themongoose Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Inserting my place-holder now - She will be all out of the box with a strong emphasis on PAINT! I pulled the trigger on the only game in town for a camo pattern that I've been waiting 4 or 5 years to do. Hasegawa did a limited release in 1/72 scale. I plan to scan and create a set of masks for the 305SQ Commemorative scheme "Ume-gumi"! This will definitely take all 6 months of this GB to finish. I think I can master this now. My mini Ume-Gumi kit below... I can't believe I'm going to jump into this as I finish up the F/A-18F DigiHell but I gotta do it. I always said it was waiting for an LSP group build to execute on. Opened my kit and found a broken windscreen. Heard back from Tamiya USA and they are sending a replacement completely free of charge! What a great organization. I've pulled some cockpit parts off the sprue so I'll start posting pics this weekend I expect. Kagemusha, MikeMaben, Stokey Pete and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 The F-18F was practice for this one. themongoose, Uncarina and Gazzas 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Beautiful paint scheme! Stefan Rick Griewski, themongoose and Gazzas 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Yet another awesome camo scheme! Makes my consider building what would be only my 2nd jet model. Ernest themongoose and Gazzas 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Amazing paint scheme. I will keep an eye on this thread themongoose and Gazzas 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Spectacular paint scheme, looking forward to how you execute it. Cheers, Damian Gazzas and themongoose 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 On 12/1/2022 at 10:39 PM, themongoose said: I can't believe I'm going to jump into this as I finish up the F/A-18F DigiHell but I gotta do it. I always said it was waiting for an LSP group build to execute on. Opened my kit and found a broken windscreen. Heard back from Tamiya USA and they are sending a replacement completely free of charge! What a great organization. I've pulled some cockpit parts off the sprue so I'll start posting pics this weekend I expect. I am really looking forward to seeing you tackle this paint job ;-) - Are you going to make masks on a cutter or by hand? Niels Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 12 hours ago, Zola25 said: I am really looking forward to seeing you tackle this paint job ;-) - Are you going to make masks on a cutter or by hand? Niels masks on my Silhouette cutter :-) the Platz 1/72 Eagle showed up and the decals are absolutely stunningly done. By Cartograph of course. I’ve scanned them at 2400 dpi and they fit perfect and I’ve got good print resolution. Now the Kanji I have to do some experiments with. I am toying with the idea of hand stenciling them on in gold.mohh boy, where do i get these crazy ideas! The scan of the Kanji is crystal clear, they are just so fine. I just picked up DXM’s 1/32 JASDF Aggressors stencil set. Lucky to find something to replace these heavy Tamiya decals it seems. They were a bear to find. Also printed by Cartograph! Landrotten Highlander, D.B. Andrus, Gazzas and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 Well, decision made - It’s going to be all out of the box. Dragged the kit along to my hotel for work this week. I’ve been back and forth on whether to buy some aftermarket. I need 2 wing tanks for sure. Have come close to pulling the trigger on some Kopecky scale models gear for sure, even loaded up the cart but my daughter’s college bill is in so i have to stay strong, nothing but box builds for awhile. im working those intakes 1 seam at a time to try and get them as close to flush as i can. 4 nights in the hotel, 4 seams, should be good to go by the time i get home. Thinking about trying some automotive putty in them. Worst case back to my tried and true latex paint option. That’s worked well for me in the past. Ohh so spoiled with seamless intake spending over the last few years Dragon, Greg W, Phantom2 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 OOB builds can be a lot of fun and if the kit is high quality like this one AM is not really required IMHO at least. I hope you get a lot of pleasure from the build as you progress. Ernest themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 It’s a good thing that Tamiya managed to hook you up with that windscreen. I’ve just had my Bunker Buster boxing delivered, only one set of clear parts are in it. themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 A tip for the exhausts here, for the tanks, maybe post a request in the Traders Board for a couple from the more recent Revell F-4E or G kits? Good luck with the paint job. themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 31 minutes ago, Stokey Pete said: It’s a good thing that Tamiya managed to hook you up with that windscreen. I’ve just had my Bunker Buster boxing delivered, only one set of clear parts are in it. ha! So someone bought it for the clear parts and then sold it to get their money back maybe? Crazy. Yep, my Tamiya parts arrived so i am all set. Great customer support from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 12/12/2022 at 1:05 PM, Kagemusha said: A tip for the exhausts here, for the tanks, maybe post a request in the Traders Board for a couple from the more recent Revell F-4E or G kits? Good luck with the paint job. Props to you buddy!! pulled out Tamiya's F-4EJ that I have on the shelf and sure enough those tanks will work with some scalpel work haha. Cutting off the existing pylon, shortening it, and making it match the contour of the rear of the tank will get me something dang close to what's on the jet. Paused my other project to experiment tonight Daniel Leduc, Landrotten Highlander, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Nice solution man! I have just done something similiar to replace the scissors links on the undercarriage of my build. Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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