SoftScience Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 Hey gang, I had to take a bit of a break from this GB when I ran into trouble installing the landing gear doors. The doors and actuator parts on the Monogram kit need to be bent into shape, don't fit super well, and have somewhat vague positioning. This results in a fairly difficult assembly. My result isn't perfect, but good enough for me to live with. The door angles aren't entirely symmetrical and one of the wheels is enough out of alignment, it would send some IPMS judges through the roof! I'm working on the missiles now. They're all going to need a bit of clean up on their tail ends, and then some tricky masking, so not out of the woods just yet! some slop on the oleo scissors. These were a "bend to shape" part and we're quite springy. Positioning the actuator arm caused them to move out of position as they dried. Messy engineering! Some detail on the front gear door, and assembled missile bay doors. And added some faded orange to the wing fences, as per a note on the decal sheet. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 The landing gear are tricky but I think they came up good Overall the plane is looking really close to finished, is it just the missiles that are left to do? What colour did you use for the air defence grey btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Very nice work on the landing gear, it can be a tricky part of any build and I think you did a good job of getting on and aligned. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 5 hours ago, reini said: The landing gear are tricky but I think they came up good Overall the plane is looking really close to finished, is it just the missiles that are left to do? What colour did you use for the air defence grey btw? Thanks, and more or less it's finished. Missiles, air brake, pitot, and the canopy are the only bits to add, but also a paint booboo to fix on one side (big yellow thumbprint needs to be lightly sanded and repainted on the side not shown:) And I used Mission Models' ADC gray 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Very happy to see this one co-operated and is almost finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ballman Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Looking good thanks for sharing your work. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 On 22/08/2022 at 11:48, SoftScience said: Some detail on the front gear door, and assembled missile bay doors. There’s a lot going on down there! Looks terrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 I'm disappointed that I didn't get to finish this project in time. Getting the canopy to fit in the frame and then painting the frame seals, proved to be pretty tall obstacles to overcome. I finally pushed through this weekend, but I'm not super happy with the results. After that, I kind of gave up on trying to perfect the many other tiny glitches in the finish, and adding extra decals to the falcons, etc. Still and all, a fun project, and finally finished. This kit has been in my stash for seven or eight years. Thanks GB hosts for allowing this to happen, and for hosting such a fun build. Sorry about the overall photo quality, but this thing is enormous and proved to be very tricky to photograph. Some photoshopping of the blue background was needed to fill in corners and gaps. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 A real shame that you weren't able to sneak this one across the line but the end result is definitely worth waiting for as she looks great and is one of my favourite schemes for an F-102. Thanks for having brought it to the GB and very well done on an excellent result. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Really nice job! That undercarriage really is a bu@@er isn't it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 On 10/3/2022 at 10:39 AM, Graham T said: Really nice job! That undercarriage really is a bu@@er isn't it! Yeah. The whole kit, really. It really demands a lot out of the builder. Sometimes I get in the mood for that sort of thing, and that's why I still have Monogram kits in the loft. But whenever I finish one, that urge goes away for a year or two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Lovely job on this one the finish looks satin-like, really nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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