Trumpeter Vigilante RVAH-14 Eagles

Charles Villanueva
1st set of images starts with the cockpit. Using Eduards PE set to enhance a decent pit that would actually be OK out of the box. Most jet builds I normally pre paint most of the white wheel bays, gear and other components while on the sprues. Using Polly scale Dark Ghost Grey acrylic for the cockpit,seats and other interior details. The PE bits are not difficult to install so for, though extremely small in this scale. So patience and holding your breath is big during this phase.

Zimmermaniac
especially holding your breath once the piece is cut off 🙂

Charles Villanueva
That and not dropping it on the floor. They bounce to some unknown corner. Only to be found years later. "There it is!"

Zimmermaniac
or be eaten by the incredible carpet monster 🙂

Bill Gilman
My dog ate a photoetch part that I had sacrificed to the carpet monster. A few days, while I was cleaning up after the dog out in the garden, I found the photoetch piece - sticking out of the dog's, uh, droppings. True story!

Charles Villanueva
Today finished the pit. Painted the dashpanels MM Flat Black. Ready to install the pit in the LH fuselage half. Carefully inserting the cockpit assy into the fuselage the fit is very secure and alignment is very good up to this stage. Test fitting and making sure it is all aligned when test fitting the RH fuselage 1/2. Hoping not to knock off any of the PE bits in the process. Unless there is any stress on the PE I use Testors Canopy glue to attach the PE bits. Otherwise Cyno for areas where handling may be a factor.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
@Gill.
That sounds Crazy.Was it a cold Day and the "Droppings" where still steaming??
😉

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
If this Story that Gill told would happen to my daughter (she is 19 Months),it would not suprise me.(Of course my daughter does it in a diaper,not in our Garden)

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
I am glad that the story had that Lucky (stinky) end for your dog.
It could had been worse and ending with a Veterinary visit.

Bill Gilman
A dog's digestive must be incredibly robust. They eat crazy stuff. One of my dog's favourite food groups when she was a puppy was plastic (bad news for a modeller!) She has also injested aluminum foil, which also passed through without any effect. Now that she's older and not a puppy anymore, she is much better at just eating her dog food!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Even dogs learn 🙂

Charles Villanueva
Goats will eat anything and everything as well. Thank God I have no goats

Zimmermaniac
I have no dogs, I have Border Collies 🙂

Charles Villanueva
Finally uploaded most of the images for this project. A move delayed the postings of this WIP. Lost some progress images along the way. Most of the postings will show the Vigilante towards the final stages. Already painted and decalled for the most part. Really not a difficult kit, but a lot of parts compared to the Revell and Hasegawa kits in this scale.

Charles Villanueva
Aeromaster Acrylic Lt Gull Grey 36440, Xtracrylic Gloss White was used for the scheme. Detail painting with Model Master silver, black, OD and steel for the various bits and pieces. Paasche "H" airbrush to apply the paint. Alclad for the bare metal sections. Thanks for viewing.
Chuck
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