chrish Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 My kit is twisted too, I didn't notice until I glued on the main wings and was doing a symmetry check, I thought I could live with it but seeing your fix done has gotten the inspiration going in me to revisit the kit and use your example to straighten mine. Jan_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 On 11/5/2018 at 6:21 PM, AceofClubs said: Hi Jan very nice! How did you made so clear pics? Ciao Filippo Thanks Filippo! regarding the pics, shooting all photos in RAW. I'm using basic Canon 100D camera with 18-55mm lens and tripod. Manual set up - auto white balance, ISO 100, aperture F22 and playing only with shutter speed. Using gloss flipchart paper as a background. And enough light is the key. jan mozart and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 (edited) On 11/5/2018 at 7:50 PM, dennismcc said: This is looking great, I must admit that faced with the twisted fuselage problem I probably would not have been brave enough to cut the tail off and put it back on straight, but you made a fine job of it, and the cockpits look fantastic. On 11/6/2018 at 5:51 PM, chrish said: My kit is twisted too, I didn't notice until I glued on the main wings and was doing a symmetry check, I thought I could live with it but seeing your fix done has gotten the inspiration going in me to revisit the kit and use your example to straighten mine. Thanks guys for your kind words! really apreciate. at the end it wasn't hard to fix the tail. Because of wooden construction there are no panel lines to be aligned. At the end just a little filler and sanding was needed to get fine alignment jan Edited November 10, 2018 by Jan_G LSP_Kevin, Wouter, Alain Gadbois and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 small update fuselage filled and sanded, now I will rescribe the lost panel lines, just a few of them fortunately fit of the engine nacelles with wings was better than I was expecting. Epoxy glue used as a filler, now I need to sand it a little and rescribe some lost panel lines undercarriage struts are almost not visible wihin the nacelles. I'm not following intructions currently because want to add main undercarriage legs at the end of the painting process. thanks for looking jan D.B. Andrus, BradG, Wouter and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 nice Jan, coming together well. What scheme are you planning, or have I overlooked it? Jan_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Shawn M said: nice Jan, coming together well. What scheme are you planning, or have I overlooked it? Thanks Shawn! I'm doing the initial TQ-XE scheme which was provided in kit. I think that this is only one night fighter scheme well covered with several pics. Shawn M, Gazzas, Alain Gadbois and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I always liked the menacing stance of this aircraft. Looking fantastic so far Jan. I also admire your courage on cutting off the tail to get her lined up. Brilliant fix and solution going on there. Looking forward to more progress pic’s. Troy Jan_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 On 11/16/2018 at 3:55 PM, Troy Molitor said: I always liked the menacing stance of this aircraft. Looking fantastic so far Jan. I also admire your courage on cutting off the tail to get her lined up. Brilliant fix and solution going on there. Thanks a lot Troy for your kind words! really apreciate it jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 Finally wings attached to fuselage and all small parts added. Some fillerwas needed to get perfect alignment now its ready to first coat of surfacer thanks for looking jan TorbenD, Wackyracer, Isar 30/07 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Coming on very well Jan, will you make the deadline do you reckon? Jan_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Excellent progress Jan, looking forward to seeing some colour on her. Regards. Andy Jan_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 painting process in progress everything first sprayed with Tamiya Fine white surfacer and corrected with MRP filler and resprayed again (couple of times actually ) Then I got this dilemma regarding what RLM 76 to use. First I have started with MRP but it looked to me too greenish - blueish. So I sprayed the whole model with Mr.Color version but it appeared to me too dark and too greyish. So I went back to MRP and resprayed the whole model again. For undersides I have dded some darker shades (mixture of MR P76 and thinned smoke) and some lighter shades for metal panels (original color mixed with white). And I don't care anymore if its good shade or not flaps and wheel bays covers together with completed undercarriage legs in painting process canopy painted from both sides wheels with some pigmnets engines and antennas ready for weathering Thanks for looking jan Alain Gadbois, kkarlsen, Trak-Tor and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Great paint work Jan! I think the MRP color looks great Jan_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Looking very good, nice subtle work on the paint job. Cheer Dennis Jan_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Looking good already! I always wonder; how do you get such nice minibuilds before throwing it all together? I'd reckon you do a lot of test fitting before committing to paint... Jan_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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