Jeff the 57th
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Post by Jeff the 57th on Jul 14, 2014 13:14:19 GMT -5
Hi again. Sad to see the My Hobby Info forum go, but very glad to see a lot of the same gang over here. I started this build 1st week of July. The goal is to finish it in the next 5 weeks to keep me on task and finish this sucker. I'm up to my eyeballs with shelf queens So here is where I am with it now.    Thanks for looking. Cheers #57 |
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Post by deafpanzer on Jul 14, 2014 13:20:19 GMT -5
Hey 57th!!! Glad you made it over too... once again the interior looks great! Makes me want to sit in there and shoot those two nice but big guns...
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Post by TRM on Jul 14, 2014 13:52:09 GMT -5
Some fine looking modelling there Jeff!! Glad to see this come over to the Old/New site!! Keep it going!!
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 14, 2014 14:30:49 GMT -5
Lots of detail there man! Good stuff!
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Post by wbill76 on Jul 14, 2014 19:55:20 GMT -5
Some nice progress there Jeff! Looking good in the details department.
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Jeff the 57th
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Post by Jeff the 57th on Jul 21, 2014 8:42:25 GMT -5
 Well she needs more sanding, a tiny bit of filling and more priming but she's definitely a wingy thing now. The cowl and wings might be slightly askew because they're just dry-fitted, but overall pretty great fit on the kit. I'm enjoying the change of scenery with building a plane but d@mn it am I ever bad at fuselage seams. I promised myself "no more building kits with two part gun barrels", so what do I do? Build a plane, which is like a gun barrel seam on steroids.  Cheers #57 |
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Post by deafpanzer on Jul 21, 2014 12:51:06 GMT -5
Looking good... it is starting to look like a plane now. I noticed two tones of grey... did it come that way in the box?
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Post by Jeff the 57th on Jul 21, 2014 13:04:44 GMT -5
It all came out of the box one colour. I jumped the gun and primed the fuselage early because I was going crazy wondering if the fuselage seam was done right. Any other difference between the grey's is probably just a lighting trick.
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Post by deafpanzer on Jul 21, 2014 13:20:48 GMT -5
I got it... makes sense now! Thanks 57th! LOL
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Post by Leon on Jul 21, 2014 17:57:43 GMT -5
Making good progress 57,keep her lit buddy.  |
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Post by Jeff the 57th on Jul 21, 2014 19:00:01 GMT -5
I might slow down a little bit so I can enjoy the Panda camouflage scheme a little longer.  Cheers #57 |
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Post by wbill76 on Jul 21, 2014 19:04:25 GMT -5
I might slow down a little bit so I can enjoy the Panda camouflage scheme a little longer. Cheers #57 That's the spirit! Nice progress on this one Jeff. |
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Post by Jeff the 57th on Jul 25, 2014 19:01:30 GMT -5
Making some slow progress. The cowl is out in the garage which is a shame because it probably turned out nicer then the rest of the airframe.  So far just a base of Alclad Aluminium and some Tamiya IJN Grey for the fabric control surfaces. I plan on masking off some panels on the underside to paint in different shades. For a first bare metal finish I'd give it a "B". Definitely room for improvement. I finally decided on markings. I thought if the finish on the topside came out perfect I'd go with option 2. If it was bad I'd go with option 1. In the end I'm going with option 1 because I just like it better.  Thanks for looking. #57 |
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Post by Leon on Jul 25, 2014 19:38:13 GMT -5
Nice choice on option 1 #57.Looking good so far. |
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Post by deafpanzer on Aug 2, 2014 21:54:16 GMT -5
I am with you guys... I like option 1 too, But they all look pretty good too!
