Alex Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Martinnfb said: Sweet!, that paint job is spot on. Joy to follow. Cheers Martin Thanks a lot, Martin. I've got my fingers crossed that I can keep this one on the rails until the finish line! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 This is some really amazing work! Alex and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 2 hours ago, John1 said: This is some really amazing work! Thanks John! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROM Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 great job! Martinnfb and Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 2 hours ago, ROM said: great job! Thanks Rom! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 Here's the whole stack of missile plus pylons, pinned together. I hope that adding two pins to the tabs already present on the base pylon will permit a strong enough joint to the wing boot. All of this is just dry fit now; I will paint and decal the pieces separately. Uncarina, Paul in Napier, LSP_Kevin and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 Got the ordnance and pylons painted, glossed up, and decaled. The Eduard stencil decals for the outer wing pylons and AA-8 Aphid missiles were very thin and fold-prone, so this took a good long while. Here's a Storm Shadow on its hybrid pylon, finished except for flat coating and some light pastel effects. In hindsight it would have looked a bit nicer to paint those yellow bands around the missiles instead of use the decals, but c'est la vie - not going back to change things now. Next I wet-sanded the whole airframe with 2500- and then 4000-grit sanding cloth to take down ridges and dry paint texture, prior to gloss-coating. That (sanding paint) is always nerve-wracking as I strive not to sand through anywhere while trying to get that smooth surface. Here it is ready for another umpteen hours of stencil decals... ROM, Tony T, LSP_Ray and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Looking good, Alex! Kev Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 2 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Looking good, Alex! Kev Thanks Kev! Feeling like the end’s in sight on this one now… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Stenciling on jets can take longer than the assembly in some instances. Best of luck on it Alex Matt Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 That is looking soooo impressive! Cheers, Tom Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Looks awesome so far! I too really like wet color sanding my models. It does make for a much smoother and realistic finish IMHO. Alex and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 15 hours ago, Uncarina said: That is looking soooo impressive! Cheers, Tom Thanks Tom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Out2gtcha said: Looks awesome so far! I too really like wet color sanding my models. It does make for a much smoother and realistic finish IMHO. Yep, it really helps out, especially in getting that gloss coat really glossy ahead of decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 16 hours ago, scvrobeson said: Stenciling on jets can take longer than the assembly in some instances. Best of luck on it Alex Matt Hope it won't take that long, but it's going to be a task. Just spent three 90 minute podcasts worth of Saturday just doing the underside of the thing... scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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