Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Thats a pretty impressive looking schematic sheet, looks to be 1:1 with the kit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 Primer on, need to repeat the process for the engines. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Thats a pretty impressive looking schematic sheet, looks to be 1:1 with the kit ? It is pretty close, but probably a coincidence. The plan is downloaded from blueprints.com. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Great progress Marklo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 Whilst I was preshading the Jug I also got this done. Just have to tenner to go back and do the engine pods 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 Pods sanded and given a rough coat of paint. Scribing next I’ll leave them off till after the painting is finished, which will save me a lot of complex masking. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 Undersurfaces sprayed light grey, I think I may run with the pale undersurface with the SEA Camo for now, but the nice thing is that if I change my mind I’d be spraying the black last anyway. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 A thin coat of Deck Tan a much better match for the undersurface colour in SEA photos. I have mislaid one if the engine pods, arrggghh so if it doesn’t surface soon I’m going to have to scratch a new one. I really really need to change my system ( or possibly establish one) as I always seem to loose at least one part on every build 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Marklo said: I have mislaid one if the engine pods, arrggghh so if it doesn’t surface soon I’m going to have to scratch a new one. I really really need to change my system ( or possibly establish one) as I always seem to loose at least one part on every build Same here - I used to lose bits all the time. I use old takeaway containers with lids or ziplocks now to stop it happening. Of course you'll find it once a new one is scratched up. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 7 hours ago, Marklo said: I always seem to loose at least one part on every build Searching, masking, sanding - my three most favourite modelling themes (30% - 20% - 40% of my modelling time...) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 11 hours ago, Marklo said: A thin coat of Deck Tan a much better match for the undersurface colour in SEA photos. I have mislaid one if the engine pods, arrggghh so if it doesn’t surface soon I’m going to have to scratch a new one. I really really need to change my system ( or possibly establish one) as I always seem to loose at least one part on every build Little disposable plastic food tubs, cheap, stackable and you can tape or marker them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) Well I found my missing engine. So full speed ahead and hopefully camo by the weekend. Since the B58, the F100 and the F5A are all in SEA camo, the plan is to progress them all so I can paint them together. Edited August 18, 2022 by Marklo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Glad you're back on track Marklo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 (edited) Tan, well flat earth on the hustler. Green tomorrow. Happy with the colour but it looks a bit odd in the photo. Exact same paint on my F5A!! Edited September 6, 2022 by Marklo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Marklo said: Tan, well flat earth on the hustler. Green tomorrow. Happy with the colour but it looks a bit odd in the photo. Exact same paint on my F5A!! Most likely angle to the light refracting differently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 10 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Most likely angle to the light refracting differently Quite probably plus I think the paint was still a bit wet when I took the picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan31 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Great progress Marklo but I would be getting P47 and DVII bits on the B58.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 45 minutes ago, Allan31 said: Great progress Marklo but I would be getting P47 and DVII bits on the B58.... Who says I haven’t … Some green NATO green to be specific. Lots of coats, unlike the F100 this needs to be a clean finish. Dark green tomorrow. I 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 8, 2022 Author Share Posted September 8, 2022 Ball of confusion. And that’s the main camo done 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 Some more progress. A bit more paintwork the gear doors and decals. I may give the whole thing a coat of clear satin as I want a fairly uniform finish to this one, quite unlike the F100 which I want a bit scruffy. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 A bit more detail paint and the wheels added. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Marklo said: A bit more detail paint and the wheels added. The color’s are looking real good on this. Are you going for SEA or the similar SIOP Strategic scheme ? The colors look to be SIOP. Edited September 10, 2022 by Corsairfoxfouruncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: The color’s are looking real good on this. Are you going for SEA or the similar SIOP Strategic scheme ? The colors look to be SIOP. No idea I’m kind of sort of following the photos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 Well I don’t have an answer but after a little web research now I really need to build another Skyhawk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 Decals on more a homage than a specific machine. Just the gear doors and a few more wheels to go on. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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