Aigore Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 A small update... The decision not to go with the Yahu PE seemed to have surprised lots of fellow modellers but here some reasoning behind that call. The thing with prepainted PE instrumentpanels to me, this is a very persona view and I don´t mind others having different views, each to his own and live and let live and all that... As I said; to me prepainte PE looks too perfect, like stenciled...duh I know it´s printed, and well ...what is the fun in that? I mean, it´s not painted by me, perhaps I can weather it but it will never be something that I painted. OK I know that reasoning should apply to all aftermarket but I get to paint the stuff and I can use my skills to make it come alive. That is the big difference, I don´t care for it to look perfect unlessw I´ve made it perfect (wich I never will :P) ANyways the update.. I detail painted the PE And the resin IP And here it is assembled, weathered and flat coated 😄 I haven´t the HUD and other easilyfallingoff-bits, I´ll do that when it´s time to get things to fit in the fuselage 😄 Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 19 hours ago, Aigore said: I detail painted the PE Wow, when I first looked at the photo, I thought I was looking at prepainted PE. Your paint work is amazing. You have a very steady hand my friend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) some inspiration: FULLBUILD MIG-23MF Flogger-B TRUMPETER 1/48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjHOjoR3oJY Mig-23MF Flogger B Trumpeter 1/48 Aircraft Model https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX9gqpzeUws ( I like his tips & tricks) Edited January 9, 2020 by JackMan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Mstor said: Wow, when I first looked at the photo, I thought I was looking at prepainted PE. Your paint work is amazing. You have a very steady hand my friend. Thanx 😄 It's quite simple really, first paint the recesses with a light grey thin wash, then you use a sakura brush pen to paint the edge of the dials followed by a black dry brushing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 33 minutes ago, JackMan said: some inspiration: FULLBUILD MIG-23MF Flogger-B TRUMPETER 1/48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjHOjoR3oJY Mig-23MF Flogger B Trumpeter 1/48 Aircraft Model https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX9gqpzeUws ( I like his tips & tricks) Thanx Jackman 😄 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 Cockpit time! Detail painted the cockpit. Next a grey wash. Then a drybrushing session and a flat coat. Put together the pit... And the bang seat slid right in 😄 Here is the cockpit parts....still haven´t added the HUD since I KNOW I`D BREAK IT OFF at some point before the windscreen got in place 😛 Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 This is turning out very well. Love those cold-war subjects. What are you going with for markings? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, 11bee said: This is turning out very well. Love those cold-war subjects. What are you going with for markings? Thanx 11bee 😄 A russin jet of some sort...still looking for fun schemes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) Lots of nice schemes on that decal sheet. Good luck... To me, nothing says cold war more than the early grey scheme. Edited January 11, 2020 by 11bee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Following with great interest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 3 hours ago, 11bee said: Lots of nice schemes on that decal sheet. Good luck... To me, nothing says cold war more than the early grey scheme.d I want colors, done a few grey planes lately.....time for a camo scheme 😄 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Janissary said: Following with great interest. Please do, I value your insights! 😄 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joerg Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 On 1/9/2020 at 2:24 PM, Aigore said: Thanx 😄 It's quite simple really, first paint the recesses with a light grey thin wash, then you use a sakura brush pen to paint the edge of the dials followed by a black dry brushing. Fantastic work!👍 If you want to try next time, there is an even easier way, which will give absolutely perfect PE IPs: Just airbrush the panel acrylic semi-gloss black (e.g.Tamiya) and then airbrush the IP panel color using enamel paint (e.g. Testors). Then just use a tissue dampened with enamel thinner to wipe off the paint on the raised instruments. The enamel thinner will not attack cured acrylic paint. It will look just like a pre-painted panel. Cheers, Joerg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Joerg said: Fantastic work!👍 If you want to try next time, there is an even easier way, which will give absolutely perfect PE IPs: Just airbrush the panel acrylic semi-gloss black (e.g.Tamiya) and then airbrush the IP panel color using enamel paint (e.g. Testors). Then just use a tissue dampened with enamel thinner to wipe off the paint on the raised instruments. The enamel thinner will not attack cured acrylic paint. It will look just like a pre-painted panel. Cheers, Joerg Thanx Joerg 😄 Indeed, requires enamel paint tho 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erik_g Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Looking good, Janne! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikkod Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Hienoa duunia taas Jannelta! Looking good Janne! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 9 hours ago, erik_g said: Looking good, Janne! Thanx Erik 😄 3 hours ago, mikkod said: Hienoa duunia taas Jannelta! Looking good Janne! Kiitos Mikko 😄 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 Wheel wells. With the cockpit pretty much done I fit it into the fuselage....rather nice fit actually, only had to rem ove some tabs in the fuselage. DEtail painted the MLG bays...used brush and sakura pens All the bays detail painted. Next a filter and a grey wash. And glued in the nose wheel bay....without a hitch. And then the MLG bays. Now I´ll wait for the super glue to harden and then it´s time to merge the fuselage 😄 cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlienFrogModeller Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Meet you at the merge... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Nice looking bays! A Sakura pen? The brand is familiar so this is a kind of marker pen, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 15 hours ago, AlienFrogModeller said: Meet you at the merge... Wilco 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Update time, don´t you think? 😄 Before closing the fuselage I realised that perhaps I needed the exhaust in place first. So I started painting the engine parts. Burner rings in bright green and the rest in shades og aluminium and steel. Next a dark wash...I´m not going anal on the engine exhaust...well since noone will see all the lovely details really 😛 Assembled the burner...really nice fit and eduard graciously gives you a color guide for the parts (wish Aires did the same) I used pigments in the shaft to give it a nice burned hot feeling. And added the shaft to the burner. Dry fitted the exhaust can... Now I out the fuselage together... a bit flimsy and a bit hard to align but I think this will be alright, a bit of putty here and there 😛 I dropped the engine assembly in place...what can I say, it was nice not to have to make room for the engine...it´s a drop fit! And the can fit beautifully Well I guess the top next then 😛 Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modelmax Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 First of all, great work! What a great assortment of aftermarket goodies. Unlike Janman, I'm not familiar with Sakura pens... what are they? On 1/15/2020 at 2:03 PM, janman said: Nice looking bays! A Sakura pen? The brand is familiar so this is a kind of marker pen, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 hour ago, modelmax said: First of all, great work! What a great assortment of aftermarket goodies. Unlike Janman, I'm not familiar with Sakura pens... what are they? It is a brand of pigment pens with brush tips....pretty much like sharpies but higher quality. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Thanks! Never encountered those before although I did a lot of research on the subject before the Christmas when trying to get some better quality marker pens for my daughter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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