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Hi, Jan and Denis, thanks for your kind words! Well, I started other kits also and this one got lower priority. Too many models, so little time. Check my Intruder and Super Hornet. I also give you a hint about my current favorite (I will start an in-progress topic for this later, hence the text on the photo): But after the Intruder is finished, I'll switch back to the Phantom. Seriously. Cheers, Zoli
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Hi, and a happy new year to everyone! Xmas gone. The Intruder is not in the display case. Life got in the way but nothing really serious... <_< The "clear coat, wash" part is done as you will see in this update. I hope you will like it. Cheers, Zoli
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Hi guys, thanks for the kind replies. SrkiRad, the kit was bought about about ten years ago sitting patiently in my stash. No clue about the manufacturer of the decals but I guess it was Cartograph... It looks like other Italeri decal sets from that period. So it is quite possible that this is the same decal 2qwik4u used. I guess there are multiple reasons of the failure, mainly it was me who did it wrong... 1) I used Gunze paints instead of MM ones Italeri recommends, the shades might be a little different. 2) Preshading was applied, that changes the color a little darker. 3) Some postsh
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Hi Laz (or Lacó? :D), your wish is my command... Here are the pictures of the decaling process. And a sad story on how the bad decals can kill all your hard work at the end... Italeri won the match with KO, I can't (and won't) fix it. Cheers, Zoli
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Hi everyone! Gianni, thanks! I use the same pressure settings approximately (a little less)... Bigasshammm, thank you, I'll try to get some Future here in Hungary... Time for a little update: MERs and HARM missiles. I just downloaded some photos of MER, and realized that these could be much more detailed... Anyway, I won't touch them now... Details on the missiles are drawn using a simple pencil. The photos are created using macro zoom, so they show all the small inaccuracies that are invisible for the naked eye... Cheers, Zoli
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Hi Gianni! Thanks! By 70% do you mean 30% paint / 70% thinner? In other words, about one part paint, two parts thinner? And at what pressure? The digital camera with macro is sometimes our enemy, the photo shows the orange effect a little exaggerated. The top of the model looks quite shiny for the naked eye... I know that the final flat coat helps this, look at these photos (one of my older model, shows similar orange effect), that would not be a problem itself... My problem is that I want a perfect gloss surface for the decals (always afraid of silvering). Clear coat: Flat coated, f
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Hi, thanks for the advice. I prefer airbrushing because my handbrushing skills (large areas) equal to zero (or less)... :unsure: On the Intruder I tried three layers of Tamiya clear - my guess the "paint" was not thin enough (1:1 ratio). Maybe next time. Cheers, Zoli
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Hi everyone, time for a little update... Detail painting: wheel hubs and seats. Cheers, Zoli
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Hi everyone! Pilatus, Qian, thank you! Time for a quick update: clear coating... Cheers, Zoli
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Hi everyone! Thanks for the kind words from you! Time for the next update...painting smaller details. I hope you will like it. Cheers, Zoli
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Hello everyone! Thanks for your kind words. Janissary, I forgot to answer the second question: the windshield was glued on after the masking. Diary update for today follows... I hope you will like it. Cheers, Zoli
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Hi, I cut it on the canopy. I also fear - but sometimes you must cut it there, when the frame is too curved... I put on the Tamiya tape, remove air bubbles with a toothpick and with a very sharp pencil I draw the border using the canopy frame as a ruler. This thin line helps my eye when cutting the mask with a sharp blade. The key is to do it slowly. And if you take a closer look, you will see that my cutting is far from perfect - a series of short straight cuts... No one will ever notice it from half a meter away when the model stands in my display case... Cheers, Zoli
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Hello everyone! Thanks for the kind words! Laz, mate, you are kind, but I'm not a master, just a hobbist. A master modeler would finish his Phantom and Hornet before starting an Intruder - and would remove the sink marks in the Intruder cockpit (yuck!)... :D singeri, I like it too. I used enamels for almost ten years and it seems I switch to Gunze Acrylics now. Feels, sprays and brushes much more better... Todays diary update is here... Cheers, Zoli
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Hi Robw, yes, that's the kit cockpit. Nice, detailed instrument panel, seats and tub. I only added some wires and foil. A little fitting problem is there with the IP- it is about a mm too wide to fit where it should go. I cheated a bit and move it closer to the seats. Cheers, Zoli
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Hi Pete, it's a nice little kit. It is quite detailed (nice IP, wing folds, electronic bay door is a separate part, etc...) and has only minor fit problems here and there. The biggest one is the windshield-fuselage fit. Otherwise it has no problems, an easy build. Cheers, Zoli
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Giovanni, Robw and Holmes, thank you! Diary continues...
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Hello everyone! This build started as a quick OOB build. Finally it became not fully OOB but almost...and it was not quick, anyway - the plane is still unfinished. A little build diary was created from the photos. I hope you will like it. Cheers, Zoli
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MH-60G Pave Hawk - Italeri 1/48 with Big Ed set
ZAgocs replied to Ian Cooper's topic in In-Progress Pics
Hi Ian, well I've built and painted this kit three times (I mean the same kit - it was stripped and disassembled two times). Got some experience with it I can say. The issues are (or these were the challenges I faced with - and failed at least two times): - large gap between the fuselage and the cabin floor - badly fitting transparent part - the roof of the cockpit (27B) doesn't fit to the cabin ceiling (20B) - tricky engine exhaust assembly, be careful when you glue it to the fuselage - assembly instructions are bad for parts behind the engine exhaust (55B, 56B), check the reference pho