spacewolf Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 Keep going Vaughn! Lovely detailing work! Phil Thanks Phil, It's kinda fun and nerve wracking at the same time ! Cheers Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 (edited) The intakes had me pondering. Most jets have the intakes painted white to aid the ground crew in seeing if an aircraft has injested a bird or other FOD, but I felt the white would be too strong a contrast. I decided to go with a lighter grey. Testors gloss white and grey (the old square bottles) was mixed at 20/1 and after the intake was masked, brushed on. After drying and unmasking it was time to weather the area. Wet sanding dulled the paint and wore it leaving scuff marks and thin area's. A few dabs of silver and more wet sanding and i think it looks ok. Edited October 2, 2011 by spacewolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 Flat black was painted on the fuselage between the fins to simulate the intake area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 It was time to put the fin on. After getting the join as good as I could It was glued on and filled. After sanding the join I grabbed one of my new cans of primer and laid on a coat....disaster ! ...the primer came out and coated properly but then turned FUZZY !...and whats worse, it cracked the primer that had been dry for weeks ! After letting it dry a while I sanded it a bit..the overspray had affected the whole inner wing area but thankfully the cracking had only occured around the base of the fin. ... I walked away for a day........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 (edited) So...after a day I came back, looked over the mess and started sanding. The fuzz was sanded off and the cracked area taken down to bare plastic. Then, offering up a prayer to the Lords of Cobal I grabbed the other new can of primer and tried again.... Success !!! A bit of sanding and rescribing in places and the fin is on and primed. Edited October 2, 2011 by spacewolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 While taking the time away from the model I spent some time looking on line for pictures of insturments. The 'Wolf has a large gauge on the rear decking of the canopy. This originally was a pressure gauge for the Ta-152 H for canopy pressure and sealing and was rather small, the artist made it much bigger. I couldn't find an image of the proper one so decided to use what I could find. I grabbed some images and printed them off on photo paper. A bit of sprue was used and the gauge cut out and glued on with super glue. A drop of liq, decal film was put on to seal the image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 A hole was drilled into the rear decking.... The part was installed and the screw points lightly drilled around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 With paint on inside and out I think it'll look ok. Thanks for the comments and for watching. More in a few days. Cheers Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I am knocked out by this build. Great stuff. Just great. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Vaighan, This is INSPIRING INCREDIBLE work.. WAY to GO !! Thank you for the kind words ! Cheers Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 I am knocked out by this build. Great stuff. Just great. Sincerely, Mark Thanks much, glad you are enjoying ! Cheers Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 So, here we go. It's been years sense I used an airbrush. I don't have a compressor so I'm using air cans. This will be my first time using Future and a water color wash. After masking everything off I started the topside coats. The color is a 50/50 mix of Tamyia I J N green and grey. Selected panels were darkened or lightened to get a worn look. For scuffing and chipping I used 400 grit sandpaper. Tamyia smoke was used for shading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 After I was satisfied with the basic color I sprayed on a coat of Future. I'd read Mat Swans artical on using water color for picking out panel lines so I gave it a try and it worked great. After I was happy with all the lines I misted on two coats of Future mixed 4/1 with Tamyia base which gave a dull semi gloss to the paint. It also darkened and accented everything quite nicely. After everything was dry I unmasked and got some shots. I still have the underside to do and some touch ups on top but she's looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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spacewolf Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 (edited) The screw heads came out just the way I'd hoped... The chipping on the leading edge looks believeable... Now as long as I don't screw up the bottom, I might just get this ship done. Thats it for this time. Cheers Vaughn Edited October 13, 2011 by spacewolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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