Big Dave S Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 Filing the filler, and adding more to gaps and misalignments. This is a nice kit, but not perfect. Using files, craft knife and Milliput every day. Those little parts on the tile are the hydraulic undercarriage supports that I cannot make fit into position. So they're bin-bound with the dirty tissues. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) Sometimes for these struts I just use a piece of brass or aluminum tubing cut to the right length and CA’d into place. It tends to both look the part and add strength. Edited January 1, 2022 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Can't have enough One Oh Wonders here on BM! Looking very good so far! Which markings are you going to use? IIRC, this boxing comes with TX ANG markings...I'm not too biased. y' understand! Following with interest and notepad at the ready. Mike https://www.pinterest.com/pin/514958538627959591/ https://www.airliners.net/photo/USA-Air-Force/McDonnell-F-101B-Voodoo/1754599/L 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 16 hours ago, 72modeler said: Can't have enough One Oh Wonders here on BM! Looking very good so far! Which markings are you going to use? IIRC, this boxing comes with TX ANG markings...I'm not too biased. y' understand! Following with interest and notepad at the ready. Mike https://www.pinterest.com/pin/514958538627959591/ https://www.airliners.net/photo/USA-Air-Force/McDonnell-F-101B-Voodoo/1754599/L No decision made yet re markings. Thanks for your compliment. Minimal progress today as most of day was spent hiking and getting rained on in a BIG way. Hope to finish construction tomorrow. Thanks for the links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 Didn't do much today. Went hiking in the Dales instead (and got VERY wet) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) Surprisingly, the pitot tube has no corresponding socket in the nose cone, so you have to glue it on and prop it up till it sets in place. That's genuine Roman terracotta on top of the pencil rubber. The liquid poly made it to the end! Edited January 3, 2022 by Big Dave S Terracotta. Not teracotta. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 Construction finished. Canopy stuck down. I just hope it stays put for masking and removal thereof. Always a risky moment. Pray for me... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 Masked and ready for air brushing tomorrow and Sunday 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 Airbrushing done. Now brush painting detail and tidying up. Lost a transparent piece, next to cockpit canopy. Am philosophical about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Big Dave S said: Airbrushing done. Now brush painting detail and tidying up. Lost a transparent piece, next to cockpit canopy. Am philosophical about it. The missing piece shouldn't be too hard to replace. Its not a hard shape to replicate from plastic packaging. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Nice work, Dave. By the way, your nosewheel has done 180! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 15 hours ago, RidgeRunner said: Nice work, Dave. By the way, your nosewheel has done 180! Martin Thanks. I know, it wouldn't fit under the cockpit assembly the correct way around. Worked perfectly this way round, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 Quick update 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bejay53 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 On 1/2/2022 at 5:01 PM, Big Dave S said: No decision made yet re markings. Thanks for your compliment. Minimal progress today as most of day was spent hiking and getting rained on in a BIG way. Hope to finish construction tomorrow. Thanks for the links. When I acquired my kit, I also acquired several sets of decals. Most are for Canadian aircraft. Decisions, decisions,… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 The patient is on the operating table 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 That's it. I'm not painting these wretched missiles any more. Wheel wells, air brakes and undercarriage washed. One last coat of varnish to go, then the tense affair of all-over washing. Yes, I did lose another piece: alongside the nose wheel. Bothered? Not really. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 Haven't snapped that pitot tube yet. Yet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 Pin wash done (sloppy in places), canopy done. Decals next. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Looking good! I can’t wait to see her, standing up with decals on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 I'm sorry Dave but that nosewheel leg is troubling me and I'm sure it for you. Your great build deserves that being given a 180! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 13 hours ago, billn53 said: Looking good! I can’t wait to see her, standing up with decals on. Thanks. The sweary decals go on this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 Been working at home all day. Not an especially busy schedule. Swam at lunchtime. No decals applied so far. Nuff said. 😑 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 Not the best day ever today. But this is still plodding along. Decals.. decals.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 One bite at a time, Dave. Endeavour to persevere! 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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