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Post by Jeff the 57th on Aug 6, 2014 12:48:58 GMT -5
Beginning to mask (go big or go home) before shooting some colour. Wish me luck.  #57 |
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Post by deafpanzer on Aug 6, 2014 13:24:23 GMT -5
Good luck buddy!!! |
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Post by wbill76 on Aug 7, 2014 12:28:40 GMT -5
Looks like the patient is all ready to go Jeff, good luck! |
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Post by Jeff the 57th on Aug 7, 2014 14:30:40 GMT -5
 Well still managed to get some errant spray despite my crazy over masking. Luckily it'll be covered up by the green camo to come. The white border on the hinomaru on the other side needs a little touch up and I'm worried that gunze paint with brush paint about as good as tamiya  . Maybe re-mask and spray? Not really impressed by Montex Masks. Left a TON of adhesive residue and compared to cheapy painters low tack tape the lines weren't as sharp. I may make my own masks to finish the job. #57 |
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Post by deafpanzer on Aug 7, 2014 14:41:42 GMT -5
Looking real good!!! Hope you will be able to remove the residue without damaging the paint...
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Post by Jeff the 57th on Aug 16, 2014 11:34:36 GMT -5
Still chipping away at her. Sorry for the low quality pic, got pretty lazy about getting out the camera last night.  The anti-glare looks wonky but I swear it's ok. It's a strange optical illusion because there is some masking going on under there. Also the exhaust looks like copper in the photo, but rust in person. Weird. I'm going to start weathering in the next couple days. I tried to initially chip it with the hairspray method, but wasn't happy with the result so repainted it. I'll go over it again with paint and pencil for wear. Thanks for looking. I'll try to get some better photos soon. Cheers #57 |
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Post by deafpanzer on Aug 17, 2014 23:01:17 GMT -5
Looking great... dig four or five colors on it!!!
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Post by Jeff the 57th on Aug 19, 2014 22:09:45 GMT -5
Starting to get a whiff of the finish line.   Got myself all cross-eyed with a small fine brush and aluminium paint the past couple nights. I finished the propeller and the canopy is masked but not painted yet. Hopefully tomorrow I'll put my last clear on it and be able to take out the tape covering the cockpit and see how that held up. I expect touch ups inside  . I've REALLY enjoyed the change of scenery for this build (first prop plane since in more then 20 years), but I'm looking forward to getting back to something with tracks. Cheers #57 |
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Post by deafpanzer on Aug 19, 2014 23:41:07 GMT -5
I can see it getting closer to the finish line... looking great!
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Post by wbill76 on Aug 20, 2014 18:17:42 GMT -5
Some nice chipping effects there Jeff, almost done with this one! |
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Post by Jeff the 57th on Aug 23, 2014 20:42:40 GMT -5
Well I'm calling this one done. 2nd Build of 2014 and 1st I'm not embarrassed of.    It's not 100% accurate I'm sure, but I'm pretty happy with it. There's definitely things I'd do different 2nd time around but good learning experience. Thanks for everyone that gave compliments or constructive criticism and for the site for running the Wingy thing challenge. I don't think I would have got out of my armoured comfort zone to try this out without it. Cheers #57 |
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Post by Leon on Aug 23, 2014 21:44:15 GMT -5
Great finish #57 .Just one question.How did you attach the antenna wire?Want to add one to my AC-130 but not sure how to do it. |
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Post by TRM on Aug 23, 2014 22:45:20 GMT -5
WOW...outstanding finish on this one Jeff! Another fine build this year!! Don't forget about the MoM...let one of us know if you want it entered!! |
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Post by Tobi on Aug 24, 2014 10:46:17 GMT -5
Looking great Jeff!
How about a little soot around the exhausts?
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Post by Jeff the 57th on Aug 24, 2014 20:01:28 GMT -5
@leon. I used stretched sprue and super glue. I initially tried fishing monofilament but no luck. I just cut a 4" piece of sprue, heat the middle over a tea candle and when the middle starts to sweat pull the ends apart in a nice fluid motion. It's easier then it sounds. After a couple cracks you can get a hair thin piece about 2 feet long (or more). The one thing to remember is after the pull, hold the ends apart for 30 seconds or so while the hot plastic cools and the strand should stay pretty straight. TRM. If you want it in M-O-M I'd be honoured. @tobi. Good point on the exhaust. I kind of chickened out on adding any because I was happy with where it was at and I've ruined more then a few kits going a bridge too far. I'll read up on techniques for the next one. Thanks for the comments Cheers #57 |
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