AlbertD Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 It looks like the cockpit and intake's went in well. The engines look great too. How did you resolve the fit issue at the front, bottom of the fuselage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, AlbertD said: It looks like the cockpit and intake's went in well. The engines look great too. How did you resolve the fit issue at the front, bottom of the fuselage? Hi Albert, I cut off the kit part at the drawn line and by doing that the whole thing moved forward and that problem was solved. Still do not know what went wrong but is was the solution at the end. Offcourse I made the cut not straight so some filling was required but that was easily fixed. Edited August 5, 2020 by vvwse4 HerculesPA_2, Lothar, Landrotten Highlander and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 6 hours ago, vvwse4 said: Hi Albert, I cut off the kit part at the drawn line and by doing that the whole thing moved forward and that problem was solved. Still do not know what went wrong but is was the solution at the end. Offcourse I made the cut not straight so some filling was required but that was easily fixed. Were there any fit issues near the back of the fuselage after your adjustment? Sorry for all the questions but I will be starting this kit tomorrow with the resin one piece intakes. I plan to do a build log for it. I hope you are able to follow along. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Really nice cockpit and other details. Your work is very nice and clean. Cheers, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 6 hours ago, chuck540z3 said: Really nice cockpit and other details. Your work is very nice and clean. Cheers, Chuck Thank you Chuck. Using your F4 buils as a reference sure helps so I am glad you approve my work. Personally I think I am not even a little close to your level which is exceptionally good in my book. But I am having fun and that is where all of this is about. Rick chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 On 8/4/2020 at 9:33 PM, Anthony in NZ said: Looks pretty darn good from where i am sitting Rick! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 9 hours ago, AlbertD said: Were there any fit issues near the back of the fuselage after your adjustment? Sorry for all the questions but I will be starting this kit tomorrow with the resin one piece intakes. I plan to do a build log for it. I hope you are able to follow along. Hi Albert, Yes there were, offcourse ......The intake parts were not the problem, they fitted like a glove. The exhaust parts were a different story. I had to thin out the kit part as wel as the burnercan. The kit cans have a strut which you place with a screw to the fuselage, the aftermarket had none. So I made a jig wit Evergreen to align them and after that I used CA glue to fix the burnercans. While attaching the bottom wingpart I discovered that I had to thin the parts much more so in the end I had to use a large clamp and a lot of force to get it together. So if you use aftermarket exhaust parts you really need to thin them a lot. Like I said earlier I still do not know what I did wrong with the intake in the first place but I fixed it in the end. Hope this helps Rick AlbertD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 DSCN2922 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2926 by Rick Martens, on Flickr It doesn't look like much but this is what I have been doing the past weeks. A big thanks to Don who sent me the outboard pylons!!!! Rick HerculesPA_2, Greg W, AlbertD and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Great update Rick! I know there would have been a ton of work gone into what I am seeing. Lovely clean work on those intakes I must say. Keep up the great work buddy, builds like this are just what I need! Lothar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 (edited) Finally some benchtime, broke out the airbrush and went to work. First white. That went on easy, after that the gray part You know the little voice in the back of your head which tries to tell you something? Well that voice told me that I might use the wrong colour. But I checked the jar and it said US Navy. Yeah but the small print said F14, A4 and also F4. But that colour was used many years later......F..K!!!! Well somebody here had a good laugh about it, the same one who says why bother those small parts nothing will be seen when you're done. So I had to start all over and I found the right colour. Got rid of the meander because I did not like the look of it. Well it was a weekend well spend, one step forward and two back...... Rick Edited September 20, 2020 by vvwse4 Used the wrong link for the pictures Greg W, Dragon, Landrotten Highlander and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Nice painting! I quite like the subtle variations you have achieved! vvwse4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 That is a Really really nice paintjob! Nice tonal differences and finish. The intake joins looks spot on too...well done, I love it! vvwse4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Looking nice Rick vvwse4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Looks nice Rick. It’s always good to get the paint on. vvwse4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 Been working with the Silhouette printer. Not that very good at it but I am getting there. The first output: Also made the black rectangle on the Zunipods as described in Albert's build. And offcourse a lot of taping and preparations, 10 minutes airbrushing and the paper bin gets the rest.... I was trying to use dry transfers from Hobbydecal for the stencilling but I ended up with rubbing the paint of, so I stopped that. Guess I wil use regular decals for those. Rick Starfighter, HerculesPA_2, MikeC and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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