Spookytooth Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 57 minutes ago, giemme said: Lookinf forward to it, Simon Ciao Wait no longer @giemme. Demasked..... To straighter edge on the starboard wing between the two greens, and I knocked the aerial off, bum. The ball of tape. I see some touch ups here and there but still have to spray some white on the rudder/tail fin. There`s a decal to go over it but I am not sure on how opaque they are. All comments welcome. Simon. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Looks good to me, Simon Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f111guru Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Fantastic paint pattern and progressing nicely Simon. Looking forward to the completed project. Ron VanDerwarker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Spookytooth said: We hope that you all had a great and stress free Xmas. Thank you for the sentiment and thoughts. Short of giving you a novel It started out great and plateaued until about 11:30 pm. Where it promptly was destroyed. But I don't want to tie your beautiful thread up with sob stories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Nice looking paint work, watch it pop with the addition of the markings. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 (edited) Lovely catch up Simon. Hope you had a great Christmas. Pain about that hook but a man of your caliber will sort that out no trouble at all. 😇 the camo looks good and the masking seems to have worked a treat. Is the dark green glossy for a reason? I’m guessing you’ll top coat to bring everything together later Any how. keep it up kid. Johnny. Edited January 19, 2020 by The Spadgent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Thank you @giemme, @f111guru, @Corsairfoxfouruncle, @stevehnz, and @The Spadgent. OK, work was put on hold while I tackled the F 16 but I needed a break from her so off back to the Spad. The "Store Holders" were very fine, to fine too say the least and broke, so time to start building some new ones. First off, cut some strips of 1.00 mm x 0.5 mm plastic. Then placed them on some masking tape, sticky side up. And wrapped around a 5 .00 mm drill. Placed in in a bowl of boiling water. And allowed to poach for a while. Once cooled , I undid the tape and found these. Six nice curved strips ready for the next process, trimming drilling and adding the clamps. Time for a coffee and fag. All comments welcome. Simon. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Ingenious! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 40 minutes ago, giemme said: Ingenious! Ciao What he said Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Thank you @bbudde, @ProfSparks, @janneman36, @Corsairfoxfouruncle. 3 hours ago, giemme said: Ingenious! Ciao 2 hours ago, Hamden said: What he said Roger Thanks G and Roger, hopefully it should work, fingers crossed. Right, I prepared the pylons by filing the remains out. Not pretty but job done. Next I cut some small strips of plastic to act as filler, the original "Clamps" were deeper. These were glued into place. I am leaving these alone this evening to set before trimming and filling the gaps. I also masked up the back end for a coat of XF 2. (I don`t know how opaque the decals are that go on the tail.) That is all for tonight, I will see what happens tomorrow. All comments welcome. Simon. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 The drill wrap is a stunning idea. I’ve banked that one for the future. 😇 Johnny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Thanks @giemme, @Hamden, @stevehnz, and @The Spadgent. A bit more done today though I did forget to some pics. I cleaned up the packing pieces and dabbed a bit of filler in and around. I then trimmed and glued the clasps ? in place. Next up, I drilled a 0.6 mm hole in each clasp. Just visible. Cut some short lengths of 0.5 mm rod. These will act as locating pins for the gun pods. And then glued them in position. As per normal, will leave to set overnight, they are a bit fragile. Off for tea now. All comments welcome. Simon. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Really impressed with the idea for the bomb shackles, so simple. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f111guru Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Great method to make the swaybraces. Made many in the past but just clamped them into a mold and hoped for the best. Definitely agree with the above. Ingenious!!!! All the best, Ron VanDerwarker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Looking fantastic under that paint job now Simon. 3 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Really impressed with the idea for the bomb shackles, so simple. Ditto. That's a really elegant solution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 21 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Really impressed with the idea for the bomb shackles, so simple. 18 hours ago, f111guru said: Great method to make the swaybraces. Made many in the past but just clamped them into a mold and hoped for the best. Definitely agree with the above. Ingenious!!!! All the best, Ron VanDerwarker 17 hours ago, TheBaron said: Looking fantastic under that paint job now Simon. Ditto. That's a really elegant solution. Thanks lads, I was thinking back to those dim and distant days of the 70`s and how we formed pieces for the scratch building then, before all the A/M was available. Thanks @giemme, @Hamden and @stevehnz, slowly getting there, my fault for starting too many kits LOL. Right, a bit of spraying done on the tail fin, some XF 2 for the underneath of those decals. Not much else done yet as other things prevail. All comments welcome. Simon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Excellent job on the pylons, Simon Very effective! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Hi folks It`s back. Thanks @giemme, @stevehnz, and @The Spadgent. Yep I picked up the Sandy again, the F 16 was getting me wound up, so I went to the hangar and rescued this one out. Under the watchful eye of Smiley Bear, chief mechanic and agitator . I traced out the tail flash to check if I had covered enough white. The answer was yes. The gun pods had a rub down where the "holding rod was misplaced. A hole was drilled into the outer pylon. A a length of 0.5 mm rod glued into place. I still have 3 others to do, and the rocket pods as well (the mounting points for pod to pylon are non existent.) Coffee time. All comments welcome. Simon. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Well, coffee break over. Drilled the rocket pod and trimmed the rod, and got this. Dry fitted of course. So I did the rest of them Some paint work touch ups here I am afraid but I will learn from my mistakes, ( I hope). All comments welcome. Simon. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Nice to see this one back, nice work on the under wing store mounts Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Hamden said: Nice to see this one back, nice work on the under wing store mounts Stay safe Roger Agreed, good to see more action going on with this, Simon Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 Thank you @Learstang, @Corsairfoxfouruncle, @Hamden, and @giemme I dug this one back up to save me getting bogged down on the F 16. More progress follows. The centre line drop tank was dry fitted to the pylon. Same with the gun pods. Masked up the silly mistake I made. (Drilled the hole 180 deg, out. And on the starboard wing , a little touch up. And tailplane. Then like Kiss? Unmasked. Yep a difference but easy to fix, I think. Tailplane next. Gun pods next got a coat. And the rocket pods got a touch up too. Again a little remedial work. Well coffee beckons. Stay safe. All comments welcome. Simon. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 OK folks, just to finish off the spraying today. Dark Green Mr Hobby 309. Next X 18 for the prop. Ans d finally XF 2 on the centre 3 pylons. All comments welcome. Simon. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Looks good, neat paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Steady job, Simon The different hues on the camo should disappear under a gloss clear coat Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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