Interceptors GB 2018 - CLOSED

If you started a build in here you are more than welcome to keep going in here or you come over to the Shelf of Doom GB.

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/29/t/180742.aspx

Oops, I meant to say Squadron, not Trumpeter.

Sailing_Dutchman

So after 5 months I got the e-mail saying that my order has shipped. Does Trumpeter usualy take this long?

 

Consider yourself VERY lucky you got an answer from Trumpeter.

So after 5 months I got the e-mail saying that my order has shipped. Does Squadron usualy take this long?

I did look at the two kits and The HobbyBoss Ta has 1 canopy but the Edward 190D-11 has 4.  2 match the Ta but the other 2 have the flat surfaces.  They would most likely fir but it probably also depends if they are of the same make and the mold was the same.

Looks good, I am still waiting for my canopy. They said that it should ship late November - early December.

Done!

Tomcat is rounding the bend

I've been decaling.

Forgot how those old Microscale sheets were loaded with stencils.

Just wish the placement guide was clearer.  It's tough enough doing 1/72 scale as it is.

I got some paint on my Tomcat over the weekend but have to wait for the paint to cure some before I go any further.  Those Model Master gloss enamels suck with that.

Thank you, but I do not think that I need it. I have ordered one and it is on its way. I should have it in a few weeks.

S_D, this is a spare from the Tamiya 190 D-9 1/48 kit. 14.5 mm wide, 49 mm long.

Yours if you want it, let me know.

Ive never compared the two but might open up some boxes and see what my kit canopies look like this weekend.

I have had no luck with getting a new part from Dragon, so I ordered a vac-formed Fw 190 canopy from trumpeter. With a little modding I can hopefuly make it fit, as the 152 was a high-altitude 190.

Just jump back whenever you can!  I'll keep this GB open after January 1st to anyone that has started a build.

I'm in a rut myself and have done very little building in the past 6 months.

Hey guys, sorry its been so long but been doing other things lol, bloody PS4 Anyway some mighty fine builds have been made gents!!!! As for me I've lost the wind out of my sails on the F-106, just some things thatwould need to be machined off not just sanded in order for the fit to be right lol. Might get back to it but dunno. Started something else in the meantime to keep the *** embers going, 1/72 An-2 of a plane here in Oz that I got to take a ride on. 68 hope to jump back in with either something ele or the bloody dart soon.

yeah, that's not going no to work.  You have to find a new one or fill it and paint it Black.

It is quite bad. I tried polishing it and putting it in future, but the erosion is to deep to fill.

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Do you think a light buff and some clear on it like Future might work on it?

How bad does it look?

I finished painting and decaling, but when I went to clean some overspray off the canopy I accidently used Tamiya Airbrush Cleaner instead of thinner. The clear was crazed and micro-cracks formed at the corners. I am contacting Dragon and should have a new one in a couple of weeks.

I haven't posted in a long time, just getting back to the bench after a long break.  No real progress on this kit, this pic is just a level set of where I left off.  Lots of small subassemblies, almost ready to come together all at once.  I'm going to do a wash on the weapon bays, then start the bulk of the assembly.

Thats a clear lacquer isnt it?  How bad is it?

I would try to spot sand it and then give a few coats of clear gloss.  Aircraft in use were spot repaired all the time so getting a perfect match isnt really all that necessary and you want a gloss so your decals go down smooth and have no silvering.

Maybe try to use a fine scotch pad instead of sand paper.

What did you use for the color coats? If it was acrylic, you're probably out of luck other than sanding smooth and reshooting. As for throwing it in the purple lake, it's been my experience that Tamiya lacquers just laugh at Purple Power. I've had a car body sitting in the purple lake for about five years now and nothing has happened to the paint.

Yes, I did get it painted, but when I sprayed the TS-80 flat the can ran out and ruined the finish.

Does anyone know how to fix this? I was going to get a new can and try to spray over it in hopes that it would fix it, and if it did not work then use Purple Power to strip the paint and try again. Either way it will be a few weeks before I can get more flat clear.

Sailing_Dutchman

I have finished the build:

Now on to priming, filling, masking, and painting.

Get any paint on this sucker yet?

I actually sat down and did some building yesterday.  It was only some wheel painting but it was 5 sets of wheels and was a start hopefully.

Thanks!

I think I'll just let the GB go till the end of the year and then no new starts.  This gives 5 months and then anyone who started in that time can finish when they have the time.

Me myself have been doing things to the house and with the family.  I have to get back on the bench.

Thanks Ed and Tony! If this GB is still going on when I start the Case XX, I'll post it here. Right now I'm rescuing kits from the Shelf of Doom. I have a F-106, but it's already painted and ready for decals. You guys keep up the good work! Thank you Ed for hosting this GB.