tucohoward Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 Back from vacation and right into fighting with the fit of the wings. Had pretty fair gaps at both wing roots and with the Barracuda wing inserts the wings were thicker than where they met the fuselage. If I use the Barracuda parts again I will check the thickness before glueing when it would be much easier to deal with. As it was, it required much shimming, filling, etc., to get a decent fit. A lot of work, but in the end I am fairly happy. Primered with Alclad primer and Mr. Surfacer 1200. Decided to do Yellow 2 of KG27 from BarracudaCals G-10 part 2. Wanted one with narrow wheels, painted undersides and no drop tank. This one has a green and white checkered fuselage band so I have sprayed the white over the preshading. Jay Uncarina, mywifehatesmodels and Mal_Belford 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Jay, Nice fix with those wing inserts. I'm looking forward to the camo! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Shaping up nicely. Can't wait to see more! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Yess..... This looks real good.... And the preshade looks great.... Im very cusrios on the paint that eill soon come.... What sheme are you in for? /Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucohoward Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Thanks guys. Mal, I am doing Yellow 2 of KG27 and that requires a green and white fuselage band. Had a little time this evening to mask and spray it. Mr. Color #6 Gloss Green was used as that's what I had on hand and it looked pretty close to the BarracudaCals artwork. Of course it will be toned down a bit with weathering. Just have to mask off the band and I can start spraying the 76. Jay Mal_Belford, mattlow, mywifehatesmodels and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucohoward Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Thanks, Martin. Got the 76 and 75 done. Have to make some masks up to do the 74. Jay Uncarina and mywifehatesmodels 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Nice work Jay. Looking good! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucohoward Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Thanks, Kev. Finished up the basic paint job. Fairly happy with it. Something I can work with. Jay Lud13, Mal_Belford and Uncarina 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Jay....i love your mottling style....it looks spot on in nu eyes... Im very curious for the rest that will come.... /Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Very, very nice! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt_Farrel Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) That's looking great! I'm following with interest.A heads up regarding the stencils, after the instructions and profiles were printed I had another close look at the photos of this aircraft and realized that the fuel triangle was the odd variation with white centre and yellow outline. That is included on the stencil sheet IIRC, but it's not depicted on my profile of yellow 2. /Anders Edited October 13, 2014 by Cpt_Farrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucohoward Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Thanks a lot, guys. Anders, I read your post just after I had applied the standard fuel triangle and was able to remove it quickly. Thanks for heads up on that. Finished the decals today. The BarracudaCals went on great over Mr. Color clear gloss in the larger areas and Future for most of the stencils. Finished off with a coat of Acryl flat clear. Jay Mal_Belford, Cpt_Farrel and mattlow 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt_Farrel Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) That turned out great! I saw that you were making fast progress but I didn't want to post my comment regarding the stencil until I had one final look at the photo. Good that you caught it in time anyway. What colours are you using? They're all looking fine but the RLM 75 is really something! If it's acrylic I'm going to get it! /Anders Edited October 13, 2014 by Cpt_Farrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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