Guest Peterpools Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Eric Holy Cow, looking fantastic and the gizmology, works perfectly. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted May 21, 2016 Author Share Posted May 21, 2016 I have started to overspray the model with a very thin mixture of lightened base colour to blend the decals in a bit and also to lighten the top cam colour which was a bit too dark. I have also started to apply the wash, being deep grey from the Mig Panel line wash range. blackbetty, LSP_Paul, Starfighter and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJYL Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Great progress and good to see a RAAF Hornet taking shape in large! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 Some more work. The turtledeck behind the rear seat is almost devoid of detail. Eduard go some of the way, providing a single recorder box that sits on the right side of the space and also some etch that covers the deck itself. There is a fair bit of detail there that i felt needed to be added, since it will be visible when the canopy is open. First up was the manual canopy winding mechanism, quite a prominent feature and I just had to have it there. 10 small pieces of scrap styrene went into this assembly. The detail of the Turtledeck starting to come together. As can be seen, the new winder mechanism is in place. I have added solder wire to represent the winding cable that leads to the front cockpit and also for the various electrical wires that are around this area. F`s are my favs, Starfighter, blackbetty and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Eric Nice work on blending in the decals and the details for the turtle deck look spot on Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Lovely as usual, Eric! If you want to push details even further, you could add some fine meshes to the square recesses on the LERX on the LH side of the rear cockpit, visible on your last photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 Thanks Starfighter, have seen the area that you mention and will come up with something for it. I finished doing most of the detailing work to the main undercarriage, which required scratchbuilding all of the brake and hydrualic lines, as well as the rear tie down points. There is still some work to go to get this area right, as the kit didn't give much more than basic detail. HerculesPA_2, F`s are my favs, Uilleann and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Eric WOW! Absolutely sensational Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 Onto the loadout. I recently received the excellent Videoaviation USAF GBU 38's, of which my Hornet will carry 2 of. The resin bombs come supplied as a set of eight and each bomb is made of 3 parts. The nose of resin bombs are a little too blunt to suit the ones that I wanted to depict hanging off the Aussie Hornets, so without too much arm twisting, I turned up some new tips from Aluminium on my Lathe. In this pic can be seen the unmodified resin bomb, with the modified and primed bomb in the middle with the unprimed modified bomb on the top of the pic to illustrate the change made. Starfighter, Uilleann, DesTROYer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 The Videoaviation GBU's came up a treat. Now the Hornet rests on its undercarriage, which I had to glue in a couple of steps earlier than I would, owing to some major issues that I have had with one of the main legs. Luca, onosendai and F`s are my favs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo.b Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Getting there!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Those bombs look great, Eric! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Looking good Eric! What do you use to cut off the parts you've turned on the lathe? A parting tool or something like a hacksaw? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 wow dude, that's really a HUGE Super Bug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Your a freak'n modelling machine mate. Another winner for sure! Cheers Bevan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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