Joel_W Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Colin, The dry fit on the stand does look good, very good. I guess that I'm in the minority as I really don't take parts off their sprue locations until they're needed. I know it's pretty hard to loose a upper wing or fuselage half, but the same applies to seeing how a engine looks, or the Pit, and I'm infamous in misplacing parts. I've found parts from previous builds that just seem to pop up out of no where. Joel Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share Posted April 8, 2017 Got the main body together. The engine was a PITA. Cowling looks bad because it's still clear but you can see the NMF and gluing of the engine inside, all will disappear when the NMF coat goes over the main model. Cleaning up some of the wing root areas and such. Now comes the canopy masking and other clean up details before I mask her up in prep for an overall NMF discussed earlier in this build. Cheers Collin Shaka HI, MikeMaben, Bomber_County and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) Great dynamism and detail Collin, nice one! Torben Edited April 8, 2017 by TorbenD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud_Ally Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Looking great. Going to pick up sone prop blur for my builds as I always do in flight. Loving the work so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 This one passed me by, stunning Collin.......always coveted a 32nd Jug............is it a good kit? Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 A good kit is it a good kit? Generally it's not a bad kit, but not the greatest either. Surly it's not Tamiya. Fit of the wings is a challenge, and why Trump put all that extra internal detail in the kit is beyond me. You don't need any of it. I will say the kit leaves tons of room for super detailing. Of course the landing gear doors are not meant to be closed and take some work to show in the retracted position. I wish Hasegawa would come out with a mod to their excellent and easy to build 1/32 P-47D/M bubbletop kits and make a razorback...but until then this kit is really the only option. Cheers Collin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Collin the jug really looks good in that in flight position and attitude. Your work to date really has paid off. Looking forward to your next update. Joel Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 She is all prepped for NMF as of this morning...now comes the real challenging part of the build....NMF!!! Cheers Collin cib2265 and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 Base coat of Alclad Alum with AK True Metal Alum paste finger painted over the entire kit. I am looking for that sorta-shiny but abused and gritty NMF you see on Mustangs, Thunderbolts, and Lightnings as they resided in France and other pop-up bases as the 9th AF moved across Europe keeping pace with the fight. I don't like the traditional solid metal look (even with multiple panels of different tone). That "grainy" look is hard to get for sure, but this AK paste comes close. So now it sits overnight drying. Debating if I should throw a light coat of Alclad semi-gloss over to protect what I have or just start taping things up for the invasion stripes/black tail ID bands/cowl/anti-glare panel. Shaka HI, tucohoward, Joel_W and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Looks fantastic. I tried that paste, I don't think you can get away without a clear coat after that thing dries which for me took days. Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Great stuff, Collin! I couldn't get the AK pastes to work for me, but you've done a brilliant job. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 Too shiny. Sip of coffee. Too shiny. Sat in my man-cave this morning and looking over some color pics of -47's, decided that she was too shiny. So I pulled out some graphite powder, rubbed that over the entire model and slightly buffed, then hit the entire kit with a thin coat of Alclad semi-sheen....then using Alclad Dull Alum misted over the entire kit. I was late for work so no pics until later. Now the metal skin still has some sheen, but has that scale-dirty/slightly weathered look that I think will be a tough and great base for the rest of the work. After the stripes and decals, I will eventually go back and pick out some panels with other AK True Metal paste colors to add variety, but the paste (no matter what the color) will have that grainy look to it. NMF, a never ending WIP. Will I be 100% happy at the end, no chance. Cheers Collin Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I love what you have now, cant wait to see the next evolution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Colon, For an operational look to a NMF finish rather then a super shiny Museum type finish, I 1st airbrush a primer coat of MIG AMMO gray primer. Even after a light rub of a 4,000 Micro Mesh pad there is a slight texture to the surface. Then the traditional Black base color, which I still use Alcad's Gloss Black. Then Alcad 101 Aluminum. I end up a clean looking slightly oxidized NMF. In any event, your Jug really looks outstanding wearing it's NMF. I've never used any of those AK pastes as I don't really understand what benefit you derive from using them other then slight variations in tone. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 Here are some pics of what I did this morning. I am trying different lighting techniques and using the photo editor on some of these pics to show the subtle weathering/pitting/stressing of the aluminum skin I am trying to achieve. Most of the pics I see show this type of wear after an aircraft has been in the field (vice a factory fresh bird right off the assembly line). Cheers Collin TenSeven, TorbenD, Lenny320 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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