Peterpools Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Scott Looking good and it's always something for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 Well, as good as I’m going to get it. If you stair at it too long you can see I’m a little off on symmetry. But not bad I guess for using a ruler and Tamiya tape to mask all this off. I did have a few fuzzy edges that a cotton swab and some Nu Finish car polish took care of. Now waiting on those correct stars and bars in the mailbox. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 Finally finished up the decals today. After a few hours dry time I went with my old acrylic dull coat, Microscale’s Micro Satin. I was afraid of melting the Alps printed decals. I just sprayed the top with the flat since the bottom still has the Have Glass pearlescent clear on it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Meticulous masking job. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Scott Looking mighty good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 26, 2023 Administrators Share Posted November 26, 2023 Now THIS is interesting…. Great work so far! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 26, 2023 Administrators Share Posted November 26, 2023 On 10/17/2023 at 11:01 AM, ScottsGT said: This thing is wearing me down! Back many, many moons ago (1980’s) I was a paint and bodyman. We had a terminology we used in the body shop business. If a car was getting an all over paint job and the customer wanted it right, we removed all dings and dents. The bodyman was told to do a “walk around” which meant if you saw it, you fixed it before sending off to paint. You walked around every square inch inspecting and repairing. If it came back to you from paint with spots of masking tape revealing areas you missed, the boss wasn’t happy. I’ve walked around this damned F-35 three times now and I keep finding tiny boogers I missed over and over. But hey, we keep pressing on. Right? I thought this was a really nice kit when I opened the box the first time. It’s not too bad, but it’s no shake and bake kit for sure. Tires are a friggin’ joke. Looks like someone let the air out to piss off the pilot. Reskit replacements are on the way now. I looked online at real F-35 tires. These are so far off it’s unbelievable. Just too flat looking. Those tires are hilarious. Maybe on a DC-3, yes, but even then it’d wiggle around on the mains so much as to be unsafe as all heck! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted November 29, 2023 Author Share Posted November 29, 2023 Todays lesson boys and girls?? Don’t trust kit directions! Went to install landing gear doors. It shows this is how it’s done. Just to make sure door angles were correct I went online and looked at pics. Yea, like a P-51’s inner doors, only open during gear movement. This is how it should be. Thus would have been another one of those plan ahead moments. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Thanks Scott -A good reminder of the value of double checking with reference photos. Glad you checked and were able to correct the kits inaccurate instructions for this step of the build for there was 'trouble in paradise'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Good thing you caught it. At least it looks like the gear door fits reasonably well in the closed position. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 Carl, one dropped right into place. The other took some massaging into place using a file and a sanding stick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 Calling it done! Sneak preview of it completed. Once I clean the bench I’ll start another thread in the right area. With more photos of course. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Looks great. I'm still trying to decide if I want to do my Tamiya one all clean like yours or beast mode with a full underwing load of stores. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 36 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: Looks great. I'm still trying to decide if I want to do my Tamiya one all clean like yours or beast mode with a full underwing load of stores. Only reason I did this one clean is because I don’t think Splinters carry load outs. Just cat and mouse games training pilots. My B and C models will be dirty. Actually thinking of doing folded wings on the Navy bird. Someone got me hooked on the folded wing look. 🤡 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 3 hours ago, ScottsGT said: My B and C models will be dirty. You should get the Tamiya B kit. They have options for parked, short take off and vertical flight poses. Landing gear oleos are suitably compressed/extended, jet nozzle rotated partway/fully and control surfaces to match all three options. Which explains the 58 page instruction book. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 3 hours ago, ScottsGT said: Someone got me hooked on the folded wing look. 🤡 Don't know who that would be. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 21 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: You should get the Tamiya B kit. They have options for parked, short take off and vertical flight poses. Landing gear oleos are suitably compressed/extended, jet nozzle rotated partway/fully and control surfaces to match all three options. Which explains the 58 page instruction book. It’s the wrong scale! I know the Trumpeter kit has the turned down exhaust as well. Not sure about oleos though. (Stupid auto correct wants Oreo. Damnit. Now I want Oreos too) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 Link to completed builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 17 minutes ago, ScottsGT said: Now I want Oreos too Mmmm, Oreos.. Thanks alot. Now I want some! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 I'm in Carl's camp and will be eventually building all the Tamiya F-35's. When it comes to jets these days, I stick with 48th scale for the accuracy and space required. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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