ericg Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Great modelling mate. it took me 5 years to do my L-39 with a giant break in between due to the intricacies of the way HPH manufacture their kit. Push on! Eric Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 There are probably more parts to those engines than in most IM kits. Nice progress. Sincerely, Mark Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 Thank you gentlemen. The kit I feel kind of saps your will at times, so I'm attempting to knock out the monotonous stuff mixed in with stuff like the props and bosses which are things that I can actually see results from and possibly even get completed, which seems like a rare feeling on this model. I've got the Vector set which did actually help a bit. It must have been a slightly different R2800 model as things didn't line up 100%. But I did manage to get the main cases and the intake manifolds glued together since they are not handed or sided in any way, and are with few exceptions, the same all the way round. I may try to even to paint the props and similar today mixed in with sanding and removing engine parts from resin pools. LSP_K2 and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 10:17 PM, MikeMaben said: Ah yes, the dreaded heat shields! Its been really hard to continue cutting, scraping and sanding on these, and all the work is X2, with 2 engines. Not fun, but necessary! Well, in further avoiding these parts I decided to finish the props.................... But to my dismay, the decal sheet HpH includes is very much like an airliner sheet, in that the WHOLE sheet is carrier, and you have to cut out the decals yourself! Crap. Well I moved on from those too, and took some time to lay in the arresting hook, and arresting hook covers (one large one that actuates with the hook, and two smaller ones on each side at the base of the hook that allow the hook to drop enough to catch the wire). Its at least something to share while I work out the prop decals and wingtip shapes. I thought I glued the main cover on straight, but had to line up the middle strake with the center line of the two halves of the fuse, but its a still a bit off, and the fit of the main part here was way WAY less than grand. I ended up cutting this OOB strake off, and will sand things smooth, re-scribe then add in a new strake from thin card stock, as the strake on the F7F continues up through the main fuse, but that part is a separate PE part that comes with the kit: I also did actually finish up the bulk of the shaping on the wingtips, but I want to get the majority of the re-scribing done first so I can shoot a thin coat of primer on them to see where I actually am before taking any pics. Thanks for dropping in on me! LSP_Kevin, blackbetty, Trak-Tor and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora9 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Man you are brave! Mine is sitting on the SOD and don't know when the line will move again! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Aren't the decals their wet transfer system? So it's not a carrier film as much as a transfer film that you'll peel away after application Matt Out2gtcha and monthebiff 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 Ah thanks Matt, they didn't provide any explanation what so ever on how to use them...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I think there's a tutorial on their website. It gets applied like a normal decal, and then after it dries for a couple of hours, the transfer film gets peeled off. So you get decals with no carrier film Matt Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 1:00 PM, Out2gtcha said: Thank you gentlemen. The kit I feel kind of saps your will at times, so I'm attempting to knock out the monotonous stuff mixed in with stuff like the props and bosses which are things that I can actually see results from and possibly even get completed, which seems like a rare feeling on this model. I do the same thing all the time, Brian, skipping from more involved things to easy stuff, then back again, just to break the tedium. My work, even to me, seems to have a sort of "helter skelter" look to it, but that's just what seems to work for me. Out2gtcha and Phartycr0c 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 omg are you done yet... Out2gtcha and LSP_K2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 Thanks guys. Im back on the props as well as the tail hook cover. Im unfortunately encountering a similar issue I had with my Extra, in that a certain area on that cover is really thin, and Im punching through it on the regular trying to establish panel lines. I may have to resort to the same trick I used on my Extra, and that is to inject some clear resin under the area 9 hours ago, scvrobeson said: I think there's a tutorial on their website. It gets applied like a normal decal, and then after it dries for a couple of hours, the transfer film gets peeled off. So you get decals with no carrier film Matt Thanks for bringing this to my attention Matt!! I just completely assumed they were water slide. I even read skimmed past several parts in the HpH instructions indicating "wet transfer" and no where no do I see any water slide references, so thats all on me for not paying attention. Ive used the HGW wet transfer decals, and they normally take 6 - 8 hours indicated before removal of the clear carrier. 9 hours ago, LSP_Typhoonattack said: I do the same thing all the time, Brian, skipping from more involved things to easy stuff, then back again, just to break the tedium. My work, even to me, seems to have a sort of "helter skelter" look to it, but that's just what seems to work for me. It almost has to work for me that way on the T-Cat. I love the airframe so much, and the model is a very nice one, its just the material used, and the method of construction needed really are quite labor and time intensive. 24 minutes ago, Shawn M said: omg are you done yet... Ur killin me smalls! Shawn M and scvrobeson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 4 hours ago, Shawn M said: omg are you done yet... Yes, he really is dragging his feet on this one. And here I thought he really loved this aircraft. Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I know, so much for passion for the subject LOL LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 You guys are killin me! I did manage to get the wingtip profiles finished. Ill get a coat of primer on these to make sure they are smooth, and so I can see where I'm at in regard to panel and rivet re-scribing, but you can see where I'm at ATM: You can see from this shot, the outside end piece of the trailing edge of the wingtip on the end of the aileron section is a bit shorter on the starboard wing, so I'll be correcting that before primer too: I also quickly figured out that the tail hook cover I put on was exceptionally thin, and just like my Extra, I will have to inject some resin under this cover so I can sand on it and rescribe the panel lines. Its SO thin in a couple areas under the smaller side doors, that a light push with a finger and the whole thing flexes in quite a bit: All for now gents I'll be shooting a layer of primer on the wings and re-scribing them so I can push forward to the next major step, which will be getting the wings attached, then horizontal stab and vertical stab. Cheers! sandokan, TorbenD, NukerDan and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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