Kurt H. Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 It has been a few weeks since I have updated this thread. I finally made time at the bench, and made time to take some fresh pictures. At some point between the last update and today, I assembled all the parts of the wing, the leading edges, the flaps, ailerons, and LEX, and spot primed all the areas I was working on. The wing parts fit so well I did not need to spend time sanding. I only had to sand a glue goober. The aft fuselage finally looks acceptable, though I lost a lot of rivets. The problem I addressed tonight was with the intakes. I could not get a good before picture, but there was a void where the leading edge of the intake met the upper and lower halves. I built this area up with CA and sanded. Here is the after pic: it is something that is hard to see, but I had to use my sense of touch to see if the void was still there, and if it was smooth after sanding. Tomorrow I will need to work on restoring that panel line, but I am tired, and that requires full attention. This picture also reveals I have more gunk to clean up in the intake. See ya next time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 (edited) Nice progress Kurt. That rear seam area will be covered when you add the horizontal tailplanes, so I wouldn’t stress about that. I remember the same intake situation, the leading edge didn’t match up with the side of the intake. I glued and cleaned it up, but it still stress cracked a few times while painting...just a heads up. My recent build for a reference to what you can/can’t see when you finish. I didn’t bother with the see through aspect of the kit. Like you, I completely enjoyed building this kit. Think I still have a F-5E in the stash but always keeping an eye open for one of theses kits (which seems to be rare and expensive these days). Will enjoy watching you complete this build. Cheers Collin Edited November 27, 2018 by Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) I forgot to take pictures of the intake, the glue popped out when I was sanding, so I ended up smooshing stretched sprue into the opening, which seems to have stuck. Next step was to add the forward fuselage. It fit great on top, but there was a gap and step on the bottom. I decided to only glue the top, then address the bottom later I could squish in place with my fingers, but I did not want to hold the model for hours. so I used this nice small clamp And the fit looks pretty good after spot priming just like a panel line. I know it sounds weird, but it is still a novelty for me to work on a good fitting kit, where every join does not require hours of sanding and filling. At this point, I am ready to add the stabs, and tail.. but I realized it might be tricky to mask the metal area, so I painted it now I decided to use AK Extreme metal Aluminum, and I wanted to try my Bader 100 Side Feed. I got this airbrush on ebay, and after a good cleaning, it did not need any new parts. I have been experiencing trouble with metallics using a gravity feed, and I read Side Feed airbrushed work well with metallics ... so ... before: after The paint sprayed very easily with the side feed, and never clogged or acted stupid. I know this might not be the right shade, but I will weather it a little bit later. Tomorrow I will coat it with Aqua Gloss then finish major assembly. The primer was not perfectly smooth on the burner cans, so they look a little lumpy. I would start masking the canopy now, but I got a little bit of paint on my hand, and I do not want to get little metallic flakes on the clear parts. till next time ... Edited December 5, 2018 by Kurt H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Great progress. Nice job on that bottom body/nose section gap. If you like kits with gaps and mismatched parts that don’t fit well, try the Kinetic 1/48 T-45C kit. What a PITA build. Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 I have done more work, but I did not document it well. I attached the tail, and nose cone, as well as the canopy. I left the rudder off to make masking the metal area easier: Here is a close up of the clear parts. I will spot prime them later, but they appear to fit well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Coming along nicely. Getting closer to being ready for the paint shop. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 I have not forgotten this one, I am trying to juggle 5 models at once. I do not know why I do this to my self. Any way, I have primered the model and associated parts fully. I will give it another look, but My initial impression is that there is no more filling and sanding required How many different kits/parts of kits can you see in this picture? Since Mr Surfacer 1500 dries so quick, I did not see any reason to wait to paint the fuel tank It is Aluminum AK extreme metal This will go on the centerline. I forgot to primer the pylon, but I will do that tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Hi, Great work on that Tiger, Kurt. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 For me, several concurrent builds are a good thing. Keeps me engaged. If I get bored or frustrated with a build, set it down and pick up another. You're build is looking good. Now for the fun part, the painting. This is my favorite part of a build. Looking forward to seeing the scheme come together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 I had to spend quite a bit of time cleaning my work bench. It was really messy. I started drawing the camo scheme on the model Then I realized I was too tired to concentrate and give this task the required attention. This is only two colors, so it should not be too hard. I get really confused with 3 color schemes. I have tried totally freehanding it by airbrushing just from looking at the picture but I found it was too difficult.I do not think I will do the marbling like I did with the F-84F, but I will include a tiny bit of variation with paint coverage to make the finish interesting. I also need to add some antennas. I will add them at the last possible moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Coming along nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 I finished drawing the camo pattern, and mounted the model on the handle of a disposable epoxy brush. I still had trouble drawing the pattern. It gets so confusing trying to transpose the 2d drawing on a 3d object, especially with the F-5, it is really curvy. any way, I think I got it. I sprayed the Tan. I could only find this color in MM enamel. I have not used MM Enamel for a while. I may have over thinned it, but I Really had a lot of trouble, it seemed like the vicostiy would change as it sat in the airbrush, it would spray as expected, then start coming out wet and heavy. I could not figure it out, but I managed. I have the darker color in Mr. Color Lacquer. till next time.