F-22 Hasegava 1:48. Step by step. Cockpit
Annoying, but necessary step - to cut seat from resin base
A bit of rough sending. Good illustration of how much resin dust accumulates in the water
Not a fan of PE seatbelts, but in this case application went easy
For tiny PE parts I like to use wax pencil, easy and very helpful tool
After gluing was done I cleaned all CA excess with debonder from VMS
Now all small parts of interior
Done and ready for paint. And yes I knocked this round part beyond seat, but fixed it later
Instrument panel I left unglued for more easy painting
Before painting I cleaned everything with alcohol
I base coat everything with Tamiya NATO black, without primer, in this case I don’t find it necessary
Than axes few drops of Tamiya Buff and highlited most visible areas
And even more buff on Smoler areas for sntronger contras
After it picked up buttons and smal dress with lighter colors
Now it look more fun and ready for decals
Decal time! Firstly I applied Tamiya mark fi
Then carefully place decal
When decal is in place I press it a bit with cotton swab or brush.
And to permanently fix it to place I apply Ammo Mig Decal Fix
Sometimes there can be bubbles at corners or deca can be a bit bigger than it should be, and in this case I just carefully poke it with the knife and press it with brush
After decals dried I covered all surface with VMS Matt
Finally time to washes, in this case I just use Tamiya Black panel liner, they are great, I wish they would have more colour options..
I let wash to dry around 30 min and came back to clean excess with brush slightly moistened win white spirit. This way I have more control on which part will be lighter and which I keep darker
When dried I again dealt everything with matt varnish, let it dry for an hour. And as finishing step I took AK Real Colors gloss varnish and fills all screens for glass effect.
And it’s done. Ofc it can be more weathered, but this is commission build and my client like it clean. Now to the rest of the build
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9 21 May 2023, 12:16
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