The Matcha Aggressor -WIP
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February 7, 2024Aggressor Hornet! Before starting the whole thing I did a color trial on my newly recruited paint mule as I have to mix the greens myself. Think I got pretty close and all after 2 mixes on the dark and 4 on the light green. Some luck involved2
February 7, 2024Now some old school cockpit painting3
February 7, 2024Cockpit is good but seats are very boring...I tried some colors, didn't like it ...4
February 7, 2024...applied sheep skin with dabbed liquid putty, looks a bit more organic. (Left one WIP) Still need seatbelts5
February 9, 20246
February 9, 2024better7
February 9, 20248
February 16, 2024wonder why they didn't put those on the outside9
February 16, 2024removed with a dremel after glue dried, i have to sand the ducts anyway10
February 16, 2024intakes completed11
February 16, 2024dropped it off the table...ffffff..12
February 16, 2024Fit is generally very good for such an old kit, only some liquid putty used to hide the join lines13
February 16, 2024nose fit is good as well, also added some weight though its not in the instruction, better safe than sorry14
February 16, 202415
April 1, 2024Have to make this joint disappear16
April 1, 2024using a generous layer of soft putty17
April 1, 2024waiting for putty to dry: one thing I always do is saw some gaps between the moving parts, little things add to realism18
April 1, 2024Also restored the damaged inlet with some sheet19
April 3, 2024after the sanding, looks weird&cratered20
April 3, 2024...but is actually flat21
April 3, 2024started with the cans, the updated sprues fit well and are crisp22
April 3, 2024added the included PE (very hard to cut)23
April 3, 2024also puttied and sanded the joints on the inside24
April 7, 2024polished alu25
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April 7, 2024also polished the canopy which had a massive seam
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16 7 February, 15:34