gordinir8 Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Blackbird colour as per aircraft manual and after discussing with people that have served the real thing is C-144 Black (emissivity black). Just black, nothing more nothing less. Of course under scale you can play with other tones but I suggest not blue. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordinir8 Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 10:01 AM, Serkan Sen said: The wheel assemblies have been painted and the the wells have been glued to lower surface half: Both fuselage halves have been glued together and now ready to fill seam lines. The struts will be placed after painting the aircraft hoping that the added positioning pins will hold the struts strong enough. We will see soon... 😁 Serkan Can I buy a set of your landing gear bays from you? I have pause my construction until a set I available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 3 hours ago, gordinir8 said: Can I buy a set of your landing gear bays from you? I have pause my construction until a set I available. The upgrade sets will be available soon. I have already many printed sets in my stash but I will make them available after completing my build to proof/test especially how the landing gear struts stiff are. Just drop me a message if you would like to get more information. Serkan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 After six hours work all decals have been placed on both sides: I had a bad experience with Future/Pledge overcoat during my Flankerstein build but I decided to give a second chance to this product. I coated the with it to seal the decals before panel line wash. Serkan 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 6 minutes ago, Serkan Sen said: I had a bad experience with Future/Pledge overcoat during my Flankerstein build but I decided to give a second chance to this product. I coated the with it to seal the decals before panel line wash. I’ve had issues with Future/Pledge also, and have found it behaves better if a bit of leveling thinner is added. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Serkan Sen said: After six hours work all decals have been placed on both sides: Very nice work, the nose shape does look so much better on your version 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Alan P said: Very nice work, the nose shape does look so much better on your version 👍 Thanks Alan. The sensor humps were too shallow and fortunately it is possible to build 17955 with the nose cone without the dents and humps. Serkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 Another time consuming process: panel lines wash. But this time I received some fresh reinforcement from my daughter: The half of the lower surface was completed: And after couple of hours both upper and lower surface panel wash has been completed: Next step is to clean excess washes and apply the clear coat to seal them. Serkan 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordinir8 Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Serkan Sen said: Another time consuming process: panel lines wash. But this time I received some fresh reinforcement from my daughter: The half of the lower surface was completed: And after couple of hours both upper and lower surface panel wash has been completed: Next step is to clean excess washes and apply the clear coat to seal them. Serkan Lovely little girl, i am sure the result will be very good, noticed a Hellenic air force F-102 at your cabinet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 28 minutes ago, gordinir8 said: ... noticed a Hellenic air force F-102 at your cabinet? Yes I love this plane and I have many of them in 1:72 and 1:48 scales in my stash. But I never had time to build one of them and therefore decided to buy a die cast model in 1:72 scale with HAF markings. Maybe in one day I can build a TAF F-102 as a counterpart... Serkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordinir8 Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 13 minutes ago, Serkan Sen said: Yes I love this plane and I have many of them in 1:72 and 1:48 scales in my stash. But I never had time to build one of them and therefore decided to buy a die cast model in 1:72 scale with HAF markings. Maybe in one day I can build a TAF F-102 as a counterpart... Serkan In Greece we have a few of them left in air force bases incl. a two seater in a museum, nice airplane and very big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 1 minute ago, gordinir8 said: In Greece we have a few of them left in air force bases incl. a two seater in a museum, nice airplane and very big. Yes indeed. I am planning to build TF-102 side by side seater version. But I need to draw the 3D model first 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 22 hours ago, billn53 said: I’ve had issues with Future/Pledge also, and have found it behaves better if a bit of leveling thinner is added. Another lessons learned the hard way: DON'T try to sand the Future/Pledge coat!.. Some areas on the upper surface had "orange peel" texture and I wanted to remove them with 4000 grit sand paper very gently. When the process was completed I washed the entire plane under the shower and I saw that some of the decals were gone: "U.S. AIR FORCE", "Ejection Seat" warnings and "Air conditioning bay" markings... I was a bit frustrated and also very angry. But I remembered that I need the decals for my pending 1:72 M-21 build and why not to use this opportunity (?) to print out the decals for both: The new decals have been applied and this time the entire aircraft was coated with Model Master Gloss varnish (no more Future!..): Now the aircraft is ready to apply final dull coat. Serkan 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Maynard Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 That looks superb! 👏👏👏👏 I will definitely be looking at your 3D items when you open the shop! 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 18 hours ago, Serkan Sen said: no more Future!. I never have an issue with it. I always add a small amount of Windex to it to thin it, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 The dull coat has been applied and the spikes and exhausts have been placed: Some of the decals have silvering effects. I must admit that I haven't noticed in the late night before overcoating them with gloss varnish. When I realised that it was too late to fix... Serkan 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Silvering or no, this looks mighty fine! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Absolutely awesome. Cheers, Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 It looks very good to me Serkan, makes me want to start mine. Today I received some resin and 3D printed parts that I had ordered some time ago. The wheels, instrument panels and seat straps are from Eduard (there was also a canopy and set of wheel masks) the 3D printed ejection seats, cockpit detailing and rear bulkheads are from Metallic Details.. These two small packages cost 50% of the cost of the Revell Blackbird kit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Retired Bob said: It looks very good to me Serkan, makes me want to start mine. Today I received some resin and 3D printed parts that I had ordered some time ago. The wheels, instrument panels and seat straps are from Eduard (there was also a canopy and set of wheel masks) the 3D printed ejection seats, cockpit detailing and rear bulkheads are from Metallic Details.. These two small packages cost 50% of the cost of the Revell Blackbird kit. They look very nice Bob. Except the wheels unfortunately all these beautifully detailed parts won't be visible much. What are still missing the 3D printed MLG and NLG bays and struts, nozzle/exhaust details, intake and spikes, and a pitot tube... 😁 Serkan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 Here are some pictures of nose and main wheel wells: I am not good in weathering and detailing the wells but I think this is acceptable for a beginner. My technical skills have been always superior to artistic skills even in the primary school. 😁 Next step is to assemble MLG and NLG struts and wheels. Serkan 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 12 minutes ago, Serkan Sen said: What are still missing the 3D printed MLG and NLG bays and struts, nozzle/exhaust details, intake and spikes, and a pitot tube... 😁 Metallic details also make 3D printed MLG & NLG bays, MLG legs, wheels with separate tyres and intake spikes but they are a lot of money! The Master pitot tube I already have. 9 minutes ago, Serkan Sen said: I am not good in weathering and detailing the wells but I think this is acceptable for a beginner. The real aircraft always looked clean to me, so I would not get excited about too much weathering. Most modellers overdo it anyway. Your 3D printed MLG & NLG bays look very good, much better than Revell made theirs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 23 minutes ago, Serkan Sen said: They look very nice Bob. Except the wheels unfortunately all these beautifully detailed parts won't be visible much. I wasn't sure about getting the Eduard resin wheels, Reskit are going to make some, I like their wheels, the tyres are not underinflated like a lot of resin wheels are. In the real world, aircraft takeoff and land at high speed, an underinflated tyre would either burst or come off the rim, they should be round with a very small flat spot to show the weight of the aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordinir8 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Very nice so far but I wonder why you have this silvering since the surface was gloss. Maybe Revell decals are not that good. I will be very cautious with mine now that I saw this. NLG bay looks fantastic and much much better than Revells. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Looking great... Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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