modelling minion Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Looking good Gerard.👍 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Couldn't see your photo Gerard, but it sounds as though you are making progress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 This one's coming on well - I'm looking forward to your next instalment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 On 09/09/2022 at 07:25, jackroadkill said: This one's coming on well - I'm looking forward to your next instalment. Cheers Jack, not a whole lot to show for my next instalment despite a number of hours at the bench today: But, I think I’m ready for paint. Today I attached the little blisters by the intakes and exhausts (a simple but painful job, but somehow I managed to avoid any of them disappearing from my clutches!); painted the undercarriage bays and landing gear door insides; reinstalled the control stick and seat; masked and attached the canopy; tidied up a few little areas (primarily around the intakes); and reprimed where necessary. Now the fun can begin! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 All progress is good progress Gerard, looking forward to the paint going on. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 That is coming along nicely, Gerard. Paint next? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 7 hours ago, Robert Stuart said: Paint next? Paint underway! Paint … err … underside? White undersides now painted. Multiple light thin coats at lowish pressure of SMS lacquer built up quite nicely I think. Now drying before masking and tackling the top sides during the week. Looking forward to dressing it in its navy blues! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 36 minutes ago, Wings unlevel said: Paint … err … underside? Think that's what I'd call it. Navy blues sound interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Nice smooth looking coat of white, not a colour I like painting. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 46 minutes ago, modelling minion said: Nice smooth looking coat of white, not a colour I like painting. Thanks, I was uncharacteristically patient! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Great progress Looking forward to the blues James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 16 hours ago, 81-er said: Looking forward to the blues Cheers James! First blue down, FS35164 courtesy of SMS ‘intermediate blue’. Went down ok I think, but it won’t really take on its WW2 retro personality until the deep blue goes on. But it is slowly revealing itself… Gerard 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 That is an appealing colour Gerard. I'm a bit slow sometimes, just started to think this scheme might relate back to the three colour Corsair and Hellcat schemes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 32 minutes ago, Robert Stuart said: this scheme might relate back to the three colour Corsair and Hellcat schemes? Hey Robert, yes it commemorates VF-11 squadron, the original ’Sundowners’ from WW2. On the left hand side by the cockpit it bares the name Lt Cdr Gene Fairfax, who was VF-11 CO in late 44 early 45 when they were flying Hellcats off the USS Hornet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 The intermediate blue does look very good Gerard, a nice colour and it has gone down very well. I think she's going to look great in this retro US Navy scheme. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 19 hours ago, modelling minion said: I think she's going to look great in this retro US Navy scheme Thanks Craig, I think she looks alright. Mr Color 365 sea blue for the dark blue (quality as always). Not 100% happy with my masking, and it’s quite hard to photograph, but I do like the incongruous sight of an F5N (sorry F-5N) dressed as an F6F. Just the hot section and some tidy-ups left to go for painting. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Wings unlevel said: I think she looks alright. I think she looks a lot better than alright! This scheme really does look very good on the F-5, and I suspect would look good on other aircraft too. I think you did a great job on the masking as it has turned out superbly. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Very nice work there, I really like that James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 This looks very good with that retro-scheme. I'll admit, the aesthetics of this style of camo appeal to me … very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 18 hours ago, modelling minion said: I think she looks a lot better than alright! 13 hours ago, 81-er said: Very nice work there, I really like that 11 hours ago, Robert Stuart said: This looks very good with that retro-scheme. Thanks gents, appreciate the comments and support. Glad to be bringing a different take on the F-5 to the GB! 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 Hot end painted plus I’ve remasked and touched up some of the transitions between the two blues, which I’m much happier about, and have gloss coated. Not my finest paint job in the end - the medium blue does not seem to have sprayed as smoothly as I’d have liked in the end, which the dark blue and gloss over the top seem to have exacerbated - but I think I’ll live with it. Decals, a wash and a matt coat and I think I’ll be much happier. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 I think she looks really good Gerard, the scheme suits the F-5 perfectly and makes it look very shark like to my eyes. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 I think Craig summed it up perfectly. It looks very good to me James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 That is coming along very well, the hot end looks good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 Thanks Craig, James, Robert, I do appreciate the encouragement. I was contemplating sanding it back and repainting, but that’s probably unnecessary, plus I feel the F-15 GB clock ticking! With that decals are down… Couple of issues with the decals. First, the national markings aren’t on a white background, which they should be. Second, and this one is all me, they don’t like too much Mr Mark Setter decal solution. I know the Mr Mark Setter/Softer pairing (at least the full strength versions available here in Aus) are likely designed for thicker Japanese Hasegawa/Tamiya decals, so I’m extra judicious using them on thinner decals such as these. But I needed to use a little Setter to help the decals adhere, and managed to overdo it on one of the national roundels… 😤 My solution - usused decals from an Academy F/A-18A USMC VMFA-232 Red Devils boxing which has high vis national markings pretty much exactly the same size… They’re not accurate as they have the post 1947 red bar (and the blue should be deeper). But at least they have the white background. Next time round using Extradecals I’ll use (buy first!) Micro Sol and Set as the instructions say! (To be far I used Extradecals on my Matchbox Lightning earlier this year without issue with Mr Mark, but I can’t complain when I didn’t follow the instructions! Plus I’m really glad this decal set exists, I still love the scheme and colours.) Hopefully it’ll be in the gallery come Sunday so I can go Maximum Effort on my F-15! (Sorry F-15 GB in joke!) Gerard 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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