Falklands/Malvinas War 30th Anniversary GB

Thats looking very nice. And i like the effect you have got on the underside.

Good looking build

wow i'm referred to the resin parts of your model but these are better .

Out of these more work on the exocet pylon needed and on the same exocet. 

Many thanx El Jere

I started to put decals on my sue, used a mix of airfix and academy sheet. Both sheet put on some problem.

Missing again some number to place on, i need to find on my decals storage

The clear gloss layer is really thinned, just to do some help for decals adhesion, need another to seal it and as base for panel washing. Hope to not lost too many panels, was really fine

I hope this helps.

Azorean, Bsyamato,

Grea work!! you are working fast guys! I still haven´t started to fill and sand my poor SUE! I hope Today at least I can putty it.

Azorean, your project look really good, I hope as you that the sanding part is done (I hate filling and sanding LOL), if you want yo an use a silver paint before you prime the model to check for imperfections is realy useful!

Bsyamato, the paint looks great! I´m looking now for a lateral view of the seat as you asked, sorry for the lateness.

I also will put some views of the exocet pylon because the one in the box is complety wrong!

Best regards

Jere

The sanding process is over (I hope....)

I did some extra details on the fuselage

and in the tail the UHF antennas.

Ready for the primer

bsyamato, thats looking very nice. And good to see dry brushing isn't totally dead yet.

SUE 1s looking good bsyamato!

yess i did , it's a usual step for me.  After decals , panel washing, i'll put more dry brushing with same colors and a strike of withe for general desaturation

bsyamato, did you dry brush the panel lines?

done first drybrush,

used the 77 for the ble-gray and 147 on the white 

some day ago i breaked the little light on the top of vertical rudder, but as i see on lots of pictures sue used in Argentina don't have it

the little silver stripe on radome back will performed after the plane is finished, for some reason the silver i use never dry

Nice progress Azorean, i see you needed to fill some fuselage parts out of seams.

I finished main painting session, second thinned layer of blue gray was enough

Lots of retouches needed but the main work is done.

Next step retouches on white , first weathering layer before decals and landing gear detailing.

Looking good guys, some nice stuff being done here

The puttying and sanding is killing me.

And is not over yet.

Meanwhile the propellers are done.

i hate to paint white but with sure was impossible to avoid

Blue/gray first layer!!!

probably needed only another high thinned layerr and main paint finished

some retouch needed.. hate also to put masks   lots needed here

I am getting a little bit done, able to move the figurs enough to use the PE cutters. But its slow going.

Those missiles are looking nioce, i always hate paintng large areas with white.

el_jere

 

bsyamato:

 

good progress El_Jere , can ask you a favour? Can take a more close view of the lateral ejection seat and rear cockpit bulkhead? 

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I have a 3 kit box from italeri about 50 years of "frecce tricolori" included the sabre (i think was the dehavilland canada version) .

Actually too busy on lots of projects but an acrobatic team GB was a good thing.

 

 

 

 

Thanks! If you wait until monday or tesday I can take those picsfor you, I´m not at home right now.

bst rgards

Jere

ps: you ara crazy to put a hole int a canopy LOL

ps2: the Exocet looks super

ps3. great scheme the Fence Tricolori!

No hurry, i can place these details after finishing the sue body.

ps : i realize it only after i did it .. fortunately the fron canopy was not ruined, a moment of insanity.

ps2: thanx for paint tips collected here, again i don't know as the exocet is on the behind, where the rocket engine is placed..

ps3: the box included the sabre, the g-91 and the latest mb-339... and no one of the kit is from italeri, is just a rebox with good decals, the sabre is the good academy kit without bad academy decals

the under wing flag of "frecce tricolori" scheme is on the decals sheet.

I started the sabre as OOB but i take no pictures till now.

bsyamato

good progress El_Jere , can ask you a favour? Can take a more close view of the lateral ejection seat and rear cockpit bulkhead? 

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I have a 3 kit box from italeri about 50 years of "frecce tricolori" included the sabre (i think was the dehavilland canada version) .

Actually too busy on lots of projects but an acrobatic team GB was a good thing.

 

Thanks! If you wait until monday or tesday I can take those picsfor you, I´m not at home right now.

bst rgards

Jere

ps: you ara crazy to put a hole int a canopy LOL

ps2: the Exocet looks super

ps3. great scheme the Fence Tricolori!

Bish

bsyamato  Nice work on the canopy. And compared to me, you are rocketing along.

You know why

Best wishes to get back on modelling soon Bish

Just take a pictures of some other piece

also glued the front canopy and painted with black.

Blue gray painting session again postponed

bsyamato  Nice work on the canopy. And compared to me, you are rocketing along.

some update on the sue (sorry lately i'm a little in slow motion)

Insane idea to drill the canopy but worked:

to put one intruments on the upper frame

i tried to do the hole with the litter drill i have,but faif, then i heated a needle with fire and with lots of caution did the hole and after drilled with right tip

other works started on the front gear 

removed mold seams , shaped some detail and will scratch the rear retraction compass (the original is actually too short as i did the full well)

good progress El_Jere , can ask you a favour? Can take a more close view of the lateral ejection seat and rear cockpit bulkhead? 

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I have a 3 kit box from italeri about 50 years of "frecce tricolori" included the sabre (i think was the dehavilland canada version) .

Actually too busy on lots of projects but an acrobatic team GB was a good thing.

Azorean

My respects for everyone who fought in the war on both sides.

no good in english expression then

Lovely work there jere. That cockpit looks very nice, and a nice job on the panels as well.

SPOOK's, i did have a nice long reply prepared last night, but then i lost connection before i could post it. But this is a very emotive subject especially for the Islanders and Argentinians. So it is probably left for another forum.

 But i will say this on the actions of the Falklanders. They should remember that those falimies who visited the Islands were remembering sons, many of whom were conscripts, who were just doing there duty for their country. And like all soldiers are just the porn's of politicians. And they should treat the families with respect.

Apologies Azorean; message removed

I think here is not the best place to discuss politics.

El Jere:

The SUE is looking very good!

Hi there guys!

Finally some progress on my project, not very much but it´s a start LOL

Here are the pictures of the resin Neomega interior.

It isn´t that good like an Aires interior, but there are a BIG diference with the interior you get out of the box.

I also have opened some panels, I still have to add more detail into it but the idea is to make something simple to improve the kit a little.

The upper and lower halves are not gluing together here, it´s just to show the avionics compartments.

And finally I glued the fuselag and wings. The fit is horrible, you have to fill large gaps (I don´t think that making a kit using upper and lower parts for th fuselag is a good idea...) and the fit of the resin parts was worse!

I don´t have much time to model thi days but I think that in2 or 3 weeks maybe the model will be ready to paint.

Well that´s all for now.

bst regards

Jere

ps. O.O.T. but this is the other projct I´m working now, a F-86 Sabre with a special scheme that th Argentine Air Force acrobatic team used in the early ´60s. This i the first time I use aluminium foil in a NMF plane, it´s very dificult for me (I think I foil each panel about 3 or 4 times!) but the results are impresive! Lucily the most dificult to foil parts of the plane such as the nose, wingtips and tail are painted LOL

Azorean

My respects for everyone who fought in the war on both sides.

Dito. I also want to pay my respects to the people that fall fighting in both sides.

My respects for everyone who fought in the war on both sides.

Don't want to rush anyone, but i should point out that this GB ends one year from today.

Today is the 29th anniversary of the end of the conflict. A good time to take a moment to remember the dead from both sides.