MikeMaben Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Duke, can I borrow your shrinkray gun ? Martinnfb, duke_ and Derek B 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 20 hours ago, duke_ said: almost.. Almost beautiful than the real one. HB252, Martinnfb, Derek B and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 6 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Duke, can I borrow your shrinkray gun ? Derek B, Martinnfb and MikeMaben 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 6 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Duke, can I borrow your shrinkray gun ? Martinnfb and HB252 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 (edited) 20 hours ago, Shoggz said: That’s a really superb engine. Bravo. 20 hours ago, RBrown said: WOW! 11 hours ago, Hoss FL said: Wow! That engine is amazing!! What a gem. 8 hours ago, Dpgsbody55 said: That's one impressive engine. It's almost a shame to hide it in a model. Cheers, Michael 6 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Duke, can I borrow your shrinkray gun ? 6 hours ago, Tolga ULGUR said: Almost beautiful than the real one. Thank you all guys for your comments ! i appreciate it! I'll try to keep all engine cowling panels open Michael.. so next in the mg 131 mount and firewall Edited April 10, 2023 by duke_ Derek B, LSP_Kevin, MikeMaben and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus2000 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Great job with the engine Now you have more than 700 page to detail the front gun as a reference duke_ and Derek B 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) some more progress nothing fancy here, just basic stuff.. just rushing to get the fuselage halves together .. one step before closing the fuselage.. I have also removed any detail from the control surfaces and replaced them with HGW wet transfers Edited April 12, 2023 by duke_ LSP_Kevin, Hoss FL, Landrotten Highlander and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) now with the two parts of the fuselage together, she starts taking shape I fixed the canopy temporarily with some tamiya tape so I can handle the model without damaging the cockpit i have also removed the front exhaust panels to make the engine area more visible .. eduard's resin set is excellent , and some detail painting later will bring this to life.. now i will place the top wing halves and continue with filling , sanding and mr surfacer 1500 to check for imperfections.. thank for watching! S. Edited April 11, 2023 by duke_ MikeMaben, Landrotten Highlander, Sasha As and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Wow, what a challenge this model you are building! I'm looking at this with a lot of interest and curiosity because it's on my list of planes to build! Derek B and duke_ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Excellent progress Spyros. duke_ and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 16 hours ago, Furie said: Wow, what a challenge this model you are building! I'm looking at this with a lot of interest and curiosity because it's on my list of planes to build! that's great Furie! thank you for your comments and for stopping by! Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 1 hour ago, MikeMaben said: Excellent progress Spyros. thanks Mike! Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 after filling and sanding a first coat of surfacer 1500 has been applied to check everything is smooth. i have also played around with some pre-shading on the yellow and the red brown primer (unpainted areas ) . and now for the first time i will try a full riveting I will use Radu's, rivet-R and some beading tools (for the areas where it is not possible to use the wheel). i only have scale drawings for the D-9 version (thanks John!) , but i assume only the front section is different on the A/F-8 and for that i will use the HGW rivet set as a reference.. another thought was to apply the full HGW set of positive rivets , and then run the riveting wheel on top of it.. but again I didn't want to waste an entire expensive set, while I can use it on another A8. On the other hand, I believe I will learn something new from this whole procedure.. so ..fingers crossed! TAG, Hoss FL, Landrotten Highlander and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, duke_ said: after filling and sanding a first coat of surfacer 1500 has been applied to check everything is smooth. I ask you the question but others can also answer: what is the point of applying a coat of paint with surfacer 1500? I'm not at this stage yet, but I thought that a coat of "classic" primer was enough before painting. Does the surfacer 1500 bring other advantages than a primer like MRP for example? Edited April 12, 2023 by Furie Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 16 minutes ago, Furie said: I ask you the question but others can also answer: what is the point of applying a coat of paint with surfacer 1500? I'm not at this stage yet, but I thought that a coat of "classic" primer was enough before painting. Does the surfacer 1500 bring other advantages than a primer like MRP for example? Hi Furie, at this stage i am only using it to check for imperfections like joints and other areas that may require more attention but it will be sanded-off during riveting. It doesn't act like a primer at this moment. Generally it acts also like a micro-filler for tiny scratches on the plastic or things like that. I like this product because it gives a very good adhesion and with a very light sanding gives you a perfectly smooth surface to paint. i could say that 1500 is a highly diluted putty. i also use 1000 which is more dense to fill larger gaps i have never used the MRP so i don't know the difference between them. It may be something similar.. S. Derek B and Furie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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