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Tim Moff

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Pushing on - got the main fuse filled 

 

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Sanded back 

 

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the glass fought back a bit but hopefully I can sand back the Mr Surfacer 500 around the frame and get it primed and the paining started - concurrently I’ve pre-shaded some areas, sprayed the Phoenix trays FS36375 and generally prepped for the main colours…

 

 

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AIM9L CATM prepped 

 

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Will tape up the trays before doing the underside colour FS36495

 

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Then it’s onto the main colours 

 

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More done 

 

trays painted 

 

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Masked and undersides painted 

 

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Canopy frames sprayed

 

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Undersides masked and green on 

 

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am working on the principle of overspraying areas to then mask off, re- black and do the same with the dark brown and then finally the tan …

 

Concurrently I thought I’d try out the decals on the tail that’s complete 

 

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now those decals need proper managing …. Slightest Luke warm water and they’re off the paper and wrapping themselves up…. some patience and perseverance meant I was able to unwrap the NSAWC decal… this time ….

 

So I need to be Uber careful going forward ….

 

I lightened the AIM9s slightly as the blue seemed a tad too dark …

 

 

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hooing the admins may be full of festive joy  maybe extend the GB a week ?!🤣🤣 May save me rushing to the finish line !!

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Great progress again Tim and delighted to see you at the main painting stage as this will add a lot of visual impact to your progress :speak_cool: Now feel free to make full use of these two extra weeks and get her done right ;)

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Moving on - final paint job and a cote of Mr Color GX100 clear before I tackle the decals - seems @Dermo245 had the same issues with them being really thin and not wanting to move much on the surface to position...

 

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can anyone see it?!

 

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nice and shiny....

 

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Now I have been looking at Aggressor Hornets....

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Decals stated and another couple of ref pics —- these decals need full focus concentration orb they end up broken or self wrapped ! No Xmas sherry whilst doing these 🤣

 

at least there’s bit too many abs little in the way of stencils on the airframe as the kit decals are a little ‘aged’!

 

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the port side BU number decal is in a sand colour where all ref pics show it as green as green area ends before the area where the number goes … so I slapped it on but it can’t really be seen…either that it get the paint out and extend the green further to the tail … error from Hi-Decal there…

 

 

 

 

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Decals on ….

 

couple of hours of full concentration and attention to detail with these decals - very thin and once on don’t want to move unless you literally re-float them !

 

phew - got away with it then allowed myself a Christmas tipple last night !

 

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Need to seal them in tomorrow with a quick mist cote of GX100/MLT and then once dry a wetter cote of the same.

 

Then I plan to use Tamiya  Panel line accentor and a bit of floreys dark dirt wash …

 

The airframe looked quite clean generally with some dirt stains around the wing sweep area …

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Pushing on ….

 

panel line wash using Tamiya Gray and Brown, I then used a Floreys sludge wash to take the shiny clean look away - and dirtied up the wing areas and rear area that showed the muckiest on the ref pics ….

 

with and without Tamiya gray panel accentor 

 

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Mr Color GX113 flat clear on

 

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Final assembly tomorrow abs hopefully get the pics done….

 

managed to bag an F-18 on evil bay - but as it’s an F Model and it seems the Top Gun Aggresors are not quite onto them yet (or there’s no decals out yet!) I will do a frontline  build ….

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last bits 

 

tails on, canopy masking off, exhausts and TPS on - stores, antennas and pitots to go …

 

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All done with this one...fun and a new interest for me, US Navy Aviation!

 

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Will choose the pics the gallery....

 

Thanks for following along and all the help and advice especially from @Giorgio N!

 

 

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