Sebastijan Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 Progress so far... Looks like it's gonna be a quick and easy build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bugfan Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 Sebastijan, Looking good so far. One point to watch out for is the wing to fuse joint, I had to use gap filling superglue around my project. Heres a pic of mine!!! My 2 cents worth, Jack aka BUGFAN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted November 25, 2005 Author Share Posted November 25, 2005 Wings are attached and the wing-to-fuselage seam filled and it's time to go to plane-wash ;) Need only to attach canopy and landing gear... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted November 29, 2005 Author Share Posted November 29, 2005 Primed and ready to get a coat of gloss white Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zdenko Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Beauty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted November 30, 2005 Author Share Posted November 30, 2005 Painted it gloss white with Duplicolor Platinum - white gloss spray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vliegenier Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 looking real fine ! And that gloss ! Keep going ! :lol: Stef Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 I apologize for the dissapearance of all the pics of my progress - the image server was hacked and I'm not sure when it will be up and running... Yesterday and today I painted the 'Buck' red and black and gave it its final looks... Colorful, ain't it? Still some touchups to do... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zdenko Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 looks just great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bennygmanuk Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 I remember doing a real 'hack job' on this kit when it first came out. Didn't compare in any way to the great job you did there. Steve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_baphomet_00 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I apologize for the dissapearance of all the pics of my progress - the image server was hacked and I'm not sure when it will be up and running...Yesterday and today I painted the 'Buck' red and black and gave it its final looks... Colorful, ain't it? :o Still some touchups to do... truly good job Sebastijan..!! a really nice finish you have got there... btw, which red & black paints did you use on it? and which technique did you use to mask these colors...? thanx BTW, the Venezuelan air force used the buckeye in this finish many many years ago.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Nice work so far. Bright gloss colours can be a real pain to achieve good results with! :o MikeJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 Thanks for the comments, guys! I'll start decalling it in a few minutes, so expect a new pic soon. the_baphomet_00: I used white gloss spray (as you can see in one of my previous posts), the red was ModelMaster 1503 Red Gloss and the black Revell's 8 Gloss Black. I masked the model with Tamiya tape. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Well, I feel bad now since you are further along with your Buckeye now then I am (got tied up with a couple other things here). But, I'll get back to mine since you've managed to inspire me. Interesting how your plastic colors are the reverse of mine as my kit has white wings and a gray fuselage. BTW, do you intend to keep your Buckeye nice and clean or are you going to weather it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted December 13, 2005 Author Share Posted December 13, 2005 It'll be pretty much clean... maybe some dirt under the fuselage... And usually this trainers are well maintained... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Nice Work Sebastijan! Very colourful and nice even gloss finish to boot. Can't wait to see it decalled! :D Ray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted December 13, 2005 Author Share Posted December 13, 2005 I was battling last night with the decals. They were very fragile and did not respond to any setting solution I have... Extreme care had to be taken with them and even though there's a gloss surface some silvering occured. Also one of the major dissapointments was, when I put the wheels on and the model proved to be tail-heavy; instructions never mention adding of balast in the nose of the plane I'll probably make some sort of a stand for it in the back part between the engines - luckily the fuselage is quite low and it won't be very much visible... Here it is! Enjoy the pic - the next ones will be of the finished model... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bennygman Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Looking good Sebastijan. Have you tried Daco's setting solutions? I found that their 'medium strength' (orange label) one settled down the decals on my P-47 very nicely. Steve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zdenko Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Looks great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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