Gazzas 6,919 Posted July 20, 2019 Nice! 1 Gisbod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisbod 1,263 Posted July 30, 2019 Well, I’m back for a few days I’ve spent quite a lot of time cleaning up the engine parts and I’ve finally got a coat of primer on. The engine parts fit is very good, but very tight! Hoping to get some colour down before I’m away again. Guy 10 1 scvrobeson, Victor K2, Trak-Tor and 8 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonGUSA 125 Posted July 31, 2019 18 hours ago, Gisbod said: Well, I’m back for a few days I’ve spent quite a lot of time cleaning up the engine parts and I’ve finally got a coat of primer on. The engine parts fit is very good, but very tight! Hoping to get some colour down before I’m away again. Guy Hey Gisbod Is the engine glued together? If it is you are never going to get it onto the cowl mouting part. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisbod 1,263 Posted July 31, 2019 Nope, All ok thanks Guy 1 Out2gtcha reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vynce804 1,324 Posted July 31, 2019 Hi Guy, your primer coat looks super smooth, do you mind me asking which brand you use? Cheers. Matt 2 shepard and Gisbod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shepard 397 Posted July 31, 2019 same question as matt did.... superb primer aplication results cheers shep 1 Gisbod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ringleheim 2,032 Posted July 31, 2019 Looks great Guy! According to this website, the NAVY switched to the overall gloss sea blue right around the same time as the F5 variant was released, but it mentions that some of the very first F5 variants had the older paint scheme. If that is accurate, I would say you have some license to deviate away from an all blue look if you don't like that. http://christophe.arribat.pagesperso-orange.fr/profil/f6f/f6f.html 2 Maw1963 and Gisbod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thunderbolt1988 154 Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) On 7/7/2019 at 7:07 AM, Madmax said: Looking good Guy! I think the debate over stressed-skin is going to become a matter of taste. Depending on light source, period photo's do seem to support Airfix's approach... Sean the skin was definitely stressed out of the factory. it's just that Airfix has overdone the effect by making it too uniform and ubiquitous. it's a great first step on their part and the kit seems excellent overall Edited August 1, 2019 by thunderbolt1988 4 Out2gtcha, Gisbod, sandokan and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisbod 1,263 Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, ringleheim said: Looks great Guy! According to this website, the NAVY switched to the overall gloss sea blue right around the same time as the F5 variant was released, but it mentions that some of the very first F5 variants had the older paint scheme. If that is accurate, I would say you have some license to deviate away from an all blue look if you don't like that. http://christophe.arribat.pagesperso-orange.fr/profil/f6f/f6f.html Ah thanks, but fairly set on the dark blue now 19 hours ago, Vynce804 said: Hi Guy, your primer coat looks super smooth, do you mind me asking which brand you use? Cheers. Matt Hi Matt & Shep, its Mr Paint 1500 surfacer and thinned slightly with their brand of thinners - sprays like a dream! Guy Edited August 1, 2019 by Gisbod 1 1 Maw1963 and Vynce804 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ringleheim 2,032 Posted August 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Gisbod said: Ah thanks, but fairly set on the dark blue now Your model is going to look great no matter how you paint it! 1 Kagemusha reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrish 4,100 Posted August 1, 2019 22 minutes ago, ringleheim said: Your model is going to look great no matter how you paint it! Agreed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisbod 1,263 Posted August 2, 2019 12 hours ago, ringleheim said: Your model is going to look great no matter how you paint it! Thanks, you’ve got more faith than I have! Guy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisbod 1,263 Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) So, I think I’ve just about finished the engine! I painted all the components separately, then pieced it all together - this ends up being a serious chunk of plastic! The fit is super tight, not in a bad way, in fact in all just clicks together. I hardly used any glue at all. It is, however, a complex structure and some thought and dry runs don’t go amiss. The wiring was easier than I imagined, as the pipe work is very well detailed in the instructions (and colour coded), even giving you the lengths you need to cut for each section. They advise the use of 0.7mm (22 SWG) copper wire. I used coloured Artistic Wire to this diameter and it worked just fine. The holes are all there ready to accept the wire. This is even an improvement on the Tamiya kit for the Corsair - same engine near enough, where it was a pain in the **** to fix the wires to the central section. But no such issues here! An over spray of a warm brown wash tied it all together. Hats off to Airfix for this section. Guy And a point for the multiple sections of pipe - it’s worth noting which are which during painting, as they all look very similar! I used my Gisbod Parts Separating Device (Patent applied for)... Edited August 2, 2019 by Gisbod 14 1 4 1 nmayhew, Fvdm, themongoose and 17 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 1,096 Posted August 2, 2019 Good as always Guy. 2 Out2gtcha and Gisbod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Out2gtcha 32,878 Posted August 2, 2019 Great stuff Guy! 1 Gisbod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
