like it Looks like a lot of work got into the airframe assembly, resulting in a very neat model. Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 More successful work there it seems Ettore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 Goodmorning Modellers ! I finally sprayed aluminum, an AK brand (two sessions separated by an half hour); after 2 days of drying I glued the tail to 110 degrees of angle, and at the same time I sprayed white aluminum on the air brake areas .... in these photos you don't see much. I hope this weekend to give color with brush brush on some spots of white, and pick up the tan of the whells bays. The way to the end is still very long Ettore 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 She's looking good in her colours Ettore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I've come to your build rather late Ettore, but am pleased to be here now. The work that you've done on the cockpit is fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I always loved the look of these. Shes really looking good Ettore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 Hello people Here the kit finished Obviously I apologize to you for not showing other photos of the building, but the little time led me to glue and paint a few pieces at a time, the important thing is that I finished it in time See you at the next GB Ettore 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Lovely result Ettore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Wow Ettore! What a cracking job you've done with that, I'm mightily impressed with the end result and I'm glad I followed this thread. Once I've got some free time I'm definitely doing one of these with the help of the Model Art decal set I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Great work Ettore Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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