fightnjoe Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 More progress soon. Joe KUROK and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightnjoe Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 Well folks here I am after a long delay.First of all let me say this. All photos have now been lost at photobucket. I am not going to redo them at all. I am using Imgur to post my updates. On to the build. With the work on the cockpit done it was time to close up the fuselage. As with most Revell kits there was a bit of cleanup and putty work to do. It was then time to move on to the wings and the installation of them. Some sanding prepped the wings to get the best fit I could. I then used Tamiya Orange cap as well as MEK to get them in place.Next up will be to clean up the wings and attach the stabilizers.All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.Joe 109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Lotsa good body work outta you one this one as usual Joe. I haven't paid attention fully till now but don't you normally build 1/32 scale subjects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightnjoe Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 My friend I build a lot of scales. I like the 1/32 aircraft for the level of detail I can try to add. Will need to get back to that scale soon. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightnjoe Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 Moving right along with this build. First up is to show .... I did make it through the attachment of the stabilizers. Once sanded and prepped it was paint time. After an initial coat of Rustoleum Flat Black the lower fuselage and wings received a bit of Model Master Neutral Gray. Actually this is after several coats with just minutes between. Then it is on to the upper fuselage. First will be a very thinned spray of Model Master #8 Olive Drab. Next will be to set up for the weathering. A few coats of the OD to blend things in and then off to bigger and better. All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Looking good, Joe! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightnjoe Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 She is playing nice so far. Enjoying the no hassle no fuss part of this. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightnjoe Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 Folks finally back to give a bit of an update. First up is to let you know that this has actually progressed quite a bit. This will show you the first few stages of the painting. First was a Flat Black overall coat then into the color. Model Master Neutral Color was first on the lower sections. On to the upper, Model Master #8 Olive Drab was the color of choice and the first session saw it mixed with Model Master Flat White. Eyeballed to the shade I hoped to portray and then sprayed within the panel lines. Careful but not too worried about overspray. I did not want to have the quilt look. Several sessions followed with more and more of the Olive Drab added until I got to a place where I was somewhat happy. Several pictures for you. There will be another quick update soon to show the remainder of the paint sessions. All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe CANicoll, 109 and Shaka HI 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightnjoe Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 Ok second part. After several sessions I was not particularly thrilled with the look and went back and carefully sprayed some Testors Olive Drab from the square bottle to give it a bit of warmth. A couple of things I am pretty happy with. The appearance of staining and panel paint fading. Alrighty then, she is pretty much ready to decal up. All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe CANicoll, Shaka HI, KUROK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Looking good, Joe! One of my favorite "for old time sake" kits! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightnjoe Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 John we all need some of that type of model. Joe KUROK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightnjoe Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 Another update. Decals are on. Again for this build the markings are not my focus. This will however be the last update showing what I had planned to show. After this I go a bit off road. The decals went down with no issues. I used MicroSol to get them to conform and then threw a gloss over the top to seal them in. Next up is the weathering. All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Wow, Joe, that airbrush work is spot on - looks terrific. And she's looking great with decals on. Well done. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I think I should just toss mine in the bin, now. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Love to see the old birds brought to life - great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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