Bruce_Crosby Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 (edited) Hi Guys, I was wrapping up the George and doing some work on a customer build when I spotted a Frank lurking in the stash. It shouted at me "Oi! What about me?" and I heard the call and took the box out. I had forgotten the Frank kit from Hasegawa that I had started a couple of years ago and opening the box I found the cockpit almost complete, painted but not finally assembled. I remembered that the Eduard etched seat had picked up some crud when I was spraying it and decided to call it a day. I found id used probably 90% of the Eduard set and most of the painting wasn't too bad. So I found the original paint and decided to have a quick squirt with the airbrush, laying on some Mission Models Grey Primer then Mr Hobby Nakajima Interior Green. It didn't take long and soon I had the cockpit assembled and inserted into the fuselage halves. Then I was actually quite shocked to find I had actually run a Rosie over the airframe at some point! It got even better when I looked at the wings to find them assembled AND had also been visited by Rosie! And the engine was assembled and painted, the prop assembled but not painted. Why on earth had I not finished this kit? So here's yesterday's work, from opening the box to getting the wings on. Starting point: A fine collection of plastic! The seat primed and painted, the IP with MMP Flat then MMP Gloss on the dials: Belt up! Rivetting experience: Tub assembled: The state of play: Today it's going to get a clean and a coat of MMP Grey Primer which is rapidly becoming my favourite. Once it's on it doesn't come off, as I found out with the George. Regards, Bruce Crosby Edited November 25, 2018 by Bruce_Crosby delete texts ShotMagnet, JefH, Alain Gadbois and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) Hi Guys, An update. Here's some photos of the Frank with Mission Models Grey Primer airbrushed on today. Plus a couple more engines as there are three kits, not one from the stash! See what I mean? I was worried the Primer would flood the rivets. Looks ok so far! Late here so its time for my pills and then bed. Regards, Bruce Crosby Edited November 26, 2018 by Bruce_Crosby remove texts MikeMaben, LSP_K2, LSP_Kevin and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Haha I love the title. Why did you stop building it?...sure looked good. Will enjoy watcihng you finish this one up having been watching your George build thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 Hi Guys, I’m having a a day off today, going to see my Lady later on. I’m quite pleased with the way the Mission Models Primer had turned out. I applied it with an ultra cheap Chinese clone airbrush that cost next to nothing, 0.3 needle/nozzle combo and it worked beautifully. I haven’t decided on colour, finish, markings, etc, so the day off will allow me time to think and also allow time for the primer to cure fully. Why did I stop building it? Because the interior paint picked up a lot of dust and as it was a lot of etch, it was fairly fragile. But a year or two later and I’m more confident in my abilities and it’s resurrected well. I’ll certainly be using the Rosie on other kits as I’m amazed how nicely it’s worked out so far. Regards, Bruce Crosby Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Looking good, I'm just wrapping up my build and what a nice kit it is. Cheers Dennis Bruce_Crosby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) Hi Guys, A slight change of plan. I dug out a couple more Frank kits out of the stash and started building those too! I might just go for one in NMF as one of the captured birds. I've got a Tomy kit that got the right decals, so I'll use them to make up some masks and spray the markings on. Here's two more engines ready to paint along with the original one: Two fuselage rears, one almost fully riveted, one ready to start: Fuselage and tools with the Aero Detail book as reference. Yes, there's better, more current research available (got all of it) but I just like old skool modelling! And here's where we were an hour or two ago. Just been airbrushing the interior parts but haven't photographed them yet. Regards, Bruce Crosby Edited December 5, 2018 by Bruce_Crosby change captions Kagemusha, Alain Gadbois, LSP_Kevin and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Wow you don't do things by halves, this should be good. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Nothing to see here.. move along.... Not one, not two but three crackers... That’s just lovely x3 Bruce. Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Dang, that's probably more Franks than most of the Japanese Army squadrons had at one time! Nice work, Bruce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) Hi Guys, Well, I've been busy with the other two Frank kits. The interiors got built and painted and I assembled them into the fuselages yesterday and added the wings and a very small amount of filler. One of the models needed some thin plasticard shims to widen out the fuselage slightly so the wing fit was better, then a very small smear of Mr Dissolved Putty. I didn't go mad crazy on the interiors as I know from building the first one that you can't see sweet FA inside once the fuselage is buttoned up. I'm not building for a magazine or a competition or a customer so its going to be OK to show at the club and sit om my shelf and gather dust! One of the two new builds has and Eduard etched seat, with the colour etched seatbelts from the same set. For once, the paint cracked as I bent the metal so there was some remedial painting to do. This model has the IP from an Aires cockpit set which I'm not going to use as its far too much effort and the same reasons as paragraph 1 above! Paints here are all Mission Models, even the washes. The other interior has a Master Casters resin seat, the Eduard colour etch IP and the plain etched belts from the Aires set but using the colour etch buckle that's a spare in the Eduard set. After this is posted I'll be putting some MMP Grey primer on the second and third models. Right now they are on the table to my immediate left, having been washed with warm water and a detergent, using a sponge, then rinsed with water and dried with paper towels. Master Casters seat test fit Eduard etched seat test fit Eduard colour etch IP Aires etch and film IP Eduard seat and belts finished. Still needs the control column! The two interiors. Hope you like them. Regards, Bruce Crosby Edited December 9, 2018 by Bruce_Crosby text and caption changes Trak-Tor, MikeMaben, Out2gtcha and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Looking good, and very familiar as I'm just finishing the same kit, but in less quantities. Cheers Dennis Bruce_Crosby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) Hi Guys, It's been a busy time getting the second and third Frank kits assembled but now they are primed and ready to paint. But firstly an update on number one. It's got Mission Models Metallic paints on it, lots of the stuff. I started with overall coats of White Aluminium, I prefer to go light to dark. Added Dark Aluminium, Chrome, lots of Tamiya Tape to mask up and a fair amount of cursing for good measure. Tailplane leading edges treated with a mix of White Aluminium plus Chrome. Same paint on the trailing edge panels over the flap areas. Some areas got Dark Aluminium and Dural/White Aluminium. The wing leading edge fuel tanks are noticeable darker in photos. Nose temporarily in place. With gun and ammo doors tinted and lots of panel colour changes. Ailerons and elevators are in MMM Silver. Regards, Bruce Crosby Edited December 13, 2018 by Bruce_Crosby Word changes Victor K2, Trak-Tor, TorbenD and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Nice modulation work Bruce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 Hi Guys, A long delay but a little bit more work on the Captured Frank. I cut masks for the marking on the fin and rudder but the small lettering wouldn't come out clear from the backing paper. So I ended up doing my first ever decals. lots of messing around trying to get the text the right size but it worked in the end. Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Regards, Bruce Crosby Model_Monkey, LSP_Kevin, Out2gtcha and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Looks great Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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