RidgeRunner Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Very nice, Scott The Toofani will look great :). Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 Thanks for the encouragement - I feel like it's moving forward again now. 😀 The Ouragan has the canopy on, and has had a couple of light applications of filler and another dark coat to indicate where further work is needed. I've applied a mask to the base to allow the Ouragan flash to be applied, and I just need to prepare the Ouragan lettering that will go over it in black - hopefully it will look smart. I'll leave the drilling & gluing of the acrylic rod until the spraying is completed. I have followed a different construction method with the Toofani - the gun pack & front u/c insert has been glued first. The intake fairing is loose here, but it is now quite a snug fit, and there is enough plastic around it to make sure it is correctly aligned, (unlike the Ouragan, which is slightly off-centre, 😒). Also getting the feeling that the Israeli Ouragan may be a kit too far - the KUTA GB is already calling.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Nice work, Scott. You’ve done well to get two moving along so don’t rush the third.... Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Thanks Martin, A bit more progress - the Ouragan has had its first shot of blue - I used Humbrol 15 enamel, unashamedly copying @stevej60 's idea of using the blue as an undercoat for the NMF. Didn't thin it enough for the conditions yesterday, so sprayed with a little bit too much pressure, and so the finish is a very nice orange peel. It had to be micro meshed before the next coat anyway. 😀 There are also a couple of bits which need more attention/filler. The Toofani has the nose bits glued in, and most of the detail parts will have a shot of Revell Matt 9 later on. The canopy needs polishing before it gets masked - my favourite job. 😒 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Thanks for the tip regarding the nose splitter plate alignment. Will have to remember that one. Looking great, keep going. Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: Thanks for the tip regarding the nose splitter plate alignment. Will have to remember that one. Looking great, keep going. No worries, and thanks. I'll be boxing in the front u/c bay in a moment - it's a bit 'gappy' as presented with the kit parts. The intake splitter fits very well on the top surface, and there is a retainer at the rear on the stbd side as well - the gap seems to be on the bottom, though it might just be me? I'll also drill some holes in the leading edge of the splitter now it's in situ for the pitot and tubes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 A good slathering of Games Workshop filler starts the front u/c bay boxing in - not strictly correct, but I'll add a few detail bits in there to busy it up once I am happy with the filling. I think I'll rescribe the surface detail on the Toofani, as a contrast to the Ouragan where the raised lines have been retained. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 Having let life get in the way, I got back to this today - I overcompensated with too much thinner this time, so it went on a little hot, and there is a bit of crazing here and there. A couple of days drying and the micromesh will sort it out. Time to move these builds on I reckon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Hi Scott These are coming along a treat, not a kits I've built before so really enjoying seeing you bring these to life. Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 12 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: These are coming along a treat, not a kits I've built before so really enjoying seeing you bring these to life. Thanks Pat, My head's been a shed the last week or so, and I seem to be making things a bit difficult for myself with these - they are basically sound little kits. I'm hoping the next couple of weeks will see them well on the way to being fettled. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 Someone said six weeks to the end of this GB - where did that go!? Anyhows, an update to convince myself there has been progress. ☺️ The Ouragan needs another coat of blue on the tip tanks and tail before the decalling starts. The stand ended up having a decal made for it as I couldn't cut out the logo successfully - it needs a bit of attention and then a glossing before it will be presentable. ..and the Toofani moves along - the detail pieces are awaiting for some silver in the gun, whilst the airframe comes together. The canopy needs a polish & then some masking. It hasn't fit together quite so well as the older moulding in some places, or maybe it was me? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Good progress Scott. Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? Or the end of the GB looms 🙄! Best wishes for the rest! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 We got decals on the Ouragan- not a big deal I suppose but there's some momentum in the builds now. 😀 They seem to have gone on well, fingers crossed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 And an update. Got most of the decals on the blue bits - they don't match any of the photos of I have of the Ouragan with the PdF, however. A small amount of making good is required, and her she is on the stand, (which needs tidying up). Once she is tidied up a quick squirt of silver should help. Might just get her done in time, though the Toofani may have to slide seamlessly into the KUTA GB. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Very nice, mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 That is looking really rather special, well done Jinxman ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Hi Jinxman, this looks incredibly smart, including the Ouragan sign! Are you a sign writer by any chance? This will look superb when you are finished! I am not a great fan of the Toofani, but I am sure it will be equally impressive. Great show!!! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 2 hours ago, jean said: this looks incredibly smart, including the Ouragan sign! Are you a sign writer by any chance? I have to admit that I am not - my practice attempts bore no fruit. 😔 Fortunately the internet came to my rescue, and I found the logo in a format that I could print a decal from, the red flash I had already painted proving a suitable background for the pesky red colour on the decal. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 13 hours ago, Jinxman said: I have to admit that I am not - my practice attempts bore no fruit. 😔 Fortunately the internet came to my rescue, and I found the logo in a format that I could print a decal from, the red flash I had already painted proving a suitable background for the pesky red colour on the decal. 🙂 What a cunning plan.... Machiavelli still do exist. How refreshing to know I am not the only one left! Great Ouragan! JR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 A squirt of Alclad 116 on the Ouragan - it looks ok, hopefully give it a quick scuff over later, and get another coat on tonight. The Toofani is being refined, for some reason it didn't fit together as well as the earlier issue kit - must have been me. It'll get a shot of Halford's primer later, and if the Alclad is out again I'll coat up some of the smaller parts, hopefully. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 Another coat of Alclad on the Ouragan - this time 119, and one more coat should suffice I think. The Toofani has come out ok, all that filing was worth it, and the detail parts look better for their first coat of Alclad as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 The Ouragan is unmasked - some touch ups of course, a couple of torn decals, but nothing that can't be sorted out. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 It's turned into something of a Blitzbuild to get the Ouragan done before the world and life takes over. Not as much attention to finishing it off as I would have liked, and parts of it are rushed, but it looks like an Ouragan. 😀 The Toofani will sit on the shelf of doom for a while - it can then get the attention it deserves. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 That's turned out really well, helped by the super display base. It's particularly nice to see a slightly less mainstream Patrouille de France subject 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Your fleet is coming along beautifully, mate Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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