dashotgun Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 gresat job I have always wanted a saber you convinced me to wait till tamiya does one.. BradG and williamj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 looks great. BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Loving it. Going to steal so many ideas from your build. (If you dont mind) BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 Loving it. Going to steal so many ideas from your build. (If you dont mind) Not at all, go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Ahh, glossy. Tamiya gloss 22 is my new favourite. It looks like crap when you first spray it on, but it dries hard and shiney. Decals started, they are actually nice to use, thin and glossy, but make sure you get them good and wet, with water on the surface otherwise they will stick where they hit. Found that out the hard way with one of the stencils. Tail looks good. Ah crap. Here we go, things were going too well. Notice the cut outs for the gun ports in the decals are nowhere near right. Now I thought perhaps I stuffed up and put the wrong decal on, nope, I did it by the instructions and if you look carefully at the box, you will notice that the decal there doesn't fit the gun ports either! Looks like I will cut out the lower gun port while masking and painting the sections in. They are straight lines so I should be pretty easy, just a bit of a pain. I knew I should have painted them in the first place. Dany Boy, LSP_Kevin, ax365 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 I was going fishing today, but some poor weather made me decide against that. Thus a mammoth decal session lasting 4 hours and all the decals are on. I will let everything dry then hit it with another gloss before fixing up the tulip on the nose. I also have some other bits and bobs to paint like the drop tanks and rear fuselage heat resistant panels. Dany Boy, Gazzas, Out2gtcha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I like that a LOT. BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 gresat job I have always wanted a saber you convinced me to wait till tamiya does one.. Going to wait a looooooooonnnggg time for that. BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 I think I've found out why Mr Mark works so well on Tamiya gloss....it eats right through it. A little dot of it was left on the under surface and it ate right through to the plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I was going fishing today, but some poor weather made me decide against that It's the opposite here, the damn sun is shining so I had to do some gardening. Send your rain this way please BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Looking good Brad, so unusual to see Black tulip on a jet. Cheers M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Looking good Brad, so unusual to see Black tulip on a jet. Cheers M. It is. You know the frustrating thing about it, the cut outs for the gun ports are in the wrong spots, but the decals fitted perfectly around the fuselage. I should have masked and painted them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 I like that a LOT. X2! BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Very nice! BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Ok I think this will be my last update before finished pictures. As you can see I've been fitting the ordnance. A member from Germany did contact me about this, he thinks that at the time these aircraft didn't carry bombs and sidewinders due to being a fighter squadron only, but I'm committed. I've found a few pictures online and it suggests these aircraft were pretty well looked after. They appear to be finished in a semi gloss and show no real signs of dirt, thus I think I will give it a satin coat and just leave it be. The panel lines are already pretty visible along with the rivets, I think a wash now would make it look a bit silly. Harold, Dany Boy, ax365 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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