Aussie_superbug Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 My first build for this group is going to be Airfix 1/72 F-86F of then Major John Glenn. Whilst on a inter-service exchange position with the U.S.A.F's 25th FS in Korea , Glenn scored 3 Mig Kills He shot down his first MiG in a Dogfight on July 12, 1953, downed a second one on July 19, and a third on July 22 during an aerial engagement in which four other Sabres shot down three MiG's. Cockpit started and the exhaust done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Love F-86's. Truly a gun fighter's fighter. Dean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravosierra001 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Was that based at Osan AB? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 2 hours ago, bashace said: Was that based at Osan AB? Yes, 51st Fighter Wing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 11 hours ago, airmechaja said: Yes, 51st Fighter Wing. I was stationed there in 1999, the checkerboard tail looks like the F-86 that's on display near one of the gates. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 5 hours ago, bashace said: I was stationed there in 1999, the checkerboard tail looks like the F-86 that's on display near one of the gates. I was there so long ago, guess what the ROKAF was flying? F-86's! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_superbug Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 11 hours ago, airmechaja said: I was there so long ago, guess what the ROKAF was flying? F-86's! still life in the old girls.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_superbug Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Here is the latest on this build. I had added about nother 5 grams of lead sinkers into the nose of the kit just to make sure it wont be a tail sitter..(unfortunately accidently deleted the photo this morning ) . After gluing the upper and lower wings together.. attaching the fuselage left a gap forward and rear of the wing joins. here it is after the first filling and sanding Sill have another session to do to flare it all in. There was a slight gap in the upper wing join as well. bit a little application of perfect putty... and all good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Moving along nicely! Is it going to beat Phantom for the first completed GB entry? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_superbug Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Thanks Ron, I have finished all the prep work for it, unfortunately it was 43 deg C here today, so no painting has been done. It has cooled down a bit now so I may get a shot of primer on it to confirm that this is all good for colour. Now weather it beats Phantom as the first build completed who knows Edited January 6, 2018 by Aussie_superbug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 I think it would be a 1st to beat Phantom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_superbug Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) Well steaming right ahead... Managed to apply a coat of primer last night before going to bed. At least the weather has been more kind to me today... lovely 22C or 71.6F. Firstly I randomly chose panels to be coated with Tamiya semi gloss black. masking out of random panels Next came a coat of NATO Black. once dried other panels were masked out as well then flat white was sprayed over the other exposed panels and here is the result.... a Zebra.... Have a few touch ups to do... once i spray the Aluminium it will give some color variation Edited January 7, 2018 by Aussie_superbug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I've never tried that technique before but I will a few projects down the road. Seems like a good plan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Very interesting, eager to see the final result! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frankycee Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Can't wait to see how it turns out... Keep us posted... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_superbug Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Well for this build I thought i would try giving Mr Metal colors a go to see how it looks. What can I say, sprays well straight from the bottle. I had set the pressure for my airbrush around 10-15 psi Lightly spraying the first coat kept the colour variation, but it didn't cover well so i allowed a 15-20 min gap and gave it another light coating . Here is the result after 2 coats, hardly any to no tonal variation left. Now to let it dry before buffing up various panels, then seal it so I can paint the exhaust and the gun fairing panels. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 The BMF looks pretty good, I wonder if a very light sanding with super fine sandpaper would bring out the pre-shading more? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_superbug Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Hi Ron. I think if i tried sanding it down, it would that the pigment off the model and i would be back at square one again. I had done a trial run and if you handle it too much the pigment gets all over you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_superbug Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Latest update.. Few shots after I had applied MR COLOR UV cut gloss thinned with levelling thinner at a Ratio 1: 1..... Wonderful stuff dried in 10 Min's and hard as a rock. The weather turned very quickly yesterday afternoon.... Heavy rain & turned cool wasn't really what i had hoped for... But it meant that I could sit down and start the decaling. Forty of the buggers done still another 40 odd to go..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I see tonal variations on the wings. Did they stand out more after all the paint dried or am I seeing things? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_superbug Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 I ended up mixing stainless steel with the aluminium to get the tonal variation that you see, while buffing up the flight controls slightly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 I think the variations look good. No harm, no foul. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravosierra001 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 That was fast!! Looking good! Brandon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 She's looking really good! Can't believe it's 1/72! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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