Chrisj2003 Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 Slow progress on this for various reasons: F-4E was prioritised and finished Travel Too hot at bench Right hand side intake wasn't aligned properly, so that came off for a second time But now: Intakes on and faired in Wings on Tip tanks painted grey, masked and on Fiberglass panels top and bottom painted in Hu148 'radome tan', masked, and edge of masking just overpainted Underside grey next; pylons and tail to fit after painting. Chris 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Very nice work Chris, she's looking great. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Looking good! Looks like you have very neat joins between the fuselage halves, and the intakes are nicely aligned (moreso than mine!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 13 hours ago, Wings unlevel said: Looking good! Looks like you have very neat joins between the fuselage halves, and the intakes are nicely aligned (moreso than mine!). Thanks, my intakes aren't perfect; there are too many variables the way the kit is split up. Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 Bit of tidying to nose then first coat of Hu128 brushed on. Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Coming on nicely Chris.👍 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 Undersides painted and masked off, cockpit by stages; just put HUD on, will leave before windscreen; very old style Eduard masks for canopy, seem to stick so hopefully good enough. Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 She's coming along very nicely Chris. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Zipping along! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 getting there 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 All canopy glued on, maskol, a little filler to front of windscreen and one side of main canopy, internal framing light grey painted and first coat of topside green, Hu150, on; aiming for a more solid colour after a few coats (like the tail). Chris 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 If the airframe looks like the tailplane after another coat then all should be good Chris. 🇺🇦 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 Three coats of green done in less hot evenings, and masking off, inevitable overpainting in roots of wings, tip tanks and one careless brush mark the other side of tape to sort. Will sand excess paint, then mask nose and then mask glare panel before coming back to sort grey in one go (may remember to take masks off fibreglass panels too). Chris 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 You should get those extra unwanted bits of paint sorted easily Chris. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 Tail on, fibreglass panel unmasked, nose on 3rd coat of paint, needs more. Chris 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Coming on nicely Chris, one more coat of paint should do it. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 Wobbly demarcation line for the nosecone; tidied up and onto anti-glare panel. And after breaking the thin red decal for the candy cane stripe on the pitot, painted it. Chris 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Coming on very nicely Chris. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 Touch ups all done and RWR painted. Varnished yesterday, but the Clear hasn't dried under the tiptanks and has a reddish tint. Hoping it will dry and I can sand off and repaint. Shame because there was an outside chance of meeting the GB deadline. Still to do: re-varnish decals seal weathering add wing pylons, wheels, doors, pitot and aerials touch-ups Chris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 That is a very strange reaction with the varnish Chris, I haven't seen that before. I really hope that you are able to get it sorted and into the gallery in time. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vingtor Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 This is looking good, Chris. The main focus should be to finish a model that you are satisfied with - not rush it to finish it within the GB time limit. 👍 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Don 't ruin it rushing, make it good. You still have plenty of time to tick off the list. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 The off-colour varnish did dry, but all lumpy, so I sanded back, repainted, re-varnished and have just done one side's decals. So this is pre-sol and wash. In what I think is the correct location the red turbine warning line is longer than it needs be; will trim when dry. Chris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Nice work Chris, the sanding back and repainting was worth the effort. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Turbine mark looks correctly positioned to me. You're getting there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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