Out2gtcha Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Excellent work for sure. Looking forward to more! KUROK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 Happy 2019! It will be here for us is less than one hour! Work still progressing. Painting cockpit parts. Here are the cockpit sidewalls, the floor and seat. I hate doing cockpits but this resin set from True Details is a real gem. LSP_Kevin, Model_Monkey and Gazzas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 On 7/17/2018 at 11:59 PM, KUROK said: Long time, no see! Well my wife was on my butt to get the basement finished and boy was that a long drawn out process. I will say it's nice to have a better basement and a nicer area to work. Someday I will sheetrock the hobby room but the rest of the basement is done! I was recently quite overjoyed to "re-discover" my long forgotten DeWalt drywall screw gun, hiding at my brothers place. Looks like you're really going to town on this kit, and it's certainly looking the business. Gazzas and KUROK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 Well...there is model show less than two month away. I need to put a fire under my ass and get this finished. This is an example of my AMS affliction. I fabricated my own DF (direction finder) loop out of 0.4mm art wire from the craft store. I wrapped it around a paint brush handle and burnished with a wooden tool to get it nice and round. The DF loop supplied in the Mauve kit was surprisingly accurate in diameter but was thick. Trying to superglue the shaft part on was hard as my eyes are not as good as they used to be... this means I really do need to go LSP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) O Note: Meant to say that I have since sanded and polished the rear canopy. This photo was taken before I superglued it. The Mauve plastic is quite hard so sealing gaps and doing a sand/polish has been pleasing (just took a lot of patience and time) Edited February 3, 2019 by KUROK mustang1989, LSP_Kevin and Model_Monkey 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) OK, gents, soon...it will be soon... I promise These photoetched canopy rails nearly drove me to drink. I had to add some styrene strip to get them to not sit too proud of the fuselage side. Fortunately, what I had on hand was a great fit! The results: (just need to weather and scratch up paint) I don't trust my ability to freehand airbrush the medium green "dapples". Creating masks of my own. Here they are stored on wax paper until needed. Accurized upper and lower intakes. Ready to primer. I do like this kit for many reasons but my AMS and OCD has made it a drag of time. I think I will do a shake 'n bake Tamiya kit or any other modern kit that does not need so much rework... Edited February 14, 2019 by KUROK Out2gtcha, LSP_Kevin and mustang1989 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 More great work! I can completely sympathize with the AMS/OCD issue. KUROK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 That pit really looks the part. Keep it comin' KUROK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) Another reason why this thing drags on... Mauve had inadequate cooling gills. So I used theirs to make a perch for some new ones I made myself. They are not too hard...just need a razor blade and a ruler. The harder part was to curl them... just a little. Also, note the Master brass machine guns are now permanent. They too were fiddly here at the end. One thing is that using them allowed me to sand the leading edge of the wing to my satisfaction of smoothness. I'm sure all of you know the pain of trying to clean up a seam right around the guns. Here is the sliding hood I made with scrap plastic and a candle. Actually I made a spare one too. The Eduard masks are in place and are a time saver but take several tries to fit right... Here is my spare sliding canopy and I'm sacrificing it to mask the cockpit. It actually fits like the real thing against the Griffon metal canopy rails! It's a bit satisfying as I nearly went blind and crazy installing those f%$#g things. PRIMER!!! I told myself that if I didn't get the primer on this weekend that there is no way it will be done on time. You get a look at my messy workbench. It's like I work in a 6 inch space! There is still a lot of painting and such to go... This is Tamiya Fine Surface Primer White sprayed with my airbrush. It is really stinky to use; but is such a nice, tough product. As it finishes curing, it should "snuggle" down and reveal my rivets I spent so much time doing (I hope)... Edited February 25, 2019 by KUROK Out2gtcha, mustang1989, Gazzas and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 Boy do I get tired of masking... I had a 35 year old bottle of Model Master Medium Green but did not trust it. I used Vallejo US Dark Green instead thus staying acrylic. The strange thing is it seems to match my old medium green so I wonder about Vallejo just a little.. Check it out: LSP_Kevin, mustang1989, Model_Monkey and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Looks great IMHO! Out of curiosity, what did you use under the tape to make less sharp paint damask lines? Blue tak? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 15 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Looks great IMHO! Out of curiosity, what did you use under the tape to make less sharp paint damask lines? Blue tak? TIA Something no one would guess... kite string! Gazzas, Out2gtcha and LSP_Kevin 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Wow, cool! Never would have thought of that. Sounds like it may give a more consistent soft edge than blu tak too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 3 hours ago, KUROK said: Something no one would guess... kite string! What a great idea! Kev Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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