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Modern Group Build - COMPLETED - THANKS ALL !!

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Posted by taxtp on Thursday, November 23, 2017 5:23 PM
Nice Idea Brandon thanks. The He 162 that I promised this GB has been on my mind of late. I'm stil lhoping to get stuck into it in December. Cheers Tony

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Posted by TheMongoose on Thursday, November 23, 2017 6:53 PM

Ok I'm 10 days into this and I think I'm finally happy with the putty  :mental: Do you ever get that feeling of impending doom when building a model? I think it comes on just before I'm ready to start painting! Here's a top and bottom view for your pleasure. If I don't get to my primer coat tonight it will be Saturday before I'm back on it. back to that feeling of impending doom, I think I'll slow down and wait for Saturday  :ph34r:

 

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Posted by taxtp on Thursday, November 23, 2017 8:02 PM
Its nice to see something that really 'modern' Mongoose. I can't help thinking that my He 162 is really that modern. Cheers Tony

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Posted by Bish on Friday, November 24, 2017 4:03 AM

Looks good there Mongoose, done a nice job on those seams.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Posted by Bish on Friday, November 24, 2017 4:04 AM

Tony, nowt wrong with having another 162 up there. I do like that Dragon kit, its a nice little build.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Posted by Gamera on Friday, November 24, 2017 7:43 AM

Looks pretty darn good to me Mongoose! And yeah you can't get much more modern than that. 

 

Thanks BK, I don't know where the last year went to (merciful God I'm starting to sound like my mom.....). Anyway here's hoping I can get back to it on the F-16 early next year. She'll be posted on the aircraft section if not here in any case. 

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Posted by BrandonK on Friday, November 24, 2017 8:22 AM

Mongoose, you definately got it handled. The seem work looks just fine. I agree with everyone here in that you've tackled those challenges head on.

BK

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Posted by TheMongoose on Friday, November 24, 2017 10:31 PM

taxtp
Its nice to see something that really 'modern' Mongoose. I can't help thinking that my He 162 is really that modern. Cheers Tony
 

 

hey taxtp, it was so ahead of it’s time then that it’s modern today! 

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Posted by TheMongoose on Sunday, November 26, 2017 6:22 PM

Uggh, Well I don't think I will finish on time unless we get a reprieve until Christmas Gift. Progress is being made though and now that I'm putting on the primer I ordered some maketar paint masks, the curves and print your own sets, so i can do all the graphics. 

The primer is on! I'm using MCW paints for the first time on this one (I think Finescale just did a review of these a few months ago). Boy does the lacquer lay down really nice! My son said it looks more like powder coating than paint. My favorite part of these paints is that if you get a run, just spray more paint in that area and it almost always goes away. The paint just flows really well, which is great for a beginner at painting models. The biggest thing I've learned with primer now is that I still need to work on my glue control. I can see spots were it has come up through the seems and messes up the lines. 

 

My 1st photo op is my expanded paint booth...it got cold out before I got time to put together all the parts I have for a booth that I can vent outside so I did the next best thing. You can't see him but my son is behind me with his jacket on :) 

 

 

 

In the pattern: Scale Shipyard's 1/48 Balao Class Sub! leaning out the list...NOT! Ha, added to it again - Viper MkVii, 1/32 THUD & F-15J plus a weekend madness build!

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Posted by taxtp on Monday, November 27, 2017 6:26 PM
That thing is looking great Mongoose. I like your review of those paints too, it's always good to hear it first hand, as well as in an article. Feeling egged on by the encouragement for the 162, I've bumped it up to next in the queue, starting 1st Dec if all goes well with my current 109. Thanks guys. Cheers Tony

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Posted by BrandonK on Monday, November 27, 2017 9:00 PM

Mongoose, that thing is HUGE. You're making progress, which is more than I am at the moment. It really looks like your efforts are paying off. Well done.

BK

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Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 7:40 AM

That paint did go down great, very smooth! 

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Posted by lostagain on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 8:43 PM

That thing is HUGE mongoose! The primer coat looks very smooth and consistent.

Small steps on the Cobra, sprayed the cockpit parts, some panel painting before drybrushing instruments etc. Also drybrushed the seats to bring out the sheepskin look.

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Posted by lostagain on Thursday, November 30, 2017 11:03 PM

And now the cockpit is complete and ready to go once I finally work out how to modify the body IPs installed

 Seats etc finished and installed

Ready to go

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Posted by Gamera on Thursday, November 30, 2017 11:28 PM

LA: Looks really good! Nice that she's got that greenhouse nose so you can see all the detail you painted in there. Yes

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Posted by taxtp on Friday, December 1, 2017 3:31 PM
Nice work, excellent IPs Lost Again ! Cheers Tony

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Posted by TheMongoose on Saturday, December 2, 2017 9:51 PM

