tobiK Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 (edited) Ok, so I try now to show a pic...that s the status of the entry in the GB. Now I work on fitting/putting/sanding the canopy parts and preparing some cowboys...pardon...pilots. Edited November 8, 2010 by tobiK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted April 6, 2010 Author Share Posted April 6, 2010 I will build this plane OOB, because I got it for less at a model show and there s the Hasegawa kit too (and much better detailed, but even more expensive). The cockpit details are very "basic", so I decided to close the canopy and put in pilots. The Kit is from Fujimi, 1/48 scale, and has very nice fuselage details and shape. The T-2 looks really "dart-like", I like it!!! The Pilots came from a Hasegawa Phantom Kit, and after a little surgery they fit very good on the simple Fujimi seats. The original Fujimi aliens are for....whatever!!! The fit was very good, only dryfitting and liquid glue. Some panellines are engraved others not, so I had to remove and engrave newly the panellines that crossed the glueing seams. And because it was so much fun, I made other lines new too. The pitots were replaced by steel tubes and cut pieces of needles. I will go this way making the oleos for the wheel bay doors and airbrakes too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 (edited) Some progress now. The Pilots are "washed", drybrushed and flat coatet, ready for boarding! Canopy framing Revell tar black no.06. lets have a seat, gents! I don t know if the japanese flag on the flightsuit is correct. For it is TLAR (that looks absolutely right! haha) Edited April 10, 2010 by tobiK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 tobik, Reading your commentary on your build sounds real progress is being made, but I cannot see any pictures... sorry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spyromania Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 nice subject but i can't see any pictures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 me neither! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 , Nor me. Sorry tobik. I thought it may have just been me but it obviously isn't just me. Can you do something about this because we really would like to see your work? , Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 (edited) Sorry guys to stell you the F-4C USAF...it was just a model to train my modelling skills and experiences..was a testbed for my first preshade...but I don t want to go out of topic and back to the T-2 again! (Neverthelss thank you that you like my early airforce spooky, made of Italeri F-4J kit and converted into C. Perhaps I will post it another thread when there will be good images of that bird!) OK...Fujimi T-2 canopy...almost impossible to make an open position OOB, so I decided to close it (I told you before...the OOB pit is very basic...so no need to look inside <_< ). The canopy front end has to be puttied to the fuselage, it was glued with a special superglue from UHU that does not affect the clear plastic. So now...there applied huge gaps between the canopies and the rest of the fuselage. YOu can see my try to "fill it with styrene sheet. After that I sanded the canopies to fit and it s much better now. Edited April 10, 2010 by tobiK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ventura_kelley Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Ok, I try again...please feedback If you see an imagine. I make some test shots now...so I will edit later or let it delete...here i go: http://www.pixum.de/image/dGtpcnNjaG5lckAz...jcwNTgxNzg1.jpg OK....I make the post preview and can see the pic on my screen. OK...now I try a pic from another site...sorry it s not the T-2...but let s try to show you images... now from imageshack: ok...this was the miniature view....now normal size: OK, so what images do you see and what not? I hope we find a solution soon...then I will post again little progress building the T-2...aweful fit of the canopy and solving the fit issue...hold on!!! That F-4 is gorgeous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 :wub:, Hi tobik, Now that's much better, and I agree with ventura_kelly, that F-4 is beautiful. We look forward to seeing your T-2 build come together. , Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spejic Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 OK, so what images do you see and what not? Only Imageshack - the rest are blank or some holder image showing that they don't allow hotlinking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 (edited) Great Phantom!!! I would like to see T-2!!! Edited April 10, 2010 by mario krijan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 (edited) Only Imageshack - the rest are blank or some holder image showing that they don't allow hotlinking. YEP! I joined imageshack now and copy and paste the image URL that s shown on the right side...using "forum". And , hey presto! there are pictures!! Hey, do ya know what I miss? Some cool banners for the trainers GB...are there some out already?? Edited April 9, 2010 by tobiK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 small tip when you upload with immage shack reduce size to forum/borad (800*600) make loading faster Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted April 10, 2010 Author Share Posted April 10, 2010 small tip when you upload with immage shack reduce size to forum/borad (800*600) make loading faster thanks!! I ve done the correction now...sorry for the inconvenience! