Roland Pulfrew Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Decisions, decisions. Bit of a late arrival to the GB, sorry, but normally love Nordic topics. Now that I’ve (finally) finished my Lancaster B2 project, it’s time to switch attention. As I’m still at work at present, I guess I might not finish this by the deadline, so I was torn between starting a J-21, doing the Strv 103 that I originally signed up to, or finishing a couple of old projects which are well overdue. I don’t think there’s any chance of me completing the Strv by the finish date, so J-21 or finish the Spits? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Your two Spits are well along so I'd say start the J21 then work on the Spits while bits of the J21 are drying 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 welcome along with another of those early wee Saab jets! It's never too late to join, we're only just over the 1/2 way point so still plenty of time for a build or 2 or 3 or more which seems to be quite common here. I blame the Nordicvirus for that! Good luck with the build, and hope you have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 10:52 PM, Col. said: Your two Spits are well along so I'd say start the J21 then work on the Spits while bits of the J21 are drying Damn, you saw right through me 😄 Can’t resist starting a new kit, I’m just rubbish at finishing them. Here we go then, I’ll start with the usual pics: Some nice looking detail 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 I don't suppose any of the RSAF fans out there have any colour cockpit pictures of the J-21, do they? I've done a search with my favourite search engines, but haven't been able to find much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) Hi, Marlin is doing a J21-A- currently on Page 1, & Christer's build of both -A and -R versions is currently on page 3 - might be worth checking those out for colours etc. Pete Edited April 4, 2020 by PeterB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 If the photos in MMP Books title on the subject are anything to go by the majority of the cockpit is the same green as the exterior with the exceptions of the framework around the instrument panel in what looks a lot like British interior green, black for a panel containing two dials and their associated switches in the upper centre of the instrumant panel along with the two switches just below that and the rotary selector right of the latter, then some orange around the edges of the two trim wheels beside the throttle. Hope this helps a bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 Very saddened to admit that work commitments and living in 3 different locations over the last 7 weeks have defeated me, I guess I’m not going to make the deadline - again 🙄. Still just to prove all is not lost, there has been some progress 🙂 it is at least starting to look like a J-21 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 that's a shame to hear, but I think this my be a case with many. The build threads will still be open so feel free to update it when you can. Thank you for joining us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 On 5/15/2020 at 12:40 AM, trickyrich said: The build threads will still be open so feel free to update it when you can. Thank you for joining us. Thanks @trickyrich. I will try and finish it now I’ve started it. The Nordic countries are some of my favourite subjects for building, but it seems like decades ago that I did my last splinter Viggen (oh damn, it is). Perhaps if I’d spent less time watching other threads and more time building, I would have done better 🤦🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Don't worry, I purposely decided to only do one build as I knew running this GB would just eat up lots of build time and it did! Please update your thread, there's bound to be interest in seeing her completed. There's always the Pt 2 to satisfy your desire to build more Nordic subjects! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 18 hours ago, Roland Pulfrew said: Perhaps if I’d spent less time watching other threads and more time building, I would have done better 🤦🏻 A few of us can say the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 I had completely missed this one! I'm so sorry. You've stalled at one of the trickiest points in the entire kit. That darn boom to wing connection....I had less than stellar result with my two kits, but that might be due to the fact that I attached the landing gear roof a little early. Testfit A LOT here! It will save a lot of sanding and swearing later... I hope you manage to finish it in any case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 On 5/18/2020 at 12:39 AM, trickyrich said: Please update your thread, there's bound to be interest in seeing her completed. There's always the Pt 2 to satisfy your desire to build more Nordic subjects! Thanks @trickyrich I have now managed to find a little more time so she’s coming together. I really look forward to a Nordic Pt 2 GB. I still have quite a few Scandinavian subjects In the stash to build! 😇 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Christer A said: A LOT here! That darn boom to wing connection....I had less than stellar result with my two kits, but that might be due to the fact that I attached the landing gear roof a little early. I hope you manage to finish it in any case! Thanks @Christer A Wing boom fit not too bad. A little filler required but not too bad on the whole. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 Still going. Decided to try out my new H & S airbrush on the J-21. Wow it burns through paint!! Going to take a while getting the pressures right, particularly on the 0.4 nozzle. One annoying aspect is I keep getting a build up of paint on the top of the nozzle, which means splatter or pausing and cleaning every few seconds. I assume that’s a slightly bent needle, which is annoying for a new airbrush. I’ve used Tamiya XF-82 on the lower surfaces and Model Air 71.010 on the top surfaces. To my eye they seem reasonable matches although the Tamiya may be a little dark. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 A little more progress again tonight. Following yesterday’s splatter painting, I’ve given the previous top coat a rub down with wet’n’dry and adjusted the pressure on my H&S airbrush and tried a new top coat. Much happier now. Now going to give it a good 24 hours to dry, then a bit of masking before redoing the lower surfaces. Looking at reference picture, I think my choice of Tamiya XF-82 is a bit too dark, and maybe not blue enough 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 nice progress, she looks good with paint on. That brush will take a bit of time to get use to, she's an amazing tool. For 1/72nd and even 1/48th I'd drop down to the 0.2mm needle set, you'll find you'll have less dramas with the paint finish and use way less paint. I use this even for 1/32nd beasts, i this scale I can play around with patchy finishes really easily. Plus she works the best with a mix of 50:50 paint-thinners, though you can take the thinners up to 95% for really fine misting effects. You will find too that you can start to drop the pressures and flow too with the really thinned paint, which then allows you to slowly buildup the colour to suit your needs. If you're worries the needle is bent just run some water through it al look at the pattern, quickest way to tell. I use to get bad buildup on the nozzle but using thinner paint help, though it is something to watch out for. But experiment with it, it's such an awesome airbrush, gosh I now use mine for 90-95% of all my painting on a build.....even to do just one small part....I know quite sad! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 And slowly she creeps forwards!! Been having a mare with the etched metal parts, and one or two may have fallen foul of the carpet monster 🤦🏻 Still I’ve started decalling and am following my new policy of doing all of the fiddly little ones before doing the large and colourful ones. Just the undercarriage, canopy and varnish to go now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 Finally, she stands on her on feet Just the canopy, some weathering and final varnish to go!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 Canopy on, just needs cleaning up a bit and the paint touching up, then some weathering and a coat of flat varnish 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 Finally finished. A little beyond the deadline, but finished all the same. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 No matter If bit late, it's finished and looking great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Looking good 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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