stevej60 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Looking good Stu,keep at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 It's a monster - good luck with the priming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 Not go the priming done, can currently only prime outside in the afternoon/evening and seems the uk has decided to have afternoon thunderstorms, so instead working on the fin, proving tricky to get the extremity of the corner to stay in place , was using melted sprue now I’ll try regular sprue. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 That looks like it should sort the fin tip issue Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Looking good so far stu 👍 Will be following the rest of your build with continued interest, as I have been working on this bird for the past 11 years. (The real one that is, not the model 😉) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 It looks a simple job when you peer into the box ,but i can attest that the prep work on this kit is enormous,keep going stu👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/17/2020 at 2:47 PM, modelling minion said: That looks like it should sort the fin tip issue Stu. It didn’t, have hacked a bit more of the fin of and trying plastic card, thicker so should hold on better though will take a lot to shape it. Any a quick size comp with another build 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 She really is a big un' isn't she, the KC-10 isn't exactly small! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 6:26 PM, modelling minion said: She really is a big un' isn't she, the KC-10 isn't exactly small! Indeed, anyway the plasticard method has worked holding in place during sanding and it is now ready for priming, though tunnel vision on another build means it’ll wait till tommorow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Primed, and there’s a hell of lot more work to be done in certain areas not least the canopy and fin tip 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Getting there Stu. How much primer did this beast use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 20 hours ago, Dansk said: Getting there Stu. How much primer did this beast use? Not that much, gave each side 2 coats and plenty left in the can for another go once I’ve sorted the canopy and fin out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 Done and load more sanding and the primers drying, hopefully that will be the last of the course sanding leaving just the finer grades to finish the prep work before the gloss white can go on. Time is ticking on so have a backup project on its way that will be relatively quick build, matchbox f-5b. Probably should start the engines for this as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 5 hours ago, PhantomBigStu said: matchbox f-5b Ohh a real blast-from-the-past nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 All sanded and ready for the appliance white. Engines underway, 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Looking good! Not sure if the kit provides for a choice of engine manufactor (RR or EA), but if so for the A6-EDx series of aircraft, which I belive your decal sheets are having, the Engine Alliance GP7200 would be the right one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Good work Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 On 7/8/2020 at 6:05 PM, Dansk said: Good work Stu Not so now, thanks to two separate forms of incompetence I’m now attempting to strip it back to the plastic. Looks like this might end up a long term project and I have to crack on with the f5. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Sorry to hear that Stu, but very glad that you have the F-5 as a back up, built lots of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 2 hours ago, modelling minion said: Sorry to hear that Stu, but very glad that you have the F-5 as a back up, built lots of them! Might still see them both, seems Wilko household paints stripper works on appliance white, got quite a bit off already 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Good to know! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 Yep, got almost all of it and the rest will be easy to scrap off over the weekend, anyway made a start on the f-5, not going to the horrible blotchy blue grey I painted the original in but nice desert scheme on the box 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Nice, I really like the Asia Minor scheme on the Saudi F-5's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 Had to do another session with the paint stripper but it will be back underway after a rub down, also did a size comparison which really highlighted just how massive the 380 is 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Good to see that she will be back underway soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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