viper handler Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 G'day, This jet just towed out from paintshop! Have been busy past few weeks! Sorry for keeping some of you guys in suspense! ;) Andrew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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viper handler Posted October 30, 2005 Author Share Posted October 30, 2005 Pic #7 (An F100-PW-229 Augmentor exhaust) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Dondy Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 ;) What did you use for the exhaust paddles? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Beatiful! The -229 exhaust looks dead-on. Jake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viper handler Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 G'day gentlemen, Thank you for showing interest in this subject! This kit was built OOB from 1/48 Hasegawa Viper,SRS reinforcement plates scratch built from plastic card. Jet was painted using Gunze Sanyo thinner base paint IAW -23. I used mixture of 80%thinner 20% paint for 4 coats then increase mixture to 90% thinner 10% paint for 2 coats.Finally, increase to 100% thinner for final coat, but, you've to be critical about how much to shoot! Too much thinner on one area cause paint to run. Stored jet in airtight container for curing. I kept for 2-4 days. No gloss coat required! For the turkey feathers, I used Studio 27 carbon decal A (S) ST27-FP0002. Can be order from Hobbylink Japan. I cutted decal to 7x16mm, soaked in h2o, then applied to turkey feather, removed all air bubbles & h2o, trimmed decal to turkey feather shape with new blade, applied Mr Mark Softer, blowed dry with hairdryer & you 'll see decal form to shape. After completing the exhaust, I found it looked very metallic, so I sprayed it with mixture of clear flat & smoke to reduce the metallic look. Thank you again! Andrew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viper handler Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 Some more pics today! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Just call me Ray Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Stupid question but what's the "spin recovery" thing about? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 When doing spin tests, a spin recovery drogue parachute is used to ensure recovery from a spin. It is mortar-fired from a canister mounted at the rear of the aircraft with a series of struts. Here is a pic of the SRS on an F-16XL: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lockheed2004 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Lookin good, one thing, I notice a couple fingerprints in your pictures to the right and left of the gear bay. Take care of those before you put the final coat on it. Brian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 (edited) Awesome work, espcially on the gear bays . Quick question...how did you make that paint stand that it is sitting on, or did you buy it? Looks like a pretty damn good idea . Edited November 2, 2005 by TomcatFanatic123 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viper handler Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 Quick question...how did you make that paint stand that it is sitting on, or did you buy it? Looks like a pretty damn good idea . G'day James, The paint stand you mentioned which I called, jig, was built from plastic card, rod & 'I' beam. Thank you! Andrew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chappie Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Are there photos of RSAF Vipers with the spin recovery parts? This is one awesome looking Viper!! :lol: Chappie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just call me Ray Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 When doing spin tests, a spin recovery drogue parachute is used to ensure recovery from a spin. It is mortar-fired from a canister mounted at the rear of the aircraft with a series of struts.Here is a pic of the SRS on an F-16XL: So I take it you're doing the Viper they did the spin recovery tests on then? :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Pics #6 ...Looks like the gear from the Hasegawa F-2. That is a nice touch! :P Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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