Janissary Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) I have been working on this kit on and off for a few months now. I am building it for a friend, who wants it finished clean with no weathering. How to make it interesting without weathering is going to be a challenge, but overall I like the kit. There are several places where careful dry fitting and propping with spacers were necessary. The photos will hopefully tell the story. Refining all the panel lines and rivets: Boo-boos masked off and fixed with bondo: Totally fictitious details: Departure from the instructions to get a smooth intake: Edited January 6 by Janissary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 I didn't like the way the original hinges turned out, so reworking them: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Nice work! Have this kit in the stash and it’s good to hear it’s not a Trumpeter dud. Nice redo on the hinges! Looking forward to the rest of the build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Outstanding work, mate! Un weathered doesn't mean boring, there are many ways to spice things up...and I know you are up to it :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Impressive work on your Chinese Lavi! The weathering is coming along well and not too much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Thank you all. Yes I have found the kit to be quite pleasant. Could be argued that the rivets are too prominent, and even more so after I depended them, but I've found not to be as bothersome as I thought it would be. The fit is also quite good. The few places I used styrene rod pieces to extend and secure joints are the intake pipe to outer intake connection, the wing roots (to prevent flexing), and the wing assembly to the main fuselage. Those are the only problematic areas. I am now working on the ordnance and will give the decals a try. I am also painting the bottom and the top with the main colors. What I have up is still a 'primer base' so to speak. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stalal Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 The kit looks good and so does your work. The J-10C looks very striking in this grey wrap around camo of PAF aircraft. The PAF has same camo pattern on their F-16s. Pakistan Air Force takes delivery of the first Chinese J-10C fighter jets - Air Data News Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Very nice progress. Your J-10 looks amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 (edited) Thank you all. This will be in the PLAAF markings using the kit's decals but the Pakistani scheme looks quite striking also. Here is more painting and shading with the base colors H308 (top) and XF-80 (bottom), then marbling with lighter and darker tones of the base colors. I am shooting for a subtle tonal variation while keeping it largely clean. Gloss coat will blend and even things out more, so it will likely end up less pronounced than this. Masking sections off with masking fluid to prevent paint build up: All hanging bits done: Edited January 26 by Janissary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
signals Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Does the kit come with the dual AAM pylons? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonwinn Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Like the cockpit plumbing. That's quite the array of weaponry! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 On 3/2/2025 at 9:39 PM, signals said: Does the kit come with the dual AAM pylons? Yes those are included in the kit. On 3/2/2025 at 9:53 PM, jonwinn said: Like the cockpit plumbing. That's quite the array of weaponry! thanks, I have made more progress and hope to share a few pics in the next days/weeks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 (edited) A bit more work. Masking got tedious toward the end but not difficult. Clear film is parafilm. Pink putty is silly putty. There were close to 200 tiny decals that took some time. My first time using Mr. mark setter and I love it. The hawk head was not a part of this hi-viz scheme but it was too cool to pass. Edited March 24 by Janissary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 (edited) Edited March 24 by Janissary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Great work on your build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 (edited) On 3/24/2025 at 9:11 PM, Ichitoe said: Great work on your build! Thank you! Almost there! A few pieces at the bottom and should be done. Hope to have a proper background and lighting for the final pics in a few days! Edited April 4 by Janissary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Wow! What a beautiful effort you have achieved with this kit. It really is a nice-looking airplane, despite the double chin appearance of the intake bulge. 😄 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 On 4/4/2025 at 8:33 AM, Dutch said: Wow! What a beautiful effort you have achieved with this kit. It really is a nice-looking airplane, despite the double chin appearance of the intake bulge. 😄 😄 I see that! Thank you Dutch! Just done with this one. Here are the final photos: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Outstanding! Never realised the air brakes were that small. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 On 4/5/2025 at 2:52 PM, Janissary said: 😄 I see that! Thank you Dutch! Just done with this one. Here are the final photos: @Janissary, Quick question about the colored navigation lights on the tail. Isn't the port light supposed to be red and the starboard light green (blue)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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