F-22 Hasegava 1:48. Step by step. Cockpit
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Annoying, but necessary step - to cut seat from resin base
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A bit of rough sending. Good illustration of how much resin dust accumulates in the water
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Not a fan of PE seatbelts, but in this case application went easy
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For tiny PE parts I like to use wax pencil, easy and very helpful tool
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After gluing was done I cleaned all CA excess with debonder from VMS
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Now all small parts of interior
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Done and ready for paint. And yes I knocked this round part beyond seat, but fixed it later
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Instrument panel I left unglued for more easy painting
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Before painting I cleaned everything with alcohol
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I base coat everything with Tamiya NATO black, without primer, in this case I don’t find it necessary
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Than axes few drops of Tamiya Buff and highlited most visible areas
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And even more buff on Smoler areas for sntronger contras
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After it picked up buttons and smal dress with lighter colors
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Now it look more fun and ready for decals
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Decal time! Firstly I applied Tamiya mark fi
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Then carefully place decal
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When decal is in place I press it a bit with cotton swab or brush.
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And to permanently fix it to place I apply Ammo Mig Decal Fix
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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
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After decals dried I covered all surface with VMS Matt
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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..
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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
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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.
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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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15 21 May 2023, 12:16
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Will try to update step by step build of this iconic model