Hook Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 hour ago, ProfSparks said: Looks a bit baby blue? I'd say that looks pretty spot on when looking at photos of the real Cuban thing. Lovely work! Cheers, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Hi All Slowly slowly, the lower surfaces were adorned with their various remaining fins and vents, then masked off A couple of coats of Tamiya XF-12 J. N. Grey and it's done. In real life it's closer than it looks in the photo, just not quite light enough. Anyhoo, apart from a couple of leaks under the sausages, I'm quite pleased Masking off for the engines, then the myriad of green patches, then I can seal it all in and get some stickers on. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 Hi All The tailpipe was masked and given a coat of Mr Paint MRP-F088 Steel Metallic, then a touch of Tamiya XF-84 Dark Iron However, although there was no overspray A light scraping with a sharp blade, and dotting in with neat XF-12 later I'm sure it will be fine under a light Flory wash Comments and suggestions welcome Chewers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 It’ll just look like subtle weathering. I’ve just unmasked the underside of a Mirage F1 and the demarcation lines are fine but there are a couple of small patches of green on the undersides of the wings which is strange because the wings were masked before I started painting the green!. I bought a pot of Tamiya 84 recently and thought it just looked dark green in the pot but was pleasantly surprised when I used it. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 Hi All The green patches on the tail end were masked and sprayed with the AK-2302 Randome Green. This proved trickier than I was expecting, as the paint was very thin and took ages to dry. When I took the masking off I found some had crept under it, so some remedial rubbing and scraping had to be done. On 10/17/2020 at 1:41 PM, Biggles87 said: It’ll just look like subtle weathering. Thanks John, more fingers crossed Wingtips were brushed on At last I might now get some stickers on and see where that leaves me. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Hi All My run of niggles seems to be cross threading, as when I came to the previously pristine Eduard decals I discovered one had great lumps out of it That'll be going on the lower wing surface then Fortunately there are few markings, and no stencils as the Cubans painted over pretty much everything However, there may be one slight fly in my ointment... I'm going to Micro Sol it from the top and hope that it conforms as it works its way down Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Hi All Well, the decals shrugged off a two hours soaking in a constant stream of Micro Sol, and only just flexed with the next days constant application of DACO Strong Most off-putting, they still have the sheen resilience of a Teflon pancake. Not to worry, I've been collecting the many parts for her legs Nearly thirty parts there, AK-2304 Cockpit Grey for the struts'n'stuff, AK-2302 Radome Green for the wheel hubs, XF-85 Rubber Black for the tyres, a dirty wash of Pledge, and a glass of Shiraz for my sanity. The body and the tub full of underwing things got a light Flory grime wash And the long nose probe got care from XF-58 Olive Green and some of the blue mix I'd saved I'm going to clag them all together and blast them with W&N Matt Varnish. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 Hi All I've waited until the last minute for these pointy out bits, and the clock is ticking down to me snapping them off again I remembered the teeny red dot on the end of the cone too Everything brought together for a final coat of W&N Matt, then into the Isolation Box to solidify It should all go together easy enough from this stage, just the seat to get together now. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Hi All All dry, and nicely matt too The Type D recce pod is a snug fit along the various contours of the belly, and her back legs have solid locating holes Main doors have actuating rams that need to be against the forward inner part of the well, but I had had put the yellow pipe too close on the Port side from right the way back on page 3 of the instructions The rest of the undercarriage are small kits in themselves, about ten parts per leg A couple of hours spent balancing, glueing, knocking off, repeating, and the missiles and fuel tanks were lightly attached I don't want to get too close in case I breath on them and they launch again Anyhoo, one last spasm should see the seat for the driver and something for them to hang on to Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 wow, coming along nicely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Hi All With this being the Weekend Edition, your seat is limited to sixteen parts and some ?cloth decal? harness I would previously have considered this number excessive (I've built 1/72 Spitfires with a lower part count), but in this instance I can see where the full etch extravaganza would enhance it further The Mr Colour callout is for Neutral Grey (the darker shade) and Light Grey (the er, lighter shade), but having neither of these, I plumped for the nearest Vallejo Air I had A dark wash and a Matt coat and it's nearly there. With these harness thingies the instructions say to "use white glue", does that mean I cut them out and stick them on? Or soak them off, let them dry (on what?) and then stick them on? Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 Hi All I cut a small piece of the decal surround and dipped it in water to see what they were all about. Turns out they're not cloth, but a flexible, rubber type plastic They went on easily, stayed in place, and gave no indication of splitting or cracking. A coat of matt varnish to seal them on in lieu of the white glue, and I like them very much indeed. The control column was retrieved from long term storage, and the seat just dropped straight in like it was designed that way And just like that she's done I'll get some shots for RFI, thanks for the company and to all who joined along. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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