repeater Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 Hi all, I'm plugging away at the more tedious parts of the build.. filling, sanding, etc This area below is an issue (where the wing fillet meets the fuselage).. and it will need more work. The tail-fuselage join will also need some correction.. fixing the joins, etc. I used drops of CA glue to replicate the fasteners on the wing fillet. I'll see how this looks under a coat of paint. My plan is to display the engine bay, so the cowling won't be glued in place. It will however act as a handy mask for painting. On the underside, construction is fairly straightforward.. not too many joins to worry about Thanks for watching. Tim Grunticus, scvrobeson, LSP_Kevin and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repeater Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 Hi all, Painting is done! Tackled in this way no base coat. instead, I polished the fuselage plastic to a smooth glossy finish with tamiya polishing compound. the fuselage was painted with Mr Color SM01 Super Fine Silver. This paint sprayed easily and evenly.. i applied 2 coats a few of the fuselage panels were painted in a darker shade of SM01 (darkened with a SM04 stainless steel). wings were painted with Mr Color C8 Silver with few drop of gray, to simulate the silver painted wings I've left the wings as ZM moulded them... ie. panel lines YES, rivets NO red nose and tail are Tamiya flat red (acrylic).. and then a clear gloss.. because that's what I had available .. Painting was relatively straightforward. Next time I'll probably polish the wings too.. the plastic is very very slightly pebbly. Thanks for checking in. All comments are welcome. Tim KUROK, nmayhew, Landrotten Highlander and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Looking good! i have this kit in my stash too! repeater 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 How's she comin' along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 2 hours ago, KUROK said: How's she comin' along? I'd like to know, too, as it's looking fantastic up to this point! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Yep, bit of a shame, as the ZM kit is pretty nice, and you really dont see them built that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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