Covjets13 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Hi all, hope you don’t mind me joining in, but I’ve finally sourced an Airfix kit from Evilbay. No decals, instructions or box...but the important parts have arrive. I have a NeOmega cockpit and wheel well, and some Kit-World decals are on the way. Cheers for now Si 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 "Test Bucc" sounds interesting ...…... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Welcome to the GB Si. Now you have us all wondering what you're planning for this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Raspberry Ripple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covjets13 Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 Morning all, yes she’ll be red, white, blue, green, grey and primer😉 So here’s a little update between the building work to the man cave. First I cut the tabs off the intakes, from previous experience😉 work to the undercarriage in place cockpit finished (NeOmega) and main undercarriage done. scratch built pylon and cameras, little bit of artistic license, as high quality photos seem to be as rare as hens teeth😂 Anyway that’s all from me at the mo, so any comments and encouragement are welcome (good or bad). Cheers Si 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Looking a bit special already this one! My expectations are now set accordingly high for an absolute stunner (no pressure then!). Mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Looking good - sounds like we're both building the same aircraft - XW987? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covjets13 Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 13 hours ago, zebra said: Looking good - sounds like we're both building the same aircraft - XW987? Yes we are, as a model club we have a theme of “testing times” so I’m in the middle of 4 1/48 aircraft. I’ve already built the ACT Jag and a Hawk. This Bucc is next followed by the VAAC Harrier. I’m loving the progress your making and watching to get some pointers👍 Im enjoying the GB and this is my second entrant. Cheers Si 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 5 hours ago, Covjets13 said: Yes we are, as a model club we have a theme of “testing times” so I’m in the middle of 4 1/48 aircraft. I’ve already built the ACT Jag and a Hawk. This Bucc is next followed by the VAAC Harrier. I’m loving the progress your making and watching to get some pointers👍 Im enjoying the GB and this is my second entrant. Cheers Si Cool! I think you’re going to town on the detail a bit more than me though. I love your scratch-built cameras. Im thinking about doing the VAAC Harrier and the ACT Jag too - have you posted the Jag on BM? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Impressive work there Si Sounds as if your Bucc will be in lovely company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Didn't know that you were putting your Bucc in the GB Simon. Excellent work on her mate she really does look fantastic, now hurry up and get some more pictures up of your progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covjets13 Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 ...Her goes So I placed tabs the interlinked (like putting a vacform together) and slowly worked from the leading edge wing root back and forward. The major problem is that the lower half was shorted by 4mm so lots of clamps and fudgery to get it together... So let the filling begin. I use automotive epoxy glaze as it sands beautifully, doesn’t shrink, and if you put a bit more hardener in you can sand almost immediately. So, fill, sand, repeat 🤯 you do have to be quick tho😂 Now, the holes are dealt with plast-card shims. i re-did the tail pipes, I had to shorten them, because they fouled the resin wheel wells, the new exhaust is from the Airfix lightning (don’t panic I have resin replacements😉). I also fitted the prominent “probe thingies” with plastic rod, the do look a little thick....but I’m not redoing them. new compressor faces to replace the bloody awful Airfix rendition. Any way that’s it for now, thanks for looking. Cheers Si 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Excellent work Simon. Those compressor faces are light years ahead of the Airfix plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Nice work Si. Those compressor faces do look good - wish I'd thought of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Smart work on the fitting and updates Si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Some cracking work on this Si. Looking forward to see the finished model. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Looking good, and a lot of work gone into this to get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covjets13 Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 So Here’s a little update.... The airbrakes, just wow🤯🤯🤯. It’s 7 parts in loose formation that vaguely fit, so after test fitting and trimming, and more test fitting (over and over) I got to a point where they kinda went together. Now that was as pairs, then making sure that was slowly working around so they all fitted to each other, again as pairs because there are no way to locate any of them together. So how to get them together...basically I used lots of Tamiya quick set, then when the joint was soft I could manipulate to get a good resemblance of closed brakes....and not destroying the raised details....Now I know why I modelled my Navy Bucc with the brakes open🤔 I then had a go at riveting, but the finish is so fine, it’s at odds with the rest of the kit. It’s at this point I made the decision that I can’t turn a “sows ear Into a silk purse” and can only do the best of my ability with plastic I’m given. so after many hours of sanding, checking and resanding we get here......🤯 so this is what we get after 1200 Mr Surfacer...more work on the sink marks on the nose😔 and the wheel wells look pretty good....thanks “G” @neomega resin. Can’t believe the tool makers panel lines on the nose...bloody awful. Strange because my Navy bird is not this bad...think I may have a poor moulding, anyway enough whinging, think I need to pause and have a crack at the 1/32 Revell P-51D to recover my mojo. Thank you all for your support and kind words...till next time Si 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Very promising! Taking notes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 On 7/1/2020 at 6:34 PM, Covjets13 said: at this point I made the decision that I can’t turn a “sows ear Into a silk purse” and can only do the best of my ability with plastic I’m given I've reached the same conclusion! Looking good Si - looks like the worst of it is behind you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covjets13 Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 So let the adventures in masking begin.... I sprayed white all over Masked all ready for the red I then masked again for the blue, but didn’t photo that, I was more focused on going through reels and reels of tape Now...yet more masking... This shows the bomb bay, masked and pershaded. I also masked the tail and intakes. I’m really impressed with the Hippo tape, it lifts up easily and doesn’t remove paint and leaves No residue. tail painted, fin flash decaled and then given a matt coat, then time to remove yet more masking tape. So, after 4 reels of Tamiya tape, we have a raspberry ripple Bucc. I have some touch up bits to do, and a small bit of filling that I missed on join behind the exhausts. So I’m now leaving it to harden and build something much easier for a day or two so I can crack on with the wheel well and decaling. Here’s a pic of the Revell Mustang cockpit I’ve been working on, I hope you don’t mind the distraction. best £15 I ever spent. Cheers Si 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 She is looking fantastic Simon, all that masking was definitely worth while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Very nice! I see what you meant about stocking up on masking tape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 The time and effort that you have taken with the masking has produced a superb finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 What a cracking result Si, excellent work, it's looking great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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