My First Build

Ricardo Gonzalez Ramos
Hi, fine work. Really fine cliean work for your first build

Kerry COX
It looks like the invisible aircraft that "Wonder woman' flew. LOL. 🙂

Aron Christian Aronsen
Thanks Ricardo! Haha Kerry, hopefully it will turn into a little green japanese aircraft in time😉

Kerry COX
That gives me enough time to organize some pop corn and a beer or two. 🙂

Francisco Abad
The order is essential in our little world. Good luck with the Zero!

John Thomas
Great start

Cesar Muniz
Good start, one tip: get use to Tamiya extra thin cement, you will find that it is your best friend! you can use it to prepare one small jar with this liquid cement that looks like water, and cut pieces of sprue, and drop on it, than you can use it as a filler to complete the gaps of your model, you can balance the thickness of the mixture by adding more or less sprue or glue, what it gave to you is basic plastic dissolved, and once it is applied and dry, it will be as hard and durable as the plastic around it, you can sand, scribe, polish, saw, works much better than ordinary fillers that shrink over the time, and have a different consistency than the plastic. just give it a try and you can thank me latter 😉

Aron Christian Aronsen
Thanks guys! I am really enjoying this! Glad I'm back in the hobby. Thanks for the tip Cesar!

Mauro Martinez
great!!! you bought a lot of tools and paint, you'll build a nice kit, I really want to see it finished 😄

Christian Ristits
That looks great so far, and as we can see you are well prepared! Good Start, and have fun!

Holger Kranich
I agree with Cesar! And in Addition, it is the phucking best glue you can get for modeling! Tamiya extra thin rulez!😢

Jan Hazes
oooo, everything still looks so spotlessly clean 🙂

Christian Ristits
Hm...i also need a New cutting mat i guess...

Cristian Bordina
'till now really good work😉

Kerry COX
I am just so impressed with how well organized his work space is, but, give it time and we will see pics just like all the others that I see. LOL
As for the build, ! Meticulous work will bring great rewards mate. 🙂

Vegard Øksenholt
Wow, great start!

Camilla Øksenholt
Excited to see how this one comes out, great start! 🙂

Hunter Cummins
Awesome job!!

Kerry COX
Great care and attention is obvious here, and the results will be wonderful. 🙂 👍

Vegard Øksenholt
Your canopy masking looks like pre-made masks from Eduard 👍

Aron Christian Aronsen
Yeah, well dont speak too soon Kerry! I sort of f@@@@ up a lot when having a go with Tamiyas canned primer. I sprayed too thick in the beginning. Dunno how to fix that. And I need another go at the canopy.

Thanks Vegard! Hope it will turn out OK.

Hunter Cummins
Just sand it!!! It should come off

Kerry COX
Brake fluid is the way I get paint off any parts of a model, as it just dissolves the paint and leaves the plastic untouched or affected.

Christian Bruer
Well organized and clean and sharp work so far. Don't worry about any mishap (your canopy), we're dealing with it more or less every modeling day.
But this forum is a good place to share your work and problems and to help each other!
Happy modeling😉

Wim van der Luijt
Mistakes happen and you will learn more from them than the stuff that went right at the first try......Kerry is very right on the brake fluid. Another tip is to try painting something else first, I practiced airbrushing on some old toy cars first, because I had them around and they also have complex shapes, for me it's a good way to get a feel for it. Try not to cover the model in one go....keep your distance with the can and lightly "dust" the model with paint, repeat as many times as needed....

Kerry COX
Aron, I need to know if you have an airbrush please. ?
I am asking because I have a way of using spray can contents by removing the paint from the can, to a bottle and then to the air brush.
This Youtube clip will explain how to do it.
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OK, Now each one describes various methods.
Take a look at each one and figure out the best one for you.
Don't forget, ask a million questions, as we have some answers.
Cheers. 🙂

Kerry COX
If you do not have an air brush, kindly ignore all of the above. 🙂 👍

Augie
If you insist Kerry😉

Bulldog Scale Models
Aaron, Impressive set up you got there.

Aron Christian Aronsen
Woah, thanks Kerry! Well, I do not have an airbrush yet, but hopefully I will try to get one this autumn, so then this might come in handy! Thanks a bunch!

Thanks Antonio! It works for now, but I really would like more living space and a proper mancave! Well, gonna have to finish my studies first!

Kerry COX
Studies are vital Aron, that's how I became a civil engineer, and wow, did it pay off. !! 🙂

Colin Phillips
For the ill informed, please avoid spraying the model through the tube attached to the can lol

Kerry COX
Most definitely. 🙂