Gidge Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Hi guys. Here's my first build in 20 years and first attempt at using an airbrush. I don't really know what I'm doing so any advice, feedback and constructive criticism is apreciated Scalemates Project link Scalemates WIP gallery Practice install piece Press fit into place Supported by a sheet of styrene cemented in underneath which the resin piece is superglued to. Seam removed and polished clear 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Looking great so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roginoz Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Not much wrong with that ! Wish I didn't know what I was doing as well as the progress so far. Rog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastterry Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Not the easiest kit to start your new journey, but you've killed the seat and cockpit. TRF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 24 minutes ago, roginoz said: Not much wrong with that ! Wish I didn't know what I was doing as well as the progress so far. Rog A little beginners luck and a lot of help from YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 (edited) 1 hour ago, fastterry said: Not the easiest kit to start your new journey, but you've killed the seat and cockpit. TRF I'm finding it to be a good challenge and about the right difficulty level for where I'm at. There's a lot going on but it's a well engineered, generationally ahead of what I used to build as a kid. Plus there's plenty of YouTube videos of belle building this kit and variants of it. Most of its challenging but very achievable if you take your time. Moulding quality is excellent with a great level of detail. Only requires very minor fitting work I would recommend it to people who have got the basics down and want to step out up to the next level. Edited March 11 by Gidge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 A little more progress 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Looking good, welcome to BM. Thank heavens for Eduard cockpit detail sets! You seem to have cracked the airbrushing, however I see you are using an Xacto type hobby knife. I find the blades quite dull cutting edge wise. I much prefer surgical scalpel blades. Purchased by the box (100 at a time0 they are a far better modelling proposition. I'll follow your buiild. Colin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gidge Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 A little scratch building to recover from a tiny lost part 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 Prepping for paint work 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 Life and crappy weather got in the way for a bit but I'm back at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gidge Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 A little more progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Inside of the intakes are a pain to get a good picture of 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Great work mate, looks like a really nice kit !! Cheers JJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, JJ2016 said: Great work mate, looks like a really nice kit !! Cheers JJ Thanks mate. It is a very nice kit, though shortly after I spent hours carving out the old ECS pipes to fit resin replacement the new Meng kit came out with interchangeable pieces to pick the right version. If you're looking at a Super Hornet I'd look very hard at that as its a more modern kit on new tooling with a few party tricks. This kit is challenging in places but for the right reasons. The seams are intelligently positioned we're they're not likely to be seen. It seems to be a pretty accurate faithful kit as far as my research goes. There would only be very minor issues that you'd have to have a fairly intimate knowledge of the aircraft to know to look for. The only significant accuracy issue is the old style ECS vents moulded into the top of the fuselage that are a pain to swap out for newer revisions if you want to be consistent with newer paint schemes. At no point have I found myself fighting quality of manufacture issues or poor engineering. Quite a rewarding kit to work on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 First coat of light ghost grey on the sections that will be occluded by the intakes and will be a pain to paint later. Practicing pre shading and blending on the parts that are not going to ever be seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Hoping to finally assemble the fuselage in the next couple days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 Test fitting. The fit on the intakes is close but not quite there. Needs a little fitting work with a file to do something about those haps and correct alignment issues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gidge Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 Starting to look like an aircraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 It's been a busy night 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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