FC model comp

[Phill318]

Finally some progress.
Not really been in the mood lately and sanding the Bucc really put me off it as I hated it.
Back to photoetch now as I decided to stop messing around dryfitting the wingfold and actually do something. The main reason for this is that I'm trying to mix together the Eduard and Flightpath sets to get the best of both sets.

Here she is before paint



And after



heres the outboard wing section



After getting bored with that I decided to get on with the CBLS 100s that I got. These were really fiddly to do with them being so small.





and here they are in the body



Thats all for now. Will hopefully do some more this weekend with the hope of painting it before Duxford airshow. (I've just realised I've never actually met any of these deadlines I've set myself)
Thanks for looking

[Phill318]

Cheers mate. Hows your sabre doing?
I think that were coming down on Friday and leaving Sunday. Should be a good weekend.

[Ben Montgomery]

New airbrush looks like it is working well! You might want to give the aircraft a sand down the side thought, it looks like there is a ridge of paint from that old green you sprayed on.

[HighlandSniper]

What variety is the new airbrush?

[Phill318]

Very nice Dan
That finish looks really good and so do the decals.

[nick197]

Looks a stunning model mate

[Ben Montgomery]

Crickey! Was not expecting that! Didn't even think you had painted it up!

Did you manage to get rid of that seam half way down the fuselage?

[Ben Montgomery]

Looking good Phill - you going to get it sprayed up this weekend? I might get round to doing some of my stuff this evening...pending some serious MATLAB

[Phill318]

Not sure. That might have to be monday. Done some more today. Got the gear painted and assembled. Just trying to get everything else painted and ready to go on the model as soon as its painted. I will probably finish all that sort of stuff tomorrow and then mask it up for monday (although saying that I've got a lab and then cadets). It will definitely be done by next weekend.

[Phill318]

Quite a bit of progress this weekend. Basically getting all the mini assemblies completed so that once I've sprayed the bucc I can put them all on.
Here's some photos

Undercarriage



Airbrake assembly





Armament





Seats



Ladders



and finally the bucc masked up



will probably get her sprayed tuesday/wednesday and should hopefully have her finished for next weekend.

Thanks for looking

[Ben Montgomery]

Definitely your best yet Dan, looking forward to seeing this at the weekend!

[jamesv9820]

Looks very nice indeed - Lookig forward to seeing this one completed

[nick197]

Very nice

[HighlandSniper]

Looking good Monty, but it looks like the tailplane has anhedral, surely the F-86 had dihedral - it may just be the photos.

[Ben Montgomery]

Mr. HS has a point there Dan! I didn't notice!

But here is the Golden Apple F-86A:

[HighlandSniper]

I remembered this from building the Hasegawa 1:32 F-86 way-way back in around 1974! I'm sure it won't take too much to correct it.

Sorry

[jamesv9820]

Nic,

I'm not fond of the scheme (no offence) but it looks like you have done a really nice job of building this up, looks one of your best to date. Well done mate.

[nick197]

Cheers everyone, Should be finished this weekend .

[Phill318]

She's now finished!
Will post a thread tomorrow.

[Ben Montgomery]

What? Really? Nice!