BIG Intruder GROUPIE GROUPBUILD...

Looking good---you going for folded or extended wings???

Wow, lost weekend or what? Got some weathering done & close to finishing up the payload...


Outer wing topsides...


Outer wing undersides...


Fuselage underside...


Fuselage topside...


Fuselage topside with outer wings extended...

Git 'er done...

Manstein's revenge

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Yep, that's what I did, just couldn't be bothered loading-loading-loading to get to the end to see others' most recent posts. Did a little weathering last night, some streaking on the wings, but couldn't get my sludge wash to settle into the panel lines for some reason. Need to hit that again with a new mix.

I was using the last few drops of a bottle of ModelMaster RLM 81, thinking it was just beyond it's useful age.

Damn near circle filed my Intruder this afternoon.  The TRAM pod fits so horribly.  It wasn't moulded to fit the nose at all.  Going to need more putty and styrene to solve this. Re scribing  the Revell kit and shelling out $$ for the cockpit seems more appealing now........

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Those decals look faded out to me...

Yeah, not so worried about the faded look - it is supposed to be low-viz right. I'm kinda confused though that some are faded, but some are full-on black. Ahh well, this is definitely an oob build, I'll have to trust Italeri has gotten it right.

Those decals look faded out to me...

After my "family shuttle service" wrapped up for the evening I had a chance to sit down & get some more decaling done. Snapped a few quick pics on the way out this morning...

Back at it tonight!

Don't stop now!

Surprising amount of decals still to go down!

Nice work Vance

Manstein's revenge

Do you know how hard it is to manage a group-build? Or three?

YES!!! 

Anyway, I did start decaling last night. Started with the long wing-walk stripes. They seemed almost, well, powdery, and I had 2 break up. Not disasterous, I was able to place them fine & they look like they are snuggling down with a coat of Microsol. Then started with some of the other smaller decals, which seem to have a little more adhesive to get cleaned up, but are going down fine. If Photobucket was cooperating this morning, I'd have a couple pics for you.

~EDIT!~ Photobucket is back online.

I have been shamed back to the bench.   Tough to paint through all,these tears

Do you know how hard it is to manage a group-build? Or three?

Manstein's revenge

If we had half as much building as we do hand-wringing and crying in here this GB would be UBER-Epic...

Waitaminute!!! I'm the guy building right now!!!

(should have time to start weathering etc tonight.)

If we had half as much building as we do hand-wringing and crying in here this GB would be UBER-Epic...

Looking at other pics or builds and the real thing, "if I could go back..." I'd get rid of the seam where the nosecone joins the fuselage. It lined up well with the colour demarcation, but really shouldn't be that visible I guess. Next time.... ;)

Thanks Stu! I'm making steady progress on this one... but I also have other WiPs mocking me. This one is on a roll though so I want to ride it right through to the finish now.

Looks good to me.  Glad you're making progress!  Mine keeps mocking me on the shelf.

This past weekend's progress pics....

Landing gear, tail hook base coat, forward canopy fresh from the paint shop.


More undercarriage fiddly bits.


Rear canopy with masking removed, touchups done.

Most everything sealed up now with Future, hoping to start weathering tonight. Anybody spot anything that needs work?

Nothing photo-worthy, but I touched up some spots where masking tape peeled the light gray. Used a Humbrol enamel that was close to the original colour used, but should show a little bit as "field re-paint" Picked out a few access panels with the same paint.

especially in the summer

Hoping for touchups when I get home tonight; Future coat on the weekend.

........................sorta liked "Night of the Comet"...................

Don't get too excited...he builds in spurts...Haley's Comet comes around quicker...

pas de quoi..............

merci!

VanceCrozier

Alright, checked out my markings sheet again & realized that these options are '92...  [wall]  So I'll be going with the low-viz look on the radome after all. Still trying to decide if I want to blend that hard-edged camo or not. No time to do anything but think about it tonight anyway.

Green painters tape to find my radome, then bagged the rest of the plane.


Radome "tan" was closer to my original light gray colour than I planned. You can see the difference in person, not so much in the pics.


Touchups to the coaming & a few other areas to be done before sealing the paint. Anybody else try Krylon sprays - that's what I used on the radome, can't seem to get a smooth finish with that stuff. Will be buffing that to try to smooth it out some.


I guess you can sorta-see the difference in the shades near that unit that hangs off the Intruders chin...