Robert Stuart Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 That looks like a good solution for painting support, Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 Grey on underside done, and fading in up sides of fuselage; will finish grey before masking wrap around green and then returning to underside. With much reference to photos glued on fixed air refuelling probe, needs a bit of excess glue tidied up; hoping I can keep this in one piece throughout camo painting and varnishing. Chris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Good to see more progress on this Chris. 🇺🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 hour ago, modelling minion said: Good to see more progress on this Chris. 🇺🇦 Thanks Craig. This is going better than the Starfighter so enthusiasm is higher. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Looks promising Chris, can't wait to see the wrap around camo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share Posted August 23, 2022 Grey done; a lot of masking ahead for the green; fairly narrow areas of camo and photos I have don't tie in with guide on decal sheet so the wing patterns will be a bit of a guess. Chris 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Looking good Chris. Don't worry too much about being exact with the camo pattern as there were often variations from one aircraft to another, best to pick a picture or the instructions and stick with it. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arie Vos Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 You could use these masks: Same scheme; different colours 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Arie Vos said: You could use these masks: Same scheme; different colours I have these masks, and they are very nice, but they don't cover the underside and they don't align in places with the photos. So its these masks and tape and a sharp new blade. Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 Tape on the bottom, masks on the top, with modifications to suit the 2 photos I have of the sides which do align nicely to each other, the underside aligns with the sides and bears a passing resemblance to the pattern on the decal sheet which doesn't align with the photos. Too much pressure on cutting the tape and one stab popped off; so that will delay progress a bit; glue, coats of grey, before onto the camo green. Chris 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Looking good Chris, I think your masks for the undersides will work very well. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 That looks promising. Wonder how you'll manage the undercarriage doors & air breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 4 hours ago, Robert Stuart said: That looks promising. Wonder how you'll manage the undercarriage doors & air breaks. They are so small at this scale I have painted them separately; demarcation eyed in. 😀 Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 Nice holiday abroad, a lot to do when we got back this week, so bit a of a delay on this. Green paint on, old tin of Hu116, and generally happy, some touch-ups required, particularly where the LF Model mask didn't stick around the complex geometry. And I painted all the refuelling probe green. Next tasks: grey touch-ups tip tank silver then clear colours varnish Chris 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Welcome back, Chris, I hope you enjoyed your holiday. The paint is coming along nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Looks very good to me Chris, very nice work.👍 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 More progress: Landing lights on ends of coke bottles and on fin painted; at this scale I am going to ignore the wing lights Drop tanks painted, the reference photo has them in the old scheme with light grey underside A few more bits to do before varnish. Chris 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Looking very good Chris, I hope you don't get a reaction with the varnish on this one like on your F-104. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Looks like good progress with the details Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Looking great! Nice work with the masking, I reckon that would have been very finicky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 Decals started, waiting for the Microsol on the tailband to do its magic, then got to trim around landing light, and place the rest of the decals on the fin before other side. These Xtradecal slime lights are much more life like colour than the kit ones. Chris 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Great to see the decals going on Chris, they look like they're going on nicely too. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 That's a nice start to the decals Chris, looks as though they are behaving well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 Well the tailbands took a lot longer than expected: First multiple applications of MicroSol to get them to settle over the landing lights Cutting out the lights with a new blade I didn't achieve a perfect line around all 4 protuberances, so very careful touch-up with blue paint. I think I'm ready to wash and seal the decals now. Xrtadecal didn't include the ejection warning triangles and red markings on the rear fuselage, and there's some silvering around these ones of the box. Chris 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 I think you sorted the decals very well Chris. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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