Guest Peterpools Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Milan Sharp eye for sure and the tip looks perfect now Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Love the idea of using PE to make sharp points! Looks awesome. Gaz F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Nice !! Steve F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Thanks all! It will be 2 mods again - parked and in flight. I added pe edges in the F-23 and it went well, so I think it really is a good way to make the edges sharp. A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 SUPERB F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) I edited another "little" nose issue. I don't know if this was in my kit only, but i noticed some kind of a warp or a dihedral curve along the sharp part of the leading edge, symmetrical on both sides, and that curve followed a perfect shape on the top as well as bottom half of the fuselage.On the real plane that sharp part of the leading edge is impeccably straight, and this is easily noticeable on every single pic i have. Just an example: So here is the top fuselage part and the leading edge, viewed at as close as possible to 0 degree angle - this is the port side leading edge: and there, the same with the starboard side leading edge. I traced the warp with a red line: After gluing the 2 halves, and with using quite some force, the warped edges are straight as they should be. This does not affect the other coplex shapes of the leading edge. The pics are quite zoomed.... Edited June 24, 2018 by F`s are my favs Shawn M, Out2gtcha, johncrow and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Hi gents! Happy New forum, and here are some new silhouettes as well. It was a lot of gluing, filling, drying, sanding, with numerous repeats. Finally it's just about ready for priming. The top side: And the bottom side: Some fine sanding and a soapy bath, and Mr.Surfacer is just around the corner Uncarina, A-10LOADER, johncrow and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Man this is going to look superb with paint on it. I can hardly wait to see this. F`s are my favs and A-10LOADER 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 excellent work! F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Milan Brilliant work on the edge warp - even seeing/finding it took a lot of Sherlock Holmes detective work. Looking forward to Mr Surfacer taking center stage Keep ‘em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Excellent! I like builds at this stage, they just look right to me, and its always fun to get to this stage IMHO. F`s are my favs and A-10LOADER 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 The Surfacer - before and after: It's already with metalizers, but will take pics tomorrow at sunlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 After the metalizers - Dark Aluminium and Duraluminium: The panel lines are slightly scribed just to allow me to orientate easily within the parallel things... Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Looking good, can't wait to see the final paint job and also the steps between now and then. F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) I'll definitely need some time to enjoy it like it is right now glossy and sparkling... Btw, the agenda for painting is slightly different from the initial one. I just got the new mig gloss lacquer and it turned out that it is originally waaaaay diluted as it is out of the bottle. so it leaves a very nice wet coat. i should experiment on that lacquer + water based temper paints for the main color and the filtering. Edited August 13, 2018 by F`s are my favs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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