Vynce804 Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 Hi All, Of all the models I have painted this is by far the most difficult. And it’s only one colour! There are many versions of GSB to choose from from different manufacturers and each is a little different. And in the end I decided on the Tamiya mix of xf17, xf8, xf2 in a 5:3:2 ratiowhich to my eye comes close. The difficulty is getting any depth into the finish. I like to post shade my paint and with lighter colours it’s easy as the contrast between your base colour and your post shade is not as great as it is with a dark colour such as this blue. I think I’m getting there after lots of trial and error. Ive left the paint with a touch more contrast that I would ideally like but think that will reduce with washes filters and oils but I can at least see light at the end of the tunnel! cheers matt MikeMaben, dpastern, alain11 and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lothar Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Stunning paintwork Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vynce804 Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 One major step closer! All of the major markings are now painted! Gloss coat next and then a few decals. Cheers. Matt HerculesPA_2, scvrobeson, Greg W and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHands Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Lookin' good! I hope when you're done you get some pics of her outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 This is just getting better and better, stunning paintwork !!! Lothar Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpastern Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 On 8/7/2019 at 6:08 AM, Vynce804 said: Hi All, A little bit of engine progress, which is a kit in itself! cheers. Matt crikey that engine looks absolutely stunning. Brett M, Thano, gmctaggart and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpastern Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 I'm curious, did you experience any of the fuselage fit issues that are seen in the video below at the 28:35 mark and afterwards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thano Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 I had troubles with the fuselage fit as well. I had to scrape away quite a lot from the interior segments. A bit annoying, actually. dpastern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthepom Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 I think I'll get this kit, just for the engine, yours is insparational, thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpastern Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 5 hours ago, Thano said: I had troubles with the fuselage fit as well. I had to scrape away quite a lot from the interior segments. A bit annoying, actually. Thanks for confirming my suspicions. Thano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vynce804 Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 10:32 AM, dpastern said: I'm curious, did you experience any of the fuselage fit issues that are seen in the video below at the 28:35 mark and afterwards? Hi Sorry for the late reply. As others have said, Yes the frame behind the cockpit is slightly too broad so prevents the fuselage from closing up. I did sand mine to fit which was a simple fix but left it out in the end as I closed the lower access panel so it wouldn’t be seen anyway. Great kit though and I’m really enjoying building it. Cheers. Matt dpastern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 I’m reading this and thinking to myself “my fuselage went together without a hiccup then read Matt’s comment about leaving out the frame. I omitted the frame from mine as well, I also left out all the details (radios etc.) in the rear fuselage (my build is stalled at the moment...can anybody give me a push?) I’m thinking the frame must be the culprit? sorry...back on track now, beautiful work Matt!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vynce804 Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 Hi All, This will be my last WIP post for this build as bar a few last minor things it’s almost done. I’ll post some pictures of the completed model on ‘ready for inspection ‘ hopefully over the weekend. Thanks for following along and all the kind and encouraging comments. Cheers. Matt GMK, dpastern, LSP_Kevin and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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