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9 hours ago, Andwil said:

Superb!  I love that gorgeous mountain photo as well.

 

AW

Thanks Andwil :thumbsup:  The Dolomiti are always a joy to behold :) 

8 hours ago, VT Red Sox Fan said:

Simply jaw dropping 🤣😎cheers Erwin 

Thnaks Erwin, way too kind

6 hours ago, Cookenbacher said:

That looks incredible Giorgio.

Cheers Cookie, thank you - much appreciated :thumbsup:

6 hours ago, John Laidlaw said:

Two things: I'm going to steal the LEGO brick idea, as it's ingenious and clever; your work is superb, beautiful!

Steel away, John - that's what I did in the first place, can't even remember where I saw that :wink:  and thanks for the praise :thumbsup:

2 hours ago, Biggles87 said:

Which side of that lump of rock did you ski down?

Great work on the undercarriage hydraulic lines and the sensors.

 

John

That is the Saslong, home of the Ski World Cup Downhill famous race. I skied down that slope 4 times during the WE, amazing and a lot of fun. If I'm not mistaken, it's the one you see on the right of the Saslong itself 

And thank you for your comment :thumbsup: 

1 hour ago, limeypilot said:

I love the subtle shading on this one, gorgeous work!

 

Ian

Thanks Ian, I'm pretty pleased at how it turned out :thumbsup: 

18 minutes ago, CedB said:

Gorgeous. Good job Giorgio :) 

Cheers Ced, thanks :thumbsup:

 

Ciao

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On 27/01/2020 at 10:33, keefr22 said:

That first pic in your post is lovely G, really cheered up a damp and gloomy Monday morning here. And the jet is alright I suppose.... (just kidding, she's looking just as lovely in a different way! :) )

 

K

Glad I contributed to cheer you up, Keith :thumbsup:  Thanks for the comment, too - she's completed now. see below :wink: 

On 27/01/2020 at 12:18, PlaStix said:

Hi Giorgio. Hope you are well. You look to be making superb progress - it's all looking very impressive! :thumbsup:

Kind regards,

Stix

Cheers Stix, hope you are good too :) Final progress done, see below :D 

On 27/01/2020 at 15:08, Spookytooth said:

Looks very nice G.

I have got to remind myself that`s 1/72.

 

Good to see that you got back from your skiing intact.

 

Simon.

I keep remembering it's 1/72, Simon - no doubt about that! :frantic:  Thanks for your comment :thumbsup: 

On 29/01/2020 at 23:56, The Spadgent said:

Ace work. Glad the masking came off well. Great vista shoot too. 🙌😇👌

 

Johnny

Thank Johnny :thumbsup:  The mountain shot is just beautiful, ain't it? :D 

On 30/01/2020 at 10:12, rob85 said:

I know I take the mick out of jets, but she is looking very elegant. As ever your work is crisp a detailed, very nice!

 

Rob

Thanks Rob, much appreciated :thumbsup: And I learned a new English expression too :D ("Take the mick out", that is :wink: )

On 30/01/2020 at 10:54, stevehnz said:

This is looking really good Giorgio. As it comes together, the detail just builds towards the whole in a most impressive manner.

Steve.

And I'm glad to report I finally reached that whole, Steve - thanks for the praise :thumbsup:

 

As I mentioned, I'm calling this completed! But let's see how I got there, to wit the last few steps in this build:

 

first off, I wanted to test fit the canopy before adding any other protruding bit

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Not too bad, I suppose; so I set off to complete the underside, by completing the paint job on the nose sensors

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gluing the outboard pylons and the Sparrows

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I managed to knock off one of the flaperons, as you can see :banghead: No big deal, though.

Painting and weathering the wheels 

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And here are all the underside thingies glued in place

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including actuator arms for the U/C bay doors

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and the tiny little bl..dy sensors :frantic:

 

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Time to go back to the top side; APU exhaust painted (with Tamiya Gun Metal, by brush) and glued in place with Gator's Grip

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The seat was eventually glued in 

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as well as the control stick

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And finally, the canards and the canopy

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Propre RFI pics to follow in due course; meanwhile, thank you all for following, commenting, cheering up and contributing to this thread.

 

All comments welcome, as ever

 

Ciao

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22 minutes ago, giemme said:

I keep remembering it's 1/27,

 

1/27? The thing's huge - you've been kidding us on all along G !!  🤣

 

Seriously that is yet another marvellous Giorgio build - really cracking Tiffie!

 

I do hope the pilot's OK though after landing upside down on that lump of rock: :)

 

25 minutes ago, giemme said:

 

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Keith

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Fantastic work Giorgio, she looks great.

Question for this layman. Looking at the image of the front undercarriage and it's bay, I can't help but notice that when the door is closed, it will leave a hole at the rear or am I nissing something?

