Looking forward to it SP! Funny raining cats and dogs here this morning too, tampered off now though.

It's not a big deal with the Corsair, just want to make sure everything is straight and there are no major glue spots before I put the canopy on. And yes I've had to rip half-dried canopies off before after getting in a rush to get done!

There is possibly another storm due in here on Thursday, so today was a good day for more airbrushing. I can probably get the touch up work needed done tomorrow.

Today I added the 34079 Dark Green to my Tigershark. Boy do I really like those "wraparound" camo schemes. They make a plane look like it is supposed to be down in the weeds taking care of business!

Looking really good SP.How's the build quality been for this kit so far?

Looking good Stik, nice transition between colours too.

Thank you guys. Today's plan is to do some overspray touch up and then mask off and paint the top of the vertical stabilizer. I need to do a few image searches to see the proper color on that.

Roger, overall the fit is decent-typical Monogram of that era. Nothing a little careful test fitting and gluing will not fix in most areas. The only areas that needed any filler were the fit of the intakes/LEXs to the fuselage & wings. My kit had just the slightest warpage on one side that really amplified that there. If I did not have SO many other kits to build and serious lack of display space in my home I would be tempted to go get another one of these and build it using lessons learned here. The Gray Demonstrator bird could be done in a weekend really. I am just taking my time on this one.

Yeah, looks great SP! The wrap-around camo is quite sexy!

Yes it is my friend. I did some image searching this morning to look for a shade of gray for the tail top and found this gorgeous shot, with a weapons load out I liked...

Based on that photo I decided to go with Humbrol's Dark Gray 36081 for the fin tip. Then I went back and touched up overspray colors with my airbrush, darkest to lightest, and removed some masking after everything was dry. Unfortunately the Tamiya colors that I used to prime and base the rudder flash chipped a bit on each side when I removed the masking tape- Tamiya at that!! A first for both, so I need to go back and touch up next week...

out of my spares box came the appropriate rocket pods, which I airbrushed with Humbrol OD 34087

Thats a really well done paint job. Did you freehand the camo?

Are those USAF SEA colors?

Thank you GM. Yes that is freehand, and yes those are the SEA colors: 34079, 34102, and 30219. I used Humbrol enamels. I can smell the paint curing in my garage when I was just in there...

Nice freehand camo work Stik. Looks like you used masks. I hope I can do that good on my Mig.

My Freightdog box came in today.

I'll lay it out and post it tomorrow. One interesting item are the Matra R550 missiles in 1/72. Hi Planes did the nose and tail sections in 3D printing, connected by a section of rod, all for less than 10 dollars the pair, and clean as a whistle.

I'm also happy to find that the A-4Q, the Navy (Armada) one, is Light Gull Gray over White. Like a cup of cocoa on a cold winter night.

GMorrison

My Freightdog box came in today.

I'll lay it out and post it tomorrow. One interesting item are the Matra R550 missiles in 1/72. Hi Planes did the nose and tail sections in 3D printing, connected by a section of rod, all for less than 10 dollars the pair, and clean as a whistle.

I'm also happy to find that the A-4Q, the Navy (Armada) one, is Light Gull Gray over White. Like a cup of cocoa on a cold winter night.

Interesting. I've been wondering for awhile now why manufacturers haven't been running missiles etc like that. I'd rather fiddle with keeping those parts aligned instead of the typical "sanding a compound curve while trying to maintain its shape" scenario.

Again looks good SP! Just a nice looking plane with sharp camo - ya can't beat that by much.

GM: Sounds cool, looking forward to the photos.

Well, the Corsair is done except for one landing light I still need to add. Didn't get the gun-sight perfectly straight but it's close enough for me. Hopefully photos this weekend.  

GM, those missiles sound like how the real ones are built- sectional. I am curious to see them! Kinda gives me an idea here if need be.

GM and Gamera, I am looking forward to more photos of your work on your builds!

and thank you guys for the kind words on the Tigershark's camo. I was working on that and a Vietnam F-104 together so two birds at the bench simultaneously really upped the work load. It's over in the Vietnam Air War GB if any of you want to take a peek.

Hey SP, nice work there on the F-104 too. You're on a camo roll right now!

