nickdanger Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 First things first Why would anybody make a 1/32 kit box end-open? Fixed - little scotch tape, some modifications, and....top-opening This kit has the thickest sprues I have ever seen: I very rarely bother with figures but if I'm going with an in-flight pose, an empty cockpit would look kinda funny. The Revell kit doesn't come with a pilot figure so I grabbed one from the Tamiya Mk IX (hope to start that in about a month). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F4DPhantomII Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Yes I have that kit and I hate the Revell Germany end opening boxes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 All the cockpit parts are off the sprues and ready for painting Preshading done: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Waiting to see your WIF. Maybe you should send your box to Revell as a hint? Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) Most of the cockpit parts are ready to go Painted RAF cockpit green (or at least my custom mix of Tamiya paints) Went with the decal for the IP rather than drybrushing. It will be a closed cockpit with a pilot figure so there will be little to see. Edited May 10, 2016 by nickdanger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Got the cockpit assembled The Tamiya pilot figure is looking a bit cramped but I suppose that's to be expected Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K5054NZ Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Real Spit cockpits are pretty cramped, so your build is right on the money! I like your work with the IP, it looks great. Nice work with the box, too - I do exactly the same with Revell and Italeri boxes. Makes life so much easier. Those sprue gates are awful!!! WTH were they thinking? Is that size needed for that amount of plastic to go into the mould and form the parts correctly? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Tweeker Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Pit looks solid Nick! Well done! Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 Fuselage is closed and wings are together. Need to add elevators and flaps and the control surface will be done. Overall pretty happy with the fit. The rivets and panel lines may be a touch overdone, but for less than $30 it's a pretty nice kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted May 14, 2016 Author Share Posted May 14, 2016 Mated ! Definitely one of the nice by-products of having a wife and daughter: never ending supply of ponytail elastic Os. Perfect wing-root dihedral alignment devices. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Looking good. Well done Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Tweeker Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Lookin' Good there Nick! Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 Got the plane together pretty well so it's time to start in on the What-If paint job. I'm lucky in that every once in a while at my job I can get paid to build models. For a recent work-build I had thought to use some Alclad Prismatic Sapphire to make solar panels for some satellites that I was building. Spent some time testing it our but was never really happy with the results. Just went with homemade decals in the end. But now I've got a fair amount of Alclad....I've been wanting to go with something a little more colorful and you could do much worse for inspiration than a Shelby Cobra: So started experimenting with the Alclad over a series of different preparations. Flat black > Future> Prismatic Blue Alclad Flat black > Future> Polished Aluminum Alclad > Prismatic Blue Bare white plastic > Future> Polished Aluminum > Prismatic Blue Bare white plastic > Future> Prismatic Blue Bare white plastic > Prismatic Blue All fails. Then did a base of Tamiya Flat Blue both with and without Future. Then the Prismatic Blue on top of that. Success ! Surprisingly the section without Future looked better. Added a pure white stripe and I think I'm ready to go. I'll try and keep a bunch of chrome trim here and there for sparkle as well: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Ive never sprayed alclad over future. It doesn't eat it up? I've always used a gloss lacquer for the undercoat. When I painted a candy orange Lamborghini I did gloss black - chrome - candy orange. Maybe the future was what was spoiling it? Interesting concept. Will you be doing the white stripes as like invasion stripes? May look cool. Get some 1/12 classic f1 decals if you want to add some racing numbers or something to it. The Tyrrel Elf F1 cars were Blue and white. May work out! http://www.indycals.net/decals/f1/71tyrrell.html http://www.indycals.net/decals/f1/76tyrrellp34.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 I've only ever used Tamiya Flat Black + Future as the base before Alclad and never had any problems. I think that the Prismatic works different from the metallic colors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 I'll have to try it whenever I run out of my gloss black lacquer. It's the best gloss black I've ever used but now that my lhs closed idk where to get it. Made by model master and usually when I search only the enamel comes up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 Before: After Liking the shiny parts with the color. Thinking I might reconsider the in-flight part so that the chrome landing gear and bays can still be seen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 Metal flake prismatic sapphire is looking good. Really hard to get a good picture though. I'll try and get better pics with natural light or studio lights.... Till then time to work on the racing stripes. Not 100% sure on placement and thickness yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Tweeker Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Lookin' Good Nick! Real curious to see how the paint work comes out..... Very Interesting! Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Looks great Reminds me of Hurricane G-AMAU/PZ865 Looking forward to more Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 (edited) Thanks for looking. Roughed out the stripes in CorelDraw: took a top and side view pic and drew on some polygons. Still have to figure out what the undersides will look like.... Edited May 22, 2016 by nickdanger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Two hours of masking later Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 You should put a chopped Corsair prop or something huge on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 I know what you mean - the blue and white really screams Corsair. Painting is finished and the white looks sharp! Pictures to follow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I'm just thinking racing planes. They usually get a huge prop off a different aircraft. Maybe a Skyraider prop or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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