BevanBrooks

Ok now for the weapons..... As you can see the tanks have had an oil wash of sorts (still drying)they will be cleaned up in due course. Missiles have been clear coated awaiting oils and what not. I found after painting the airframe and getting the gear on that she was a tail sitter, no call out in the instructions to add nose weight so I was pretty peeved. Oh well what to do now I said to myself! Ended up adding weight to the front of each fuel tank using fishing sinkers. I did tape the tanks to their pylons then taped to the airframe..... seemed to work. Now I'm a little worried about the wing to pylon join considering the extra weight. Fingers crossed. Cheers Bevan

Cheers Gus, pretty happy with the result.

Doing the same stuff gets a bit boring sometimes Mike, needed a break from it and what better way than with a fast jet. Glad you like the change of pace. Cheers Bevan

Spotless build Ed, cracker job on that one!! Bevan

Never built the Dragon kit before but have built a couple of Eduards offerings, E1, E4. They build up rather nice as well but have a couple of things to look out for namely the conopy not being wide enough and the lower wing to fuse join at the rear. I think your build turned out excellent, and the scheme and colours look cool. Cheers Bevan

Way to go Jeroen!

Great work on the ordnance Gus. Hope mine turns out that good on the mig. As for the painting, just go for it! Cheers Bevan

Hey fellow modellers, haven't posted anything in a loooong time but have been lurking nearly everyday. So after reading Jeroen's topic on lurkers I thought I'd get off my lazy backside and take some pics of my most recent work, Trumpeter's 1/32nd Mig 29k. This is the first jet of any kind I've built so after being nagged at the recent Model Expo here in Melbourne to "just build a jet" I went home and did just that! Actually I picked this kit up at the swap n sell at said Expo for $50 after thinking that if I don't like it or it doesn't build well I haven't wasted a whole lot of hard earned. The kit builds beautifully with no real vices that some basic skills wouldn't be able to fix easily, general fit of the kit is excellent. Although the wing fold area is a real bear of a join to contend with! Photos... All paints used are Tamiya cross refed with Gunze which are called out in the instructions. And where she's at the minute.... I did have the bluing on the exhaust done with a drop of x8 blue in some acrylic clear which worked well but bought Tamiya's weathering set which has "burnt blue" in it and added to it......maybe a little over done? The painting of the top surfaces, as well as the bottom, I've tried to keep random. I tend to use the airbrush very much like a colouring pencil, very close to the surface and in short sharp strokes as well as cross hatching. What you end up with is a really patchy random layer of paint which in essence has already 2/3rds weathered the paint. Add to that some different shades and repair patches and it starts to become interesting and a whole heap of fun especially when its heading in the direction you want it to go! Not quite there yet with some small bits and bobs to do to the airframe. Working on the weapons at the moment so will update with that stuff soon. Sorry for the pic heavy post but I wanted to share my work with you all. Hopefully posting this will gee me up in the future to be more involved with the forum. Thanks for looking in...... Cheers Bevan

Nice free hand camo there, congrats. Cheers Bevan

That came out great Brad, you are a braver man than me! Cheers Bevan

Looking good so far, hope to see some paint getting splashed around soon! Cheers Bevan

Yep, there is always something to learn. Another one on the shelf and on to the next one.

Top save on those decals.

Kent, do you use a clear coat before decals? Solid progress. Cheers Bevan

That looks amazing, didnt even know they were in desert camo. Cheers Bevan.

Very nice build there Tom. I'm about to start splashing some colour on Trumpeter's Mig 29K. Hope it turns out as noce as this. Cheers Bevan

On the home straight now Kent great progress. Cheers Bevan

Hi Lud13, glad you like white 12. The decals came from Kagero, Units 7, JG 53 "Pik As". Kagero have some very interesting schemes to choose from. Cheers Bevan.

Thats looking the bizzo! Full steam ahead.

Detailed to the max! Cool stuff

You pulled that camo off beatifully, great colours and great scheme. This might be the inspiration I need to finish my G 10 for the 1945 GB! Cheers Bevan

Looking good, now for the fun bit......

That looks sweet as ! The mottling looks a treat. How did the join with the wings go underneath? Great scheme choice BTW. Cheers Bevan.

Mad as! Great stuff Arno. Cheers Bevan

Lovely camo shades and realistic subtle weathering. Fantastic work. Cheers Bevan