Phantom WIP
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I've missed Tamiya's magical fit
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The washed grey is way darker than the Quinta decals...
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I guess it looks alright in the tub?
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The only few seams which require sanding
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Intake parts
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Interior washed with AK Landing Gear Wash
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Installed to the fuselage
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Completing the fuselage
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Bad polishing cloth can lead to ton of scratches regardless of the compound used
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Good enough
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Hand painting
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More hand painting and dry brushing
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Cockpit mock fit
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Backseat instruments
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Cockpit complete
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Three types of masking
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Ready for priming
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Clear blue and brown dots
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Underside done!
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Free-handing the edge
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Looking okay so far
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First time trying post shading the salt stains
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Happy with the result
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The metal stencil scratched a spot on the left wing
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Gloss black as base for metallic
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Masked off for Mr. Color Steel, on top of SM205 plus XF-56
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Mask off
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Clear orange
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Blended with clear black
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With horizontals
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Steel
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Nozzles dry brushed with silver
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Rear section done
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Gloss clear
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Working with Tamiya decal is a bit if a pain…
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Damn it
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Priming the remaining small parts
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Decals done, doing the Sundowner Phantom without the stencils was the right call
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Diluted white+neutral grey for more fading effects
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Diluted black+brown for grimes
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Washed
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First wash
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Underside panels installed
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After 2 washes
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Fluid leaks
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Blended white oil paints for more variations
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Masks off after super smooth clear
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Waxed the canopy
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Hand painting the seats
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Washed and applied Quinta decals
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Test shot
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Putting the stripes on will make them AIM-7E2… I ain’t got time for that
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Installing clear parts
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Final assemble
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Done
Commentaires
50 10 June 2022, 03:34
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Harry, I switched my metal stencils with 77propeller plastic ones, they conform to the surface nicer and don't scratch 👍
3 July 2022, 05:05