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Not made much progress due to work but here are a few more shots.
1. Modified the grey/white paint lines at the front of the fuselage 2. Masked off retracts ready for a splash of grey/white paint 3. Taped out the areas for the dark grey camo 4. Another shot of the areas taped for the dark grey camo Will be spraying the dark grey tonight so hopefully that'll mean the painting is finished and I can start adding rivets/screwheads/decals etc to make it really come to life. Rgds, Mark |
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Will she be ready for next weekend?
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mark
what paint did you end up using? the auto type? or latex? |
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Laura - yep it should be - that was the plan all along - I'm clearly not as quick as your dad!
Patf, I ended up using cellulose as I don't have the spraying equipment for anything too toxic and I was put off latex due to it's drying times and staying soft for so long. The cellulose has worked a treat - goes on nicely and is dry in 10mins! Can even me masked after 30mins! Will post some pics of the completed camo soon. Rgds, Mark |
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sounds good!
What brand is that paint? do you have to mix your colors? Thanks Florent |
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Getting there!! Just the detailing, decals and canopy to do!
Florent, not sure what brand the paint is as I just gave the RAL and BS numbers to a friend and he got them for me. He uses a paint shop that mixes the paint to the colours you ask for. All I had to do was mix it 50:50 with cellulose thinners and spray. |
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And the underside - forgot the hatch - sorry!!
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My dad uses:
Halfords paint in acan.... He always has to finish the paint side in aday. Then next day stickers and then laquer. 2 pac laquer now can't be put into can cos of the dangerous fumes and high pressures apparently so he had to use his spray gun and mat the laquer down his self! Passed me theory today!!!!!! No more Highway code :D:D:D Now have to wait for August, got a cancellation![&:] Laura Ps: How much weight do you reckon paint will put on the model? |
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Spent the last couple of hours applying the 'screwheads' - really transforms things no end!! The wing I haven't done now looks so 'boring'!!
I used a soldering iron with a home made tip consisting of a phillips screwdriver tip inside a brass tube to 'burn' them screwheads in. Once I rub some black powder into them they'll come alive even more! A few shots... |
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Nearly there now!......
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Realy nice !!
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Question for the Eurofighter Pilots.
#1 Is the CG the same as the instruction book says or has it changed?? #2 What is typical weight less fuel ?? #3 What kind of fuel loads are some of you carring. The reason for the question is I have several kevlar fuel cells that will work. one set is 120 oz and the other is 180 oz. I have a strong Ram 1000 air start that is putting out a true 28+ lbs. Thanks Paul [8D] JPOFL |
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Mark;
I have tears in my eys.......realy nice!!! Ralle |
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My CG is 54 cm from the intake
2,5 liters of fuel. (going to upgrade to 3 liters) I havn`t actualy weiged mine yet :-) But I guess 11,5 - 12 kg dry. |
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ORIGINAL: JPOFL Question for the Eurofighter Pilots. #1 Is the CG the same as the instruction book says or has it changed?? #2 What is typical weight less fuel ?? #3 What kind of fuel loads are some of you carring. The reason for the question is I have several kevlar fuel cells that will work. one set is 120 oz and the other is 180 oz. I have a strong Ram 1000 air start that is putting out a true 28+ lbs. Thanks Paul [8D] JPOFL I'm running the CG about 1/2" back from manual. Using dual muller kevlar tanks which give me 160oz on board, good for about 10 min flight. Dry weight is 26lbs..... Todd |
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Guys,
I'm finished - just about. Got a jet meet tomorrow so done as much as I wanted to for that. Still to do afterwards will be... 1) New canopy - this one was from another EuroSport that I had to try and make fit - came up a bit small and was quite knocked about! 2) Missiles and bombs 3) More realistic jet nozzles Overall, I'm very pleased - the only thing I'd painted before was a R/C car body!!!! As I stated all along it was always going to be 'semi' scale. How d'ya think it turned out??? |
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a few more....
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and the wing rivet details....
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Realy nice job.
good to see a new scheme :-) |
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Great Job!!! :D
Looks very good! |
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Excellent work Mark...your Euro is one of the nicest I have seen yet! please keep the progress photos coming.
Did you make the decals yourself? Also Iam curious does anyone make a set of scale gear struts for the Euro? |
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Looks great! You did very nice on the paint, hard to believe it was your first time. I have painted a few car bodies too, hopefully my paint comes out as nice!:D
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Thanks for the kind words.
I didn't make the decals, they are from Ralf Schneider - amazing value and a real gentleman to deal with. Check out his website... [link]http://www.modell-lackierung.de/15901/16147.html[/link] I'm not sure if anyone makes a scale set of gear. If you find one be sure to let me know!! I'll post a few more shots of the underside soon. Rgds, Mark |
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Any clear coat over those decals? Or just leaving it with the dull cellulose and stickers may or may not stick?
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Sean,
I haven't clear coated over the cellulose/decals yet! It looks good at the moment and I'm paranoid that i'll spoil it right at the last minute! I suppose I'll have to clear it soon though! Rgds, Mark |
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