Adam Maas Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 I've got enough on the SoD that I could probably spend 2022 finishing them and still have one left over, but for now let's start off with the Eduard P-400 I pulled off the shelf about a week ago. In the last week I've done the following: 1. Sprayed the Dark Green topside 2. Touched up the Dark Earth 3. Fixed the white recognition markings on top and sprayed them on the lower side 4. Painted the radiator grills in the exhaust, then installed the radiator exhaust flaps 5. Touched up the lower side Sky including painting the radiator exhaust flaps 6. Glosscoated 7. Added all the main markings. I'm currently adding the rather extensive set of stencils that Eduard included on this Weekend Edition kit. If you look carefully, you'll see my Growler from the F/A-18 STGB peeking in as the filler dries. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 After several days, the stencilling is finally done. Hard to show, but here's the underwing section. It's not F-4 level stencils, but Bell certainly spent more time with a stencil than most of their competition. Oddly, all the primary markings are deliberately faded by Eduard. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Thats some myopia inducing small print for sure. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 8 hours ago, Tim R-T-C said: Thats some myopia inducing small print for sure. I've recently added an Optivisor to my tool set. It's made working with these things MUCH nicer. Plus I can actually read them now, although some require the 3.0x lens 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 Working on the fiddly bits now. Instructions say no yellow tips on the prop. Only pics I could find are indeterminate on that, so I'm going to follow the instructions. Also painting those unusual 12-stack exhausts that this P-400 had. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 More fiddly bits, this time the legs. Somehow managed to have the front wheel wander off. Thankfully Eduard provides 4 front wheels, regular and weighted versions of each style. I'll sand a flat spot in the regular one and paint it up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 Legs on 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) And now standing on its legs. Just a few fiddly bits left and it'll be done. Need to paint the antenna, fit it, the wing guns and the exhausts and finish/paint the bomb on the centreline rack. Then a touch more panel line wash and a matte coat and done. I've got the day off, so good chance I'll finish it today Edited January 17, 2022 by Adam Maas 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 Calling the P-400 done Next up? Fujimi Mirage IIIR in 1/48 (1/50 really IIRC) Another failed Mojo build from a couple years ago. First up is dusting, then I'll draw on the camo scheme before painting freehand. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 Camo down Need to touch up the intakes, shoot the exhaust and do the tip's (black on the nose, yellow on the tailcone) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 Detail painting almost done. Just need to do the exhaust now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 Did the exhaust, glosscoated and added the very minimal set of decals. Then got it up on its legs. Gear doors and tanks next, then a matte coat. Then I'll dig out the Micro Krystal Klear and try and add lenses to the Recce nose, the kit just has open holes. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 Once everything sorted, I'm addressing the biggest failing of this kit, the lack of any inserts for the camera ports in the nose Micro Krystal Klear here I come And the end result Calling this one done On to the next one, The Academy 1/48 F-4J is up next. Started this one a while back and got the main fuselage assembled and started on the cockpit So need to detail paint the cockpit bits 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Nice work so far, looks like you've been busy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 Thanks! There's a lot more to come on that shelf 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Good work clearing these various projects for the Shame shelf and into your display cabinet Adam On 1/9/2022 at 8:22 PM, Adam Maas said: If you look carefully, you'll see my Growler... I've heard worse chat-up lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 Might take a little diversion on this one. My AV-8A sheet came in quicker than expected and I can polish off the Monogram kit that's been on the shelf for a while due to decal issues. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 9 hours ago, Adam Maas said: Might take a little diversion on this one. My AV-8A sheet came in quicker than expected and I can polish off the Monogram kit that's been on the shelf for a while due to decal issues. Always like to see a Harrier model getting attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 Need to fix that crap decal and do a couple minor changes (the scheme I'm doing doesn't have the brown antenna caps on the fin, the old scheme did). Going for the second VMA-231 scheme on the Furball sheet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 That's an interesting decal sheet you have there Adam. May have to investigate it further... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Hopefully those work out for you. I think the Furball sheets are supposed to be pretty decent. I've got a couple sheets of theirs, though I've not used them yet. Nice seeing an early Harrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 4 hours ago, helios16v said: Hopefully those work out for you. I think the Furball sheets are supposed to be pretty decent. I've got a couple sheets of theirs, though I've not used them yet. Nice seeing an early Harrier. Good stuff Ive used some of their Marine F-4 stuff and the decals worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, helios16v said: Hopefully those work out for you. I think the Furball sheets are supposed to be pretty decent. I've got a couple sheets of theirs, though I've not used them yet. Nice seeing an early Harrier. Can't be worse than what was in the box 😉 The decal sheet was pretty done, wouldn't even stick. These Furball decals look sweet. I actually have at least one more of the Monogram Harriers in the stash. Was given a partially built one a couple years ago and might have a sealed one too. So this sheet will get used up. Edited February 12, 2022 by Adam Maas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 Paintwork needed was minimal, but I started by shooting the camo scheme over the brown antenna caps, all freehand. Touched Touched up the green as well, including on righthand intake where decal failure had caused paint damage. Then I carefully sanded & scraped off the one remaining Monogram decal on the upper wing and started fixing the paint. That still looks ugly, so I think I'll try a partial strip and repaint the wing again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Maas Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 Reshot the upper wings after a localized strip, glossed and now working on the decals. These Furball decals are really nice to work with 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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