Dermo245 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I think this looks great Jason and love the variations in the grey - very subtle. Decals and wash will really make it pop. 👍 Dermot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 Thanks Dermot, fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 Ok, got the Nav lights painted this evening, did a couple of touch-ups, and now the first gloss coat is on... I'll let that dry (and touch-up the paint a bit more, that I noticed *after* varnishing it!). Then it's on to the decals. I have two sets, the kit one and the aftermarket, and I'm using both of them. So that's twice the chance for them to go wrong (decals have made me cynical!). 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Nice on the paint work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 Thanks! Have slowly been working through the decals. It's being a bit awkward, as I have two sets (kit and aftermarket), and both of them have some slightly unclear placement instructions, one just out of laziness, and one out of busyness! The kit decals are actually going down well enough, but they're a little bit poor in terms of quality, with some out of register issues etc. The aftermarket decals are better looking, but have a residue on them that I have to clean off, and have thick carrier film and are trying their best to silver a lot! But it'll be grand, I'll get there slowly! I have one half of the fuselage done, here's the nose... Will keep on working through them... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 It's looking really good from here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 Well, after a couple of weeks of not getting near the bench at all, I finally got the decals done last night... Next up is the second gloss coat (hopefully this evening) and then a panel wash. I'm hopeful I'll get this finished in time, I'm off next week so that should help... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Looking really good! Mine has ground to a halt for the moment but I hope to get back to it soon. I think you're definitely going to get across the line! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Thanks, hope you get to finish yours soon! It's taken a few hours, but I have the panel wash done, using oils. Some of the panel lines aren't great, but most of them are decent so I'm happy with the result... Next is the matt coat, hopefully tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest. Once that's dry, the canopy masks come off (which I'm worried about as the individual canopy parts are loose-ish) and then I get to stick on all the numerous bits and pieces I have that are already painted/varnished from the start of the build, back in April! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 Well, in the end I got it done quickly, it helped having all those parts already painted and ready to be stuck on. Firstly, I got the Matt coat done, did some unmasking, and then put on the undercarriage (and man, the main undercarriage is ridiculously complicated!). Here's how it looked... Then I did the last few bits and pieces, and it's done. It's pretty rough, some of the fit is bad and the decals aren't great, but it turned into a "get it done" build rather than a "do it better" build, so I'm happy with bits of it and I'm happy it's done! Thanks to everyone for their support and advice and thanks to @Brad for hosting! Here are a few more pics, and I'll put some of these up in the Gallery as well... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 It looks AWESOME. What a great build - well done! Gotta say I can't imagine there are many builds of that kit that look as good as this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 Thanks! I'm pretty happy with the paint job and panel lines, for once I didn't obliterate the tonal variation in the paint! The fit and seams etc. are another story, and I decided to stop fighting them and just put up with them! And the decals misbehaved and have a lot of silvering as well, despite the gloss coats and plenty of MicroSol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Well, I’d say that was a pretty high standard finish for a “get it done” build 👍 AW 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Great job, I had the colour conundrum you have with the pales and overall colours, ended up with a bit of Mr Color as the Mt Paints was not quite right. Looks the part, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Cool, looks great mate. The last aircraft I sat in was an F-111...well just the cockpit module. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Looks terrific Jason, love it. Dermot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Looks very good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Looks so good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 Thanks everyone, much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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