A-10 LOADER Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 Made a little more progress on the AC-J. After much masking, the back section of the fuselage is finished. The wings should be much easier to mask, not as much in the way to mask around. The round access hatches will get their circular edges painted after the wings are dry. Wishing everyone all the best in 2024 and, thanks for looking in on the build. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 The wing walkways are finished. This was a lot of work but, I think it was worth it and, way better than dealing with decals. I just need to go back and add the circular lines to the three hatches. She's starting to look the part now. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) Steve, your AC-130J Wraith glider is coming along nicely! I especially like the underwing panniers for additional munitions as they are no longer needed for fuel. 😉 Can't wait to see her all done. K/r, Dutch Edited January 5 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 Thanks for checking in Dutch, appreciate that. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 I've been trying to post an update, with pics, for most of the afternoon and I just keep getting the dreaded "Internal Server Error". So, let's try it this way, text in one post and pics in the second post. 🤞 Another small update as I forge along on the AC-J. I added the "slime light" decals to the horizontal stabs and the wingtips. I also attached the scratch-built "bat wing" antennas to the top of the wing. I'll need to touch-up the paint where I attached them. That's it for now, thanks for looking. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
utley Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 theres always Imgur. Makes it easy to upload a bunch of photos at the same time, all you have to do is post a direct link. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 (edited) Edited January 6 by A-10 LOADER Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 (edited) 13 hours ago, utley said: theres always Imgur. Makes it easy to upload a bunch of photos at the same time, all you have to do is post a direct link. I don't have a issue uploading multiple images as you can see from my last post. This Internal Server Error pops up on here from time to time, as other can attest to and, it won't allow you to put both text and photos in the same post at the same time, for whatever reason. Steve Edited January 6 by A-10 LOADER Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aircommando130 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Looking good Steve...your walkway lines came out great! Cheers....Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 24 minutes ago, aircommando130 said: Looking good Steve...your walkway lines came out great! Cheers....Ron Thanks very much Ron. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
utley Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 23 hours ago, A-10 LOADER said: I don't have a issue uploading multiple images as you can see from my last post. This Internal Server Error pops up on here from time to time, as other can attest to and, it won't allow you to put both text and photos in the same post at the same time, for whatever reason. Steve its just a suggestion, photobuckets been downhill since they went behind a paywall IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Wrapped up painting all the antennas on the top of the fuselage of the AC-J. Gloss coat next followed by decals. I'm gonna be one national insignia short, the one for the topside of the port side wing, because Zvezda made it part of those wingwalk decals. Cutting it off isn't an option because the underside color is not Gunship Gray. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Badass Steve! Really coming together perfectly. -Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lasinaatti Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 3 hours ago, A-10 LOADER said: I'm gonna be one national insignia short, the one for the topside of the port side wing, because Zvezda made it part of those wingwalk decals. Cutting it off isn't an option because the underside color is not Gunship Gray. I think you could snatch a decal from another sheet (I don't know how big your stash is). The gray might be a bit off, but it's better than nothing. I wrestled with the same issue, it's a shame Zvezda decided to do the walkways as those huge decals. Are you gonna do any "no step" stencils or just the masked walkways? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 22 minutes ago, ST0RM said: Badass Steve! Really coming together perfectly. -Jeff Thanks STORM, glad you like her. 3 minutes ago, Lasinaatti said: I think you could snatch a decal from another sheet (I don't know how big your stash is). The gray might be a bit off, but it's better than nothing. I wrestled with the same issue, it's a shame Zvezda decided to do the walkways as those huge decals. Are you gonna do any "no step" stencils or just the masked walkways? My stash is all 1/48th. This gray is way different than anything I have. If it's not correct, it's not going on the aircraft, that's just me. At this scale those "no step" stencils are unnecessary so, just the walkway lines. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Steve, post a pic of the decal you need please, with dimensions. K/r, Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 18 minutes ago, Dutch said: Steve, post a pic of the decal you need please, with dimensions. K/r, Dutch IM sent Dutch, thank you. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Gunship update for today, the fuselage and wings got their gloss coat. The horizontal stabs were finished up on Tuesday and I removed the liquid mask from the lights. Thanks for checking in. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aircommando130 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Those lights on the stabilizers are to illuminate the hose pods on the HC/MC. If it's really dark from no moon illumination they turn them on way down dim so the receiver can see the pod and the hose. Looking good so far. Cheers...Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aircommando130 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Do you have the outlines of the troop door and side hatch and crew door? They are in reverse of the airplane paint. Cheers...Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Steve, I really like your spray booth setup. I need one of those (and vented outside) so I can spray inside. Right now I do all my spraying outside and the humidity really wreaks havoc with my results. My current home (cinder block construction) is not setup for it, but I will definitely plan a good paint area into my retirement home / workshop / garage. K/r, Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 14 hours ago, aircommando130 said: Do you have the outlines of the troop door and side hatch and crew door? They are in reverse of the airplane paint. Cheers...Ron Yes sir they're part of the decals. 7 hours ago, Dutch said: Steve, I really like your spray booth setup. I need one of those (and vented outside) so I can spray inside. Right now I do all my spraying outside and the humidity really wreaks havoc with my results. My current home (cinder block construction) is not setup for it, but I will definitely plan a good paint area into my retirement home / workshop / garage. K/r, Dutch Thanks Dutch, it works great ! It's so much easier having the booth in the basement. No more dragging everything out to the garage, which is heated but, no a/c. The spray room is heated and has a/c but, the temp pretty much stays @ 65-68 degrees with @ 30-35 % humidity. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dog Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Looking better and better Steve. I 'm in awe you can work the model with all these fragile antenna already in place. I would have glued them 10x over by now. Great work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 6 hours ago, Red Dog said: Looking better and better Steve. I 'm in awe you can work the model with all these fragile antenna already in place. I would have glued them 10x over by now. Great work Yeah, I've snapped two blade antennas off on my 130. Beautiful build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 12 hours ago, Red Dog said: Looking better and better Steve. I 'm in awe you can work the model with all these fragile antenna already in place. I would have glued them 10x over by now. Great work Thanks Red Dog. Since I added mounting bases to all the antennas, they're much more solid. The part I keep hitting is the 105mm barrel, surprised that hasn't broken off yet. Master needs to make a brass one. 5 hours ago, Da SWO said: Yeah, I've snapped two blade antennas off on my 130. Beautiful build. Thank you Da SWO. Finished up the decals on the fuselage today, some will need another coat of Micro Sol but, overall pretty good decals. There's quite a few errors in the instruction sheet for the decals. Some that they list are in the wrong spots and, others that they tell you to use are not even on the sheet. I'm waiting for my one national insignia in the mail, for the top of the port side wing and, they'll be done. Heading into the home stretch with this one. Thanks for checking in. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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