Here's the missile. I am actually not sure how they assembled it, if it's all one 3D print, two or three?

What's neat though is that the nose dome comes clear, which it should be.

The early models had a clear seeker head. The later all aspect Magic had a mirror looking coating on the seeker head. And yes those look VERY nice!

Page 2? Oh this will not do!

Well today I touched up the rudder flash tri color. Photos coming tomorrow. All ready for a coat of Future now...

Cool, looking forward to the photos!

The Corsair is done and I took some photos Sunday afternoon. It was a bit cloudy and I'm not sure how well they'll look blown up. Just need to set aside some time to post them.

Ok here are the photos, kinda cloudy all week so they're not the best but they should serve. Maybe I can post better ones if the sun ever comes out again:

Oh that looks sweet.  But again, kinda oddball in wraparound land camo colors... Certainly unique!  What are the camo colors used by the Salvadorans?

And go claim your Latin Aircraft GB Badge with pride

OK, my turn for a photo update. I did two main things today- get the base decals applied (some are two parters and need an "upper" decal applied such as the national and squadron insignia), and work on the engine exhaust interior detail painting. I still need to do another external coat on the afterburner petal exterior due to paint damage that occured the first time... me getting too impatient...

overall photos of the gloss coated and base decalled exterior

and close ups of the paint touched up and decalled tail- the burner nozzle is not glued in yet and just placed in there for a look of how it will look when finished

I will get the rest of the decals on tomorrow or Friday depending upon life circumstances

Hey SP, that looks great! Don't see the damage on the afterburner though, looks fine to me, maybe it's the photo?

I have no idea what colours the Salvadorians used, I just grabbed the paint bottles that matched the closest to the few good photos I could find. I sprayed a couple of coats of thinned down buff over her to blend things together, I think I may have over done it, the buff looks stronger in person.

Thanks, I'm hoping to finish up my build for the Heroes and Villains GB and I'll update my sig line with this badge and that one at the same time.  

Thank you G. I rotated the damaged paint side of the afterburner away from the camera in each photo ;-) It is bad and quite noticable on a couple petals. I had to sand them out down to bare plastic.

OK, what colors did you use? it looks like OD, a medium bright green, and some kind of khaki/tan. I think the Buff coat looks perfect to blend it all together!

SP: I hate to say this but honestly I can't remember what I used now. The paint bottles were in the box when I was building her but I've returned them to the paint drawer now. The tan was Tamiya Buff, the light green was something Japanese from the MM Acrylic line, and the dark green was something Tamiya too.

Sorry :(

LOL! No worries my friend. Whatever you used looks great!

Gamera- Lovely looking Corsair. Great camo and decal work. It sure looks real nice in that scheme. Very nice outdoor pics too!!

Stik- Great airbrushing! Thats a smooth gloss coat. Decals really like nice as well. I wish I was at that stage in my build.

Speaking of my build, I got back to working on the Mig-21, and now am focused on the resin cockpit and nozzle, which all need to be completed before closing up the fuselage. Here's the cockpit parts:

I chose to build up the panel using resin and pe dials, which means drilling out all the instrument holes, and thinning down the panel parts. 

The gunsight was masked and will be painted before its attached, so I can pull the masks off. There are resin parts that need to be glued to the windscreen and canopy, so this meant masking the canopies now. I decided to mask the inside as well, for a better overall look. I masked the outside first, then used the mask sheet as a template. I layed Tamiya tape over it, burnished it down with a toothpick, put on my optivisor, and cut. Some parts took a few tries, but I think I got it:

Then I started on the nozzle. I hope at least some of this resin beauty can be seen in the end?!:

The inside is supposed to be green, trust me:

Then a primer coat followed by silver, so I can do some chipping later on:

Thats it for now. No modeling this weekend as I'll be gone...just when the fun was starting...

Wow!!!! Those parts are beautifully detailed! That green inside the burner is sure different. I have never seen that before. Plenty of off white ceramic on US engines in there, but I suppose the Rooskies could have gone with a green ceramic.

Yeah, that looks great! Really impressed with the way you're drilling out the instrument panel there.

Nice work on the F-20 Stik.  You're makin' me want to get another one!