Thommo Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Johno (MadMike) send me this a few years ago, so what better time to dust it off & build. I said I was gonna go easy on the scratching, but the cockpit was just too sparse & I couldn't live with the missing 'dashboard' - besides I needed to put that in so I could fit an IP in the right place. Then I decided to add a few more pieces to make it look a bit busy in there. Guess this means I'm gonna cut the canopy & display open :P . It needed a floor too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Max Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Very very nice work, now I understand what Matchboxmadness means :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 (edited) Johno (MadMike) send me this a few years ago, so what better time to dust it off & build.I said I was gonna go easy on the scratching, but the cockpit was just too sparse & I couldn't live with the missing 'dashboard' - besides I needed to put that in so I could fit an IP in the right place. Then I decided to add a few more pieces to make it look a bit busy in there. Guess this means I'm gonna cut the canopy & display open :P . It needed a floor too. Looking good mate, but you DO know this the kit is wildly inaccurate for the -4 model, but being Matchbox....who cares? I love the way you super detail! Bloody beaut mate, it really is. I remember getting you this kit too! :P Johno Edited March 9, 2008 by madmike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I love it, I did put a dash in one of mine once. Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 Got an IP built and that little angled bit on the side console (can't fit in theangled bit on the port side ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 Some cockpit painting - won't see much of this when fuselage together I suspect so I didnt get too bogged down in the details. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Looking good. Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El pibe vitina Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 (edited) Excellent scratchbuild! If the seat was made using a single piece of styrene... How did you bend it to achieve these round shapes? Looks really good. Cya. Edited May 7, 2008 by El pibe vitina Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 Excellent scratchbuild!If the seat was made using a single piece of styrene... How did you bend it to achieve these round shapes? Looks really good. Cya. No, the seat was made from 2 pieces of styrene, glued together & I sanded the join between them as much as possible to make it disappear. Been so busy the past few weeks work has stopped, but the fuselage is together (lots of putty), tailplanes on, ready to glue wing halves together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Max Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 the instruments panel is not the matchbox one, I think Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted May 18, 2008 Author Share Posted May 18, 2008 the instruments panel is not the matchbox one, I think :D :huh: Correct - cos is there is no inst panel with the Matchbox kit, so i made one. I've got thyat technique down pat now :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 (edited) Getting a roll on now. Undercoated, pre-shaded, colours sprayed for the stars + bars and the green wing, fuselage and cowling bands, which are now masked. Start spraying the main colour (blue) next - planning to make it look quite weathered. One hassle with this kit - you have to put the prop on at an early stage which is a pain - hence the big square of newspaper masking. Edited June 28, 2008 by Thommo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cap'n Wannabe Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Geez, Thommo....that's a bloody nice job there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sabre6 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Getting a roll on now. Undercoated, pre-shaded, colours sprayed for the stars + bars and the green wing, fuselage and cowling bands, which are now masked. Start spraying the main colour (blue) next - planning to make it look quite weathered.One hassle with this kit - you have to put the prop on at an early stage which is a pain - hence the big square of newspaper masking. I am really enjoying your build (and the rest also). Looking forward to your paint job! Cheers, Vic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I am liking this Thommo, bloody beaut! How are you cutting the masks out so neatly? :lol: Johno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 I am liking this Thommo, bloody beaut!How are you cutting the masks out so neatly? Johno Hi Johno The masks are not quite as neat as I'd like but what I do for the straight bits is photocopy the decal sheet, cut roughly about each decal image, then put it over some Tamyia tape and used a needle to prick thru the paper into the tape at the corners, or the points of the stars etc. Then I just use those pin pricks as a guide to cut the mask with a steel ruler & exacto blade. For the circles on the fuselage band, I just use a plastic circle template over the tape to guide the exacto. I find it quite hard in 1/72 to get is really accurate & no doubt there will be a few glitches to fix when the masking comes off. I've got the main blue color sprayed now - started with Tamyia gloss X4 plus flat base, but was wrong colour. Then tried MM deep sea blue - also wrong colour. Then I got smart & went back & read my ARC gallery post on my 1/48 corsair build a few years ago where I'd written that Gunze Blue Angel Blue with flat base was perfect - DOH! (though you'd never know looking at the pot lid colour which is what threw me) So mixed that up and sprayed over the first two coats Now pondering how to do some paint fading effects etc cos it look a little to factory fresh for my tastes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Gee Thommo this one is coming along fabulously. Great tip on making the masks for the markings, I will have to try that one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 Ive realized I've made a bit of a mistake by not putting the wing cannon in befire painting. Might now have to convert them to MGs like Damo, or just whack em in later. Either way, there'll be some filling to do which will muck up my nicely masked wing bands. I remember thinking as I'd painted the cannons, they'd need to go in later but in retrospect, I should have installed them & masked them - bollocks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MaRiO FDZ Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Very nice work man!! ;) Take Care Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 A drop of white in the mix would do the job mate Johno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 A drop of white in the mix would do the job mateJohno Sorry Johno - not following you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Nice displays and looking forward to seeing how the wash will come out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) thought i'd document the weathering process. Here are the base coats (3 different colours, if i'd been bit smarter it would have just been one as mentioned above ). You can see the darker panel line shading underneath. Johno - i did not understand your last idea about the cannons? - oh just read it again, i think you were referring to weathering the blue, not the cannon/MG issue. I'm thinking of trying some medium blue mixed with the Gunze Angel Blue as the first pass. Edited July 1, 2008 by Thommo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Sorry mate, should have explained myself better. Looks good mate. Looking forward to seeing more progress pics. Johno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 Sprayed some random areas with a lighter blue (mix of Gunze Angel Blue & Tamyia Medium Blue) to depict fading. Didn't mask the straight bits, just held a piece of newspaper along the panel lines where needed. Also a pic of a Korean Corsair which shows the heavy weathering I'm trying to replicate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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