ClumsyDude Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 Really,really awesome pit now that is REALISM at this bug And do not hurry it Jim, it will become your next great birdy, you've got all time at the world Cheers my friend Thanks Chavdar. I don't get a lot of bench time so "slow" is my only speed! What a cockpit! Absolute realism! Thanks Milan! Office looks great but the windscreen with that prismatic sheen,wow! like that.nailed it. Thanks William. I can't remember who on LSP I got the tip from, but I used Plexus plastic polish after polishing out the seam. It looks really good (although I haven't been able to get the same result on the main canopy due to the frame making it hard to polish). Stunning Thanks mate, means a lot coming from a bloke who knows! Lookin' the goods Thanks Andrew! I used to crawl over these back in my AirTC days at high school ... still gives me goose pimples thinking about the first time I heard the jets on takeoff! That cockpit looks fantastic..just wow! Thanks Shaka, I appreciate it! That is fantastic! Love how you picked out the individual buttons. If there a tiny paintbrush you used, or just a team of gremlins? Matt Haha thanks Matt. I can assure you there are no gremlins involved, except for the ones who nick off with every little part I drop on my workshop floor. I would be nowhere without my optivisor though! Great work on the pit, it turned out awesome Cheers Bevan Thanks Bevan! Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Don't know how I've missed this one but just read from the start and have to say what a fantastic build Jim, some very fine work indeed!! Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 Thanks Andy! I'll try to get some more posted this afternoon if work permits. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 Ok, on to the main canopy. Like the windscreen, it needed a seam polished out; a combination of fine sandpaper, micro mesh polishing cloths, and Tamiya compound did the trick. That, and my secret weapon, which I guess is not so secret seeing as I learned about it from LSP ... plexus plastic polish. I think I showed this one before, so humour me for reposting it as an intro ... anyhow, I attached the front frame from the kit, with the Aires mirrors and grab handles attached. I won't repost as it's in the thread earlier. I masked off the inside of the canopy and sprayed Alclad gunmetal, then got some gloss black on the mirrors, masked, and sprayed Alclad chrome. Next were the resin side frames from Aires. These have five parts each, so they take longer than you'd expect, especially if you're clumsy like me and keep dropping the tiny etched canopy hooks on the floor. And here's the rear of the frame, done up as usual with brush painting, Peter's brilliant Airscale decals, and a wash. Continually amazed by how good the Aires detail is. Same treatment on the side arms. Now, the painstaking job of brush painting the black edges on the mirrors ... don't think I did too good a job, but after three retries, I wasn't going back. Looks ok through the canopy, which is how it'll be seen on the finished model. Side and rear frames attached ... More in a moment ... Piprm, DesTROYer, Hubert Boillot and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 Next job was to fit the canopy seal, which is visible on the Aires side and rear frame, but not on the plastic frame that the kit supplies. I superglued in some 0.5mm copper wire. The eagle eyed (of which there are many on LSP) will note that in the above photo, I have clumsily broken off the Aires grab handles. I wasn't too upset about this as they looked too chunky anyway. In this photo you can see the replacements, made from 0.3mm copper wire, as well as the plastic reinforcement glued to the backs of the mirrors, which I was worried would go the same way. Here it is with some gunmetal. I think the wire grab handles are a huge improvement (the wages of clumsiness is refinement!). A random shot of the frame detail ... And some Tamiya medium grey enamel on the seal ... can't even see where the wire joins up with the Aires bit! Here it is from the outside ... I just marvel at the Aires detail. Thanks for following along everyone! Next up - the ClumsyDude replica of a RAAF seat harness! Cheers Jim Hubert Boillot, johncrow, Piprm and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Terrific work, Jim! Kev ClumsyDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Veeeeery nice! ClumsyDude and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 JimUnreal ... beautiful detail work for sure Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Terrific work, Jim! Kev I'll say! ClumsyDude and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesTROYer Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Wow. Just wow. ClumsyDude and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyGT500 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Jim my friend, you must write a book - How to F-18 Canopy and realism at 32 scale ClumsyDude and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Got to say Jim, your work on the Hornet looks very nice indeed. Beautiful attention to detail all around. Some how missed this thread 'till now so I hope you don't mind me pullin' up a chair and looking on? Cheers, Wolf mpk and ClumsyDude 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewDoppel Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Will have to get me some of that plastic polish. Looks great. ClumsyDude and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) Fantastic detailing work, Jim. I wish all my "not to good" paint-works ende like your mirrors Ths canopy is really beautiful and worth the time spent on it Hubert Edited October 18, 2016 by MostlyRacers ClumsyDude and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Fan-bloody-tastic! Cheers Bevan mpk and ClumsyDude 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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