charley420 Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 After seeing the black eagles display at waddo. I just had to get me one of these As you see it comes in a very smart looking box, with a nice colour insert to hise the plastic from prying eyes. within a couple of hours i had the pit built and primed, and the crew actually fit the seats perfectly (other manufacturers take note) The guncover blanking plate fits nicely As i will be posing the craft in flight i have closed the gear bays up this is the nose upside down This kit seems to fit very well, perhaps academy tried a bit harder being as they are Korean eh? But anyhoo this model seems to have revived my somewhat flagging mojo so watch this space for updates. BE AWARE YOUR REAR lol sunday waddo goers should get that one
smyfe Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Hi, looking forward to seeing this come together after their RIAT displays. I would love to get my hands on one of these kits. Mick
charley420 Posted July 13, 2012 Author Posted July 13, 2012 Hi, looking forward to seeing this come together after their RIAT displays. I would love to get my hands on one of these kits.Mick I got mine from Here £22 delivered from Korea bargain
charley420 Posted July 13, 2012 Author Posted July 13, 2012 Just ordered it, many thanks. Mick Only took a week to arrive as well. A fantastic service
Julien Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Nice, I just got mine, again straight from Korea, packaging was not to great, box a bit crushed but contents OK. Looking forward to seeing how all these decals go on. Julien
colin Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) Just ordered one as well, got the bug after seeing them at Fairford Edited July 13, 2012 by colin
charley420 Posted July 16, 2012 Author Posted July 16, 2012 Right then time for an update, I've got the whole lot together and primed grey, just a few ikkle seams to sort around the nose and intakes. Even has the dye/diesel delivery tubes almost time for paint and then those dreaded decals Any comment most welcome
colin Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 Coming along nicely, what paint do you plan to use for the black, gloss, or matt then gloss clear
spfparker Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) Ordered one from Korea........Hopefully it'll arrive! Update - Order dispatched on the 19th - Arrived today - about £22 with free postage - box wrapped in corrugated cardboard so contents fine. Edited July 26, 2012 by spfparker
charley420 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Posted July 17, 2012 right seeing as i like to make life difficult for myself, i rather foolishly decided to paint the markings on rather than attempt to beat the decals. so first i primed grey, then a coat of AGW was sprayed, i stuck a sheet of tamiya masking paper over the decal sheet and carefully cut out the parts to mask white and applied to the model. then a couple of misty coats of yellow were oversprayed. the paint is from rattle cans as my airbrushing stuff is still packed away after the recent house move so the yellow is not quite golden enough but i wont tell if you don't.
Silver Fox Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 Watching with interest, I think you are doing the right thing, I doubt the decals will cover well over black. I fancied doing one of these since we met the pilots at Armed Forces Day in Scarboro' the week before. They seemed genuinely suprised we knew who they were and why they were there. My kids got some cracking memoribilia, which I shamelessly am keeping safe. Their show at Waddington was spectacular.
charley420 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Posted July 17, 2012 Watching with interest, I think you are doing the right thing, I doubt the decals will cover well over black.I fancied doing one of these since we met the pilots at Armed Forces Day in Scarboro' the week before. They seemed genuinely suprised we knew who they were and why they were there. My kids got some cracking memoribilia, which I shamelessly am keeping safe. Their show at Waddington was spectacular. I was looking for their stand at waddo but alas i couldnt. was hoping to get some stickers etc
Silver Fox Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) They gave my son and daughter each what look like the collar pins they wear on their flight suits and a signed photo. Seemed like really nice guys and pleased to be in the UK. Edited July 17, 2012 by Silver Fox
khimbar Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) I was looking for their stand at waddo but alas i couldnt. was hoping to get some stickers etc We got some posters and stickers and dvds. They were so nice. Lovely guys. Genuinely happy to chat, and happier know we thought they were awesome. It's not much but I can send you some stickers if you want? I seem to have oodles. Edited July 17, 2012 by khimbar
charley420 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Posted July 17, 2012 We got some posters and stickers and dvds. They were so nice. Lovely guys.It's not much but I can send you some stickers if you want? I seem to have oodles. sweet cheers buddy, let me know what i owe you for posting them
khimbar Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 sweet cheers buddy, let me know what i owe you for posting them Don't be daft, pm me your address and I'll sling some in the post. Will only be 2 or 3 stickers as the posters are way too cool to part with!
charley420 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Posted July 17, 2012 ah man id pay you money or a 1/144 jet for a poster to go with my netherlands air force, thunderbirds and blue angels stuff
Daniel Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 Very interested in how this goes! They were the stars of the show by far. Tamiya masking sheet... Where do I get that? Dan
charley420 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Posted July 17, 2012 Very interested in how this goes!They were the stars of the show by far. Tamiya masking sheet... Where do I get that? Dan i picked it up from little cars at the mk show its A5 sheets of tamiya tape
Daniel Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 Thanks, just ordered some, and the model as well Dan
carlstavros Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 I've ordered one too....after seeing them at Fairford the other week! Cheers for the link! Carl.
charley420 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Posted July 23, 2012 Meh ive totally codded my decal/patterns up. mental note tamiya masking sheet when left for 4 days DOES NOT come off decal sheets without bringing said decal with it and ripping itself to bits. GRRRRRRR
colin Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 I thought when I read that you had stuck the masking sheet over the decal sheet you had used something transparent between the two, ouch, hope you can get something sorted as it was looking good.
Wolfpack Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 Damn. I've had to get one as well. Curses. Sad to here about the masking tape. I would have scanned the decals and used that as a pattern if painting. W
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now