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 I know that paint scheme, nicely done so far! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 So far so good, Kurt! I have had similar experiences going back to Model Master after getting spoiled by the likes of MRP and Mr. Color. But Model Master is still tough to beat with color accuracy and availability! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 And next, the brown, fs32019 I outlined the areas to be brown with my Sotar 20/20 . I had the paint thin enough I could practically write with the airbrush, it was like a pen. The really curvy fusealage with all the tight corners posed a challenge, but I got it done and then I filled in the brown with a larger airbrush, my vintage 100GXF with a F needle setup There are some areas of the lighter color which need some more saturation, but not too many areas of color where it does not belong. I forgot to paint some smail parts, but did not realize it until I cleaned all the airbrushes, and was really tired. I will touch it up soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Excellent work Kurt. I have a few Sotar 20/20’s in my arsenal. They are great airbrushes for fine work. Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 I ended up with a lot of areas of uneven coverage The effect is pretty cool, but not quite appropriate for this airframe. The pictures I have show a pretty nice paint job, and a clean airframe. I did a lot of touch up. The pictures do not make it look too much different, but I put in a lot of time and gained a lot of experience optimizing thinner:paint ratios Next task is to finish the wheels, and other details, while the finish cures completely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) Now that the Revell GB is over, and I finished the Pickup Truck, it is time to finish this model. I figured I was ready for decals, when I noticed one little detail, this rectangle on the tail is supposed to be red Ok, no big deal ... Mask it and paint it a quick shot of Ammo red fixed this. Now that I see this picture, it is not quite right. .. oops I reviewed the instructions, and the picture on the decal instructions and of the whole page of decals, this is what I needed: cool, not too much... It still took over an hour. I had to double check reference photos, some parts of the decal instructions were not clear I also applied decaled to the ACMI pod. I painted it two weeks ago with amo of mig red, and while handling it the paint started to feel tacky. huh? These are the kit decals... they got kind of wrinkly and hard to handle. I had a real hard time getting them on and straight. I see the rear one is not quite straight. Any way Decals can be fussy and defy the laws of physics so will let the model sit for at least a day, and see if they need more setting solution. I am trying to decide it this model needs any weathering. Perhaps a light panel line wash. Edited February 4, 2019 by Kurt H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 For weathering, a light panel wash would be good. And some subtle streaks in the common spots. I don't know the F-5 that well, but I'm sure there are some common points of origin for streaks on these aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 I have applied a coat of Alclad Aqua Gloss, this is a barrier coat for light weathering. Once I am satisfied it is dried completely, I will apply a panel line wash and maybe some streaking if I can find references. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Kurt H. said: I have applied a coat of Alclad Aqua Gloss, this is a barrier coat for light weathering. Once I am satisfied it is dried completely, I will apply a panel line wash and maybe some streaking if I can find references. Looking great, Kurt. I had not heard of Alclad Aqua Gloss. Maybe it's better than Future for the purpose. Do you have prior experience with it? I gather from your post that one has to be sure it's completely dry. Anything else to watch out for? Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Stefan buysse said: Looking great, Kurt. I had not heard of Alclad Aqua Gloss. Maybe it's better than Future for the purpose. Do you have prior experience with it? I gather from your post that one has to be sure it's completely dry. Anything else to watch out for? Cheers, Stefan. this is the 2nd or 3rd model I have used it on. It seems to work well. It sprays easily, does not require thinner, and the bottle even says not to shake it. As far as letting it dry, I just do not want to handle something with wet paint, or worry about the thinner in weathering products to interact with an uncured coating. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 I went through the various products in my hoard of paint and thought about which of them to use. I have several premade panel line wash products I have yet to try. So, nothing like trying something for the first time on a nearly completed model with lots of time invested, right? I decided to try Tamiya Panel Line Accent Color (dark gray) It was pretty easy to use, and has a built in brush. I used the pin wash technique and let the wash flow by capillary action into the lines. I got the effect I envisioned These pics make it look grungier than it really is. Any way, The plan is: Tomorrow Dullcote, then Saturday Final assembly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Friggin' sweet, dude! Great job on the camo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 12 hours ago, picknpluck said: Friggin' sweet, dude! Great job on the camo. Thanks! The dullcote has been applied The smell of Testors dullcote is one which brings me happiness. It means I am almost done , and finishing a model is a joyous occasion which does not happen often enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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