ericg Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) Спасибо! I painted the inside frame of the windscreen and glued it into the fuselage. I am very happy with how this has turned out. Now it was onto the small details. Some of this stuff probably isn't needed, but all of them combined will make the model a little bit more realistic. There is a small panel line on the kit that represents the belly tank lift point. I hollowed it out with micro chisels and added a small piece of plastic card to represent the attachment point. The rudder trim tab has a small actuator fairing just forward of its leading edge, but no actuator. I slightly reshaped the tab and added the actuator rod, and brackets. The kit has a rectangular hole for a vent and its door is represented with a resin part. (notice in this pic I have drilled out the small formation light, ready to accept a clear blue part) I felt that the door was going to be a little slim, so I carved a rebate on the top and bottom edge that a larger door would fit into, according to my references. A new door was made from plastic card, with the actuator rod from brass. Lots of period photos show this door opened quite a way. I drilled out the small panel that represents the fuselage refueling point cover. My references show that this cover was left off in most photos of the aircraft serving in the combat zone and I wanted to represent it that way. I made up a fuel tank cap from plastic rod. Notice that I have also scribed a new panel line from the corner of the rear canopy to just in front of the horizontal stabilizer. Something visible in all of my pics of the aircraft but was missed in the kit. From a different angle. Could possibly go in a bit further, but at least that detail is now there. I made the cap removable at this stage so that I could paint it and install it after I have done the major painting stage. You can also notice in this pic that I have scribed a panel line behind the rear window and also above it, as this area was openable to gain access to the radio compartment on the real thing. As the vac formed clear part is very thin, I scribed the line into the the resin, just behind the join to prevent any #%^ ups. Edited January 20, 2019 by ericg sandokan, Whitey, airscale and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Great execution and enhancements. I really like what you've done and what you're doing. Sincerely, Mark Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 fabulous - I love the research leading to changes - it's the most rewarding stimulus in the hobby for me wonderful job Eric, really enjoying tuning in Peter Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Way to go mate. Cheers Bevan Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Fantastic updates Eric. Thanks. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 great attention to details Eric! nice stuff! jan Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Just catching up with this beauty and only thing I can say is.... that I am in love with your work Eric. Highly inspirational, fantastic tutorial, great presentation of your mad skills. Cheers Martin Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Coolio ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandokan Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Very nice! Never seen the Boomerang modelled. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 Now that all the hard work has been done I primed the model and went over it with a fine toothed comb, fixing a few small flaws here and there and ensuring that the painting stage would be as hassle free as possible. I painted some areas with Alclad Duralumin and then used some masking fluid to simulate chipping over the airframe. I sprayed a heavy pre shade over the model with some patchy areas around places that would see a lot of wear and tear. This was followed by a thin coat of SMS Foliage Green, allowing most of the pre shade to still be seen. I then highlighted and mottled over the model using a lightened and thinned mixture of the base colour. A highly thinned mix of the original Foliage Green was then sprayed over the model to blend everything together. Some of the masking fluid removed to check how the effect looks. I used Tamiya white flexible tape to mask off the demarcation of the white tail. I then used the Tamiya masking tape that has plastic sheeting attached to it to protect the rest of the model and sprayed the white. The Boomerang is starting to look the part. scvrobeson, Kagemusha, LSP_Kevin and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Good show. I like your technique. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo.b Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Looks great mate, nice progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 Thanks a lot guys. A small update. The kit tailwheel yoke was made from thin resin, and it wouldn’t have stood a chance past a light knock plus I lost it anyway! I ended up fabricating a new one from 4 pieces of brass, drilled and pinned together and then soldered to give a very strong assembly that will give me much greater confidence hauling it around the country. scvrobeson, Anthony in NZ, MikeMaben and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Reminds me of what I had to do on the Tigercat! Good work man...... In brass we trust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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