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Hasegawa 1/72 F-86D *FINISHED*
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Strangeways
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Hasegawa 1/72 F-86D
Thanks for the comments guys! This build would be progressing faster if I hadn't plunged a scalpel into my left index finger earlier today (and I'd just installed a fresh #11 blade...)
Thanks for the comments guys! This build would be progressing faster if I hadn't plunged a scalpel into my left index finger earlier today (and I'd just installed a fresh #11 blade...)
Hasegawa 1/72 F-86D
At least it was clean..kinda.
Get healed up quick, this is looking good.
Thanks for the comments guys! This build would be progressing faster if I hadn't plunged a scalpel into my left index finger earlier today (and I'd just installed a fresh #11 blade...)
At least it was clean..kinda.
Get healed up quick, this is looking good.
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
Hasegawa 1/72 F-86D
Really nice work so far!
Really nice work so far!
Strangeways
Member
Hasegawa 1/72 F-86D
Thanks guys. Finger's sore, but after coating the slice with several applications of superglue, it's usable.
The instructions indicate 5g of nose-weight. I crammed the nose-cone with Liquid Gravity and a few drops of CA to hold it all in place.
And just to be absolutely sure I added a lead fishing weight above the intake. Fuselage halves were now ready to go together.
The fit wasn't as straightforward as I remembered from the last time I built this kit (which in fairness was about 20 years ago). I ended up with quite a step along the nose seam, possibly/probably my fault. The wings were also warped but nothing that a couple of bulldog clips couldn't straighten out.
There's a retractable rocket-pod under the forward fuselage. Those recessed circles are supposed to be holes. The part looks big here but in reality it's only 1.5cm across, so the circles were too small and shallow to paint black, and too close together to drill out.
So, I scanned the end plate into my computer, traced the circle pattern exactly and then printed it out as a decal (with a few spares as usual, [strike]in case[/strike] for when I screw up). At actual size the 'holes' looks fairly convincing.
Next up... filling, sanding, re-scribing lost panel lines. Still, it's not like I'm going anywhere; -24C in Calgary this morning, -30 with windchill.
Thanks guys. Finger's sore, but after coating the slice with several applications of superglue, it's usable.
The instructions indicate 5g of nose-weight. I crammed the nose-cone with Liquid Gravity and a few drops of CA to hold it all in place.
And just to be absolutely sure I added a lead fishing weight above the intake. Fuselage halves were now ready to go together.
The fit wasn't as straightforward as I remembered from the last time I built this kit (which in fairness was about 20 years ago). I ended up with quite a step along the nose seam, possibly/probably my fault. The wings were also warped but nothing that a couple of bulldog clips couldn't straighten out.
There's a retractable rocket-pod under the forward fuselage. Those recessed circles are supposed to be holes. The part looks big here but in reality it's only 1.5cm across, so the circles were too small and shallow to paint black, and too close together to drill out.
So, I scanned the end plate into my computer, traced the circle pattern exactly and then printed it out as a decal (with a few spares as usual, [strike]in case[/strike] for when I screw up). At actual size the 'holes' looks fairly convincing.
Next up... filling, sanding, re-scribing lost panel lines. Still, it's not like I'm going anywhere; -24C in Calgary this morning, -30 with windchill.
phantom II
Master at Arms
Hasegawa 1/72 F-86D
Great update. I surely like making decals for those pesky holes A very good option.
Good golly Stay inside and stay warm.... Exactly why I live in the South :coolio
Cheers, Christian B)
Great update. I surely like making decals for those pesky holes
A very good option.Good golly
Stay inside and stay warm.... Exactly why I live in the South :coolio Cheers, Christian B)
Hasegawa 1/72 F-86D
Very nice!
If it's not a trade secret, what kind of printer do you use for decals?
Very nice!
If it's not a trade secret, what kind of printer do you use for decals?
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
Hasegawa 1/72 F-86D
Those decals turned out great! What a good idea!
Those decals turned out great! What a good idea!
Strangeways
Member
Hasegawa 1/72 F-86D
Thanks for checking in, guys
A little more progress. There's nasty seam in the tailpipe area which is really hard to fill and sand, so I made a styrene insert which is a bit neater I think.
And then it was on to the painting. The model got a light base coat of Tamiya white surface primer, then I sprayed Tamiya white on the areas that needed it – rudder, ailerons, and roundels.
I made and printed the decals on my ALPS-printer. Although it can print white, the ink cartridges are expensive and hard to find, plus it adds another layer of thickness to the decals, so wherever possible I try to paint the white backgrounds.
Undersides were sprayed with Tamiya AS-12, decanted from the rattle-can and airbrushed. Goes down beautifully and dries quickly (it's lacquer based), so it's my go to NMF finish. I may mask a few panels and spray Alclad to give some tonal variation but as it's on the undersides... maybe I won't bother
Thanks for checking in, guys
A little more progress. There's nasty seam in the tailpipe area which is really hard to fill and sand, so I made a styrene insert which is a bit neater I think.
And then it was on to the painting. The model got a light base coat of Tamiya white surface primer, then I sprayed Tamiya white on the areas that needed it – rudder, ailerons, and roundels.
I made and printed the decals on my ALPS-printer. Although it can print white, the ink cartridges are expensive and hard to find, plus it adds another layer of thickness to the decals, so wherever possible I try to paint the white backgrounds.
Undersides were sprayed with Tamiya AS-12, decanted from the rattle-can and airbrushed. Goes down beautifully and dries quickly (it's lacquer based), so it's my go to NMF finish. I may mask a few panels and spray Alclad to give some tonal variation but as it's on the undersides... maybe I won't bother
phantom II
Master at Arms
Hasegawa 1/72 F-86D
Good fixes
Cheers, Christian B)
Good fixes
Cheers, Christian B)
Hasegawa 1/72 F-86D
Like that fix and the printer. I have an Xerox solid ink printer up in storage at work, $450 for a maintenance kit will get it in working order, just can't find a department at work that will pay it.
Like that fix and the printer. I have an Xerox solid ink printer up in storage at work, $450 for a maintenance kit will get it in working order, just can't find a department at work that will pay it.
Strangeways
Member
Hasegawa 1/72 F-86D
Thanks guys. I decided to mask off and spray a second shade (Alclad Duraluminum) just to create a bit of visual interest, not sure how much it shows up on screen:-
Thanks guys. I decided to mask off and spray a second shade (Alclad Duraluminum) just to create a bit of visual interest, not sure how much it shows up on screen:-
Hasegawa 1/72 F-86D
I can see it, looks good.
I can see it, looks good.
Hasegawa 1/72 F-86D
My Brother threw one out. :smack
I'm constantly impressed with how clean your work is. What airbrush are you using?
I have to add after many years of hearing about the modeling equivalent of Bigfoot, the ALPS, you're the first I seen that has one.
My Brother threw one out. :smack