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 Some progress again: installed the bad fitting canopy after adding evergreen sheet to reduce many gaps. Now it is not perfect, but I am confident. The small remaining gaps were filled with thinned white glue (thinner: ordinary water), applied with a long and fine brush. Next step was an overall wet sanding (grid 600) and spraying Tamiya primer (white). Some minor points appeared now that have to be corrected (panellines, rivets, tiny gaps, ...). So done, the fuselage got a wet polishing with mikromesh 6000, cleaning with dish cleaner and pure water. So now it s ready for the first paint: white! I will choose Tamiya white X-2, looks very clean and bright (not like revell - has a bit of yellow hue). Next colors will be Gunze H323 and H322. The wheels a ready too: colors - future - oilwash - flat varnish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nev Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Really nice work so far ;) Only question if building as a Blue Impulse plane, did their pilots wear orange flight suits? I thought they wore blue ones..... :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted April 25, 2010 Author Share Posted April 25, 2010 hi nev, maybe possible. But I don t have any pics of B-I pilots, and what I did was looking at the Fujimi boxart...the pilots with orange suits on, the instruction told me to spray the guys orange too! Up to now there s not that much progress...I just paintet the white surfaces and did the white paint repair job (uhhh). Now the paint is drying and is waiting for my mood to apply the masks for the next spray job (one of the blue colors). Inbetween I did some masochism and superdetailed the main wheel well of a kinetic viper, taking the aires product as a master (but now I know, I ll never do this again...ruining my nerves for saving 10 euros - haha!!!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Only question if building as a Blue Impulse plane, did their pilots wear orange flight suits? I thought they wore blue ones..... I believe in the 80's & early 90's, the BI team wore orange flight suits during training sessions but the blue ones during actual airshows. Then in the later part of the 90's (around 1994-1995 I think, just before switching to the Kawasaki T-4), the JASDF stopped using orange flight suits for all their pilots & started using the normal green suits. That's why you will see some BI T-2 pilots wearing the orange suits & some wearing green during training sessions. But I believe they always wear blue during the actual airshows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted May 23, 2010 Author Share Posted May 23, 2010 Ahhh, guess what happend? I catched a Hasegawa T-2 "blue impuls" from ebay... The Hase kit contains the orange tanks, much better cockpit and you can open the canopy properly! And, yes, @jackman: you are right, Hasegawa tells to paint the flightsuits in blue (for air show purpose). Even the decals are more trustworthy from Hasegawa. So now...I sit here and I m thinking what to do...I would prefer to make the hasegawa T-2 in "Blue impuls" colors ..but what about the started Fujimi model? I have an offer for 2 other Fujimi kits in special paint schemes from the JASDF. Maybe I buy the two kits and decide to finish my started T-2 in another nice special painting scheme...and as a second effect: I could make a kit comparison Fujimi - Hasegawa! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nev Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 you're so far on with this one you may as well finish it now, I'm sure it will still look great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 I have to agree with Nev mate. Finish this one, pleeeeeeeeeeeease. Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Yes, please finish it. You can make the Fujimi into an inflight model (so that you don't have to bother with the landing gear & stuff) and the Hasegawa one with the gears down & open canopy. Here are some Blue Impulse T-2 pictures (& other aircraft too) to motivate you to finish the Fujimi kit: http://www.geocities.jp/tabipapajp99/models.htm :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 Thank you all for encouraging me! Of course I will finish the T-2! I put in to much effort already, but it will be another T-2 wearing a special color scheme (and the Hasegawa kit will be the "Blue impuls" bird). After tomorrow I will visit a modeller and get 1 or 2 other fujimi kits. I will take it as a source for the decals and painting instruction. The in-flight idea is not bad too! The T-2 is really dartlike and looks good...but I don't have the fuse prepared to connect to a stand, so it will be a "grounded" aircraft with the gear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 Ok, now I hope to get in the boots again...after a very busy summer due to work and other jobs (and of course some open air activities). There s another T-2 now, but I bought it only because of the stunning decals for a JASDF 50th anniversary version. The decision is made: my T-2 will be painted like this anniversary bird! I hope to get it finished the next 2-3 weeks (because the group build will end 1st oct.) Uhhh!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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