Rob K. Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 Made some progress with painting today. Masking Marathon. No peeling at all. Love the ak xtreme stuff. Ready for decals...... Thanks for watching. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I don’t know why, but I’ve only just found this. I’ve always liked the F-84, and still have a Monogram F-84F and a Heller RF-84. I’ll go back to the beginning now and read it properly. John PS also a fan of AK Extreme Metal paint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Yes looks awesome already. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Most of the decals are on. The letter/number code on the nose which I thought I'd use the DutchDecal sheet for turned out too large. Just waiting for some I ordered from a techmod sheet. Hope they will be ok. Once all decals are on, I will give the polished Alu some weathering with a wash in order to tone the gloss down somewhat. To be continued............. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 hmmm, I must try these paints, that NMF is really nice. rgds John(shortCummins) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, shortCummins said: hmmm, I must try these paints, that NMF is really nice. rgds John(shortCummins) Thanks John, yes I have never had much luck with NMF, but this AK paint airbrushes so easy. I have masked the model for large parts for the red and black parts and no metal paint came away after removing the tape. I like it a lot. I did prep it as described earlier. Rgds Rob 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Hi, Just a little progress today. Finished all the decalling, choose TP-7 for no particular reason other than that the combination fitted nicely in the allocated space 🙂 Did seal the decals after some deliberation, ready for the wash to be put on tomorrow after the gloss coat has properly dried. Going to try a dark brown wash from flory models, which seemed to turn out ok on polished alu on a youtube clip I watched the other day. (rather than a black wash). To be continued....... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Looking very smart, I'd go with the brown wash as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 20 minutes ago, Silver Fox said: Looking very smart, I'd go with the brown wash as well. Or a very sharp drafting pencil! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 looking good Rob did the pilot come with the kit? rgds John(shortCummins) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 15 minutes ago, shortCummins said: looking good Rob did the pilot come with the kit? rgds John(shortCummins) Hi John, Thanks. There is no pilot supplied in the kit. This one is from PJ productions. Rgds, Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Very nice progress!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Applied the wash: Removed the wash: Ploughing on.......... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Something was bugging me. One of the portside camera windows was just a little to raised. Removed the window (again)..... Should be flush now! Thanks for watching. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 just stumbled upon this one... very nice work. Love that NMF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Remember to get the Flory Dirt out of the crease along the wing fences, mate. I always miss this and realise after I've varnished! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, RidgeRunner said: Remember to get the Flory Dirt out of the crease along the wing fences, mate. I always miss this and realise after I've varnished! Martin Thanks Martin, It is good stuff that Flory wash, but it does go everywhere. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 It certainly is but it needs careful cleaning up. Martin PS - a nice build of a very nice type 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 21 hours ago, Rob K. said: Hi John, Thanks. There is no pilot supplied in the kit. This one is from PJ productions. Rgds, Rob you've made a good job of him 👍 it's funny how some manufacturers don't supply pilots, having said that I tend not to add aircrew to by builds but on the occasions when I do I always think they add to the overall model. rgds John(shortCummins) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Some advice for anyone attempting this build: Probably obvious, but it is wise to put the wing pylons (especially the inner ones) on before priming and painting. The fit is quite bad and I had to sand and shape them to follow the wing contours. I cut off the locating pins and drilled holes and inserted new locating pins from evergreen rod. These were the worst fitting parts so far in the kit. Fitting them at an early stage somehow escaped my attention................... Rgds 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 Not entirely finished ye., Still requires some slight touch ups. Here a small preview before I will make a post in the RFI section eventually. At least all parts are on. The air brakes are closed, but only with a little maskol. I may open them later. Got some other work to do, so it will take a while before I completely finalize the model. Not an easy build, but I quite enjoyed it. Thanks for all the feedback thus far. Thanks for watching......! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejboyd5 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 In the "84" era Republic was very big on red circles, squares and rectangles. Discordant, but accurate. Good job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 That looks real sharp. Likee very much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 That is one beautiful RF! Well done, sir! I hope I can do half as well on my 1/72 PJ Productions kit! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 very nice rgds John(shortCummins) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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