chrish 4,550 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 After sweeping the Kinetic F-86 off the bench in defeat I thought I'd try another F-18...anyone can build one of these so maybe I'll get through this one. This will be 60 years of NORAD CF 188...F/A 18 A to everybody else The LEM's decals package is like a book. the Dmold resin is significantly larger ID than the Academy parts, nice improvement. the "Black Box" office, still a nice set years later. The Canadian seat on the right wish me luck Thanks for looking Landrotten Highlander, Crew Dog, Piero and 10 others 13 Link to post Share on other sites
Stokey Pete 768 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 A beautiful subject, the decals are fantastic by all accounts. I look forward to seeing this come together. chrish and Martinnfb 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Crew Dog 219 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Another Bug? Pulling up a stool in the front row! chrish and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Martinnfb 688 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Lothar, scvrobeson, Out2gtcha and 3 others 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites
spyrosjzmichos 1,495 Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 Oh! This looks likes it's gonna be good! Looking forward to more updates! Link to post Share on other sites
chrish 4,550 Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 A bit done in the office using the Daco book for info and other builds found here. My paint work looks kind of rough in the pictures but better in real life (my story and I'm sticking to it) Thanks for looking Derek B, Uncarina, spyrosjzmichos and 12 others 15 Link to post Share on other sites
spyrosjzmichos 1,495 Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 Great painting! Cockpit details are popping up nicely! Link to post Share on other sites
chrish 4,550 Posted June 9 Author Share Posted June 9 Thanks a lot, compared to many guys here I'm like a kid who just learned to color inside the lines! some work done on the nose gear, work still in progress. moving some furniture in to the office Thank you for looking Piero, Uncarina, Alain Gadbois and 7 others 10 Link to post Share on other sites
chuck540z3 7,429 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 (edited) 7 hours ago, chrish said: Thanks a lot, compared to many guys here I'm like a kid who just learned to color inside the lines! I disagree, you are doing a really nice and fairly advanced job! And because you are doing so well, I just have to chime in because it's still very fixable. That long seam line on either side of the rear nose gear strut (and oleo) just has to go. Use some small sanding sticks and bits of small sandpaper, then mask off and re-paint the white. You won't regret the back step and "re-do", because the rest of the nose gear looks fantastic and you don't want a seam line ruining the clean look. Having said that, it's your model, so do what you want. Cheers, Chuck Edited June 10 by chuck540z3 Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to post Share on other sites
chrish 4,550 Posted June 10 Author Share Posted June 10 33 minutes ago, chuck540z3 said: I disagree, you are doing a really nice and fairly advanced job! And because you are doing so well, I just have to chime in because it's still very fixable. That long seam line on either side of the rear nose gear strut (and oleo) just has to go. Use some small sanding sticks and bits of small sandpaper, then mask off and re-paint the white. You won't regret the back step and "re-do", because the rest of the nose gear looks fantastic and you don't want a seam line ruining the clean look. Having said that, it's your model, so do what you want. Cheers, Chuck Holy cow! I completely missed that! Thanks, I'll tend to that chuck540z3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Kevin 30,292 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 That's looking really good, Chris! Kev Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Fleischmann 3,062 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Really like the chipping effect! Looks outstanding with the rest of this great work! cheers Pete chuck540z3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Crew Dog 219 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Nose bay and pit look really well done! The red guarded switches really pop! Link to post Share on other sites
chrish 4,550 Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 Thank you very much! puttering away the last couple of days as the wind is nuts here so no yard work and still in lock-down from work. some miscellaneous details added to the gear bay APU exhaust and screens over the vents (model railroad fence) the gadgetry between the gear bays has a mesh over it in my Daco book and I found RB Productions "radiator screen" a perfect match. The gadgetry has been painted washed and covered with the mesh. The fuselage showed sink marks on both sides, filled and sanded here the gear bays with some detail added and exhaust pipe (brass tube) installed Hopefully some pics up tonight Thanks for looking Piero, Dutch Man, Fanes and 6 others 9 Link to post Share on other sites
chrish 4,550 Posted June 15 Author Share Posted June 15 Big parts glued together, the journey continues... took a lot of filler at the front/ rear fuselage joint thanks for looking Piero, Lothar, Landrotten Highlander and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
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