Interceptor Group Build

My Six met a similar fate.  That was after I closed the speedbrake and (poorly) filled in the IFR receptacle, too.  But for what that kit costs, I think I'll just try again sometime.  This one will be "target practice" when I finally get an airbrush.

I am mostly done with the Dawg's office.  One look at that 'pit and one understands why most early (and some recent) interceptors had a G.I.B. to work the radar.  The IP attaches to the tub via these itty-bitty side and front consoles.  I fiddled with it for a while yesterday and still couldn't get it quite right, but the IP also fits snugly into the fuselage so I might just glue it in there and work backwards.  Otherwise, I'm pretty pleased with how everything looks.  This was my first time using a wash in the cockpit, a white pencil on the guages, and Future on the gauge faces, and I'm happy with the results.  I don't have a digicam but if I can get usable images with a Polaroid and a scanner I will try to post something.

Overall, it's a very high-quality kit.  The instructions are very thorough and include reference photos and various little tips & hints.

I'm looking to start a 1/48 RAAF Mirage III0 in the next week.

It's an Italeri III E that I'm converting to the Australian O.

It'll have

• Resin cockpit
• resin wheel wells
• Scratchbuilt exhaust/afterburner can
• I'll detail the landing gear with brake lines etc
• Full re-scribe
• Custom decals

I hope to start on the rescribe tonight as I'm waiting for my cockpit to turn up. I'm thinking I'll be scratch building the exhaust can as I don't like my chances of finding an AM part.

Hope this fits the bill.

Mark

Got my resin cockpit and wheel wells and decals last night from High Planes.

Spent the night cutting and sanding to get them to fit this kit as I have a feeling they're for the Heller kit.

I've just about completed the re-scribe, my first, and only have a few line that need correction.

I'll be spending the weekend moving house so I don't think I'll be able to make any real progress as all my paints/AB are packed away.

I think Ill have a crack at my exhaust nozzle tonight.

All this detail work usually kills me but as I can't do anything else I'm quite enjoying it. 

Be warned yg,

My Mirage has twin 30mm paintball canon as per Australian specifications. 

rudy_102 wrote:

How bout we get something Polish in here? I'll do Mirage Hobby's 1/48 scale PZL P.24C of the Turkish AF (that particular plane was export only, even though it was far superior to the P.11 which the PAF used, and this puzzles me greatly as Polish logic is NEVER this stupid).

Ello?

I think the boss is away,

the last post form him on any forum was july 2nd.

I like your idea rudy, that's one mean looking A/C.

Has anyone any ideas on a badge?

Mark T Gold Coast wrote:

Has anyone any ideas on a badge?

I'll do something tomorrow seeing as I still have 4 days till my end of freedom and start of band camp.

Hey Mark you've probably done this but I can't find the post of your finished Mirage. But can you explain how you made the stand for the plane? I'm going to do that for my F-106 since I want to mask as little as possible.

ygmodeler4 wrote:

Hey Mark you've probably done this but I can't find the post of your finished Mirage. But can you explain how you made the stand for the plane? I'm going to do that for my F-106 since I want to mask as little as possible.

YG,

here's a link to the post, http://www.finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/652058/ShowPost.aspx

You can sort of see the stand. If you are happy to wait a few days I'll be seeing my parents so I'll be able to get a photo of the stand on it's own.

I've made another one for a F-111 http://www.finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/655211/ShowPost.aspx

I bought the base from a trophy shop for a couple of bucks.

The uprights are some aluminium tube that I got from my LHS and on the mirage the cradle that supports the ac is aluminium tube, on the F-111 it's just coathanger wire sanded with some 600 grit paper then polished with some metal polish.

The coat hanger wire worked best as it is easier to work and didn't cost me anything. (The shirt that used to hang on it is now a rag, win win.)

I drilled the base on the angle I wanted the uprights to sit. The fit was pretty tight so no glue required.

I then bent the wire to form each half of the cradele, set them in the tube and then crimped the tube with pliers to hold them in place. They did need some epoxy to stop them from moving around as I couldn't crimp the tube hard enough.

The mirage one took a while to work but once that was done the F-111 took about 5 mins to make.

I didn't think they were too good myself, I'm really surprised at the responses I've had to them.

Hope I've explaned it well enough, any questions feel free to ask.

Mark

Ok since I couldn't decide which Interceptor to put on the badge I figured I would put them all on. Kind of. Which ever plane you build that the badge you get. If of course everyone is fine with this and the host likes the idea.

F-102

F-86

F-106

F-104

F-14

Spitfire

PZL P.24C

Sorry the first 2 are all weirdish I don't know why they are like it. And if you do decide to use these badges please DO NOT just copy and paste the URL to your sig b/c after this is over I'm going to delete all of the except the F-106 so you need to save to your computer and then put them in your Image hosting thing (ie Photobucket or whatever you have) Thanks

I really like that F-106 badge,

Nice work YG.

Now all we need is for the host to return.....

Well I got some progress pics.


ANd now for the speedbrake.


And now for the closed wheel bays.


And now for the cockpit.

And one of my favorites.

Joe

Looking good YG.

I love the 106 and 102, they are on my list of 'must do' kits. They're so sleek and clean. They belong in the air, not on the ground. I think you made the right choice building it with the gear up.

The cockpit looks great. Is that the OOB offering or AM?

I hope to get back onto my kit soon too.

Thanks Mark.

It's oob and I painted and put the figure in last night w/ Me and my dad's Monday Modelling night. And yes I know yesterday was Wednesday but I t couldn't be Monday or Tuesday. lol.

Here is one of the Mk VII Spitfires prior to applying the decals. The other has gone back for remedial work on the paintjob as finger prints showed up under the varnish. There is also a Mk IX getting done at the same time.

Nice work Harvs,

What did you use to mask the cammo? It looks really good and I can't see any paint edge.

I've not had much luck making paint schemes so I'm really keen to hear what you used.