FortyEighter Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Hobbyboss kit, Syh@rt decals and a livery that actually appeared at several Tiger Meets Mike 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Nice choice. I built this kit in the previous Hornet STGB. As I recall I had some trouble getting the nose to fit correctly. Link to my WIP, may be of some help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Jb65rams said: Nice choice. I built this kit in the previous Hornet STGB. As I recall I had some trouble getting the nose to fit correctly. Link to my WIP, may be of some help. Thanks for the link, will have a read before next weekend. If it's like any other Hobbyboss kit the main issues may well be modelling the various compartments closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Mike, I will be building the matching twoseater, my favourite one, the J-5232. Looking forward to building them „together“. A la chasse! Let‘s hunt! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 It's always good to see the tiger schemes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex77 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Nice Tiger scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 mmmm Tiger Meet scheme!!! Looking forward to this build, good luck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anatol Pigwa Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Ah, a Swiss one, And a tiger as well! this will be quite a feat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 On 1/3/2022 at 9:04 PM, Lex77 said: Nice Tiger scheme! On 1/3/2022 at 9:36 PM, trickyrich said: mmmm Tiger Meet scheme!!! Looking forward to this build, good luck with it. 2 hours ago, Anatol Pigwa said: Ah, a Swiss one, And a tiger as well! this will be quite a feat. The decals drew my attention on the Syhart stand at Telford a few years ago, let's hope the kit doesn't present too many issues as the main point of this build will be the livery. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 Not a lot of progress to show (and very little done on this aircraft in the past week) Closing up the two fuselage halves at the front was a pain; despite trimming the cockpit etch where it was wider than the plastic and several test fits, I've ended up with a slight gap under the leading edge extensions but it will fill! Despite his lack of feet I have been assured that the pilot is certified to fly this aircraft for display purposes - at least he fits in that way and the amputation can't be seen once installed. There's a lot of detailing etch - some of it can be seen around the cockpit edges but the fiddly bits won't get used. Mike 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 I do the same thing w/ PE. How visible is it divided by how much of a pain is it to install. If the perceived value is greater than 1, press on. If not, sod it. Most will never see it anyways. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/26/2022 at 7:12 PM, FortyEighter said: Despite his lack of feet I have been assured that the pilot is certified to fly this aircraft for display purposes - at least he fits in that way and the amputation can't be seen once installed. 😂 - Of the 7 models I built so far I had to torture all of the pilots: clipping feet, boiling and bending legs, shaving off backs, filing away backsides. All sorts oft things. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 Now starting to look like a hornet: A quick flash of primer has been applied, so the next job is to check seams etc. Mike 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 Was it really Feb 10th for the above post - time flies when you're building several kits at once. Anyway this is getting closer to meeting the deadline: I decided to paint the fins just in case the decals for them don't exactly match the shape of the plastic. HUD frames fitted today and rather than the kit clear plastic I'll use some acetate sheet. Removing the canopy seams took some time and I wasn't happy with the finish so ordered some "Looks like glass" and it does 🤗 Once those items are in place it will be time to lay down some grey - all the stores, doors and tanks are ready to be painted at the same time. Mike PS Forgot to say that there are no IFF antennas in this kit but I've fitted some nice etched bases intended for an F-16 but will need to modify the shape of the vanes to resemble those on a Hornet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 You afte getting there! And a big step ahead of mine ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 A bit more progress: IFF antennas from etched bases and plastic section. Hole opened for the searchlight; it would have been simpler if I had noticed that these were a fixture of the Swiss machines before closing up the nose 😒 However on the plus side there is an unused lens on the clear sprue, which will fit on the end of a section of plastic rod after that is glued into the hole - to save masking I'll fit the lens at the end with "looks like glass". I'm not sure about the two canopy sections - there are no masks available on that well known auction site and no noticeable frame mouldings to cut masking tape along 🤔 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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