Rick K Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) So what's 4 years, right? One the bench with the A29. Starting off with the cockpit the Martin Baker Mk.8 seats get some PE love. Each seat has 4 PE parts. Parachute packs test fitted to top back of seats. Rear seat IP dashboard coam gets some annealed PE attention. Edited November 4, 2020 by Rick K Uncarina, mpk, Greg W and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 This is an enjoyable build. Kit goes together well. I built 2 at the same time. One was the Super Tuc "Anniversary" bird and the other was in USAF Coin-configuration. I think it is a great plane for its purpose. Very cost effective too. Enjoy your build. mpk and Rick K 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 I have this kit. Watching with interest. Rick K and Out2gtcha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 Cockpit sidewalls added. Test fit with pit tub and rear IP coam. Looks good. Uncarina and Greg W 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 The Eduard PE gunsight looks awesome and the angst begins when it sits too high obstructing the fit of the windscreen. I tried the kit supplied PE gunsight...same results. So, time for some scratch building. First had to reduce the top of dash coam so the gunsight will sit low enough. Then with plastic card A mount is secured. Plastic card as viewed from inside dash coam. Test fit, looks good. Reducing top of dash coam I lost the access panel detail. Eduard PE look like the best solution. Meh, I just did not feel comfortable using PE for this tight spot. So i opted for Archer resin decals. I was pleased with the results and the security. Greg W, Daniel Leduc, scvrobeson and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 Test fit cockpit details. Lots of Eduard detail. The huge canopy looks tinted. The seam was removed on the canopy frame. Tamiya clears X19 Smoke with a touch of X26 Orange highly thinned with MLT. A few passes then after full cure a dip in Future. Some reference pics did show a faint seam on the canopy glazing. After getting my hands on a close up image of the canopy the seam is actually a wire with no seam on the windscreen. I will correct this. Greg W, scvrobeson, LSP_Kevin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 (edited) Fuselage and fuel tanks buttoned up. Eduard PE and bake lines added to wheel wells. Always love a good weld. Stabilizer surface controls sanded to correct shape. Wings and stabilizers secured. AVM resin "Belly Box", fuel tanks and wing racks "pylons" cleaned up. Test fit yields some putty, sand, repeat in my future. Stabilizers secured. Edited May 12, 2021 by Rick K Out2gtcha, daveculp, LSP_Kevin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Lovely work, Rick! Kev Rick K and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) Belly box is epoxied and after a few days cure 3M Acryl Glazing thinned with MLT is used to fill the gaps. Sanding for what seems to be an eternity. Primer is applied to discover any surface imperfections. After sanding all seams and filling access panels on belly box (speed brake is left alone) a final shot of primer is applied. Archer resin decals will be used throughout to replace all access panels throughout the aircraft. Overall primer complete. Edited May 19, 2021 by Rick K daveculp, scvrobeson, Uncarina and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Love this (long ) project !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 On 10/31/2020 at 10:55 AM, Jager said: This is an enjoyable build. Kit goes together well. I built 2 at the same time. One was the Super Tuc "Anniversary" bird and the other was in USAF Coin-configuration. I think it is a great plane for its purpose. Very cost effective too. Enjoy your build. Thanks Jager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 On 5/12/2021 at 7:34 AM, LSP_Kevin said: Lovely work, Rick! Kev Cheers Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Rick: Interesting combo of 3M Acryl Glazing thinned with MLT....does that shrink much? How long do you wait to have it gas-off before sanding? Does it take a scribe well? Cheers Collin Rick K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 On 5/19/2021 at 11:57 AM, Collin said: Rick: Interesting combo of 3M Acryl Glazing thinned with MLT....does that shrink much? How long do you wait to have it gas-off before sanding? Does it take a scribe well? Cheers Collin No shrinkage on me. Been using this method for a few years now. I mix the MLT with the glazing to a "creamy " texture it really levels quite nice. Adheres well to styrene and resin. Sands well too. Small gaps and seams I'll give a 48 hour cure time. Scribes ok for me. Scribing is my weakest skill-set with need for lots of coaching. So I'm the last person to be offering advice on scribing. For really deep gaps, seams and scribing I'll switch to "Sprue Goo". SG welds to styrene and scribes very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Wow, great work Rick! Really wish they would put one of these out in 32nd. Lovely job on the Archer resin decals too. Rick K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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