F4D Skyray VMF-115 Silver Eagles WIP
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November 24, 2017
Dual build with the F-100.
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November 24, 2017
Parts & aftermarket clipped wings.
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November 24, 2017
Decals. As the blue star has been done a lot, I'll be doing the VMF-115 Silver Eagles version.
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November 24, 2017
The very expansive instructions for the folded wings...
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November 27, 2017
All wings clipped.
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November 27, 2017
Constructed the seat and the pit.
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November 29, 2017
Added some more parts to the pit
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November 29, 2017
No tailsitting allowed. Added 8mm steel ball to the nos
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November 30, 2017
glued the pit to the front whell well. easier handling when painting
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November 30, 2017
More surgery was needed. Opening of the airbrakes.
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November 30, 2017
Airbrake interior added
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November 30, 2017
Fill pieces for the wings. Filler needed.
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December 3, 2017
Pit primed ammo black
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December 3, 2017
Added rlm 02
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December 3, 2017
Decal on the dash. Added some colour as well
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December 3, 2017
Ammo paint just won’t cover by brush over unprimed plastic. Even the primerss
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December 3, 2017
Red seat. Yum
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December 3, 2017
Al of ansudden it looks like a plane when you close the forward fyselage and join it to the main body.
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December 12, 2017
Tail needed some persuasion to close nicely
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December 12, 2017
Dry fitting of undercarriage, to glue the several parts in the correct angles
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February 2, 2018
Intakes glued on, dry fit of canopy.
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February 2, 2018
Masked the canopy with some Bare Metal Foil I picked up for half price at a closing brick shop.
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February 3, 2018
Primed the wheels & canopy black. For the canopy this should replicate the inside
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February 3, 2018
Glued the canopy.
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February 3, 2018
Managed to prime some parts and the underside white
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February 3, 2018
And some metal on the wheel hubs and undercarriage.
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February 4, 2018
Primed the whole thing in white.
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February 6, 2018
Preshading?
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February 7, 2018
Upside down! Well, lower half received the first thin coates of white.
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February 7, 2018
Halfway there.
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February 7, 2018
And done?
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February 8, 2018
The exhaust. Not much to bee seen as it’s really deep
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February 8, 2018
And the grey done as well.
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February 10, 2018
THE problem
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February 10, 2018
Preshaded. Not satisfied with the hard edge on the fuselage
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February 10, 2018
Toned down the grey, masked for white
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February 11, 2018
When I finally started painting white, the phone rang, emergency at work. Now it looks like 50 shades if grey instead of white.
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February 11, 2018
Late in the evening. Hairy brushed the green.
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February 11, 2018
Wheel wells painted green.
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February 11, 2018
Wing interior green, airbrakes in red.
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February 11, 2018
Miscellaneous parts painted red and green.
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February 12, 2018
Now the whites look similar
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February 12, 2018
AND the flap is white as well
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February 12, 2018
First time using Vallejo's liquid mask
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February 12, 2018
Black on the nose looks ok
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February 18, 2018
Instead of a gloss layer, I polished the paint.
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February 18, 2018
Halfway there.
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April 6, 2018
Decals done.
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April 9, 2018
Air brakes on
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April 9, 2018
She’s got her legs
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April 9, 2018
Wheel bays closed
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April 9, 2018
Hook and rear wheel painted & glued. Exhaust glued in place.
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April 9, 2018
Wings are on!
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April 10, 2018
Dirty lady. Not too happy with the stains in the white
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April 11, 2018
Bare metal foil is so smooth, I pull it from under the paint
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US Marine Corps Aviation (1912-now)VMF(AW)-115 134895/VE/16 Silver EaglesMCAS Cherry Point, NC
Light grey, Insignia White
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