Skyraider&Skyray&Skyhawk WIP
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Skyraider - cockpit
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Skyray - cockpit
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Skyray - cockpit
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Skyray - I didn't fold wings and was not able to have perfect fit. Lot of filler was needed.
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Both planes are in similar status, before or with surfacer. It will need some corrections and gentle sanding to finalize the surface before painting.
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Seat for Skyhawk
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Skyhawk cockpit
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All three are close to painting, just surfacer needed for Skyhawk, Skyray has it but I do not have a photo.
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Skyhawk - inner cabin colour painted and surfacer to follow
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I’ve started preshading on Skyraider with NATO black from Tamyia but I need to practice more and fine tune paint consistency and pressure on airbrush to be satisfactory.
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Skyray - rescribing went quite ok with it but need a bit of correction where the slats are
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Skyray - filling and describing went pretty good on this wing, gentle sanding needed and I can start with painting
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Skyraider - preshading done
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Skyraider - preshading done
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Small parts in surf
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Skyray - preshading
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Skyhawk - preshading
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Skyhawk - preshading
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Skyray - preshading
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Skyray - white on the bottom
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Skyray - white on the bottom
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Today evening spent with Skyraider.
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Skyray - top side finished.
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Skyray - top side finished.
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Skyray - top side finished.
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Skyraider - I’ve finally found some time to finish base painting of gray colour.
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Skyraider - I’ve finally found some time to finish base painting of gray colour.
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Little progress with black painting.
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Little progress with black painting.
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Some more masking of details.
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Some more painting of the details on Skyraider.
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The same on Skyray.
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Red intakes will need smaller correction.
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Need to move also on small pieces which are a lot of them.
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Little progress on walking area.
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I think final look is good. Little correction is needed on left side but nothing big.
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Red colour details will look good on grey-white plain.
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Lot of masking, it is not perfect but I am fine with it.
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Lot of small pieces.
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Small progress on Skyraider, I tried new oil paints from Abteilung on exhausts. Not perfect, but I am fine with it.
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Skyraider - fit of cowling and exhausts were with no issue. Now, it looks like Skyraider and I like it so much.
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Skyraider- I am glad I haven’t spent more time with exhausts as they are not seem much.
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Skyray - lot of masking for small details
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Skyray - result is good. I have also painted black round cover which is not in manual from Tamiya but I can see it on photos.
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Skyhawk - white colour airbrushed on bottom…
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Skyhawk - …and on top control surfaces
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Skyhawk - small parts in colour as well
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Skyhawk - top colour on its place. Details on radom, intakes and tail are next
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Skyhawk
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Skyhawk
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I decided to tune original pylons for 1000lbs bomb for Skyraider. This was a starting point.
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At first, I removed some material.
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I glued more detailed parts from scrapyard and I tuned it with drill bits. Final step is to add wires and paint it again.
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Skyraider - I fine tuned openings in pylons and add wire.
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Skyhawk - lot of masking and yellow colour on tail
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Red on tail
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Other side
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Skyhawk - FODs before paintin
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Skyhawk - correction of red on air intakes
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Skyhawk - correction of red on air intakes
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I’ve started with decals on Skyhawk and it looks quite ok, they react pretty nicely with Hypersol from Agama.
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Decals done
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Wash with black Panel Liner from Tamiya.
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I left some residuals of wash on bottom side representing some dirt.
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Wash in main wheel wells.
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And front one.
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I’ve finished wash of bottom side today evening. I used Abteilung oil colors for the 1st time and I am quite happy about the result. I could just use lighter grey.
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Wash on top side finalized, still learning how to work with oil colours but I’m gonna manage it?
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Skyhawk is finished after 4 years since I started the built. It is not perfect, it has many mistakes but I am happy I finally finished something?
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Masks on
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I used masks for the first time and I am really satisfied with the result. Big thanks to OMASK company.
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All decals are applied, they just need a bit of Hypersolu care to fine tune them in lines.
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Wash is done.
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Wash is done.
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Wash is done.
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Skyraider with all marking painted with masks and also after couple decals.
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Skyraider has top surface in wash. I used oil colours from Abteilung, mix of Neutral grey and black. I am quite happy about the result, especially that wash staid in panel lines where decals are applied.
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Today, I managed also wash on bottom surface of Skyraider. I just realised that I used Dark grey wash from Tamiya in wheel shafts and it is too light. I must tuned it a bit.
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I have started with final weathering for Skyray using Abteilung oil paints and Olbrusher from MiG.
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Today, I finalized the upper surface weathering, I am quite happy about the result. Now, I will apply semigloss varnish on top and will continue with weathering of bottom surface which was quite dirty on this plane.
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I continued with weathering of bottom surface today.
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Weathering follow up on bottom.
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Skyray is almost ready, just cannon barrels are missing.
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Finally managed to start with weathering of Skyraider today.
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I’ve finished weathering on top side.
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Bottom side also done.
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This is my last post in this album, I am almost finished with Skyraider. Small things are left such as position lights etc. Once it is completed I will post better pictures in separate album.
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Opmerkingen
56 19 January 2022, 13:04
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Douglas made some cool aircraft back in the 50s. Nice work on all 3 planes.
I finished a Tamiya Skyray last year and it is a great kit.
10 April 2022, 21:23
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Hey John, thank you and you are right, I have also Skywarrior from Czech
Model in my stash and it is nice/ugly plane😁. Tamyia kit, older but still pretty decent kit. I decided to unfold the wings and wasn't able to fit the wings w/o filler. Otherwise it is smooth built.
11 April 2022, 06:45
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Hi Dave, I am not so skilled in final weathering, so it is going to be a little bit gamble😁 I will go for slight weathering as this particular machine seemed not so dirty from the photos.
19 November 2023, 09:15