Pappy121

G'day people, Following the advice of a fellow modeller, I removed the mesh at the bottom of the GTS/APU outlet and fitted it over the APU intake. Kinetics's rendering is perfectly acceptable, all it will require is a simple wash to bring out the details The mesh is actually supposed to be installed over the kit intake. i decided to remove the moulded detail and sheet in the bottom and after sanding off the raised detail around the intake. This is what it looks like now, Meanwhile I turned my attention to the undercarriage today.

G'day people, I worked the on the nose gear bay today. I have replaced some of the details lost due to filling and sanding. Starting from this, I added some plastic strip, stretched sprue, wine foil and lead wire to end up with this, I also used some plastic sheet to add a dummy roof for the aft nosewheel bay. This meant I did not have to bother filling the join seam in this awkward area. Followed by a quick blast of light grey to see what it will look like under paint

G'day people, I have been sitting on this kit waiting for some extra bits to arrive. The itch to start got the better of me so scalpel in hand I took the plunge. There are lots of reviews around so if you want to find out what is in the box, the internets are at your disposal. Interestingly, two sets of wings are provided. One wing is for the previously released Sea Harrier FA.2 boxing. The only difference that I could find is that the FA.2 wing has the second vortex generator (from the inboard end) deleted FA.2

What, like the resin Pavla seat in the first picture of the thread :P

Waay, waaay past the finish date, but finished all the same. This is my Airfix 1/72 Imperial Japanese Navy Nakajima B5N2. cheers, Pappy

G'day John, Thanks very much. I started this build on this site for the "Far our, far east build" Unfortunately I didn't finish in time, but the build continues over the pond at Britmodeller. I have linked to the current build at the end of the ARC thread, cheers, Pappy

G'day people, I am approaching the end of my 1/72 Airfix Kate build and I have a couple of questions. 1. What is the aerial fitment pattern? There is an aerial mast exiting the canopy, so it seems obvious that that there will be an aerial fitted between this mast and the vertical fin leading edge. I have seen some models and paintings with additional aerials (HF?) that appear between wing trailing edge and the tail plane leading edge symmetrically on both sides. Does anyone have a clear drawing or rigging diagram? 2. Did the Kate have navigation lights

This build continues here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235012889-nakajima-b5n2-kate/ cheers, Pappy

G'day Lisa, You are gonna love it. cheers, Pappy

G'day Lisa and welcome aboard, I agree with what all the others have posted but will add: A good hobby knife is a must. Although hobby shops sell these, they are also available in other craft supply shops that do scrap booking etc. Avoid the slide type Stanley and box cutter knives that you can break off the blades, they lack control. A good no.11 blade (the standard triangular shape) will be your most useful tool. Sanding sticks - I usually buy the nail shaping/buffing sticks from the grocery store. You can spend a fortune on dedicated model sanding sticks but I

Great choice, Here is how mine turned out cheers, Pappy

Niiiice! cheers, Pappy

Except that this kit is in 1/72! Wow, a long time between updates. G'day people, I pulled this kit out and have made a little more progress. I have masked up the canopy and the painting has begun I personally think that pre-shading is a complete waste of time, but then again, other people swear by it, fair enough. I had some paint left in the airbrush colour cup so rather than just waste the paint I quickly sprayed along panel lines. I much prefer post shading as a means of adding tonal variety as it allows greater control IMHO. cheers, Pappy

What a zinger! A great result and far, far better looking than the terrible HB kit, cheers, Pappy

G'day Scott, I just used a sanding stick applied at random angles cheers, Pappy

G'day Raymond, Any news on the Skunkworks Super Etendard (French Navy) weapon set? cheers, Pappy

Thanks Mike, as my mate would say, "modelling for god" G'day people, Work moving forward. The join between the forward and aft lower fuselage is a weak point on the Hasegawa kits. The misalignment issue is most evident in the seam which travels through the forward missile wells. Since my ordnance load will be mostly air to ground, I cannot disguise the issue by chucking a couple of missiles in there, although I will be fitting a LITENING pod to the forward left well, so hopefully this will mitigate the issue a little. In between puttying, sanding, scribing (repeat!) of this seam, I decide

G'day fellas, They both look great. I did something similar with my Thai F-16, cheers, Pappy

Thanks very much fellas, G'day people, I spent a little more time on the fuselage today. First up, the ram air intake at the base of the fin got a little love. The detail provided is adequate, but my PE set includes some parts to make this area look a little more delicate. It requires the removal of some of the kit area which will be replaced by PE Next up, the kit aft cockpit fairing is supplied as a separate item. This area should have a smooth transition between the upper fuselage and the fairing. The kit part looks like a separate part added to the fuselage, which is exactly what it i

Agreed, I will plug the gap with some plastic card. I have sanded back the lower intake sections on the wing assembly and this has also helped to reduce the gap as well, so I think my theory is correct. Before the wing assembly can be mated to the assembled fuselage however, I need to finish up the details in the aux engine inlet area. Not much will be seen, but I didn't just want a void so some details were mocked up using the usual culprits I have also painted up the LITENING pod, A very nice touch is the PE back plate that includes the mesh air conditioning exhaust areas, often an ove

G'day Scott, I can't remember what brand the intakes are (they are not Dmold), I bought them a while back when the $AUD was still worth something (and I am glad I did!) Yes on the silver undercoat Yes on the time thing - I still don't have HAF decals! G'day people, I have managed to get the fuselage together. The inner sides of the intake/compressor face joints needed a flat sanded into each and the interfered and would not allow the fuselage to close properly. Once this was done, the fit was fine I cut out the outer flight control surface from each wing using a razor saw. These char

Thanks very much fellas. Tobik, if I run out of time, I will just keep plodding along. G'day people, I managed to get the intakes in today. These fit very well but I to ensure a good fit I needed lots of test fitting and minor adjustment as well as ensuring the mating surfaces were square and cleaned of excess resin material. I also added some section of sprue attached with CA to bolster the joints as I did not want these to come apart with handling during sanding and clean up. The resin intakes are designed to fit onto a resin bulkhead that contains the compressor face mouldings. I f

G'day Scott, thanks very much, this is one of my favourite parts of any jet build. The cockpit is a natural focal point on any aircraft kit, and the seats are usually a focal point within the cockpit, so time spent here is always worthwhile. G'day Zark, I am enjoying this so far. G'day people, Thanks to the generosity of a fellow modeller (Andrew P), I have a "High G" (F-15 style) centreline tank. As already pointed out, this is the correct tank carried by the HAF F-4E (AUP) jets Here is a comparison shot between the two tanks types, Whilst I was waiting for the tank to arrive

G'day people, I have spent the past couple of days prepping and painting up the seats. I bought a set of resin seats. The kit seats are okay if you plan of adding the aircrew with the canopies down, but an open cockpit tends to be a focal point on any aircraft kit so this is one area where the extra detail can be appreciated. Whilst the resin seats are a marked improvement over the kit seats with regards to the details provided, I noticed that there were some noticeable omissions, as the seat pan firing handle was absent, as were the two prominent straps that emerge from beneath the parapack

LOL G'day Tobik, That is exactly what it was, something fun to keep me going through all the boring prep and clean up. G'day people, I have spent the past few days working on the things under wings. A pair of AIM-9L/M's, Something to launch these with A source of distraction A pair of GBU-12's This lot will need some more RBF streamers to be added, but I will do this once all the painting is complete and these have been fitted to the jet. Now back to the hard yakka. The front instrument coaming area has a lot of differences to the standard F-4E. My aftermarket front panel in