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Arki - I'm a bit behind in reading posts....you doing the anniversary scheme markings? Niiiiice! Who's do you have already?
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Ok, got some pics of the plane with the decals on her. I think I'm making good progress...but I was on vacation for a little while, too, so I was able to get alot done.
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Fly-n-hi,
I was wondering why you leave your canopy and wheels off wile you are doing you decals. I looks great just trying to learn.
Jarhead
Jarhead93 Fly-n-hi, I was wondering why you leave your canopy and wheels off wile you are doing you decals. I looks great just trying to learn. Jarhead
The canopy, landing gear and weapons are always the last items on my builds.
Mike
I left the canopy off of this build because I used some photo-etch details around the cockpit tub and it slightly changed the dimensions. The canopy wouldn't sit snugly in place so I just masked off the cockpit. Usually though, if I can, I will use a very small amount of Elmer's white glue to tack on the masked canopy into place and paint it that way. You can pull the canopy off and use an Xacto knife to gently pick off the dried Elmer's glue when you are done painting.
I usually leave the wheels off because I don't really like to gloss coat them and it's easier to touch up the silver parts of the oleo struts with the wheels out of the way. Hitting the wheels with a gloss coat/Future doesn't pose a problem I just prefer not to do it.
Same with the gear doors. I leave those off until I'm ready to apply a wash and dull coat. The longer you can leave them off the less likely you are to break them off.
Just remember to mask off the areas where the parts will be glued together. Or at least scrape off the areas where the glue will be applied. Do this on any parts that will be load bearing like the gear struts and weapons pylons. You can just use CA glue to attach small light parts without masking/scraping like pitot tubes and gear doors.
BTW, did you figure out how to post pics off of photobucket?
Good to know. I did get your post on the photos and I should be able to post some this weekend. I am supposed to be getting my metal etched parts for my cockpit tomorrow and I will be able to show some real progress. Thanks again.
Jarhead93
dupes Arki - I'm a bit behind in reading posts....you doing the anniversary scheme markings? Niiiiice! Who's do you have already?
I'll catch ya up...
arki30 Christian Theodotou: Looks good Arki, what squadron is it? VFA-83
Christian Theodotou: Looks good Arki, what squadron is it?
Looks good Arki, what squadron is it?
VFA-83
dupes Whoah, you're going to bang out a centennial scheme? SWEET! Who's decals do you already have in your possession?
Whoah, you're going to bang out a centennial scheme? SWEET!
Who's decals do you already have in your possession?
arki30 Wait, who's that directed at dupes? Me? If so, nope no centennial scheme.
Wait, who's that directed at dupes?
Me? If so, nope no centennial scheme.
I believe only Fightertown Decals has released decals for the centennial schemes. Both TwoBobs and Afterburner are delayed.
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1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%
1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%
Upcoming:
1/48 Revell F-14D
Fly-in-hi, nice progress. While some complain about the boring low-viz gray schemes, I have always liked the stealthy look.
arki30 Fly-in-hi, nice progress. While some complain about the boring low-viz gray schemes, I have always liked the stealthy look.
Thanks. I just had the urge to do a standard lo-viz line jet. That's mostly what you'd see on a carrier deck anyway, right?
I'm trying to make it look weathered and faded. So far the weathering is looking pretty good...I think. I'll get some pics up soon. I won't be able to get to it until Sat, though.
arki30 dupes: Whoah, you're going to bang out a centennial scheme? SWEET! Who's decals do you already have in your possession? arki30: Wait, who's that directed at dupes? Me? If so, nope no centennial scheme. I believe only Fightertown Decals has released decals for the centennial schemes. Both TwoBobs and Afterburner are delayed.
dupes:
Whoah, you're going to bang out a centennial scheme? SWEET! Who's decals do you already have in your possession?
arki30: Wait, who's that directed at dupes? Me? If so, nope no centennial scheme.
Ooooogh...don't remember that. I hope it was while ago? Heh. To my colorblind eyes, that looked like a blue-on-blue paint scheme. Here's hoping you bang one out soon!
Ah, that's true. It would look blue on blue to you. Blue on grey with yellow accents, Rampagers CAG scheme.
Daywalker Marine Sniper: Daywalker: You got it! Whaddya think, a couple of months fellas? I started back at the beginning and it's still sitting where I left it. Same here Mike LOL.
Marine Sniper: Daywalker: You got it! Whaddya think, a couple of months fellas? I started back at the beginning and it's still sitting where I left it.
Daywalker: You got it! Whaddya think, a couple of months fellas?
