Stefan buysse Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 wow u brush painted the whole thing? painting looks good to me... Hi, Yes, all brushpainted. I've always been surprised by the results I could get with these old Aeromaster paints. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Hi, Work hasn't stopped, but I didn't want to waste bandwidth with pictures of masking and paint touch-ups. Here is something more interesting. I painted the smudges that are made on the wings by moving within the rubber seals. When I look at reference pictures, I noticed that the streaks are not oriented correctly. On this picture, you can see a pair of light gull grey wings of an F-14A (not connected to this GB) and my F-14B wings with the wrong smudges. The smudges on the F-14A wing are oriented correctly. My F-14B now has the wings repainted. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 Hi, She's standing on her own legs right now. :lol: I'm hoping to do some more today and I'll add a picture tomorrow. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 Hi, Here's a picture... finally. I may add future and decals by next week. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) Hi, Here's some progress. Attaching the gear doors was not easy for me. Such a pure head-on shot is a bit confronting: the nosegear and the gear doors could be straighter. The black antiglare triangle needs to come down a bit on the starboard side. From a distance, it looks a bit better. Cheers, Stefan. Edited April 12, 2009 by Stefan buysse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 Hi, I've started on the canopy. I hope that I don't mess it up. I'm getting rid of parts the seam on top of the canopy, I'm keeping parts of the seam to represent the strips (lighning deflectors I've been told) that are there. I tested the fit of the canopy: it did not close fully because the rear ejection seat is in the way. Since I'm using the kit seats, I assume everyone has experienced this? I may well leave the canopy open now. The seats are not glued in place yet, so I could still shave some off the underside of the seats, but I'm leaning towards the "open cockpit" solution. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Hi, The project didn't die, it just got slowed down a bit. I have been adding the decals and masking the canopy. The bombs and navigation lights still need to be attached. I finally opted to shave off the underside of the seats in order to close the canopy. Pictures will follow in the next couple of days. The VF-114 F-14A (Fujimi kit) has advanced a bit (although I didn't update that thread). I will not finish that one inside the run of the GB. I want to weather that one and the F-14B showed that my weathering techniques need to be refined. I'll start a thread in the regular "in progress" forum when that one advances in July. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 Hi, She is almost done...the canopy has been dipped in future and needs the name decals on the sides. I also must add the navigation lights. She should be done tomorrow. Here's how she looks now. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hi, She's finished! :) I was able to add all those little navigation lights without losing one. I'll add a picture to the finished builds thread as well. Thanks for looking. It's been fun and a good learning experience, I hope I'll never mix up the Phoenix pallets again. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twhite80 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 great cat! And congrats on not losing a nav light, I lost one on my last build, it was the first time I had lost one to the carpet monster, and so I had to improvise. Great Job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brandonsdad1 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Awesome kitty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 Thanks for the kind comments, guys. She looks best from a distance of 2 feet away. ;) Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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