Well, after the struggle with the yellow, i finally got it sorted, with a good lesson learned in the process, and got some paint on this bird. But first of all the canopy. I got the main piece put together, its not all that neat as its very thin PE which i found awkward to bend, especially on the inside pieces. Overall, while these PE canopy’s are nice, i am not sure they are worth the effort given how thin and well detaile dthe kit one is and any shortcomings are dealt with by the Eduard PE set. But i do have the one for the G, so maybe i might change my mind after that.
Once dried i got those areas masked up and the underside painted. I did that yesterday and today its touch dry, but i will leave it until tomorrow before masking and painting the top. But it does mean i can un mask the wheel wells and fit her legs on.
I also got the figure put together and primed. I know, black figure on a black base, not the best way to take a pic.
And finally a pic of the tail wheel. The decals include a white one for the sides of the wheel. But one pic i saw showed the white well worn, which i gues would not take long in the desert. So i painted the wheel NATO Black. Then i did the white useing Tamiya flat white but not properly mixed. Finally i used the NATO black again, this time with out stiring, and went over the white.
I was shaking my head just looking at that PE canopy frame assembly. This is probably one of the reasons why I love modern jets, especially the F-16. LOL.
Wow Bish, not sure how I missed this but it looks amazing. I can’t believe how intricate that canopy looks. I don’t know if I’d be able to go through with trying to get it to look right. Amazing job.
Thanks Bob. I didn’t realise how intricate it was when I bought it either. There are a few small bit there that are hard to see and include the attachment point for the cable that holds the canopy open.
Really like the way you managd the Pilots Office.
The canopy works look intreaguing but looks like you managed that very well.
Happy that you are posting in this section as well and not only in th GB one, I find great inspiration in your work!
Thanks Zack. I have been trying to spread all my builds between both the GB and the relevant section. Apart from sharing it with more people, I get more feedback.
Thanks Nathan, ye, they have tried mine. Got the second coat of RLM 79 on tonight and its looks good. All being well, I should be putting the decals on tomorrow.
PJ, I have been using them for over 20 years. Fortunately for me they are made by Hannants who are my online shop of choice. They also do an Acrylic line if that’s preferred paint type, but I still like using enamels. For some reason, some colours don’t always come out gloss. I don’t know if its me or the paints. Even after the coat of future on top, the blue and yellow are far more shiny than the sand on top. Thanks BD. It wasn’t the easiest thing to work with and mine isn’t perfect. The decals have started going on, should be done by the end of the weekend.
When spraying gloss paints, I find that if you thin them a tad more than normal, they spray much better and that glass finish is easier to capture. This comes in very handy when dealing with priming for an Alclad finish. I’m no fan of acrylics and favor enamels and lacquers hands down.
Thanks BK. One would think that building an aircrfat in any scale would be just the same, but i have learnt its not. Its been about 30 years since i built an aircrfat bigger than 1/72nd, and i have certainly learnt a few things.
