izzy

Phil. This is great stuff
What add the panel lines made from?
Can u give us a rough estimate on cost to paint s model
Lets say if it was white.
Thanks
Izzy

Alex48

I like the 45...

As always, great stuff Phil. Have you got time to do a clear coat in the next 7 days?

Cheers, Alex

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The final panel lines fitted and she is complete, I have just given her a heavy coat of primer.

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So the story so far, the model has been given a second coat of primer over the lining tape, this way subsiquently rubbed down with 400 wet n dry paper wet. The rivets were then burn into the paint using special tips that I turned up on my lathe. Approximately 5000 rivets were added. The model was then rubbed down with 400 wet again, this is to remove the paint around the rivets that blisters up. I then removed the lining tape.

The model is now in the paint shop and has had it's first coat of the base colour (pale yellow). After its had its second coats then I will mask up the underside and the pale yellow areas of the camo ready for the second colour medium grey, then the final colour olive drab.

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A lot of people have asked me what is the scheme going to be well its something like this magister but I have charged the brown to slate grey

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Ok this has been a bit of a wind up for Steve who is the owner of this flash. I hope you like it mate. This what was are basing the scheme on, it's going to be an aggressor US Marines VMET-101 (03) s/n 776081 futuristic scheme, not scale, I have change the original scheme from the L39 (pictured) as I wanted the lines on the fuse to be more slanted due to model being a fast looking model.

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Base blue applied over the whole model it's now the very long task of masking.

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The grey now painted is now time for more masking also a little accent from the l39 that I liked, the base of the tiger strips on the top of the fin.

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Now the blue is applied.

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Some photos of the de masking and getting ready for the next batch of masking

With any paint job there is always a little bit of touching up that needs to be done

InboundLZ

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Out-flipping-standing! The work involved in just taping that off is just crazy in itself....

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Now to the final stage of masking and painting, then on to weathering and clear coat, I think flat clear coat will suit this colour scheme

Andrew Bird

It looks fantastic! Not wanting to be negative but a real shame about that rudder arm cut out in the fin, though.

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Hi Andrew, yes it does look crap but we have a plan, there is a cover which will be fitted after the linkage has been fitted. Thanks for asking.

Andrew Bird

Excellent! That will clean things up nicely - the scheme looks so good it would have been a shame not to do something with the cut out. Really looking forward to seeing pics of it all together, the scheme really suits the plane.

marc s

Phew! Awesome AGAIN

marcs

Aerotrimwingbagz

Phil you are a sod !!! I wanted the camaroon scheme !!! Lol!!

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Thanks guys for your nice comments.

Here are a couple of shots of the wings due the second phase of masking

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A pre figment of the wings and fuse to get the fuse profile for the 'No Step' zone

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Having a visit from the quality manager, overseeing what I am doing and making sure I am doing it correct LOL

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Blimey this project has created a lot of attention, just had a visit from the general manger to see how this model is coming along LOL

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Ok seriously back to the model, the no step zones are now masked off. I little time consuming but worth it in the end.

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At last the final bit of painting before the weathering. It's always a good idea to make a chart to explain which colour goes on what colour

3dean

too good

Jamie C

Nice . . . . very nice!