Wings unlevel Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 19 hours ago, modelling minion said: That looks really good Gerard, the colour looks very good to me and it also looks like a nice smooth coat of paint. The picture you linked shows how effective this camo was against a blue sky. 🇺🇦 Cheers Craig, I do like the scheme and I think I got pretty close with the first colour. But all credit for the smooth coat goes to the AK Real lacquers, they always spray beautifully. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 Aggressor blue on now. I am pretty happy with the colours, a little less so with my masking! There’s a few areas to tidy and some imperfections I’ve noticed too - that intake joins looks worse than I remember! But overall on track for a decent enough result I hope. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Looking really nice in its blue scheme! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 She looks great Gerard, you have done a really good job on the painting and the colours look spot on. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 Thanks @Vultures1 @modelling minion The colours, if not spot on, are pretty close. I think with decals, maybe a wash and a matt coat it will look pretty decent. Am in the process of cleaning up a few areas - an errant glue fingerprint I missed at primer stage and a few flecks of grit I had to sand back. 🙄 And a few areas where I wasn’t happy with my masking. Which of course meant remixing the lighter blue colour, as I’d none left over from the first time. Rookie error. But got a good match in the end, and we move on. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale85 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Nice work so far! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 Thanks @RidgeRunner and @Ale85, something a little different for the gallery hopefully. I feel like this week I’ve spent a lot of time on my Eiko with not much to show for it. But after a lot of remasking and respraying the two blues, I’ve now moved onto more masking, this time for spraying the details like the nose, intakes and little tan panels. The black nose and intake edges and inlet splitters do add something to it I think. Just the aluminium canopy frame to do then on to gloss coating and decals this weekend hopefully. This is proving a slow reveal (and the more I look at the more little imperfections I see!), but it’s getting there! Gerard 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Well done Gerard she's looking really good. No need to rush yet as there's plenty of time left in the GB mate. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 @Wings unlevel very nice. Do you want to know that your tan is a much larger patch than the real fibreglass panel? http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/Stars/wJ635.htm Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 14 hours ago, Chrisj2003 said: Do you want to know that your tan is a much larger patch than the real fibreglass panel? Thanks Chris! I thought it looked to be big! I did follow the kit paint guide, but of course you’re right, as confirmed by that image and others! Appreciate you pointing it out. I didn’t wait too long in fixing it: I’m on that merry-go-round of fixing mistakes leading to new areas that need touch-ups/clean-ups, but it’s just about there I think. Gerard 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 19 hours ago, modelling minion said: No need to rush yet as there's plenty of time left in the GB mate. You’re right of course Craig. I have to remind myself to be thankful for the time I do get making models, and not always wishing I had more! And stop lamenting that the Century, F-5 and F-15 GBs overlap! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Wings unlevel said: Thanks Chris! I thought it looked to be big! I did follow the kit paint guide, but of course you’re right, as confirmed by that image and others! Appreciate you pointing it out. I didn’t wait too long in fixing it: I’m on that merry-go-round of fixing mistakes leading to new areas that need touch-ups/clean-ups, but it’s just about there I think. Gerard Very nice save Gerard, you can’t tell it’s overpainted. Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 Two of my favourite things! Had a relaxing night with this lot. Somehow managed to get almost all the decals on, plus cook dinner and ferry my daughter to/from netball training. Decals were standard Hasegawa fare, a little thick and occasionally a little unwieldy, but largely went on without any dramas. Largely! I nearly lost one of the intake warning decals - note for next time, trim excess carrier film before applying the decal. Don’t apply the decals, realise it has too much film to fit snuggly against the inlet cone, then remove the decal and try and trim it while wet and sticky. I had an inevitable tear, but managed to piece it back together. There’s always one decal I manage to muck up! (And it had nothing to do with that beer of course…!) On the home stretch now. Gerard 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Really nice job on the decals Gerard, especially sorting out the intake warning. I really like how this is looking and is only going to get better when you have finished her. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 21 hours ago, modelling minion said: I really like how this is looking and is only going to get better when you have finished her. Cheers Craig! Turning out ok I think! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 35 minutes ago, Wings unlevel said: Cheers Craig! Turning out ok I think! Turning out very well I would say Gerard. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) On 8/20/2022 at 1:06 PM, Wings unlevel said: I’m on that merry-go-round of fixing mistakes leading to new areas that need touch-ups/clean-ups, but it’s just about there I think Hello Gerard! looking great 👍🏽 I was about to point out a few spots 😂 you cleaned them all up, great job! Patience and persistence are the key, and it’s well worth it. I need to improve in that area. Keep it up 👍🏽 Sam edit: what a cool sharkmouth!! Edited August 25, 2022 by Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 37 minutes ago, Sam said: I was about to point out a few spots 😂 you cleaned them all up, great job! Cheers Sam! I’m always learning, and always making new mistakes to learn from! 🤣 39 minutes ago, Sam said: Patience and persistence are the key They are, but better eyesight would help me too! But thank you, I appreciate the kind comments. And yes I love that shark mouth! Here’s another pic, now all the decals are done. Speaking of the shark mouth - the decal for it is a bit too big to properly fit/place the ejection seat warning/canopy release/rescue decals. I had to omit one of them (on the left side so not shown) and shuffle the placement of the others. Not that you’d probably know by looking at it. All told though I’m pretty happy. Gerard 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Really nice Gerard. Very much looking forward to seeing this one finished, which should be very soon by the look of things. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 19 hours ago, modelling minion said: Very much looking forward to seeing this one finished, which should be very soon by the look of things. Cheers Craig! I do enjoy this part of the build when it all comes together. Not long now before the Eiko exits the chat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 8/26/2022 at 11:04 AM, Wings unlevel said: I do enjoy this part of the build when it all comes together. Definitely :). She is looking very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 nearly there gerard. its gonna be so rewarding removing those canopy masks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 On 29/08/2022 at 17:01, RidgeRunner said: She is looking very nice! 18 hours ago, Dansk said: its gonna be so rewarding removing those canopy masks. Thanks! Hopefully this weekend we can land (in true Zipper fashion, at very high speed!) in the gallery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Seeing this & having very much enjoyed my entry in this GB, I went looking for one or more of these, not a lot out there but the good news is it appears a re-release is imminent. The Canadian option is of considerable attraction too & then there are the Dirty Danes decals I'm waiting on so I can see a need for probably 3 of them. Steve. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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