AdrianMF Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 13 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Stopping now before I make more mistakes. Well I didn’t stop. I did make more mistakes. I fixed them. Now I’m really stopping: 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Looks great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 Fin numbers next: Get my template sorted out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 Got my numbers painted on by my usual mask a line at a time method: 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Nope, it's no good, I can see the pictures, and I still have absolutely no idea how you did those tail numbers, but you did an excellent job on them Cheers, Stew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Very clever job on the numbers. First Tu looking great so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Yes agreed, great job on the numbers, they look fantastic as does the rest of the model. Great job Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Stew Dapple said: no idea Follow the lines then (hopefully!) the numbers pop out at the end when you take off the masking. 54 minutes ago, Marklo said: First Tu Oh blimey, I forgot about the nice one! 3 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: rest of the model Plodding on towards the end here. Just realised I’d forgotten to put exhausts on the list and the units no longer fit in the ‘oles Anyhow, got my nose cone done. A tad thicker than I wanted but done nonetheless: 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 The dirty squad dropped in to say “hello: They will be back... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 This looks excellent. Nice work on the numbers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Great method for large numbers with no silvering guaranteed! Great progress. You are inspiring me to do more Soviet machines this year then I was planning... Regards J-W 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 1 hour ago, John Masters said: Nice work on the numbers! Thanks John. It’s my go-to method when I can’t find a suitable decal. 22 minutes ago, JWM said: Great progress Thanks J-W. The trouble is, this one refuses to get finished! I still need to print out some decals for the fuselage and my list seems as long as ever. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 One step forward - fuselage numbers from 14 pt “Phongraph” font: And one step back - front framing is too thick so I made a deal; if I could scratch it off with a cocktail stick without damaging the glazing, I would do it again: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 And one step forward again: Black X-15 walkway decal painted aluminium and attached with Future. When that dries I can cut out the middle sections and we’ll be done with canopies (again). 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Wonderful paint work Adrian, like everyone else, I'm really impressed with the tail number. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Unusual to see aluminium framing instead of camo colour, but nice save on the nose, looks way better! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Great work Adrian That number masking is just amazing… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 4 hours ago, CedB said: number masking Well, I can't decide between a silhouette cutter or a 3D printer for my birthday, and I don't have the time to learn either (and more computer stuff grrrraaaagh), so I think I'll be running with tape strips, balsa and car filler for the foreseeable future... Having waited over a month for Staples to find and deliver the laser printer I ordered (I do need one for work. Well, sort of. The inkjet is now behaving itself.), I realise it's been sitting in a box in the hall for three weeks now! Regards, Adrian 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 It does look flippin great Adrian, the tape strips, balsa and car filler is working very well. Great work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Saturday morning and back on the case. What I thought to be a bad sprue tag under the nose turned out to be a shell ejection chute, so I have re-instated it and added the venturis: And I’ve done the propellers, waiting for the superglue on the collars to dry. I’ve gone for metallic radiator shutters: 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Nice , the cowling faces and props look great. Are they home made venturis they look great. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 2 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: home made venturis Thanks Chris. They are not. Along with the intakes, they are more tantalisingly small parts from FROG to remind you what they could have been capable of. I did have to drill out the ends though Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Crikey that is a surprise, I do love a good Frog kit receiving the treatment Great work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 And finished! Now I will have to crack on with the much-superior ICM kit, but first I have an appointment with “Anything But Injected”, and I’m not talking vaccinations, either! 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Oh wow Adrian, that is a splendid model , great work. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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