Stevepd Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 As above you’re the first and it looks great, it caught my eye. Excellent spray job but on the photo looking along from the nose, the taxi/landing light panel is wonky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 you nailed the difficult colours perfectly Well done !! jgrease 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrease Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Stevepd said: As above you’re the first and it looks great, it caught my eye. Excellent spray job but on the photo looking along from the nose, the taxi/landing light panel is wonky. Yeah - that whole assembly was fiddly. It didn't help that the nose gear had to be installed early in the build... Stevepd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Not really a jet guy, however, this build looks fantastic, fantastic enough for me to get one. Keep up the great work. jgrease 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discus Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) Real nice built. Especially on the paint job, you managed to catch the correct tone for the blue grey which is always difficult. Few remarks: It seems you inverted the beacon with one of the antenna on the top of the fuselage: from front to aft you should have the smaller antenna (yellow), the taller one (grey), then the beacon (that is not red btw but white). You are missing one antenna (it is on one of the vertical FIN option) on the leading edge of the vertical tail plane for a -5F. Also -5F do not embark the PDLCT. This one goes only on D models. But its great to see a finished model (can't wait to start mine) and you nailed it. Edited February 23, 2020 by discus jgrease 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 25 minutes ago, discus said: Also -5F do not embark the PDLCT. This one goes only on D models. Pardon my ignorance, but what's the PDLCT? Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discus Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 4 hours ago, Lothar said: Pardon my ignorance, but what's the PDLCT? Lothar It is the targeting pod installed below the right air intake. Loosely translated it means Laser and Thermal Camera targeting pod. Lothar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Great job on the build John! jgrease 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Excellent build. I’ll have to keep your paint choices in mind when I build mine. I’m waiting for aftermarket decals to flourish. Looks like there are parts in the box to do everything from a plain original 2000C to a -5F?? Cheers Collin jgrease 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Collin said: Excellent build. I’ll have to keep your paint choices in mind when I build mine. I’m waiting for aftermarket decals to flourish. Looks like there are parts in the box to do everything from a plain original 2000C to a -5F?? Cheers Collin The -5 instrument panel is not included in the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrease Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 4:26 AM, discus said: Real nice built. Especially on the paint job, you managed to catch the correct tone for the blue grey which is always difficult. Few remarks: It seems you inverted the beacon with one of the antenna on the top of the fuselage: from front to aft you should have the smaller antenna (yellow), the taller one (grey), then the beacon (that is not red btw but white). You are missing one antenna (it is on one of the vertical FIN option) on the leading edge of the vertical tail plane for a -5F. Also -5F do not embark the PDLCT. This one goes only on D models. But its great to see a finished model (can't wait to start mine) and you nailed it. Thanks very much for your observations - the antennas was an error I realized too late, as well as the wrong fin tip for that version. As for the pod, I placed it because I was fitting whatever fit on the pylons after a certain point as the instructions were terrible - you literally have to test fit each item onto the pylons to find what fits. But again, thanks! USMC Herc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discus Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 9 hours ago, jgrease said: Thanks very much for your observations - the antennas was an error I realized too late, as well as the wrong fin tip for that version. As for the pod, I placed it because I was fitting whatever fit on the pylons after a certain point as the instructions were terrible - you literally have to test fit each item onto the pylons to find what fits. But again, thanks! Actually, after I posted this message yesterday, I took time to study the instruction sheet (didn't do it when I first got the kit few days ago) and... OMG, what a mess. I think I never saw such a poor documentationn full of inaccuracies, wrong part numbering, etc, no color ref for some part (but they mention that the tires must be in tire black, thanks mr obvious). If one wants to build an accurate model of any version, he will need a lot of documentation. And aftermarket producers will be happy cause there's plenty of room for improvement. I actually decided not to start building mine for the moment, waiting to see what's coming from AM. PE and masks from Eduard are coming in April apparently. For the -5 we will need someone to produce the specific outer wing pylons for the Mica and additional Mica as well (can go up to six even if it is not the most common configuration used in service). But hey... we finally got a M2000 in 1/32 jgrease 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 For all the problems, it turned out great!! jgrease 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Looks terrific John! The paint job is really well done. Smooth and the subtle detail underneath shines through without being overpowering. Well done. Cheers Chuck jgrease and Lothar 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr scale32 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Great build! looks awesome. I really need to by this kit when it arrives in stores near by. jgrease 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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