doctorpepper Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Hi guys, this is my speed build, just to kick things off for me Used a True Details cockpit purchased from squadron, should have done a bit more sanding, cos the fit wasn't that accurate (or like a glove, as someone said). Good detail all around though. I also used a bit of an airwaves photo-etched set meant for italeri, but works here as well to bring the gun vents to grills and adding mirrors to the canopy, plus canopy rails. Everything else is out of the box, i have yet to add one lone sidewinder and the arresting hook. Decals went on nicely, though the white decals are a bit translucent. I'm something like 30% on my academy tomcat, cos i'm reshaping the nose, so that'll be done in about 2 weeks time... In the meantime, i hope you guys like it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Sorry if pic quality isn't that good, i had to resize it and save it to be less than 80k to post it here... don't like to use hosting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 She's finished in semi-gloss, but more to the glossy side. Gotta get a better camera for macro shots Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 i painted the phoenix pallets and sidewinder rails gray because i saw them painted this way in a few photos, thought it looked cool to break up the monotony of the paint scheme. did some preshading on them too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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doctorpepper Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 last one, another cockpit shot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stusbke Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 nice one mate i like it a lot man i love this GB, now i just have to get good enough to enter a jet here :lol: greetz STB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Mullen Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Excellent Bunny Doc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Great looking Vandy 1! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishthe47guy Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Nice black cat. Chris Ish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nev Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 6 days? Wow :o Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bullet101 Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Nice cat! :o And 6 days? wow thats fast! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dreammh Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Nice one mate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRI76 Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Great one! Love it! /Kristian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted January 7, 2005 Author Share Posted January 7, 2005 yeah. took me as long to slap together my academy tom's fuselage, paint the pit, chop off the swing wing thing.. now i'm reshaping the nose using putty, it dries.. slowwwww thanks for all the good comments guys... you just keep working :o Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted January 7, 2005 Author Share Posted January 7, 2005 I forgot the most significant part of this build: to test out something i thought of for seamless intakes First i prepainted the other colour in the intake. in this case, it was black. I took a piece of paper, rolled it up, glued it to the base of the intakes and the fan face, put the top on, burnished it down and made the necessary creases to make it stay in shape, then drew with a pencil where the white part of intake would end. i then took out the top, cut the areas out, applied elmers glue, and put back the top, burnished the white paper down and let it dry. with careful application i was able to put the end of the white paper at the square corner of the intake, so it's not easily noticed. I then applied putty to the seams not covered by the paper, took off the excess with nail polish remover, polished it a bit carefully with 1200 grit and 2000 grit paper, and used a brush to touch up the rest of the paint. Took me something like 30 mins (minus waiting time for putty to dry) , no sanding involved. give it shot! i like the look, as no one really stares into the intakes, but when they do, they don't notice the paper and think it's really plastic. No hard areas to reach when sanding! What's more, you can pre-weather the inside of the intake first as a flat piece of paper before putting it in... Here's the result... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted January 7, 2005 Author Share Posted January 7, 2005 another view Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted January 7, 2005 Author Share Posted January 7, 2005 it looks a bit triangular from here because that's the way the intake is shaped... or the glue didn't stick properly? :wacko: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Animals_Woman Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 You're already DONE?!?!?! Hmph. You oughta change your sign-in to "Speedy Gonzales". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted January 7, 2005 Author Share Posted January 7, 2005 You're already DONE?!?!?! Hmph. You oughta change your sign-in to "Speedy Gonzales". lol... i did quite a bit of dry fitting in december, tried that seamless intake things too, itchy fingers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted January 7, 2005 Author Share Posted January 7, 2005 What was the total build time? about 9-10 hours a day? estimates... i rushed the future drying time as well (no wash to apply), so i went to sleep, came back and decaled away so something like.. 50 hours or so would be a good guess. time passes fast in my modelling warp zone room Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted January 7, 2005 Author Share Posted January 7, 2005 9 hours a day? Don't you have a job? college holidays . i can afford the time onw, but not on monday my uni semester starts then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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