modelling minion Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Good progress Stuart, that gap doesn't look too bad and I am sure some filler will take care of it nicely. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 7/27/2022 at 5:23 PM, Robert Stuart said: And like it that your dude has his hand on the stick. Actually, his one hand is on the stick and the other on the ejection handle and he is looking at 12. Probably he saw Tom Cruise coming and said, "oh no! not this guy again!!!" 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 19 minutes ago, Shalako said: Actually, his one hand is on the stick and the other on the ejection handle and he is looking at 12. Probably he saw Tom Cruise coming and said, "oh no! not this guy again!!!" Nah, just giving the public a cracking show 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 Think we're nearly there... Topside view. Kit cannons replaced with tubing. Canopy masked. Nav lights added. Exhausts and other bits added at rear. All raised panel lines gone. Spinal vane will be added at end. Surprisingly the pitot has survived. Bottom view. All doors fitted. Air brakes fitted closed. Wing pylon holes filled. Raised panel lines gone. Centre pylon and landing hook will be added at end. Will need a layer on interior colour over canopy before priming. Stuart 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Looks promising, Stuart. Guessing the main outer colour will be white? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 5 hours ago, Robert Stuart said: Guessing the main outer colour will be white? You'd be right but it's the red I'm worrying about, it's got to match the red in the decal... Stuart 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Looking good Stuart. Matching paints to decal colours can be a problem, I hope that yours won't be. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Courageous said: You'd be right but it's the red I'm worrying about, it's got to match the red in the decal... Stuart With you there, I'll have a similar problem with my Red & White Canadian F-5A. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 Little update... The 5E was primed with AK 3rdGen acrylic grey, fixed a few blemishes and primed again. Decided to go with Humbrol white enamel as the base for the red and the overall white. The masking took a little time to work and I'm still not 100% that the red/white demarcation is in the right place but we'll see. The instructions call for a Model Master 1503 red, the equivalent was Revell 31/330, so I went with the Revell 330 option and misted the first coat on, followed by a second. Removing the masking found the odd seepage of red and was got rid of and now sits to go harder before masking the hot rear end. Stuart 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Oh yes, she is looking very smart already.👍 🇺🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Agree with Craig, this does look smart. Seepage is a problem with masking. For the future, something you could do is apply the main colour coat, mask, and re-apply the main colour along the edge of the mask before applying the contrasting colour. The means the seepage is the same colour as the underlaying paint. The downside, is a thicker paint layer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 19 minutes ago, modelling minion said: looking very smart already. Thanks, just hope there's not too much difference between the red paint and the red decals... Stuart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Very nice bit of masking there Stuart. Should look the biz with the red decals. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 Decal time... Most of the underside decaling is but...Euston, we have a problem. The underside decals were designed for a model with all its doors open and not like mine, with doors shut. If we assume that the decals fitted the doors with no problems, then somebody forgot about the space between the undercarriage door and the air brake door...'cos it's not there. I have used spare white decal to fill the gap but I've got to try and do a little bit of 'pink dot' blending in one area...somethings are never straight forward . What surprised me first about these decals is the amount of time they took to release themselves from the backing paper, soaked for 30+ seconds, then let them sit in a puddle for eternity . Stuart 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Tricky ...... Ish. Given your undoubted skill at upper side masking, perhpaps you could have masked all for paint here too? OK, it may involve you mixing various shades of pink, but I'm sure you could have gotten over that........ with more Belgian beer perhpaps? Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 The decals that have gone on the underside look very good. Its a real pain that they have missed the area between the air brake and the undercarriage door but I am sure that a few well placed dots of pink/red will solve that problem nicely. maybe from a fine felt tip? 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Masking, yes, but, rather than mix a pink, make a thin, transparent red. Spray that from the rear side of that panel, and rely on the spread to thin the intensity. Many thin layers rather than a mix will give you more control. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Hello Stuart nice job with the masking, especially the rounded part in the bottom front part of the fuselage. Looks like home to me! 🇨🇭 Sam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 Decals fought me all the way, just not wanting to come off the backing paper easily. Last remaining bits added. A final blast of Gloss and removed canopy masking. Job done. Stuart 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 What a cracking result Stuart, she looks fantastic. The decals may have fought you but you knocked them into shape very well and the results speak for themselves. Thanks for having taken part in the GB and very well done. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 An absolute beauty! Love that colour scheme. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 3 hours ago, modelling minion said: she looks fantastic. 4 minutes ago, Terry1954 said: An absolute beauty! Cheers guys, much appreciated. No more F-5's or derivatives in stash, so I'm off to the Canadian GB. Stuart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 5 hours ago, Courageous said: Job done. Top job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Took a look at this in the gallery, very nice. You recovered the missing decal well. Enjoy the Canadian GB (you buy a CF-116, and could sneak it in there, I wouldn't mind ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 That's a very nice result, Stuart, well done I'm liking that you're finishing the F-5 GB and heading over to the Canadian one, I'm trying to finish my Canadian build to get more time on my F-5 James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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