Special Wingdings GB - April 2012 ~ Sept 2013

Ninetalis

What a beautifull and strange bird Bish!
She's a perfect add to the Group Build, she really came out a lot better then I expected!
And the total dio really makes it a head turner.

Thanks, and that makes two of us. And its a lot better than my original idea, i am just glad i found the photo on Luft 46.

Well, either i had a hole in the bag, or simple green eats plastic bags. Opened the container this morning and its full of simple green and the plastic bags empty. Oh well. Ill just let it soak for a few days in the tub.

HUZZAH!. apart from a few blue stains, not too bad. 

Hey that's one pretty bird!
I didn't know that you had progressed so far with your Bugatti already!
Can you post some more pic's of what you have already?
I'd like to see some more different angles on this amazing bird.

With regards, Ninetalis.

lol all ive done is take the casting block off the nose. Thats it. The kit is mostly a solid block of resin. Ill upload some more photos when i get to work.

Scorpiomikey

lol all ive done is take the casting block off the nose. Thats it. The kit is mostly a solid block of resin...

Oh, like that, didn't really know that, then this has to be one of the easier (resin) kits out there if the canopy and such fits.
Still, that is one odd plane, not as much as Bish his Triebflugel but still...
Can't wait to see how this one will turn out REALLY!

With regards, Ninetalis. 

Thanks ninetalis. The only really hard parts about this will be getting the props to sit properly (never ad much luck with prop blades) and scratch building the intake on the spine.

Oh, and getting the paint to stick lol.

Scorpiomikey

Oh, and getting the paint to stick lol.

Primers a problem too. The last 2 times ive sprayed it down, the primer has pulled away. Once it dries its like concrete, but it wont stay where i put it.

Some more work on the F-22A Raptor this weekend. Must say this is a great kit, well done to Academy. Everything fits together beautifully and when detailed looks the part.

Internal stuff is all fitted inside. Quite a lot of internal gear, intakes, front wheel well, rear wheel wells, missile bays, bomb bay and exhausts.

Cockpit fitted into the top half of the fuselage;

Close up of the office;

I'm pleased the way the kit IP decals conformed to the resin display and how clear they look.

Cheers

She looks great Casper! The office is amazing.

Lovely looking build Casper, thats coming along nicely.

Scorpio, thats a great looking plane. Did that ever fly or was it just a project.

The real thing never flew, it was in the final stages of construction when germany rolled into france. It got stuffed into a shed and forgotten about. It got passed around several times untill it was restored and hung up in the EAA museum at Oshkosh. Theres currently a replica being built which will fly. Theyre using alot of modern materials (Like aluminium rather than magnesium) But they aircraft is effectively the same.

Nice work so far Casper, I think that I'm going to buy that cockpit set too whenever I get the chance to!
But one question though, are you sure that the cockpit is so 'overall' black?
I've never seen a F-22 cockpit except in Ace combat (a game) and those are completly grey...
And they try to make their planes as realistic as possible...

Scorpio, really, then I have no Idea how it would have to stick,
And I would really like to know to because today I bought the XP-40Q from planet models, 
which is an all resin kit to! I'll look into it,
because I really don't want to screw up that plane and would like to make more than just one to.
Plus, I would love to see your plane come out nice to off course.

I didn't know that they were making a version now that would fly, I really want to see that one actually!
Hope we will see it fly one day!

With regards, Ninetalis.

Ninetalis

Nice work so far Casper, I think that I'm going to buy that cockpit set too whenever I get the chance to!
But one question though, are you sure that the cockpit is so 'overall' black?
I've never seen a F-22 cockpit except in Ace combat (a game) and those are completly grey...
And they try to make their planes as realistic as possible...

Hey Ninetalis, I haven't really looked at any ref pics for this one but the Academy instructions are exactly as I have painted it. It's pretty similar to most modern US fighters I've built, grey interior with forward and rear canopy shelves black as is the canopy sill.

Cheers

After some research, apparently i have to use something a touch more...reactive? corrosive? that model primer, something more like automotive primer.

http://bugatti100p.com/ Thats the website for the replica, theyve moved alot of their stuff to facebook though.

Had some small success. Wiped the whole aircraft down with bleach then lighter fluid. Let it sit for a few minutes. Then put down a layer of standard tamiya primer. Underside is awesome, upper side, had a few blemishes come up. Theres little pin pricks like air has gotten under the paint or into the resin and is leaking out. Not too sure. But i light sanding and another coat of primer and it should look perfect.

That's great news Mikey!

I've been working on the Tomcat but haven't gotten very far. Ejections seats assembled and primed and some other cockpit pieces ready to go. I'll get some pics up once the office is done.

So heres my progress so far. Im going to have to pop the exhaust stacks off and shave them down. Theyre too bulbous and in the wrong spot.

The last photos not very clear, but all the black speckles on it, are actually pinholes in the resin. To fill them, i put some filler on my finger, rubbed it in good and hard, then wiped it off with lighter fluid. Came out looking swish.

looking swish?

lol swish = good. sorry i didn't realise it was British slang.

hahs, s'all good

That resin kit looks sweet Mike ,how is it to work with?

Once i figured out the bleach lighter fluid wipe. Fine. Resin is a bit more brittle the plastic, and hobby cement doesn't touch it so you have to use CA. But otherwise its not too bad to work with. Sands the same, scrapes the same. Maybe a little more resilient. But its good.

PROGRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cockpit of my Revell F-14A.

Looking good Scorpio, this is one very nice loking aircraft.

Scorpiomikey

lol swish = good. sorry i didn't realise it was British slang.

fantacmet, nice looking pit.

Very well done.