F-102A 525th FIS - Bitburg Airbase
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a very boring out of box start...
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the assembled cockpit
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I don't like the position and formation lights in the kit ...
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...I drilled them out ...
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...to get a hole that can be filled with Bondic.
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the paint has arrived...
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the engravings were renewed with the razor saw
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after the primer, the first step was to paint the yellow window frames.
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the masking for the colorful stripes. The orange tape is just for the right distance.
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a thin layer in white...
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..and the result
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the tips and wing fences are painted in very nice looking dayglow-orange
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masking the fin...
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..and the result.
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I filled the lights with the Revell UV-glue and painted it with Tamiya clear colors.
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Коментари
30 24 March 2021, 17:21
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@Maciej: welcome - have fun!
@Bernhard: you are welcome, too. Yes, I´ll use the most of the decals from the kit. Iill use custom decals for the special decals. I will paint the colored stripes.
24 March 2021, 19:29
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there are some new photos in the album. The correct paint has been arrived, but I´m still waiting for the paintmasks. This is the nicest kit I´ve ever built. Every part fits. I renewed the engravings on the glue seam with the razor saw and attached the clear parts with future .
29 March 2021, 12:02
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The dagger already looks very colorful. Some details are still missing .
5 April 2021, 14:47
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I had a bad weekend with the Dagger. After the first clearcoat, I realized that the engraved lines in the wings were not sharp enough to hold the washing. I tried to improve the lines, but the acrylic paint was ugly on the edges. So I removed the paint on the wings completely. I did the paintjob a second time. The result on the edges to the fuselage is not very good. Now the most of the work is done, I only have to do some detailwork.
14 April 2021, 15:14
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The F-102 is finished now. It is the nicest kit I´ve everbuilt, but my fault with the panel lines killed the fun... ....neeeext project, please!
15 April 2021, 12:38
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Speedy-Build & top result! I like especially the colorful scheme: the 5 stripes on the fuselage look very clean and sharp. Top photography and inszenesetzing🙂
15 April 2021, 14:31
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Might have killed the fun building it, but not the pleasure looking at it 👍
15 April 2021, 17:31