here we can see the cockpit, the Revell offers one very good and well detailed interior, much better than the Airfix (just look to those ejector seats right off the box!)
instrument panel have raised details, I used the decals over it and soaked up setting solution, althoug they do not align correctly, the missmach will not be so visible once the canopy is closed, and the 3d effect is nice.
the seats have very nice details and the harnesses molded in, the bulkhed have a lot of fine details on it, but the assembly demands care, parts need cleaning and ajust, dryfit is a must here.
The pilot came from the Airfix Skyhawk, with some modifications in the legs and some epoxy in the but (it came with one cut out for fit in the Airfix seat), after some painting in the Red Arrows style it is ready to go.
I don´t have to paint the boots, nobody will see it, the air intakes needs a lot of sanding to make it flush, here I don´t care too much about the pannellines, you can barely see them in the real airplane.
I have removed the aerials to allow me better sanding situation to make the surface as smoth as possible, I marked the outline in a fine plastic card, than I cutted them in shape and replaced the originals with this ones that are much thinner
this Paint never see to dry completly, if I grab it for too long, I get fingerprints on the surface even after one week from the process, I have been polishing it to remove the fingerprits, but I have to wear gloves all the time
decals done in this side, the ones around the intakes are realy triky to deal! my softeners are not very strong on this decals, (revell decal soft and Mr hobby Decal soffter) demands several passes
in the lower part, I held wheel covers in place during the painting and decaling, also the details on the wing was painted in separate and after the decals they was glued in position and the wheel covers were removed, cutting the decals with hobby knife
here is possible to see the treads in the tire that was simulated by the masking tape trick, very happy with that! the pitot tube was painted with Vallejo Metalizer dark aluminium
I used panel line washes only were it is supose to be one empty hole, the ailerons and the tail, the only dirty area of this plane that I could spot in pictures was the hole on top of the fuselage
the smoke pipes are in position on the tail, I had one acident with the provided diesel tank that was supposed to be in the centerline, so I decided to move on and finish without it
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14 November 2024, 13:03 -
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Experimenting glossy work, the only adiction will be some hipodermic needle for pittot tube and one airfix pilot, all the rest will be out of the box.