Peterpools Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Carl Nice progress on the Starfighter's fuselage work and completely stand on your side of the fence on having all the panels and speed brakes closed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Just catching up with your great work on the Starfighter. The pits looking great with the added detail and seat belts. I used KitsWorld details for my 1/48 ZM F-4 and found the belts itself not too shabby, but didn't like protruding parts like levers and pull rings, as they are too soft and tend to bend. PE is better suited for this. Cheers Rob 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 Back to work on the Starfighter. I kept putting off the need to redo some of the panels along the spine after sanding the seam down. I ended up making a brass jig to keep the scriber straight and that worked. I then started adding the remaining hatches to the fuselage behind the cockpit. Next up was painting the shock cones on the intakes. I may glue these in after I get the fuselage painted to keep the demarcation nice and sharp. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Carl Looking good and any pics of the scribing jig? I can always use all the help I can get when it comes to scribing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 3 hours ago, Peterpools said: Carl Looking good and any pics of the scribing jig? I can always use all the help I can get when it comes to scribing. It's really just apiece of brass I bent to follow the contours of the spine. Like so. And the end result. Having another F-104 in the stash this will be handy when I get to that build. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Thanks Carl - still pretty neat way of insuring a perfect scribe line. . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 Time for another small update. I started work on the canopies. There was surprisingly a fair bit of flash on the parts. The moulds are fairly new so wasn't expecting that. The other thing is the clear plastic had a rubbery sort of feel to them. Not the hard brittleness one usually associates with clear parts. Which is probably a good thing. I'm using an Eduard TFace masking set. It does both the interior and exterior of the canopies. Here they are with the Dark gull grey started. Now off to my cousin's wedding. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Looks amazing. I may have to do mine after the lanc! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 13 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Time for another small update. I started work on the canopies. There was surprisingly a fair bit of flash on the parts. The moulds are fairly new so wasn't expecting that. The other thing is the clear plastic had a rubbery sort of feel to them. Not the hard brittleness one usually associates with clear parts. Which is probably a good thing. I'm using an Eduard TFace masking set. It does both the interior and exterior of the canopies. Here they are with the Dark gull grey started. Now off to my cousin's wedding. My ITALERI 104 had the standard brittle clear plastic. I even cracked a piece. Keep up the great work! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Nice work on the 104 Carl. Your template seems to have worked fine. Sometimes there are simple and effective solutions, but it's hard to find them, that's where LSM comes into play, idea stored . Cheers Rob 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Carl Nice progress and the canopy mask look perfectly done. The only time I've ever experience 'soft/tack' clear plastic is when using clear resin parts - I wonder? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 10 hours ago, GazzaS said: My ITALERI 104 had the standard brittle clear plastic. I even cracked a piece. Keep up the great work! So did my single seater that I built earlier. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Peterpools said: Carl Nice progress and the canopy mask look perfectly done. The only time I've ever experience 'soft/tack' clear plastic is when using clear resin parts - I wonder? Peter, clear resin is exactly what I was reminded of when I was trimming the parts and cleaning up the attachment points. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Carl Just sems so odd and I've never heard of it before. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 19 hours ago, Peterpools said: Carl Just sems so odd and I've never heard of it before. Peter, the plastic has a sort of spongy feel to it if that makes sense. It's like the clear plastic you find in kids toys which has some give to it rather than being hard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 Interesting evening last night. Sue and I were out walking Jimmy, I'm getting texts from Martin when we come across a couple people looking at a house. There's a fire on the porch and at first, I'm thinking it's an odd and dangerous place for a fire bowl. Then I realize the folks watching are calling the fire dept. I look closer and realize there's no fire bowl but that a table is burning. I try to find a hose but nothing around. Sue sees that there's some people in the house next door so I bang on their door. A young woman opens the door and I ask if she has a hose as their neighbour's house is on fire. Her roommate hears this and runs to grab an extinguisher and hands it to me. At this point we all see there's a guy on the porch passed out drunk. How he didn't get burned I have no idea but he wakes up and gets out of there just in time. Using the extinguisher I got the fire out just as the fire department arrive. They made sure everything was safe and took our names down and thanked us. The homeowner did the same. Thankfully no one got hurt and we ended up with an eventful walk. So after all that, I got a bit of bench time in and removed the masks from the inside of the canopies. There's also a blast shield that goes behind the pilot's seat. I then added the HUD glass to the pilot's coaming. I then started on flying the clear bits on, starting with the canopy and the rearmost section. I also added the blast shield and the supports for it. There's a decent amount of detail in the kit OOB. It's unfortunate that some of it is let down by the inconsistency of the detail. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Carl Talk about being a hero and an eventful walk❗ Terrific progress on the 104's glass, framing and the details on the IP combing - looks absolutely perfect. The front windscreen fits perfectly and I'm sure it didn't come that way. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Peterpools said: Carl Talk about being a hero and an eventful walk❗ Terrific progress on the 104's glass, framing and the details on the IP combing - looks absolutely perfect. The front windscreen fits perfectly and I'm sure it didn't come that way. Thanks Peter! The funny thing is, Jimmy got all excited by the fire trucks and lights and people we had to take him to an offleash park and let him run. So our original idea of a short walk ended up much longer. The front canopy was a perfect fit. In fact, when I dry fitted it, it popped in and was held in place by friction alone. The opening parts and the fixed centre section are a bit more vague though. They're going to need some careful fitting. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Carl You still earned the Title of Forum Hero🏆 Nice to know that the front windshield fit so well on its own and not surprised the balance of the glass needs a bit of work. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 More canopy work. Here's the pilot's canopy. There's an internal frame to add. Once that had dried, I added the rearview mirrors. The straight bar on the internal frame is meant to mount to the ejection seat rails. It goes between the hooks on the top. After I got it in place, I fitted the fixed centre section. I glued one side first. The pilot's canopy will need some finessing to get into proper place. With the right side glued in the correct spot, the left side is a bit off. Once the right side dries, I'll have to carefully get this into place before committing to glue. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Carl Nice work on the canopy details. And those last pics on the canopy fit issues - a lot of delicate work is going to be needed for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 Turns out the pilot's canopy was warped in a couple different directions so it's been a case of carefully glue one section at a time. Same with the centre part. After the right side dries, I took a closer look at the left and it was slightly worse than expected. With lots of gentle pressure, I got it in place. I used Tamiya Extra Thin Quick Set cement to expedite things. With that done, I got to the pilot's canopy. I dealt with the bulge on the side followed by the remaining sides. This went a bit faster. Here's a view of both side with everything aligned finally. So far anyways. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Carl Nice work on getting all the glass to fit - looks mighty good. I always worry about fussy and teasing the canopy glass, for fear it would crack or just plain old break, Glad your fix worked perfectly and no issues. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Wow Carl, what a story. You can be a hero even in your own hood it seems, nice save with the guy and the fire. Pit and canopy of the 104 look great and after attending the warping issues everything looks bueno and luuckily there was nor Italeri cuss. Cheers Rob 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 13 hours ago, DocRob said: Wow Carl, what a story. You can be a hero even in your own hood it seems, nice save with the guy and the fire. Pit and canopy of the 104 look great and after attending the warping issues everything looks bueno and luuckily there was nor Italeri cuss. Cheers Rob Thanks Rob! Definitely not the sort of thing you expect to run into when you're out walking the dog. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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