blackbetty Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 the little fins for the slimelights on the outer wings are very crude, so i used a strip of sheet to make the recess more shallow and will cut some sheet to represent them better. kit part on the bottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Looking Great Karl keep it up! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) thank you Paul! the hinges for the flaps are very crude too and need some love. to get the 100% correct you would have to replace them the modified one is glued to the wing Edited March 24, 2015 by blackbetty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 i removed the seam on the glass (via 400/600 grit and colgate toothpaste) and masked with some tamiya tape, some paint will go on soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 for painting the intakes i fabbed up some plugs to avoid having to mask the intake (the rear part is white, thank got its white resin ) i used the trumpy kit intakes to get the cross section close. some cardboard backed foam material with a screw to help pull it out. i think with multiple light coats of paint i can get away with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 other intake is a mirror image DesTROYer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 the upper fuselage has been painted gloss black, some preshading done, then masking Bill Cross 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 tried the decals on the fin after these were painted gloss black (revell aqua) too. looks nice, these are in perfect register and the colours are brilliant even on black but sure as hell they dont wrap around the leading edge of the fin and i will have to mask and paint the yellow part hope i can match the yellow..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) the things that hang under the wings and go boom have been assembled and primed, the loadout is pretty typical for the time of the sheme. two GBUs (from the kit, will have to compare them toi the academy bombs of the F-16 kit - dont know if they are that much better), a GBU 38 from the Sufa kit (i think Barry sent me this one - thanx again), a Maverick from the legacy hornet kit and the targeting pod that comes with the kit. Edited March 27, 2015 by blackbetty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) ablative coating on the bombs was done with brushing on tamiya cement to the bodies and immediately roughing it up with a very stiff brush to give the texture. i think most of the ablative coatings are overdone on models. if you look at the real thing they cant be seen from a couple of yards away. at least some progress now..... Edited March 27, 2015 by blackbetty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) hi Maru. hope you are doing good, thanx for watching my build! some dark ghost grey.... gunze paint Edited March 30, 2015 by blackbetty DesTROYer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Great idea with the plugs - need to remember that when I go ahead with my Super Bug. Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 thanx! some more painting going on. the plugs worked quite nicely: Lars Befring, Girlscanplay2 and Kagemusha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 most of the masked black looks pretty decent, only minor flaws to correct. tail is just stuck on. Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Beautifull Karl ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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