blackbetty Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 like it! chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 That looks superb Chris, well done! (I think that I also have this kit somewhere, but i'm probably too scared to start it! lol ). Derek chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Oooo! Double thumbs up for those smoking rivets back by the RIO pit. Rarely see that on a model even thought most airplanes have ‘em. chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Terrific! Fast work too Chris.....the paint and weathering are top notch. chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 (edited) On 1/1/2024 at 5:59 PM, Oldbaldguy said: Oooo! Double thumbs up for those smoking rivets back by the RIO pit. Rarely see that on a model even thought most airplanes have ‘em. Thanks! my references suggest the smoking rivets are quite obvious on old Tomcats, I would like to add more but don't want the thing to look like it should be in a junkyard. On 1/1/2024 at 7:21 PM, Out2gtcha said: Terrific! Fast work too Chris.....the paint and weathering are top notch. Thank you very much! I was looking at pictures that show glossy/polished 1/2 circles in certain areas...had me wondering till I saw an image with RBF flags installed and the light came on. I'm wondering if/how to recreate these polished spots on the model Meantime...I was farting around with the gear doors planning on fitting cabling from antennas to the insides of the gear bays when I noticed Aires slots inside the gear bays didn't line up with the hinges on the gear doors. A little head scratching then Tamiya razor saws to the rescue. The right gear door as is, the left has been modified by cutting off the hinges and relocating them (only the middle and back hinges) As well, I'm trying to make hinges for those little stub doors behind the nose gear main doors the right side being modified as well here now they fit and re-painted also working on the drop tanks Thanks for looking Edited January 3 by chrish typo ShelbyGT500, matt_1185, CODY and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos07 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Excellent work. The paint and touch ups are phenomenal. chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 Thanks for the encouraging comments! I was going to make the wheels all black and sooty but looking at pictures would suggest this idea was wrong. most pics show the planes to have clean wheels (sooty on the back, possibly from brake dust?) so I went a different route suggesting newish tires and recently cleaned or serviced wheels, being semi gloss white. Gold paint for bolt/nut heads and semi gloss black tires. a splash of blue for the grease cap. and gear doors and wheels installed still need to paint the black trim on the catapult bar Thanks for looking Brett M, patricksparks, chaos07 and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 I spent a some time debating weather or not to install the drop tanks, probably will but not till later (near the end) as it's already getting hard to handle the model without endangering something already installed and breakable. I had to drill the tanks to fit Zactos mounts as I'm assuming Zacto has the fittings in the right places as opposed to the kit parts. A test fit of the tanks is encouraging at helpin make the model look busy. The rear mountig hole is untouched but I added a cutout for some kind of connector on the Zacto mount. The front mounting hole is moved forward and enlarging the original mounting hole for the other (front) fitting And in place pylons and Reskit short range weapons in place Thanks for looking denders, LSP_Kevin, Isar 30/07 and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunticus Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Your paint work is absolutely phenominal. chrish and F`s are my favs 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 13 minutes ago, Grunticus said: Your paint work is absolutely phenominal. Thank you very much! chaos07 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 wings and top covers glued on A bit of a struggle but nothing to bad yet. I managed to break off one Phoenix and one gear cover in that drama. A bit of Vallejo shown here on the visible open seams. A couple of steps at joints will need sanding but that should only help add to the rough look...right? the right side the left side Thanks for looking F`s are my favs, geedubelyer, Brett M and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 This is looking really good - lots of inspiration and painting techniques to borrow when it comes to building my B-model… which is moving up the pile! Tom chrish and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 dealt with seams, all in all not as bad as I'd expected but not finished yet either... The canopy and windshield have come in for attention now for paint and glue. The p.e. hud has been glued in and the windshield glued to the model and seams filled/painted right side picture and all the pieces I've broken off dealing with wing joining and seam filling Not much left now. Repair the broken bits, add the probes, canopy and tail pipes...tailpipes may delay the completion awaiting replacement parts from Reskit Thanks for looking Fanes, patricksparks, Landrotten Highlander and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Very nice, very believable treatment of the nonskid areas on the intakes. chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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