Novinky

Greg Baker
First print mostly successful. I will need to rework the thickness of the walls and the support struts for the roof. Much too thin.

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat here 🙂

LucLuke B
3d printing, I wouldn't know where to start. Is the ami 6 a file you found online?

Greg Baker
I did find it online, but was a little disappointed with the quality. It required a lot (and will need more) work to be able to print it. I mainly have to increase the thickness of the rear trunk area. The strange overhang roof in the rear needs to be sturdier as well.

Alex K
Can't miss this...

Greg Baker
The second printing went much better. I made a mistake though, I forgot to add the support to both sides of the rear roof struts. Luckily one side seems to be strong enough to hold everything, and with a little paint I don't think the thin part will be visible.

Cuajete
I can't miss it either.

Matthew A
Amazing printing

Alec K
Taking a seat 👍

Thomas Espe
👀

Spanjaard
i am in 🙂

Greg Baker
Good timing. After a bit of a summer break spent watching football, olympics, and playing video games with my son... I just started back at the modelling desk. After clearing up a couple of other, smaller, Tintin-related projects, I'm almost ready to tackle this one again.

Greg Baker
With the Hawker Hart off the bench and on the shelf… I guess it's time to tackle this one again. Getting the colour right was tricky. I finally settled on a 10:5:1 ratio of Tamiya XF-2 White, X-14 Sky Blue and XF-18 Medium Blue. Not perfect, but close enough I think.

Cuajete
I like this color, Greg 👍

Greg Baker
Thanks Cuajete. It might be a LITTLE bit darker than I was going for, but close enough for me. It looked lighter in the airbrush cup, but I suspect the darker undercoat is at play here.

Greg Baker
Got the windows in place. I used an old iPhone screen protector plastic cut to fit. For the interior windows I glued it them in place with some very small dabs of CA glue and then a brush of Future. However, for the open doors, I used the thinner "peel off plastic" that's supposed to keep the iPhone protector nice and clear until it's applied. Then I dipped them in Future and applied them directly to the doors. Let's hope there's enough adhesion once the Future dries. It SHOULD work, since I did the same thing on my Tintin Model T project for the windscreen. But that was flat… these have a bit of a curve to them.

Greg Baker
Looks like the windows are holding. Next up… painting some of the details.

Cuajete
Perfect, Greg! 👍

Finn
Looking good, I'm in for sure!

Greg Baker
Coming along…

Greg Baker
I just realized that I've been looking at the colour scheme from the album - specifically the scene that takes place at night where Professor Calculus is taken down the stairs and dump unceremoniously into the front seat of the Citron Ami 6 by a rogue wheelchair, blasting the doctor out the passenger door in the process. However... since it takes place at night, the colouring is different (i.e. darker) than it should be in the light of day. Now I feel like I screwed up the paint job!

Spanjaard
the dio is set in the dark... correct color! 😉

Greg Baker
I like the way you think... 🙂

Cuajete
I'm with Spanjaard 👍 😉

Greg Baker
Basically done. Just a couple of tiny bits to add.. like the license plate!

Greg Baker
I took a page out of my Spitfire build. Not quite the huge cloud of leaflets needed this time, but basically the same technique to show the poor airborne doctor losing all his documents!

gorby
That's brilliant! I love it. 😄

Jan Peters
I agree with Gorby, most excellent 👍🏻

Cuajete
I agree with Gorby and Jan Peters... Really fantastic effect! 👍

Alec K
It's very dynamic, I like it a lot 👍

Bruce Huxtable
This scene is making me smile lots! Really nicely depicted, and the scattered papers are working brilliantly too! Liking the juxtaposition of the bottle's label.... 😉

Spanjaard
excellent again, love it

Greg Baker
Thanks guys! The feedback is much appreciated, and Bruce's comment about the bottle label made me laugh! This completes Project Number 49 of my Tintin series... I'm debating about what to do for the big 5-0. I have two main ideas in mind... one is probably a bit more iconic to the Tintin series, but the other one is going to be levelling up on the electronics side of things.. that is if I can get it working. So far my efforts have resulted in effectively nothing at all.

Guy Rump
Another UK Trainer jet aircraft to add to my collection. 🙂

Nicolas
I saw the Red Arrows last year in Duxford. Great show. I'll have a look over your shoulder.

Guy Rump
Another to add to my RAF post war collection. 🙂

Nicolas
Watching

Guy Rump
Made a start on this kit with the cockpit which is quite basic to say the least, part of the reason I put the pilot and navigator in. 🙂

Welcome Nicolas, pull up a seat. 👍

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Freak, Andrew B, Istvan S, Villiers DV, J35J, Andre K, Juskifo, Tommy A, NordMito & 1 other mate. 👍

Guy Rump
Added cockpit to the upper fuselage. Lower parts of the tail added to the lower fuselage. Wings and folding mechanism added to lower fuselage. Weight added to the lower part of the nose. I wasn't certain how much to add as there is no indication in the instructions. 🙂

Guy Rump
Fuselage now together and bits of filler here and there. 🙂

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Matti T. 👍

Guy Rump
Just the jet engine intakes added this week as have been away. On the right hand side I had to cut and sand as there was a big extra part of moulding plastic in the way. 🙂

Guy Rump
Canopy masked and fixed. Primer added. 🙂

Guy Rump
Hataka Medium Sea Grey added as the main colour. Tail sprayed Hataka Jet Black. 🙂

Guy Rump
Tail now attached and the rest of the jet black (Hataka) has been added to the middle of the aircraft. Next will be painting the nose and the rear engines. 🙂

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Mr D. 👍

Ekki
Watching.

Guy Rump
Nose painted Hataka light grey and wing tips Hataka jet black. 🙂

Welcome Ekki. 👍

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Sergej I 👍

Guy Rump
Decals now on, next will be the undercarriage and weapons. 🙂

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Tcamp, Patryk S & Randy K. 👍

Guy Rump
I call this completed. The plane denoted is a Tornado from 111 (F) Sqn, RAF Leuchars in 2010.

111 (Fighter) Sqn converted to the Tornado F3 from the Phantom FGR.2 in 1990 at RAF Leuchars in Scotland. Its main role there was as a part of the UK's Quick Reaction Alert to identify and if necessary, destroy hostile aircraft entering UK air space. The Sqn also carried out air operations over Bosnia in 1994/95 and took an active part on Operation Telic commanded by Wing Commander Rob Birch in 2003. 111 Sqn was the last RAF Sqn to operate the Tornado F3 and was disbanded in 2011.

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Sergio O & Moreno B. 👍

J35J
Great work!👍🏻

Nicolas
Looks good.

Guy Rump
Many thanks for your kind comments J35J & Nicolas, I greatly appreciate them. 👍

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Neuling & Mirko R. 👍

Thomas Bischoff
French beauties deserve more pics 👍

Michael Kohl
I agree.
From the times Citroën still built Citroëns.