Phil Smith Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Superb build! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 Thanks for the comments and your votes on the canopy! Although this build is NOT a democracy, the votes just happened to line up with where I was leaning anyway so I'll be planning on open canopy option for now. Still recuperating from the fishing weekend so I'll try to jump back on my builds soon! HB252, duke_, Greg W and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 11 hours ago, Thunnus said: ... Although this build is NOT a democracy, 109, Model_Monkey, Landrotten Highlander and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 John - looks like another masterpiece in the works! Fun to watch, and I know NOTHING about the KI-61. So Mr. Surfacer 1000. Surface painting is on the horizon with my you-know-what project. I will have to use self-etching primer on skinned surfaces. What are the benefits of Mr. Surfacer 1000? Over say Tamiya white or grey primer? Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 44 minutes ago, JayW said: John - looks like another masterpiece in the works! Fun to watch, and I know NOTHING about the KI-61. So Mr. Surfacer 1000. Surface painting is on the horizon with my you-know-what project. I will have to use self-etching primer on skinned surfaces. What are the benefits of Mr. Surfacer 1000? Over say Tamiya white or grey primer? They're functionally equivalent, so go with whatever is most accessible for you. Mr. Surfacer has the advantage of being more readily available in jars, and in more varieties, but may not be available where you live. The stuff in jars is easier to dilute for airbrushing, versus having to decant some from a spray can (or spray it directly out of the can). Kev Thunnus, D.B. Andrus and JayW 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onspring Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Highly impressive cockpit paint job and rivets. I am unable to leave a like probably due to new around here Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 36 minutes ago, Onspring said: Highly impressive cockpit paint job and rivets. I am unable to leave a like probably due to new around here Hey Onspring Thunnus and Onspring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 Thanks guys! And thank you for that explanation of Mr Surfacer, Kevin! I really can't compare it to the Tamiya White or Grey primer since I've never used those. Mr Surfacer was the first liquid putty that I tried and have stuck with it. It can be thinned with Tamiya Lacquer Thinner or Mr Leveling Thinner and used as a primer, which adds to its usefulness. Mr Primer Surfacer is a more recent variation and can be used as a primer for metal parts. Onspring, scvrobeson and JayW 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Just caught up with this thread John, absolutely top shelf work once again!....that Cockpit is just brilliant. Looking forward to the rest of this one. Cheer's, Jeff. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onspring Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 On 7/10/2022 at 2:48 AM, MikeMaben said: Hey Onspring Hi Mike, thanks! Thunnus and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 Jumping temporarily over to the Hien build as I wait for some products to arrive on the Dora build. A fuel regulator was fashioned from a piece of sprue, a strip of brass sheeting and couple of Anyz line connectors. Not knowing what color it was, I decided on red to match the cartoon drawing of the Hien I posted earlier. Here's the regulator in place. After the regulator was glued into place, I placed some copper wiring to to replicate the two fuel lines. LSP_Kevin, Victor K2, scvrobeson and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Like it John. It's a nice splash of color that draws the eye in, and fills the void within the rear structure. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 John - you are the painting maestro. Just amazing what you can do with an airbrush. I have painting coming up on my big project - scaring me to death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 This is really coming together beautifully, John. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Beautiful clean work there, John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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