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[jamesv9820]

Should have some more in the next day or so depending what sort of time i have free,

Aviaonics bay is now in, Resin Cockpit cut to shape.. Just need to start painting them now!

[Flyingmonster]

Its on its way but just taking my time I will get some picks up on the Weekend. Hopefully get the Bombay all constructed etc By the time I finish it could be a MK 2 with bits of Mk1 here and there

[MarkG]

Its on its way but just taking my time I will get some picks up on the Weekend.

Who do you think you are, me??

[Flyingmonster]

Its on its way but just taking my time I will get some picks up on the Weekend.

Who do you think you are, me??

Hahaha we can be a pair - Tom and Taz!

[GreenBat]

Another little update,

The main assembly is now complete and I'm now fairly happy with the paint finnish, so I have applied a coat of Klear and started to apply some decals









Slowly but surely its starting to come together

Cheers
Stuart.

[markmarples]

that looks coool for a big bird

[MarkG]

darn good job of that so far Stuart

[Flyingmonster]

Wow!

[GreenBat]

Cheers guys, its been a huge learning curve, and has not been without the odd disaster here and there, but so far I have really enjoyed building it.

Cheers again
Stuart.

[StuBie]

That fortress is looking darn great

Stu

[MarkG]

has not been without the odd disaster here and there

Cheers again
Stuart.

Tell me about it mate, I think we all suffer with those in the model community!!

[Flyingmonster]

has not been without the odd disaster here and there

Cheers again
Stuart.

Tell me about it mate, I think we all suffer with those in the model community!!

Your not joking there dude!

[jamesv9820]

Guys,

A quick update as of last night; photos to follow this week:

The main element of the plane is now together; fuselage joined with Aires cockpit completed inside, weighted nose, avionics panel opened up.
The wings are now on (there is a MASSIVE gap int he wing root so careful filler is required here to fill the gaps )

Pics will follow shortly, I do have to say that I am really disappointed with the fit of this kit. It has not been the best and it has fought all the way so far. I am not sure if it is because of the fit of the cockpit inside but then again the wing roots were just as bad. Hope this one can be pulled around and look good in time.

Anyway, work calls, better get a move on!

[jamesv9820]

Hi Guys,

Just a photo update tonight. I am going to try and explain as much as I can here as in the lst week I have not had the camera out to take photos as I go along.

The airframe itself is nearly ready for priming and has been a to do so far. I am not sure if it is because of the for of the Airies cockpit but the nose just does not seem to fully line up. A bit of cyno-acrylic glue and activator as needed to fuse this into final position and then a little bit of filler needed around the nose to fill the existing gaps. I am not sure what filler all of you guys use but I use the old Squadron Green which is easily sand able after the filler has fully cured. For smaller gaps I use PVA glue and wipe the excess off with my finger. This sets quickly and is also flexible so if you have small gaps, give it a try if you have not already!

This is where we are as of tonight. Not the front canopy is only tacked on for the moment and I will fully sort this out prior to starting the paintwork.



First up.. the Resin avionics bay



This was a dream to install. I have not shown how this was carried out but will endeavour to describe how. The bay itself is actually marked via a panel on the side of the airframe and the resin add on is a little wider than this so you can easily cut the panel out. To do this I used a pin vice and a 1mm drill bit to mark the edges of the panel and then proceeded to drill around the edge of the panel 1mm apart. Once this has been completed you can use your scalpel to remove the excess to remove the rest of the panel. This gives great control than using a scriber or a mini saw and leaves less chance of you ruining the side of your model before you even start! The panel itself has been primed in Tamiya XF-2 (White) and is awaiting a final coat of semi gloss white (In my case Gunze Sanyo H316 Insignia White). A final coat of MIG wash will be added to extenuate the detail that this brings. The photo also shows a snippet of the cockpit wall which has been painted and washed with MIG wash which has brought up the detail. You will also see in the photo a little bit of squadron green that was needed to complete the bottom section of the fuselage.

Engines



I have included this photo to illustrate the use of Alclad II Aluminium on the turbine blades. The picture is a little blurred but it shows a nice finish to the blades. Once the internal colour has been added to these, the metallic areas will be dulled with Tamiya Smoke to make them look more worn

Cockpit



Not the best photo but hopefully you can see the detail has been picked out with Red, Yellow and two bits of blue for the dials (I might change this to clear orange after seeing the photos!) The cockpit itself has a base coat of Vallejo 050 (Grey) added, the panels have been painted in Tamiya XF-69 (NATO Black) and a final coat of wash was added to pick up the detail in the tub. I also need to fill around the front console as this is a resin add on. This will be improved a bit more before the model is finished.

Finally just a few pictures of the aircraft sitting on her legs.





More to follow soon

James

[markmarples]

that looks fantastic mate what did you wash the pylons with?

[jamesv9820]

that looks fantastic mate what did you wash the pylons with?

Mark,

It is MIG wash, Dark Wash.... £7.50 from little cars or a little cheaper from Relish MOdels. Guarentee when you use this you will never use Promodeller Wash ever again!

[markmarples]

thanks i have an order to do when the postal service starts here again so ill order some

[Flyingmonster]

Just caugtht up with this Looks superb mate!

[Ben Montgomery]

Another update to come over this weekend - got the cockpit section sealed, seats made, etch added and all complete.

Hoping to get a good start on the main gear bay tonight as well

[MarkG]

Another update to come over this weekend

Mate, you sound like me
Looks darn good so far, having seen that exhaust nozzle set, I think I'll get that for mine [when] I build it