Starfighter Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) The tail has been repaired, Andrew! Edited October 17, 2016 by Starfighter A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 I've been working on the Prowler almost every day since the last update, but progress has significantly slowed down as there are many small things to do right now. Landing gear doors have been painted and weathered on the inside (the outside will follow once I have re-stocked with FS 36375), small landing gear parts have been prepared and the landing gear legs fitted permanently. A few wires have been added to the landing gear bays. The landing gear bays are quite empty on Prowlers and Intruders and Trumpeter's bays are rather nicely detailed, so there wasn't that much to do. I could of course have added more, but I didn't want to spend too much time with the landing gear bays. The forward landing gear doors have been modified, painted, fitted and weathered as well. I've tried to fit one of the ladders as well, but haven't figured out how Trumpeter wants me to fit them - they are too wide to fit inside the ladder bays. I should have tested the fit first... Apart from that, I have assembled and primered the remaining pylons and the outer wing sections; the latter have been filled and sanded several times again (and will have to be sanded again) and equipped with new wing fences as per the inner wing sections. I hope my parcel from Mr Paint arrives soon as I am out of FS 36375 as already mentioned. Derek B, blackbetty, A-10LOADER and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Geez, Ben - that looks fantastic! Kev Starfighter and A-10LOADER 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Yep, brilliant work Ben. Can't wait to see it done. Jim A-10LOADER and Starfighter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Ben, all I can say is stunning. She's beautiful!! The landing gear is near perfect, and I keep staring at it like I'm pre-flighting her. Seriously good work... I want to open the access panels and check pressures and leaks etc. When you get to that point, the steps on the ladder and the boarding platform have black non-skid on them. Peter Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Jesus Ben, that is truly spectacular work !! You are a master at your craft. Anxiously awaiting the next update. Steve Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 (edited) Ben, all I can say is stunning. She's beautiful!! The landing gear is near perfect, and I keep staring at it like I'm pre-flighting her. Seriously good work... I want to open the access panels and check pressures and leaks etc...Peter My thoughts exactly. From the realistic shine of the white paint; to the chipping and staining; to the residual shock strut oil collecting in corners...it just doesn't get any better than this! Nice to see the project gather momentum as it approaches the finish line. Go Ben, go! Edited October 19, 2016 by allthumbs Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Very beautiful! Subtle weathering. Grande Grande. Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckT Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Dang that looks great! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I am very honest when I say there are very few things I find more boring than a Prowler (maybe a F104 or Phantom ), except when it has scratchbuilt parts and in large scale - and so well done! Can't wait to see more of this! Lothar and Starfighter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Your comments are certainly keeping me motivated - thank you very much! Thanks for the hint, Peter! My idea was to cut small anti-slip surfaces for the steps and boarding platform from sanding paper and to glue them onto the respective parts. That should give quite a good effect, what do you think? In the meantime, there was a lot of masking to do. All that work to paint some pretty small areas... What do you do if you forget to add an exhaust? Drill a hole into a painted and weathered model. I love it! The raised panel was again made from self-adhesive aluminium foil. This photo reminds me that I absolutely need to rework that goddamn dark blue on the fin again. To reward myself, I decided to temporarily fit the outer wing sections. 6 weeks to go until the BSMC show - I really hope to be able to bring a finished model to Putte. 109, HerculesPA_2, Derek B and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Looking great Ben. Not far to go now! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Outrageous Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerculesPA_2 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 So so pretty this Prowler, Starfighter!! until now wonderfull model!! Hercules de Araujo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Looks great Ben! Can I ask how made the electroluminescent light strips? They look terrific. (I hope you don't mind the edited photograph) Rich Rainer Hoffmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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