 

Stuart

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Brilliant Giorgio, I can't believe you made the old Revell kit turn out like that!

 

5 minutes ago, Courageous said:

Looking at the image of the front undercarriage and it's bay, I can't help but notice that when the door is closed, it will leave a hole at the rear or am I nissing something?

The gap is there in real life, Stuart. Of course I didn't find out until I had carefully filled the one on my build.

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5 hours ago, Spookytooth said:

Looks wonderful G. looking forward to seeing her in RFI.

 

Simon.

Cheers Simon, thanks :thumbsup:

5 hours ago, stevehnz said:

That's a bit brilliant Giorgio, I'm at work, just now, but looking forward to viewing it on a decent sized monitor.

Steve.

I hope it won't disappoint you, then :D Thanks Steve :thumbsup: 

4 hours ago, keefr22 said:

 

1/27? The thing's huge - you've been kidding us on all along G !!  🤣

 

Seriously that is yet another marvellous Giorgio build - really cracking Tiffie!

 

I do hope the pilot's OK though after landing upside down on that lump of rock: :)

 

 

Keith

:rofl: I fixed the scale now, Keith :D Thanks for the praise, much appreciated :thumbsup: And yes, that upside down landing ain't for everyone, you know? :D 

4 hours ago, Courageous said:

Fantastic work Giorgio, she looks great.

Question for this layman. Looking at the image of the front undercarriage and it's bay, I can't help but notice that when the door is closed, it will leave a hole at the rear or am I nissing something?

 

Stuart

4 hours ago, Cookenbacher said:

Brilliant Giorgio, I can't believe you made the old Revell kit turn out like that!

 

The gap is there in real life, Stuart. Of course I didn't find out until I had carefully filled the one on my build.

Thanks Stuart and Cookie.  As Cookie says, the gap is actually there; take a look here

https://live.staticflickr.com/3118/2692396988_787ef4e1d9_b.jpg

 

4 hours ago, perdu said:

Awesome G

Thank you, Bill :thumbsup: 

3 hours ago, rob85 said:

She’s a stunner alright, you have made grey look very very exciting!

 

I’m glad I’ve managed to expand your vocabulary, my English teacher would be shocked and impressed.

 

Rob

Thanks Rob :thumbsup: :thumbsup: 

2 hours ago, CedB said:

Absolutely gorgeous Giorgio - a stunning level of detail :) 

Cheers Ced, very kind of you :thumbsup: 

 

Ciao

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Wow !! Another Gem Giorgio !!

Really brilliant job on here !

Have a Mc Chouffe on my behalf !! it's well deserved !

Now the RFI !!

I do not remember wich BM'ers received Mc Chouffe at Telford, I' had bring some for you But...

Nice job again Mister G !

CC

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On 02/02/2020 at 23:48, The Spadgent said:

Really beautiful work Giorgio. Those canards are the icing on the cake. Top stuff. I’m quite sad this is over it’s been a pleasure to watch.

Thank you. 🙌

 

John.

Thanks Johnny! :thumbsup: I'm actually quite glad it's over! It's been quite a fight with this kit, even without considering the self inflicted punishment caused by the scratch-building/aftermarkets/improvements... :D 

All in all it came out not too bad, I suppose.

On 03/02/2020 at 00:02, corsaircorp said:

Wow !! Another Gem Giorgio !!

Really brilliant job on here !

Have a Mc Chouffe on my behalf !! it's well deserved !

Now the RFI !!

I do not remember wich BM'ers received Mc Chouffe at Telford, I' had bring some for you But...

Nice job again Mister G !

CC

Cheers CC, way too kind :thumbsup:  I ran out of McChuffe, but that can be easily sorted, on may way home from the office ... :D 

Telford: I shall be able to come, one day or another!

On 03/02/2020 at 01:57, stevehnz said:

It didn't. :) 

Especially not those. :D

Steve.

Glad you liked it, Steve :thumbsup: 

On 03/02/2020 at 07:19, limeypilot said:

Stunning build Giorgio, I love it. Very impressive indeed.

 

Ian

Thanks Ian, much appreciated! :thumbsup: 

On 03/02/2020 at 08:15, Biggles87 said:

Bellisima!!

Looking forward to whatever’s next.

 

John

Cheers John, grazie! :D :thumbsup: 

On 03/02/2020 at 09:22, Andwil said:

The Typhoon is fabulous.

 

What’s next, the Sagittario?  🤞

 

AW

Thanks AW :thumbsup:  The Sagittario is enticing, isn't it? But I don't feel like it just yet, sorry :shrug: :)  On top of it, I need to do more research before I tackle that build - not easy, because it was built in very small numbers.

 

What's next, then? If I remember properly, the general consensus was for the EE Lightning, right? :winkgrin: :D 

 

But which of the proposed schemes?

 

Lightning

 

I do have a preference, but what do you guys think?

 

Ciao

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