WIP : Revell 1/72 MiG-21F-13 ‘AURI’ Pt.4 – Painting & Finishing
Once the main painting is done I picked out the details like the exhaust and gun port. Then a gloss coat with AK Gauzy is done to get ready for decals. Markings will come from Scale Nutz. This is a long out of production sheet from almost two decades ago. Let’s see how it holds …...
WIP : Revell 1/72 MiG-21F-13 ‘AURI’ Pt.3 – Painting & Finishing
After masking the canopy, I carefully cemented it into place with the help of some pressure to get it to fit with minimal gaps. The canopy frame needs pre-painting but I wasn’t sure what’s the correct color so I just went with the tried and true black. The MiG I’m modeling has a red shock …...
WIP : Revell 1/72 MiG-21F-13 ‘AURI’ Pt.2 – Construction
Once general assembly is done it’s time to deal with the nose profile. To my eye, the angle of the slope on the kit is just that minorly too sharp. First though I have to deal with the shock cone which is molded with 4 attachment arms. This is wrong as it should only arms …...
WIP : Revell 1/72 MiG-21F-13 ‘AURI’ Pt.1 – Construction
For my next Indonesian Air Force build, I’m tackling the MiG-21F-13 that served the AURI in the early 1960s. Revell kits can be quite hit or miss, how will this one fare? A quick dryfit shows decent fit. The details are very finely done but the leading edge of the wing root gap is quite …...
Completed : Hobbyboss 1/48 Douglas A-4E Skyhawk ‘Navy Fighter Weapons School – TOPGUN 55’
Kit InfoBrand: Hobbyboss 81764Scale: 1/48Media: StyreneMarkings: Fightertown Decals 48-092 ExtremelyAdversarial – A-4/TA-4, F-5, F-16 The SubjectThe Douglas (later McDonnell Douglas) A-4 Skyhawk is a single seat subsonic carrier-capable attack aircraft originally developed for the US Navy and US Marine Corps. While relatively...
WIP : AFV Club 1/48 F-5N Tiger II Pt. 2 – Painting and Finishing
I went back to my tried and true method of starting with a base of black. Then a marble coat with white. Note that I avoided painting over the panel lines as much as I could and that I’d left the nosecone in gloss black. This was then masked off. For markings for this kit …...
WIP : Hobbyboss 1/48 A-4E Skyhawk Pt.2 – Painting & Finishing
Time to sling paint on this thing by beginning with something different this time: I primered in gray and didn’t bother with mottling or preshading. The markings came from TwoBobs 48-018 Top Gun TInker Toys!! sheet and the color callouts were FS20400 (light brown), FS30117 (medium brown) and FS34079 (medium green). Going from...
WIP : AFV Club 1/48 F-5N Tiger II Pt. 1 – Construction
I found this kit in my partially built stack and well, this time is as good as any to finish it. I’ve built an AFV Club F-5E before, let’s see if I manage to improve on how I finish it. Opening the box I found that I was quite a ways into the build already. …...
WIP : Hobbyboss 1/48 A-4E Skyhawk Pt.1 – Construction
It’s time for another Aggressor build. This time it’s a Skyhawk and in the scheme of TOPGUN 55 that was made famous among modelers for appearing in the movie TOP GUN piloted by both Jester and Viper. The kit is Hobbyboss’ interpretation of this classic aircraft. Let’s see how it builds up… The cockpit is...
Completed : Trumpeter 1/72 North American F-100F Super Sabre ‘Wild Weasel I’
Number 10 of 2021...
