Neo Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Looks great keep em comming Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ALF18 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Getting dirty. Will wipe down the brown when it dries and the underside will be done. It's pretty dirty but all pics I see show it to be thy way down there. Probably more so than the CAG bird would ever be but artistic license and blah blah blah. You scared me with the first dirty pic, but the second looks nice. You could even make the APU exhaust a bit blacker, and trail a bit of smoke backward from the exhaust, not too far. Aft of the wheel wells, there is a lot of oil that drips, and it gets dirty fast. ALF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 You scared me with the first dirty pic, but the second looks nice. You could even make the APU exhaust a bit blacker, and trail a bit of smoke backward from the exhaust, not too far. Aft of the wheel wells, there is a lot of oil that drips, and it gets dirty fast. ALF Scared because of all the dirt or scared because I left the wings clean in the first pic. I made the entirety of the undersides look like that. Allowed it to dry for a few hours. Then went back with many many q-tips dipped in water to remove. Everything was done in direction of airflow and it turned out good. The brown actually isn't very noticeable once removed may hit that again. Also this is only step 1. Once the entire plane is "washed" this way then I will seal with flat cote and then can add some more with pastels here and there. I went with various pics found online from walkarounds and such. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Changed my mind and shot the flat cote on the bottom first. Then added the legs. Only one o which is glued because it was twisted slightly so I had to modify the mount. The other too are tight as could be. Happily she sits level and square. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PNW_Modeler Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Gorgeous! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 Words only no pictures today. I painted the dreaded red borders of the landing gear doors today. Turned out well. Also painted the white antennae on the fuselage. Will go back over with a wash as I don't like how they stick out but they are supposed to be white so alas. I'm getting the end of the build fever so I'm trying to push this to completion. I even found a place to put it where it won't be all dusty all the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 Getting closer. Elevators are on. A beautiful snug fit without glue leaving them posable. Top side has ha it's wash and flat coat. I'm not going to out all the do not paint stencils on the antenna. They seem too dark to me and would show up too much I believe. Put the front windscreen on. Needed a little stretching. Hopefully the glue holds. I have also successfully knocked off and lost the second HUD screen again so I said screw it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ALF18 Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Getting closer. Elevators are on. A beautiful snug fit without glue leaving them posable. Top side has ha it's wash and flat coat. I'm not going to out all the do not paint stencils on the antenna. They seem too dark to me and would show up too much I believe. Put the front windscreen on. Needed a little stretching. Hopefully the glue holds. I have also successfully knocked off and lost the second HUD screen again so I said screw it. The horizontal stabs rest in a "nose down" (front edge up, back edge down) position with power off, but you are right that these parts tend to sit in place nicely without glue. I feel your pain on that HUD glass. This one is a bit easier to get right than the 1/48 Hasegawa one (which has me cursing and swearing every build), but it is still rather finicky. It looks OK without it! ALF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 Got the gear doors on. Still have to paint some parts but no problems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AX 365 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Looking really nice, hammm. Good work. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 I might "might" be able to finish her Saturday. Thanks all. I'm really stoked on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 Well I spoke too soon as I got 0 time to work on it over the weekend. Spontaneous deck building for a friend and then my union golf outing Sunday. Anyway as seen here she's real close. Only things left to do are finish up the boarding ladder and add it. Put a few tiny decals on the nose cone then wash and flat coat it and mount it. Then finally mount the wingtips and canopy. The canopy will be done last to avoid as much breakage as possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 She's all done. Five pics in the GB display case and all my final pics are posted here... http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=266631&st=0&gopid=2528526entry2528526 Hope you enjoy. It's been a pleasure! Kris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Looks great congrats Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Thank you sir. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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