blackbetty Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 are you going to use the quickboost acs-vents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 4 hours ago, blackbetty said: are you going to use the quickboost acs-vents? I bought them and they look great! But no, I’m going to go with the kit part here. i still have an E in the stash, maybe I’ll try them on that one some day? Out2gtcha and blackbetty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 finally worked up the nerve to tackle the pe. seat belts, (took about 3 hours to bend and fit them) fill in the gun bay vents and fit the cockpit, the top of the ip. is as yet unpainted pending the heads up display frame and reflector. I painted the black parts with Tamiya semi gloss but thinned with Mr levelling thinner, when dry everything supposed to be satin was gloss, I repainted but with the same result, said oh well and shot the whole issue with Vallejo satin. Looks better now. Thanks for looking johncrow, Landrotten Highlander, BradG and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 Thanks for looking...hope I'm not boring you. I joined the lower forward and upper forward fuselage halves today/ tonight, I had a bit of trouble here and there (I glued the plastic fuselage right side to the resin intake trunking but didn't get the seam tight and didn't notice till after I'd hit it with accelerator! dumb!!) some fidgeting, filling sanding and it's actually not looking too bad now. the wad of Tamiya filler can be seen at the base of the wing johncrow, Fanes, Alain Gadbois and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 Seams dealt with...mostly I hope. It's starting to look like a super bug. Landing gear being fitted here vertical empennage glued and seams filled, elevators just taped on right now. It's a really big model! Thanks for looking Starfighter, TorbenD, wmoran and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Yeh looking good mate. Lots of time left, you should get her done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 Here's hoping, as long as I stay on task hey? OK so I know the shape of the an/alq pods is off and if anyone makes a correction I may revisit and get some for this kit. But I found no pictures or reference to the type of pod Trumpeter wants installed on the center fuselage point, so I copied an existing part and will put that in the location. Mine is the yellow resin one, on a side note, if I'd known I was going to try this earlier I wouldn't have bothered adding weight to the nose cone! Starfighter, BradG, johncrow and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Nicely done, that's a good clean copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Looking good! Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 Thanks for checking in on me! I've begun putting some color on the bug, pre-shading (which I never do but tried here)I wanted to be more subtle than any dark lines so I went with RLM 02 then built up the top coats until I could barely see the underlying dark lines, still unconvinced I may add more color and then darken and lighten the base to get the blotchy touch-ups seen on in service machines. The bottom (FS 36375) is Vallejo, the top is Tamiya (3 different colors mixed to get FS 36320) hind-site being 20/20 I should've used Tamiya on the bottom as well. I also had a bit of a struggle getting gray paint inside the engine air intake trunks. I think I'll go easy on the airframe weathering as my (internet references) show a very clean aircraft the ECM pods and fuel tanks however appear much dirtier. Alain Gadbois, gmctaggart, BradG and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 Ok. this is probably the largest extent of wear on this project, as I weathered the drop tanks and ECM pods last night and gloss coated, decaled and re-gloss coated, now pending a satin coat. I will be continuing the gloss-decal-gloss today as the weather permits, right now it looks too nice out to be in the hobby room. I went rather heavy on the weathering for the tanks and ECM pods but will go less as I ascend on the model, the pylons will get a bit of a wash and the airframe even less. My thinking, the airframe is a fairly freshly painted machine but tanks and pylons can be interchanged between machines. Thanks for looking LSP_Kevin, themongoose, johncrow and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) continuing with the build, which is going pretty easy now. I hung the pylons and ordnance and set it up on it's gear. It's a good thing it has metal core undercarriage because it's quite heavy now. I also had to do a bit of paint touch up. First oops I noticed, I had masked off the tail pipes but forgot to paint the rear of the fuselage. Tamiya tape to the rescue and fixed. Thanks for looking Edited December 3, 2019 by chrish gmctaggart, Starfighter, BradG and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 I added the last few bits I could find in the crate on to the model, calling it done,(canopy not glued down so I can show the office) Remember, I strive for mediocrity Some pics: and it's older brother D as a size comparison Thanks to all who checked in on me, it was a great fun build. Alain Gadbois, FIGHTS ON, johncrow and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Excellent results Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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