Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 24, 2019 Author Administrators Posted January 24, 2019 Those masks are darn cool! I have a single seater to go as well, and I like some of those as possibilities. 1
Ivan Ivanovich Posted January 24, 2019 Posted January 24, 2019 19 hours ago, Clunkmeister said: The dark grey just didn’t look right. Ivan’s helping figure it out. We’re having fun, actually. LOL I hate to say it (being a rabid Gunze devotee), but Gunze's 35237 looks off. MM Acrylic looks somewhat better. It's still lacking that very characteristic blueish tinge, though. Last resort: The Mix. Got some WW2 USN Intermediate Blue, Ernie? (Mr.COLOR C72/Aqueous HOBBY COLOR H56) And a clean jar and a dropper or maybe an injection syringe as well? 4 parts 35237, 1 part Intermediate Blue 4 parts 35237, 2 parts Intermediate Blue Or: 4 parts of Intermediate Blue C72, 1 part Light Gray C338 FS 35237, good ol' Intermediate Blue and its modern FS 35164 offspring are close relatives. (Just between you and me and the wall... I'd leave it as it is.) 1
Ivan Ivanovich Posted January 24, 2019 Posted January 24, 2019 2 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Ivan, I think a few of those are available as paint masks: http://www.advmodprds.com/f532.html Thanks for the link, Carl. Wasn't aware that some of their sets are also available with decals. Personally speaking, I'd use only the decals on my models. Unless it's one of the serrated schemes with real sharp edges, I much prefer freehand paintjobs. 1
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 25, 2019 Author Administrators Posted January 25, 2019 Well, it’s looking spiffy. A bit of 66 on the nose and is say she’s good for clear gloss. 4
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 25, 2019 Author Administrators Posted January 25, 2019 But uh oh, what did I just feel under my cloth.... No matter how much you check, you always miss something. Rookie mistake. So out comes the wet paper and a bit of touch up paint, this time with a little better paint mix and airbrush control. 4
BlrwestSiR Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 22 hours ago, Clunkmeister said: Those masks are darn cool! I have a single seater to go as well, and I like some of those as possibilities. I like the tiger striped one. Im hoping that someone comes out with a set for the RSAF F-5F. Then ill get one of those too. 3
Ivan Ivanovich Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 17 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: I like the tiger striped one. Im hoping that someone comes out with a set for the RSAF F-5F. Then ill get one of those too. This one, Carl? If someone did an F-5S/F-5T conversion set (cockpit and radome), I'd be all in. Stunning scheme. 4
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 26, 2019 Author Administrators Posted January 26, 2019 That scheme’s in the kit, but you need to mask your own stripes 3
BlrwestSiR Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 16 hours ago, Ivan Ivanovich said: This one, Carl? If someone did an F-5S/F-5T conversion set (cockpit and radome), I'd be all in. Stunning scheme. That's the one! It sure is purdy. Even the ROCAF one would be fine. No big tail art but I know my dad would love it. Carl 3
BlrwestSiR Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 9 hours ago, Clunkmeister said: That scheme’s in the kit, but you need to mask your own stripes I know, it's almost a tease. But the tiger stripes might be a bit more than I could manage without a proper template. 2
Ivan Ivanovich Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 15 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: That's the one! It sure is purdy. Even the ROCAF one would be fine. No big tail art but I know my dad would love it. Carl The ROCAF Tiger was my favourite. But then I decided to skip the Sloppy Hawk F-5F and buy two Italeri TF-104Gs instead. My pack of Iffy Hawk F-5Es will need more than enough TLC to get them "right" and will (most definitely) keep me busy for years to come... 5
Peterpools Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 Ernie Glad you caught the AB blemish now and a quick fix for sure. Have to confess, been there, done that - seems it just happens time to time. Just love the cammo work .. just so very well done Keep 'em comin Peter 4
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 1, 2019 Author Administrators Posted February 1, 2019 Well, we’re whipping her into shape. Nothing special, just good, clean fun. A good coat of Future, a final buffing, and now time for decals tomorrow. 6
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 2, 2019 Author Administrators Posted February 2, 2019 Last hurrah for the nasty bench. High gloss smooth finish, lukewarm water and lots of setting solution, and one of them still silvered. Hmmm. Ain’t that a kick in the head! I’ll try to hide it but if no luck, off it comes and use one from my spares box. 5
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 3, 2019 Author Administrators Posted February 3, 2019 Well then. Have I proven that jets aren’t my strong suit? I’m reminding myself every moment I do this. Heres a shot from today. The blue on the Stars and Bars is a bit off, but this IS an OOB build, so it stays. 6
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 3, 2019 Author Administrators Posted February 3, 2019 Uh oh. A research error by me. the blue bird has no antenna on top of the tail... But the grey one does..... OOOOPS!!! 4
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 3, 2019 Author Administrators Posted February 3, 2019 Go ahead, I’m ready to be made sport of..... 3
Martinnfb Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 If it is OOB, why so much struggle ? Looking like the box art? Yes? Good enough. Unless, you want to dump it into a break fluid and cut it into a tiny bits and end up like me, with gazillion unfinished projects and nervous twitch in my left eye 4
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 3, 2019 Author Administrators Posted February 3, 2019 Yeah Martin, I get silly like you. I see a spot I don’t like, I gotta fix it, OOB or not. 3
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 3, 2019 Author Administrators Posted February 3, 2019 Am pretty happy with it, actually 4
GazzaS Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 I love it, Ernie! I think you did a bang-up job. One you can be proud of. Gaz 3
DocRob Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 Looking great Ernie, shouldn't be your last jet. Sometimes you just have to stay with the oob approach. Trough a build the small errors and tiny 'I should have make it different ' add up naturally and it's easy to lose yourself, getting everything perfect. Finishing a project is also very satisfactory Cheers Rob 1
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