Shelliecool Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 The time had come to start cutting some plastic and sticking bits together! I started with the cockpit and seat. These are small (as you would expect) and fiddly, but with some perseverance and tweezers I managed to get the pedals amongst other things to stay in place! Once dry I will airbrush on some colour. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 Today I have begun Paint the cockpit. using the Vallejo equivalent to Dark sea grey, I set to work airbrushing the cockpit and seat, once dry I will paint on some details and add the next pieces. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 Back to work after a long Christmas break. I have continued working on the cockpit, adding detailing to the pilots seat, pedals and interior panels. Then I fixed the seat in place, added the control column and began painting the instrument panel. Once this is dry I will apply the transfer and fix the instrument panel in place. Slow progress but back at it now. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 Since my last post I have continued to work on the cockpit interior. Fixing the transfer to the instrument panel and securing the clear piece over the top. I have placed the sides on and added some painted detail to the instruments on them. I have also airbrushed the silver pieces that build up the propeller and it's housing. The kit would have you fit the propeller in place from the beginning, I tend to leave this to last which makes airbrushing easier. Do I fit it or wait and do it at the end? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Shelliecool said: The kit would have you fit the propeller in place from the beginning, I tend to leave this to last which makes airbrushing easier. Do I fit it or wait and do it at the end? I'm with you Michelle - paint it / them separately and leave fixing it until the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 9 minutes ago, CedB said: I'm with you Michelle - paint it / them separately and leave fixing it until the end. Thanks Ced, I'm pleased I'm not the only one who prefers to build them that way! Michelle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Propellers are always the last part that I put on. They just get in the way and get broken otherwise. AW 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 14 hours ago, CedB said: I'm with you Michelle - paint it / them separately and leave fixing it until the end. Absolutely, the best method. For me the same applies to undercarriage legs etc. Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 9 hours ago, RidgeRunner said: Absolutely, the best method. For me the same applies to undercarriage legs etc. Martin Exactly, build them separately and paint them, then attach to the aircraft at the very end. Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Once the paint had dried on the interior I fixed it I to one half of the fuselage, along with the nose cone. Then I joined the halves together, this was a real squeeze but with brute force I managed to secure them. Then I turned my attention to the wings (roots) fitting the top section to the underside. This went smoothly and without drama. Once the glue was dry I removed the tape from the fuselage,and discovered that it would need quite a bit of Sanding to remove the seams. I set to work with some Perfect Plastic Putty, and went over it with Mr.Surfacer 1000. After several coats I began sanding. I hate seam sanding so have been working on it in small bursts, and am finally happy with the results. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazontipede Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 It's starting to look a real treat! This is one of my all time favourite aircraft and I too have one of these in the stash. So if no-one minds, I'll belatedly tag along as well and make notes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 9 hours ago, Gazontipede said: It's starting to look a real treat! This is one of my all time favourite aircraft and I too have one of these in the stash. So if no-one minds, I'll belatedly tag along as well and make notes! Welcome aboard 🙂 Michelle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 Since my last post I have been working on the canopy, several dry fits revealed that it didn't fit! The front piece was fine, the back was way too narrow! Lots of attempts at widening the back section helped but it still required a lot of force to make it fit. But fit it finally did..................... Once the glue was dry and the canopy was stuck in place, I added a little filler to the gaps (there were still some), and left it to dry. Then I constructed the airbrakes, and began work on the wing roots. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 Since my last post I have primed the fuselage and wings using thinned vallejo primer, this is really thick so definitely needs thinning to 5:1. Once this had dried (takes at least 24 hours), I gave it another blast where my Mr. Surfacer was still slightly visible. Again I left this overnight, and today i have carefully preshaded the panel lines. I used vallejo Nato black for this, and I'm pretty happy with the results. Once this has dried I will mask it up ready for some colour. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Nice progress. Considering it was at best a side-road on the path of Fleet Air Arm history, there’s a lot of love out there for the dear old Wyvern. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonkaGuy Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Looks superb so far! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Not sure how I missed this, but I'm now up-to-date. She's looking great Michelle! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Tidy work spraying those panel lines Michelle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I love the Wyvern and you are making a great job of it Michelle. It has our Galactic stamp of approval. Martian 👽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Love the Wyvern, and this kit looks good. I hadn't realised the Trumpeter one was as good as it seems to be. I have a CMR in the stash, and will definitely need another, so maybe I'll pick one of these up. Nice job thus far Shellie. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 14 hours ago, Terry1954 said: Love the Wyvern, and this kit looks good. I hadn't realised the Trumpeter one was as good as it seems to be. I have a CMR in the stash, and will definitely need another, so maybe I'll pick one of these up. Terry Both 72nd and 48th Trumpeter Wyverns are very nice kits, definitely a product of their 'A Team', I have seen it written somewhere that the kit designer was the same person from Dynavector, unsure how true that is but would explain why they are so good. Definitely invest in one Terry. Lovely work there Michelle, you're doing this forgotten type some justice there! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 With the panel line dry time came to mask her up. There are no decals for the invasion stripes (I would have airbrushed them anyway, but used the decals as a size guide), so by eye I masked up the striped and Grey areas. Then I mixed up some sky and airbrushed a light coat of it onto the build. The vallejo acrylic settled well, so I left it to dry overnight. The following day I gave it another light coat, leaving some of the panel lines visible. Today, I mixed in a little white and airbrushed some highlights/ wear marks. Once dry I will seal it in with Quick shine gloss, and mask up for the yellow invasion stripes. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 Time had come to mask up the invasion stripes, there are not any decals for this (so it needed to be done using a ruler and calculator). After a bit of head scratching and muttering i finally had the black stripes masked, and the yellow ready for some paint. I mixed up some Vallejo yellow and began to spray. It was only a light coat, but it settled well and looked good. Its now drying, ready for another coat. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I've had one of these stuck at the stage you were at in Post 35 for the last 5 years! I really want to get on with it again now that I have seen this one making progress. Duncan B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 With another coat of yellow down and sealed in, I masked up the aircraft to begin airbrushing the Dark sea grey. There isn't an exact Vallejo equivalent, so I opted to use Vallejo Dark sea grey mixed with a few drops of Azure Blue. This sprayed and settled well, and I am pretty pleased with the progress so far. The photo doesn't really show the true colour, it isnt actually this dark. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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