Bo hermansen Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) Here is my entry, F-5E from the Royal Bahrain Air Force , Operation Desert Storm 1991. I will add a KASL cockpit set, master gun barrels and pitot tube. Bo https://imgur.com/a/nhUSpjj https://imgur.com/a/UgpNWzB Edited July 23, 2022 by Bo hermansen 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Hopefully you don't mind, Ive posted the full photos for you. Dennis 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Welcome to the GB Bo. The AFV Club kit is a very good one and I am sure that you will enjoy your build. Its great that you are building a Bahraini aircraft too as the F-5 has been a great selling aircraft around the world so its good to have one being built from the Middle East. Looking forward to seeing what you can do with this. 🇺🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 OK, this looks interesting, welcome to the group build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo hermansen Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 Thanks, I am struggling with the reply and picture stuff Bo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1199 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Looks like an interesting build, looking forward to seeing this one progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo hermansen Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 (edited) Starting out, getting all cockpit parts ready for paint, I am a bit ahead, as I have a Wolfpack late seat from my previous AFV Club F-5 build, it’s already painted. Cockpit will be Modelmaster 36231 dark gull grey. https://imgur.com/a/30NDxaH sorry about the link, I cannot figure out how to put it directly into post Edited July 24, 2022 by Bo hermansen 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Looks like you figured it out on your second attempt Bo as I can see the picture.👍 🇺🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo hermansen Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 Yes with h3lp from a friend 😉 Did more assembly, mostly to stabilize the front cockpit parts. AFV Club is a great kit, but the fit are not always helped by the “help lines”, they often need to be removed then you can glue the part in place with a perfect fit 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Looking good Bo. Sorry that panel gave problems. I'm building a similar kit and didn't have issues with that area, except those panels have a lot of casting tags runner wells that needed cleaning up. (Need to post photos) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Well done Bo, you got a better fit with that panel than I did.👍 There are lots of bits of extra plastic to remove aren't there, almost enough to make another kit! 🇺🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo hermansen Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 Robert, I removed it to be 100% sure for a great fit, if you fiddle a little with all the parts the fit is amazing. Bo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo hermansen Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 (edited) I just about had time to throw on some paint between cooking diner and packing for work tomorrow. most of the cockpit related thing are now 36231, I use AK Real thinned with Tamiya lacquer thinner. Edited July 24, 2022 by Bo hermansen 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Nice smooth looking coat of paint Bo.👍 🇺🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 You've made a good start there, Bo James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo hermansen Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 Thanks Today I got some detail done in the cockpit, I Will have to fix my poor brush work later. I started on the fuselage, the vents are not a perfect fit A fix is to remove guide vanes on the fuselage And now the fit is perfect This fix is not my own, another modeler gave me this tip when I was building my first F-5E 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Looking good Bo, those vanes fit nicely now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Very nice work Bo. You have done a great job painting the instrument panel, very effective, and have got a very good fit with the vents of the fuselage. 🇺🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo hermansen Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 Amazinly I got more done today, did some touch up on my crappy brush work, Thats gonna take some time……. I got a little side tracked, I broke out my Hataka blue acrylics, I use enamels and lacquers, but for brush work I prefere acrylics as enamels reek like hell and lacquers dry out to fast, the blue Hataka are hard to tell apart in the drawer, so some markings where in order. While my brush work where drying, I did some fuselage work, again I Cut the guide vanes in order to get the perfect fit. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Your good work is continuing Bo. You are achieving very good fit of parts and the cockpit is looking very nice. 🇺🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Looks very nice Bo I haven't tried the Hakata Blue paints, how do you find them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo hermansen Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) On 7/26/2022 at 9:50 PM, Robert Stuart said: Looks very nice Bo I haven't tried the Hakata Blue paints, how do you find them? Hataka in general has a tendency to”jump the fence at it lowest point” and sometimes cocking up even the simplest colors in accuracy. That said their easy to work with, and for details work quite well. Edited August 5, 2022 by Bo hermansen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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