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 …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 Jaguar Gr.1 Pt.2 – Painting & Finishing
Painting begins with the false canopy painted onto the bottom of the Operation Granby Jaguars. This is something most manufacturers miss out on. Based on the photos I’ve found, there also seems to be different patterns. I decided to just follow the easiest pattern I can find. For the main ‘desert pink’ color, different...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 Jaguar Gr.1 Pt.1 – Construction
Time for a Desert Storm build and what better subject than a sand colored RAF SEPECAT Jaguar? This build will combine the generally well regarded Hasegawa kit with weapons and decals from the Italeri offering. On a sidenote, I should refer to this as an Operation Granby build instead since that’s the name of the …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 F-15E Strike Eagle Pt.3 – Painting & Finishing
Painting begins with black for the canopy frame. The nose is a deeper shade of gray so to help make it more visually distinct I used black as a marble coat instead of white. I did both preshading of panel lines and marble coating to help with making a single solid color scheme look less …...
WIP : Academy 1/72 F/A-18E Super Hornet ‘Top Gun’ Pt.3 – Painting & Finishing
Painting begins with a preshade. Note that I fully painted the canopy frame at this point. The standard color scheme for the F/A-18E/F is a two-tone gray scheme. The topside is listed as FS36320. To slowly build up the opacity I went with very thin (3:7 paint to thinner ratio) coats of Mr Color Aqueous …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 F-15E Strike Eagle Pt.2 – Construction
Work continues as I attach the nose to the fuselage. There’s a somewhat ugly seamline here which requires getting rid off. Good thing is there’s no rescribing needed as it’s not meant to be a panel line. The gun port is a simple upper and lower join which results in an ugly seamline in a …...
Build : Hasegawa 1/72 Mitsubishi F-2A Viper Zero
Kit InfoBrand: Hasegawa 00545Scale: 1/72Media: StyreneMarkings: DXM Decals 71-7123‘JASDF F-2A 3rd TFS 60th Anniversary’ The SubjectThe Mitsubishi F-2, nicknamed ‘Viper Zero’, is a multirole fighter manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Lockheed Martin for the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF). It is...
