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That's a whole lotta a/c ,,,, just had simular fun with a 1/72 B-52 ,,,, need a BIG workbench! Look forward to seeing it come together,,
lol casper. Is that your bathtub?
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Now that I'm here, where am I??
Yup, that's the upstairs tub
Cheers
On the bench: A-4F 1/32 Hasegawa
Just deployed: F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter 1/48 Eduard
Up next: A6-E Intruder 1/48 Revell
Holy hell thats a bit bird.
"I am a leaf on the wind, watch how i soar"
Recite the litanies, fire up the Gellar field, a poo storm is coming
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I didn't realise the 117 was that big. This is going to be fun to watch casper.
I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so
On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3
Just checked the build list. 32nd scale F-117, of course its going to be big. My 48 scale one dwarfs everything around it.
Ok, some slow progress on the Nighthawk. Slow work as i want to get this monster just right.
IP and rear cockpit wall;
Some work on the control surfaces. I masked off and sprayed Tamiya X-18 semi-gloss black.
I then used the Flory white wash and slopped that over pretty heavy handed;
Once that was dry then with a cue tip I removed most of the excess;
This will be then cleaned with a 000 brush and then detailed. Once finished it hopefully gives the illusion of some wear and grime and also a slight suggestion of lettering and labels above the controls as you normally get in a cockpit.
Completed office without the HUD or ejector seat
That's awesome Casper. Did you use thinner to remove the white wash? What kind?
Griffin That's awesome Casper. Did you use thinner to remove the white wash? What kind?
Just used water, the white wash is clay based so it has no odour and easily comes off with water.
I see a perfect cockpit Casper!!
rtoo speed makes ugly results, too relax don't make results
That looks like some great work on your cockpits Handiabled and Casper!That F-117 looks really big! although I would have suspected it to be a bit larger in 1/32 scale...
With regards, Ninetalis
Ninetalis, I suspect it's going to look a whole lot bigger when it's all together, fins and rudders and all and painted in scary black! This thing is a monster and I'm not sure at all where it's going to go...
Im getting some progress done on my crazy build. I think Ive decided a name for it too: MiG-25KR
CallSignOWL Im getting some progress done on my crazy build. I think Ive decided a name for it too: MiG-25KR
Got some pictures of your crazy Fox swingbat?
Cockpit complete. I was a bit annoyed that Trumpeter neglected to include PE harnesses on such an expensive kit. I'd expect for the money I paid to get some more detail. Anyway I had some spare buckles left over from my Tammy F-16CJ build so I used lead foil to make the harnesses.
Damn, that is mint. I love it...now do it in 48 scale lol
Ninetalis CallSignOWL Im getting some progress done on my crazy build. I think Ive decided a name for it too: MiG-25KR Got some pictures of your crazy Fox swingbat?
I accidentally deleted some in-progress pics, but I should be getting more soon.
Now the dreaded parts that need gloss white! Actually I used to really scared of air brushing light gloss colours but I've gotten a lot better at it now.
The landing gear and bomb bay are all meant to be gloss white. I've chosen an off-white because I just like the colour depth a little more. Also to achieve some more depth I primed all of these parts with black so when the white is applied there is subtle shading where the white hasn't quite gotten into. it also creates a nice depth through the white areas as well.
No problem professordeath, Casper allready made an F-22 and I think there are 2 more who have a F-14 beeing build, now that I mentioned it, Griffin, Fantacmet, Where's that progress?!
Btw, Scorpiomike, how's the Bugatti?
Nice hint on the black prime Casper, I'm gonna that to from now on!
With regards, Ninetalis.
Casper , she's lookin great! Here's my Corsair's R-2800 so far ,,
Thanks for lookin!
The bugatti is in a box burried in the office somewhere. Unpacking is going very slowly, and the whole room needs to be cleaned out so i can lay the flooring, no building till then unfortuanatly
Griffin, Fantacmet, Where's that progress?!
I'm working on the seats and cockpit decals right now and should have some photos up soon.
Cockpit and front camera housing attached;
Front undercarriage and underneath camera housing attached;
Very cool. I found the hard way that spraying with the canopy on doesnt work so well with the F-117.
Progress,,, a birdcage is born,,,
Thanks for lookin!!
Getting the internal structures fitted into the Nighthawk.
Bomb bays and front wheel cabin and bottom camera;
Engines, cockpit and front camera. The instructions called for the painting of the whole engine. I decided only to paint the intake fans as they are the only thing you will see and I didn't want to waste the paint on unseen parts. Makes me wonder why the supplied such detailed engines at all.
I painted in intake fans in Alclad chrome, this will be just visible through the PE intake grates.
Scorpiomikey Very cool. I found the hard way that spraying with the canopy on doesnt work so well with the F-117.
Well I've done a test fit and it should be ok. There is a separate roll bar in the kit for the inside and the canopy piece fits perfectly and locks in with little clips. Having already done another F-117A I now know that the front of the canopy has a saw tooth shape so an extra masked off spray for the part of the fuse underneath is needed.
Well, this is everything. All parts have been cut off the sprues and have been glued, painted or drying from glue and painting. For such a large kit, there didn't seem to be a lot of parts, not like the Tammy 1/32 F-16 which had endless sprues to deal with.
Next job is to sew the bird up once the refuelling bay has been fitted just behind the cockpit.
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