Starfighter Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 15 hours ago, Cicciuzzo said: the model is very beautiful and above all very original. The only note I make is about the small air intakes: the tamiya kit has the wrong dimensions in fact they are long (they reach the radome line) and had to be shortened. For the rest, I repeat, you did an exceptional job! il modello è molto bello e soprattutto molto originale. L'unico appunto che ti faccio è sulle piccole prese d'aria: il kit tamiya ha sbagliato le dimensioni infatti sono lunghe (arrivano fino alla linea del radome) e bisognava accorciarle. Per il resto, ripeto, hai fatto un lavoro eccezionale! Thank you! This is certainly not the only flaw which was not corrected... mind you, the model was started at least 6 years ago and I just decided to finally finish if without playing around with it too much. But you are right, that would have been easy to correct earlier on had I spotted the defect... now it certainly is too late as I fear I would destroy more than I would improve. But it's noted for the next Phantom build! Derek B and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 We want an update here Ben CIAO! Piero Anthony in NZ and Starfighter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 Hi everyone, it's been a while... as usual, the Holiday season was busy and the work at home is not yet finished; anyway, Scooby has progressed and I will post updates on next Monday or Tuesday at latest! AlexMisa, Kagemusha, scvrobeson and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen_R90S Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 having just read through the whole build thread, I can't wait -great stuff, and I'm picking up a lot of things for my A-6 when I get to it (though it will be a lot cleaner Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) G'day Gentlemen, time for an update! Scooby is approaching the finish line - slowly but steadily. The tailfin was the last major exterior component to be finished. The high gloss orange surfaces were well maintained and looked pretty pristine even during the very last days of Scooby's active career. The part was painted International Orange from Hataka applied over a white base which was then sealed with Mr Hobby GX-113. To eliminate orange peel, the part was sanded and polished to high gloss using Micro Mesh pads. The tail number was painted on using home made masks, the formation lights are preprinted parts from Eduard which just had to be weathered with oil paints. The stiffening plates were kindly CNC machined by my good friend Thomas. Note the touch ups applied around the groove lines to add some minor wear and tear. Finished tail fin ready to be installed. Next on my list was wiring the cockpit and installing the fixed windscreen and center canopy parts. Silver rivet decals from Mike Grant were added to the windscreen frame underside along with a bit of lead wire and a chunk of plastic sheet; one of the wires was then connected to the compass on the Eduard windscreen frame. The pink background was a bad idea, sorry for that... The center canopy part was wired and detailed as well. The cockpit looks rather busy with those few additional wires. Next was the seat which was painted with a mix of acrylics and oil paints; the ejection handles were made of braided line from Anyz and 0,5mm decal stripes from the same manufacturer which were wrapped around the braided lines. Don't try to wrap it around the braided lines already fitted to the seat - here is a little photo explaining how to do it. It's certainly possible to wrap the decal with more even spacing, but it's totally fine like that. Hint: soak the braided line with Mr Mark Softer or similar first. The bracket for the ejection handles was built using 1,4mm brass tubing from Albion Alloys. And in situ. The label on top of the seat is one I made for my RF-8G back in the day; the "LIFT HERE" and "NO STEP" decals on the seat surface are from Jira-Gio. And the finished product. The seat looks the part indide the cockpit - I am pretty happy so far. What's left? A partially assembled rear seat, some antennas and the canopies. Stay tuned! Edited January 11, 2021 by Starfighter Landrotten Highlander, LSP_Kevin, blackbetty and 27 others 27 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Love the look of the seat in the cockpit looks amazing. Cheers Bevan Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) Fantastic work especially the ejection seat handles. I'll try to copy that approach for my F-104 build! Edited January 11, 2021 by Fanes Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 You've got the Midas Touch, Bennie. It all looks so fantastic. Details and painting is just superb. Sincerely, Mark Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Great update Ben! What amazing job you did on the ejection seats and striped handles! CIAO! Piero Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) Great job so far Ben! And very useful tips as usual! Edited January 11, 2021 by spyrosjzmichos Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewH Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 fantastic job on the handles! great tips I'm certain to use. Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yordy Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 That seat is a piece of art on it's own. Starfighter and A-10LOADER 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 WOW!!! Speechless!!! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Awesome work, Ben! Kev Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I've used black decal film to create ejection handles before, but never on real fabric cord like that and never that good. Man they turned out terrific! That whole cockpit is a real jewel. Cheers, Chuck Derek B, A-10LOADER and Starfighter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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