1/72 McDonnell-Douglas A-4K Skyhawk - Your Favourite Aircraft of All Time GB

[A4K]

Cheers for the comments and advice guys!

I've tried a few different types of tube putty over the years, including Tamiya, Squadron Green, Italeri, Revell, and other products, depending on what was available at the time and place. Most have good and bad points, some are just terrible (though in saying that, who knows how long a product has been sitting on the shelf when we bought it..?)

Of all I've used however, the best so far (for filling large areas and building up forms) is Molak Stucco tube putty, made in Italy, and for filling panel lines etc, Wojtek's melted sprue mix. Wojtek's mix may also be good for larger areas, but haven't tried it yet.

Mike, I do want to try this. I don't like seeing kits wasted (have a collection of 'scrap' kits for parts/ restoration), and I enjoy a challenge. Hope she turns out alright!

 

[Wayne Little]

Games workshop have a product that you paint on. I have it at home. I call it "Green Sh*t" but that isnt the name. I can find out if you are interested. Its pretty good at 1/72, as you can apply it with a brush....water soluble, about 3 minutes drying time, easily sanded, consistent, fairly strong, very easy to apply. You would apply this as multiple coats to the roughed out wing IMO to smooth and hide the laminated layers you add with terry's method.

Citadel 'Liquid Green Stuff' is it's name, I just asked my son who uses it on his warhammer figures.

 

[A4K]

Cheers for the info Wayne! Any chance of seeing your son's work here too sometime?

 

[Wayne Little]

Cheers for the info Wayne! Any chance of seeing your son's work here too sometime?

Im sure that won't be a problem...

 

[A4K]

Cool!

 

[Wayne Little]

on his work bench right now....and painting..

and the green stuff!

 

[A4K]

Bloody hell! Great work! (Wonder where he gets it's from, eh...?? )

Cheers for posting Wayne!

 

[parsifal]

The only advice i would give if you do use the green stuff is keep the lid on. it goes off really quick

 

[A4K]

Cheers Mike! I'll have a look at availability of that stuff soon.

 

[Rogi]

Man I remember when I used to do warhammer, then 40k when my cousins got interested in it hehehe (I still have 1-2 units and a artillery piece I should finish lol) I went by the shop yesterday and they've come out with lots of new painting/priming/putty products in the last couple years since I was last there. Is the green putty any good? (like what properties does it have, when it drys is it more of a wet sanding job?)

His Space Marines look great, I bet his Tanks look awesome in that color scheme (more photos please, I'll pm so I don't hi jack Evans thread )

 

[Vic Balshaw]

on his work bench right now....and painting..

and the green stuff!

Do you guys fight over the airbrush?

Nice looking work and you'll have to keep an eye open over your left shoulder Wayne.

 

[Wayne Little]

Do you guys fight over the airbrush?

Nice looking work and you'll have to keep an eye open over your left shoulder Wayne.

Nah, he has his and I have 3 airbrush sets, they are all the same 1 set is actually the spare back up for the others, got them all pretty cheap and they work pretty good so far.

 

[A4K]

Today's progress: cockpit wall sanding finished, started opening all the air vents (slow tedious work...) - pics up when something to show.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Can't wait!!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

 

[Wurger]

 

[parsifal]

(dull sound of drums in the background as the audience chants).... pictures....pictures

 

[A4K]

Mike...

Thanks everyone, and sorry to keep ya's waiting! This is going to be the norm for a while yet unfortunately, will keep at this when I can though.

Really not much to show as it is, but hopefully better than nothing:
Instrument panel coaming cut out and cockpit clean-up finished (that sink mark will be covered when detailed), and first 3 air vents being opened and hollowed out (unfinished as yet). Pic 4 shows how they should look.


Please be patient with me here, she'll be worth the wait if all goes to plan.
Evan

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff Evan. Looking forward to the next part.

 

[brucejscott]

Great work Evan.