Well it’s still looking pretty good. Had the typical alarm bells go off when i start painting. I had all the individual parts done except the last stabilizer...when i hit it with paint it fisheyed horribly! Cleaned it up and everything went ok. Just a little extra lacquer thinner to take the paint off and respray. Then when i started on the fuselage the very same thing happened. I stopped, cleaned it all again, still had problems. Washed it all with dawn then cleaned with rubbing alcohol again. Almost all the problem was gone at this stage but it was obvious something had the primer contaminated. My test piece that i was using took the paint fine. I decided to try just misting the surface from a distance since nothing else was working. That seemed to do the trick. ( Edit: i misted it, let it dry a minute, then went over it like i normally would with the airbrush. It almost sounded like i misted the whole coat the way i wrote it) It’s looking better and better as it dries. The paint is leveling nicely and is really smooth. I’ll have a few places to sand and respray but fortunately 2 of them are where the red and blue have to go so they will be easy to redo. Here’s the latest for your viewing pleasure...and if you’ve encountered the fisheyes before and can offer some advice please throw it my way ‍

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Posted by TheMongoose on Saturday, December 2, 2017 9:54 PM
LA I love the sheepskin! The wiring is a nice add too. Gonna look good through the glass.

In the pattern: Scale Shipyard's 1/48 Balao Class Sub! leaning out the list...NOT! Ha, added to it again - Viper MkVii, 1/32 THUD & F-15J plus a weekend madness build!

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Posted by lostagain on Saturday, December 2, 2017 11:15 PM

Mongoose,

that is a bummer, and a lot of extra work. The photos you show there look good.

Is that the fisheyes in the last photo? Dont recall getting anything like that, my problems are pebbly finishes, airbrush farts or paint runs.

Starting to mod the exhaust area of the cobra. Had taken out all the IR suppresion exhaust, now modifying it back to a plain exhaust. Used old RF-104 and Airbus 330 bits, now reinforcing with Milliput for strength before attempting to sculpt the area smooth.

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Posted by TheMongoose on Sunday, December 3, 2017 12:21 AM

lostagain

Mongoose,

Is that the fisheyes in the last photo? .

 

yep, last photo has the fisheye. I think i can sand it down once it dries. Will just repaint some parts. Maybe thursday given my work schedul this week.

In the pattern: Scale Shipyard's 1/48 Balao Class Sub! leaning out the list...NOT! Ha, added to it again - Viper MkVii, 1/32 THUD & F-15J plus a weekend madness build!

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Posted by BrandonK on Sunday, December 3, 2017 10:31 AM

Lostagain, that pit looks the part. I agree with everyone else on the details you've added. The sheepskin and IPs look great and the extra touchs show up nice too. That will be one nice office. Your exhaust looks like it will blend just fine. I'm gonna keep this for reference when I get around to building that one.

Mongoose, your patience is epic. I would have lost it on the paint issues. But, you saved it and it is looking quite nice. All that extra work is gonna make one very nice, if not huge, build. 

BK

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Posted by Gamera on Monday, December 4, 2017 11:33 AM

Mongoose: Gee, I've had painting issues but not much with fisheyes so far (cross your fingers). Good luck with, I do get lots of orange peel and I know how frustrating it can be. 

LA: Nice work there too, she's going to look sharp. 

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Posted by TheMongoose on Thursday, December 7, 2017 9:47 PM

A little bit of progress tonight. I sanded down the wing tips where i had adhesion problems and resprayed them. All but the vertical stabilizers glued on. I’ll do those after i paint the red on them this weekend. I taped it up to do the brighter white color on specific features based on the lockheed Martin pics. 

I decided on 3:3:5 pale jet exhaust, duraluminum, copper for the exhaust. If its still a little too coppery after matt varnish i may spritz it with some brown to tone it down.

 

In the pattern: Scale Shipyard's 1/48 Balao Class Sub! leaning out the list...NOT! Ha, added to it again - Viper MkVii, 1/32 THUD & F-15J plus a weekend madness build!

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Posted by lostagain on Thursday, December 7, 2017 10:21 PM

Very nice tail feathers there Mongoose.

Good to see you're finishing up the white, looking forward to how this comes together.

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Posted by BrandonK on Friday, December 8, 2017 8:58 AM

Mongoose, this one is gonna look great. With all the work you are putting into the paint it will be stunning. The exhaust looks pretty good as well and some weathering will make it pop. I love following this one.

BK

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A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

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Posted by Gamera on Friday, December 8, 2017 10:17 AM

Looks good Mongoose. And yeah nice work there on the afterburner cans. 

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Posted by Gamera on Friday, December 8, 2017 10:32 AM

Where I am now. And where I've been for about six months... Embarrassed

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Posted by TheMongoose on Friday, December 8, 2017 3:20 PM
Gamera hopefully the holiday season will bring you more modeling time, that’s somewhat selfish on my part as i love the F-16 and will enjoy seeing yours come together. Looks like lots of filling and sanding on yours too.

In the pattern: Scale Shipyard's 1/48 Balao Class Sub! leaning out the list...NOT! Ha, added to it again - Viper MkVii, 1/32 THUD & F-15J plus a weekend madness build!

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Posted by lostagain on Saturday, December 9, 2017 2:48 AM

Mongoose, there's a photo of a cardboard Christmas tree in your pictures...

And the great red and white scheme is VERY christmasy...

Looking good

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