"Century series Jets" GB 2014-2015 * CLOSED *

I just gotta say it...that is one impressive looking front page...These builds have been epic..What a great build this has been!! Great job so far guys!!

68...got yer lovely posted up front...well done and thanks for the inspiration for mine...some day I'll get to it..Anyway, very cool, great job!!

68GT, that looks suhweeet!

Here's my update for the day. Right side of "Triple Nickel" all decaled.

Been a long time coming but I think we're done.

Hasegawa 1/72 F-106A, Jacksonville ANG

Indeed!

Theuns

Looking really good!

68GT, your build is looking really awesome!

Here is an update. My first decal application in 20+ years or so. These decals are nothing like I remember, laying right down. Plus Microset and Microsol, something I had never heard of until getting back into modelling with this build. The decals are Caracal and Aeromaster.

A little background for this is that I am making this as the craft my uncle crew chiefed in Viet Nam (Triple Nickle). The H and P and each 5 are all individual decals, nerve wracking for me as a rookie. I hope Uncle appreciates this.

68GT Your dart is heavenly. ;-)

Looks great

Not looking bad.

Welcome Cody, we can always use another VooDoo.

Thank You Gents!

Oh man this thing is a bad bad kit.    The plastic is VERY VERY brittle and lacks any details whatsoever (The cockpit is closed off even!).  I did cut the cockpit open however.  Oh well, I'll press on and see what happens!   I think the brittleness is the worst part.  Hardly any pressure from a knife want to tear the plastic off in bits rather than cut.  Its a new blade too!   Switched to sanding off the sprue joints.  That is working well.  I doubt the knife will come into play much in this build.

Nice to see it in 1/144 :-)

Theuns

Right on Cody...welcome!

Hey Folks.  Only 13 days left it looks like.  I'm gonna be crazy and throw this in, if I may.  Its a 1/144 F101.  I'm building it for a display for a friend and was glad to see a GB it can fit into.  Thanks Gents!

Thanks Thuens, Rob S., modelcrazy, and  68GT.

68, sorry to hear about the decal catastrophe, hope it works out.

If I cant get a good plastic to plastic contact I will just use Titebond.  It's a white glue type wood glue used for molding and trim.  I picked it up a few years back when I was heavily into building model rockets.

The Hun looks real good otherwise.

I had a small setback with the Six though.  When I set the decals on the fuselage I didn't notice that the extra blue with white stars over the cockpit was to go over part of the canopy.  I trimmed it and chucked it.

 I was trying to match the blue when I noticed my mistake. I have some scraps left over so I'm going to spray the back of the canopy white and pray the scraps cover it.  The stars on the decals were actually clear and not white so I have to try this.

That has happened to me on several occasions. The CA just attaches to the paint and the paint comes right off the plastic.

Exactly what Theuns said. The cement can't 'cement' the plastic together (essentially, chemically melt the two pieces together) when the paint obscures the surfaces. Interestingly enough, you can't really glue much 'paint to paint' with most adhesives, even CA glue.

Ideally you need a raw plastic to have the glue fuse the two together, otherwize it might not make a good bond.

Nice work on the camo :-)

Theuns

Thanks Mach and Rob.

I'm calling the camo done, now just mask and paint  the external fuel tanks. And here is a rookie question, how do I glue two painted parts together? Do I remove the paint from the attatchment points? For instance the bomb rack to the under wing. Thanks for the help.

Looks nice mailwalker. I really like the heat disconsolation effect.

FWIW I agree with Rob, a fine brush should work well.

IMO, because you have 'hard edged' cam, I'd have no issue touching up with a brush.

Thank you, Thuens.

Here is my update on my progress. I do need to touch up some spots where the camo pattern meets. My question is, can I do this acceptably with a brush, or should I remask those areas and spray them? Also I noticed the lighter green did not coat as well in some areas, so I have to fix that! Any comments or input always welcome.

Very nice :-)

Theuns

Here's an update of todays work. The tan looks a little dark to me but it is the FS# from Vallejo Model Air.

Any comments welcome.

I agree, very nice heat discoloration! Looking very nice.

Thanks Thuens and flyerduke.

Lookin' good.  You got this.

Very cool heat stains!!

Theuns

Thanks, Rob. 20 more days! Time to get serious.