GazzaS Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 More nice work, Kai. It has a nice lived-in appearance. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Your pit looks great Kai, like Gaz said, it looks perfectly used in the best way. Cheers Rob 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Kai Awesome front office Keep 'em comin Peter 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Today I managed to finish the weathering of the cockpit-components. Next step is flat varnish and then pick out the buckles with gloss. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Doing it up right Kai.....harv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Kai Sweet! Detail painting and weathering is awesome Keep ‘me coming Peter 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 5 hours ago, Peterpools said: Kai Sweet! Detail painting and weathering is awesome Keep ‘me coming Peter Thanks for your feedback Peter. Up to now this kit makes lots of fun. Hope this will last when it comes to the wings, tail and intakes because these seem to be the bottlenecks of the kit... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Kai Fingers crossed it will and just enjoy the journey Keep 'em comin Peter 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Very nice seat and stick, Kai! Nice painting! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 6 hours ago, GazzaS said: Very nice seat and stick, Kai! Nice painting! Thank you Gaz! I will post some pictures when the pit is completely ready. The flat varnish is still missing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 Finished the cockpit yesterday. The parts got flat varnish (I use Xtracolor exclusively) and some details like buckles were picked out with Tamiya Clear Gloss. Only thing missing now is the glass of the HUD which will be added at a later stage of the build. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Really nice work !....harv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Very nicely weathered pit, Kai! This is one more area I need to work on. I'm lazy when it comes to pits. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 9 hours ago, harv said: Really nice work !....harv Thank you Harv! Hope that you are fine! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 7 hours ago, GazzaS said: Very nicely weathered pit, Kai! This is one more area I need to work on. I'm lazy when it comes to pits. Thanks for your feedback Gaz! I always spend more time with the pits since it is one of the few things to take a closer look at at a jet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 This pit looks superb, lots of detail and lived in, like it has been in daily use. The F-16 is one of the few planes, where the bulb canopy seem to work like a magnifier, so effort well spent. Cheers Rob 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 8 hours ago, DocRob said: This pit looks superb, lots of detail and lived in, like it has been in daily use. The F-16 is one of the few planes, where the bulb canopy seem to work like a magnifier, so effort well spent. Cheers Rob Thanks for your feedback Rob! So it seems I achieved my goal: I wanted it to look like it was in daily use as it was at the time of the wars in Israel. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 30 minutes ago, Kaireckstadt said: Thanks for your feedback Rob! So it seems I achieved my goal: I wanted it to look like it was in daily use as it was at the time of the wars in Israel. You did, indeed. I am always amazed at how diminutive the Mirage cockpit is compared to other contemporaries. Hubert 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Kai Awesome front office - light, realistic weathering is spot on. Keep ‘em comin Peter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 12 hours ago, HubertB said: You did, indeed. I am always amazed at how diminutive the Mirage cockpit is compared to other contemporaries. Hubert Thanks for your feedback Hubert! You are right: the cockpit is very tiny and there is not much space for the pilot. Not to compare with e.g. a Tornado Cockpit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 7 hours ago, Peterpools said: Kai Awesome front office - light, realistic weathering is spot on. Keep ‘em comin Peter Thank you for your feedback Peter! It‘s nice to read that I achieved my goal with the cockpit to let it look busy and used. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 Yesterday I assembled the complete pit and a typical Italeri topic arose: The pit sideconsole on the right side is too broad. Will never fit in the fuselage like that. Had to be grinded and sanded and test-fitting into the fuselage-half showed that it would fit now. But that’s typical for Italeri: Test-fit, Test-fit and once again Test-fit! The next problem which had to be solved was a prominent seam-line on top of both fuselage sides which seems to be caused by the design of the tool. This has to be grinded and sanded very carefully not to destroy the details close to it. The fotos I enclosed show the reworked area with rescribing and riveting still missing. This will be the next step and I will also describe the next 2 problems you have to solve. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Kai, stunning pit, really sympathetically weathered, only done one jet but this has got me thinking again.........stunning...... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Bomber_County said: Kai, stunning pit, really sympathetically weathered, only done one jet but this has got me thinking again.........stunning...... Thanks for your feedback! Which jet have you done and do you have a picture? I‘m curious I know... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Kai you have to constantly keep asking yourself, what was Italieri thinking. Nice work on removing the seam. Keep ‘em comin Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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