viking73 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Happy New Year ARC - I finally finished this one - as finished as it's going to get anyway. I know I am missing the antennas and radio wires but this was not an easy build and this kit fought me at every step. I just wanted it off the bench! With that being said, I am pretty happy with the way it came out overall. This is the Mach 2 injection kit. The decals all came from the decal dungeon. The Texas ANG specific markings are from the excellent Caracal 1/48 F-4C/D and 1/32 T-33 sheets. The vertical fin lightening bolt isn't 100% correct in shape but was the best I had to work with. Paints are MM Enamels shot with my trusty Paasche H and the white was from a Tamiya rattle can. I made several improvements to the kit. The clear fuselage windows didn't fit at all so I used the late Bondo-Phil method of clear packing tape and clear resin. I added the nose pitot tubes from needles, added the port side cargo door and handles, filled and re-scribed the baggage door on the forward front starboard fuselage to the correct location, added the astrodome to the top of the fuselage, added landing lights from Krystal-Kleer, drilled out various intakes in the wing leading edges, and drilled out the engine exhausts and used portions of a soda straw for the tubes. I replaced all the smaller detail parts since the kit's were very crude and soft detail-wise. The engines were replaced (ironically) from a scrapped Mach 2 C-123, the props are a white metal set from Aeroclub, and the gear is a wonderful white metal set from Welsh Models. I'd love to do a T-29 with a belly radome also but I'm not sure I could get through another one of these kits. I think they are a test in stamina and patience but the reward is something not seen too often build up. I can't figure out why I keep eyeing the Mach 2 AJ Savage I have in my stash, I must be a real glutton for punishment hahaha! Thanks for looking, -Derek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Wow! looks great Derek, glad you persevered with it. I have Welsh model CV440 on the shelf of doom with self-inflicted paint issues. What is the Bondo Phil clear tape and resin method? Sounds like something I could do with me current 1/72 P-8A build Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viking73 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 11 hours ago, Trojan Thunder said: Wow! looks great Derek, glad you persevered with it. I have Welsh model CV440 on the shelf of doom with self-inflicted paint issues. What is the Bondo Phil clear tape and resin method? Sounds like something I could do with me current 1/72 P-8A build Thanks Trojan Thunder. I too had several paint issues with this kit but didn't give up. I always seem to have trouble with large areas of white paint for some reason. It's one my least favorite colors to spray. Here is where I first learned of the way to make clear windows: http://kits.kitreview.com/anigrands2067reviewpb_1.htm Scroll down to almost the end. It's under the "Clear Parts" header. I tried this method and it worked great for my Convair. The only thing that you have to be careful about are air bubbles forming. You can poke them with a toothpick while the resin is still wet to break them up if you have any issues. Before I poured the resin I thinned the fuselage sides around the windows with my Dremel tool: Good luck and let us know how it goes if you try this method! I think this is much easier than say filling the windows with clear plastic and then sanding and polishing it clear. -Derek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Thanks Derek, I will take a look Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Looks great! Jonah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Very cool - thanks for sharing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viking73 Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 3 hours ago, KursadA said: Very cool - thanks for sharing! Thank you Kursad. This wouldn't have been possible if it were not for your decals sir! -Derek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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