Gazzas 5,926 Posted July 20 Nice! 1 Gisbod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisbod 1,211 Posted July 30 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 sandokan, Anthony in NZ, Gazzas and 8 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonGUSA 73 Posted July 31 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 1,211 Posted July 31 Nope, All ok thanks Guy 1 Out2gtcha reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vynce804 1,145 Posted July 31 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 365 Posted July 31 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 1,787 Posted July 31 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 Folgore_1963 and Gisbod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thunderbolt1988 145 Posted August 1 (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 by thunderbolt1988 4 Gazzas, sandokan, Out2gtcha and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisbod 1,211 Posted August 1 (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 by Gisbod 1 1 Folgore_1963 and Vynce804 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ringleheim 1,787 Posted August 1 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 1,476 Posted August 1 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 1,211 Posted August 2 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 1,211 Posted August 2 (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 by Gisbod 14 1 4 1 Jan_G, Madmax, Trak-Tor and 17 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 924 Posted August 2 Good as always Guy. 2 Gisbod and Out2gtcha reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Out2gtcha 30,166 Posted August 2 Great stuff Guy! 1 Gisbod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
