WIP : 1/72 Academy F-8E Crusader Pt. 2
Now it’s time to put the two halves of the fuselage together. First up, the myriad parts I needed to assemble before hand. Incidentally, all were sprayed white. Academy provides a long trunking so you can see into the nose intake. Nice. From left to right: the MLG bay, the belly flap bay and the …...
WIP : 1/72 Academy F-8E Crusader Pt.1
Like all aircraft kits, I started with the cockpit. The details are basic but acceptable for 1/72. Control panels are recessed but Academy conveniently includes decals. The ejection seat is made up of 4 parts. It doesn’t have any seatbelt details. This is handbrushed, washed and drybrushed to bring out the details. I decided to...
Completed : Hasegawa 1/72 General Galaxy VF-22S Sturmvogel II
The Subject The VF-22S Sturmvogel II is the mass production version of General Galaxy’s entry in Project Super Nova, the YF-21 ‘Omega One’. The YF-21’s brainwave control system was dropped and replaced with conventional controls. However, the active stealth and payload capabilites were retained. The VF-22S has...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.14
Last few things to complete. And as usual, a minor disaster… I sprayed the exhaust in Alclad Jet Exhaust and I found the color abit too dark. Given another go, I think I’d have gone for gun metal color. I attached the exhaust petals with cement and carelessly got the cement onto the Alclad. Sigh… …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.13
The end is in sight! After leaving the kit to dry for more than 24 hours, I sprayed on a semi gloss coat of Future mixed with some Tamiya flat base (to of course, flatten the finish). Note near the wingtip a somewhat big glob of black oilpaint which I missed out when I was …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.12
DAMN! Missed some painting. For lack of a better word, the chevrons on the engine housings need to be painted. The instructions called for a silver color but I chose black gray instead. There are also what looks like gun barrels on each side of the housing that needs to be painted. The shape of …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.11
Time to gloss up the kit to prepare for decals! For the top, I sprayed on Krylon Preserve it!. It however didn’t layer on very smoothly. It’s smooth to the touch, but it doesn’t LOOK smooth… strange… I decided to try using Future Floor Polish for the bottom. Now I’ve never had good experiences...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.10
So after having a talk with some buddies, I decided to repaint the bottom color of the VF-22S. I originally used Gunship Gray. I replaced this with Vallejo Model Air Black Grey which is basically FS37031. Now it matches the line art more. I think I like this better! 🙂 Build Log Part 1 | …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.9
Managed to get some work done tonight. I’m on a roll I guess. 🙂 First I laid blutack around the demarcation lines. I originally laid some masking tape over the darker gray before the blutack to prevent overspray. Too much work though so for the rest I just went straight with blutack. To make sure …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.8
I’ve decided on the color scheme! Nope, not going with splinter camo this time… 😀 For the darker shade of gray, I’m using Life Color Light Gray (FS 36251). The camo was done freehand. This is actually my first time I’m airbrushing Life Color and I have to say that while it hand brushes very …...
