Digital HARM shooter

[blackbetty]

I fooled around a bit what would be my next build this time. I pulled the Viggen out (had allready drawn decals for that one) then a Harrier, the Trumpy D Tomcat, but then stumbled on  this pic:

 

i dont see the BRU rack on the plane, but the digital Flankers carry HARMs:

 

 

the blue/yellow fin is nice, so i will give it a go

 

 

 

[blackbetty]

i have the kit and some AM

 

 

foremost i want to use some zactoman parts because chris stopped making stuff unfortunately (i missed out on the canopy though)

 

 

 

 

[blackbetty]

i also have these

 

 

and the Akan and MRP (a first) paints

 

[blackbetty]

we will se how the foxbot masks will perform, i heard of mixed results

 

 

 

i also ordered the aires exhast cans and the resikt HARMs (a not used birthday present, funds are tight at the moment)

more pics of the real planes would be nice, so if anybody can help....

stay tuned

Karl

 

Edited November 7 by blackbetty

[Out2gtcha]

Great choice Karl! Really looking forward to this one.

[dutik]

Someone with a lot of cabinet space, given the size of the bird

 

Did you use the Akan paints before? I have a bunch of them in the stash but lacked the balls to use them. Any first-hand expirience here?

 

Regards

- dutik

[Biggles87]

I have one in 1/48 and it’s big, so I can I imagine how huge this one will be.

I thought the markings were decals until I read the post again!

Good luck.

 

John

[blackbetty]

its a big ass bird for sure

i used akan paints on my mig 29 build and they worked fine

[dutik]

1 hour ago, blackbetty said:

its a big ass bird for sure

i used akan paints on my mig 29 build and they worked fine

What thinner did you use?

 

Regards

- dutik

[blackbetty]

i think gunze

[titan]

Looking forward to this one

[Stokey Pete]

With the Foxbot masks, it pays to try and take a bit of the tack from the adhesive. They’re very strong, and take quite a bit of elbow grease to remove. I had quite a bit of paint lift in areas where there’s a lot of surface detail. So I’d retain the leftover masking material on the sheets to assist with any repairs. I also got into the habit of using a little water underneath the masks to enable you to slide them around like decals, letting you have a brief moment of manoeuvrability with the placement.

Have fun with the build, and try not to tear your hair out when you get onto that paint job. It’s a brutal test of your paint prep’ efforts, and masking abilities. 

[blackbetty]

i want to use clearcoats between the colours and hope it doesnt get too thick of a layer

if the masks dont work i think about drawing them in illustrator and cut them out of tamiya tape

...and yes its BIG

[blackbetty]

at first i made the aires pit fit

the rear deck is a little too narrow, so i inserted plastic strips

Edited November 14 by blackbetty

[blackbetty]

the side walls of the fuselage have to be narrowed for the resin sidewalls/sills to fit. the curvature of the resin does not fit properly

 

Edited November 14 by blackbetty