You got it!
Whaddya think, a couple of months fellas?
I started back at the beginning and it's still sitting where I left it.
Same here Mike LOL.
Me too
An extra couple of months comes with a big thanks from me Frank
I'm going to scratch build some seeker head covers for the AIM-9s. I took some Aves Apoxie and sculpted them onto the missles. Here's how they look so far:
Next I'll cut a small styrene piece to attach the REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT decal and paint them yellow. Piece of cake.
Great idea on the seeker head covers, funny no manufacturer (AFAIK) has ever supplied them in a kit. Not much in the AM either for that matter.
Great idea!
Frank
Daywalker, thanks.
They were totally easy to do. I have them finished except for the paint. In fact the plane is basically finished so I'll get some pics up in the next day or two.
Ok folks, here she is...my 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18C.
I'm not gonna call her done because I still have to attach the boarding ladder and I'm still waiting on some weapons (because some genius at Hasegawa decided to leave them out of their kits) but the plane itself is about as done as she's gonna get. The canopy may look a little crooked in some pics but that's because it's loosely attached. I won't glue it on until I've attached the bombs.
My picture studio is my kitchen table so please forgive the so so quality.
...and my "Fly-n-hi" effect:
...and this was the kit:
Hopefully I can get the weapons soon. All I have left are the bombs, ladder, RBF flags, and seeker head covers for the AIM-9s.
Sweet! Nice work, has that suitably dirty look for a line jet. I'm quite jealous of your red gear door edges as well, nice and straight. Mine, not so much.
Well done!
Still slogging away on decals on my end. Modern aircraft always take longer to do.
Thanks arki. I had to repaint or touch them up about 3 times each to get them just right. Should get the bombs any day now so hopefully I'll have her official completed.
Fly-in-hi that is a great looking hornet. I don't know if mine will look anywhere as good but so far I am happy with it. I am posting some update photos. They are some pre paint photos and the tails. I decided to paint the green instead of using the decals, I think it will work. I will post the final result when the kit is done. I have allot more to talk about with this kit, but I will weight and see what you all think.
I don't have the best camera so I won't post some of the others. I would love to hear some feedback.
Excellent work by all!!!
Frank, I 'm really going to have to pull out my entry I think, can't see me getting anywhere close to the end date. Haven't started at all and don't when I would be able.
Fly-n-hi - that looks sharp!
Are those scratched FOD/exhaust covers? Or whose aftermarket stuff?
Nice Hornet Fly-n-hi! I await to see the finished pics. You have great scratchbuilding skills.
Hey, does anybody know how training sidewinders are colored? My F-18 used training sidewinders, but I cannot find any relieable references to them. Anything will help.
Thanks in advance.
Andrew
Thanks guys. The bombs are here and being pained now so it should be done very soon.
Dupes, those are scratch built covers. If you go back a page or two you'll see some pics that I posted and an explanation of how I made them. They were pretty easy to do.
Andrew,
Here is a pic of a training Sidewinder I shot last year. Hope it helps.
Buddy- Those who say there are no stupid questions have never worked in customer service.
Hey Jarhead, are you priming your parts before you paint them? It looks you are not in your pics.
It's ok if you don't in most cases but I'd recommend that you do it for 2 reasons. First, a primer coat helps the base colors stick to the model a little better. Second, the primer coat helps you identify any surface flaws before you go on the the base colors.
My personal favorite is the Tamiya Grey Surface primer. It's hard to find at the moment because of some labeling issues (or maybe because of the Tsunami) but when it becomes available again I'd grab some.
Fly-in-hi, thanks. I will try that. I used this kit to try both the tamiya and squadron putty. I think the squadron is the best. That being said do still have some flaws to to fix, and some areas that I did not get good coverage. I was wondering what you use for an applicator. I use a toothpick and my squadron tool to apply the putty, then use a 400 grit and wet sand then fallow up with a 600 grit. I still seem to struggle with excess putty. I will post some more pick once I go back over it. Thanks again.
Thanks a million Lewbud. Do you know what color the tip of the missile is. If so, I will be good to go.
Sorry for taking it down to the wire. I've been done for a few days but I haven't had time to post these. If you're curious about the base, my build thread can be found here: /forums/t/137064.aspx
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If you look closely at this picture, you can see that Hasegawa made a mistake when printing the red tail decal on the right side. It is "001" instead of "100". I guess they were in a hurry on their computer and just mirrored the other side.
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Nice job Christian!
That is phenomenal. Nice work.
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