Breaker Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Started this year ago, decided to pull it out the stash of doom and get it finished. Aires Cockpit, Exhausts. Quickboost Seats, Master Pitots, RES-IM Wheels. Trumpeter LAU-9 & AIM-9s (Kit bits are rubbish, my F-14D doesn't need either!) Some in progress photos - I used CA for the front dials and managed to melt them somehow. I've replaced them with Airscale decals since I took these photos! I'm also focusing on all the "burn out" stuff first. Airframe will be last thing I do so at the end, everything just drops into place. Gazzas, LSP_Kevin, scvrobeson and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 I've made a start on rescribing the bottom of the cockpit as well - The kit gives you precisely NOTHING to work with. I've used the kits decal guide to give me some idea of the layout. Started a weathering base coat on the fuel tanks as well. Starfighter, Isar 30/07, LSP_Kevin and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Very nice. I can't help but look at those huge CRT boxes for the guy in back and wonder what other systems are stuck in the 1990s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 How did I miss this? Cracking start, will follow with interest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, wunwinglow said: How did I miss this? Cracking start, will follow with interest! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vynce804 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Great start, the cockpit is excellent. I look forward to more updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 Cheers guys. Short on time the last week or so whilst I smash the overtime. Been pondering how to sort out the wing seals at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Breaker said: Cheers guys. Short on time the last week or so whilst I smash the overtime. Been pondering how to sort out the wing seals at the moment. I’ve nearly finished mine, just starting the canopy and it will be done. I didn’t like the look of the kit part, it looks very rigid. So fitted the wings in the forward position and put some plastic arm in the gap. I then filled the area with filler and when it was going off I reversed the kit part and impressed it onto the filler to exchange the detail. Then with a scalpel just opened up the groove slightly = it looks so much better. Just a suggestion. Steve. Breaker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 Decided to start getting the rear fuselage together, as it's gonna be a fairly big job getting it all smoothed out and rescribed. I received a set of 3DP intakes from a gentlemen on here and honestly, I wouldn't build another one of these kits without them at this point. They turn the rear fuselage from a floppy mess into a really solid section. Gazzas, Fanes, Stevepd and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 Back end is now all together. I've decided to fix the wings in place as it'll allow me to sort the wing seals out properly and not worry about damaging them as i go. With it being Op. Granby as well, it's all one colour so easy enough to paint. Couldn't resist mocking it up with all the sub-assemblies in place either! Victor K2, USMC Herc, Fanes and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 If I can make a suggestion?. Sweep the wings back now and mark the sweep grey area out. Takes out the guess work at the painting stage. Steve. USMC Herc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durangokid Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Nice build and the tanks look really nice the way you painted it. What kind of masks are those? Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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