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Nice fit with the fin
**** DONE: GB-44 1/48 F-5E - Military A/C of post-war time
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Good work so far Terry!
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Thanks, Geo and Hugh.
Currently working on the fin to fuselage angle, and then turn attention to another "Swiss fit".
There's a flare / chaff dispenser on the Swiss aircraft, on the port side, aft of the wheel bay, with the front fairing actually on the wheel bay door
The excellent book that Geo sent me shows this, and I was preparing to make one, then checked the kit instructions and parts, and it;s included in the kit.
The pics below, from the Verlinden book, show the dispenser and door fairing, along with the kit parts. I'm attempting to scribe the flare / chaff dispenser ports, and will fill the sink marks with CA.
Pics soon .................
Currently working on the fin to fuselage angle, and then turn attention to another "Swiss fit".
There's a flare / chaff dispenser on the Swiss aircraft, on the port side, aft of the wheel bay, with the front fairing actually on the wheel bay door
The excellent book that Geo sent me shows this, and I was preparing to make one, then checked the kit instructions and parts, and it;s included in the kit.
The pics below, from the Verlinden book, show the dispenser and door fairing, along with the kit parts. I'm attempting to scribe the flare / chaff dispenser ports, and will fill the sink marks with CA.
Pics soon .................
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Fin shape corrected, fuel dump drilled out, and the flare / chaff dispenser engraved and fitted. The sink marks will be filled once the parts have fully set.
Also did some more to the joints on the LERX, which look as if they'll be fine once some more light sanding has been done.
Also did some more to the joints on the LERX, which look as if they'll be fine once some more light sanding has been done.
Great details Terry
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Thanks Karl.
Got a bit more done, with the LERX about as good as they're going to get, position lamps and flap actuator fairings fitted, and started on some panel engraving.
Pic 1. LERX done and position lamp housing fitted. Still need to tidy the leading edges of the port LERX. The lamps will be painted and glazed once the model is painted.
Pic 2. Flap actuator fairings in place, yet to be cleaned-up.
Pics 3 and 4. Gun and avionics bays access hatches engraved on the starboard side - still got to do the port side.
Got a bit more done, with the LERX about as good as they're going to get, position lamps and flap actuator fairings fitted, and started on some panel engraving.
Pic 1. LERX done and position lamp housing fitted. Still need to tidy the leading edges of the port LERX. The lamps will be painted and glazed once the model is painted.
Pic 2. Flap actuator fairings in place, yet to be cleaned-up.
Pics 3 and 4. Gun and avionics bays access hatches engraved on the starboard side - still got to do the port side.
Crimea_River
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Looking the part Terry.
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Thanks, Andy and Wojtek.
Got the port side access hatches engraved, and the upper surface panel lines that are visible on the real aircraft. The small counter-sunk hole either side, on the rear fuselage, was drilled to replace the larger, moulded circle which was below this on the kit parts, and was too large and too low. As far as I know, this is a 'window' over the hydraulic tank level gauge, with the tank's filler access hatch above it.
A small hole has also been drilled, on the starboard side just under the line of the windscreen joint, where the AoA sensor will be fitted, made from either brass rod or stretched sprue.
Next job will be finishing the gun sight and re-painting the scuttle, before painting the internal windscreen frames, making a repeater compass for the starboard side frame, and attaching the windscreen.
I'm hoping that I can temporarily attach the 'bare' canopy (without its internal fittings) and mask it, so that it acts as a cockpit mask when painting the model. Otherwise, it will be tricky masking the cockpit with the gun sight and windscreen in place, and this really needs to be fitted before painting the model, in order to blend-in the joints.
Got the port side access hatches engraved, and the upper surface panel lines that are visible on the real aircraft. The small counter-sunk hole either side, on the rear fuselage, was drilled to replace the larger, moulded circle which was below this on the kit parts, and was too large and too low. As far as I know, this is a 'window' over the hydraulic tank level gauge, with the tank's filler access hatch above it.
A small hole has also been drilled, on the starboard side just under the line of the windscreen joint, where the AoA sensor will be fitted, made from either brass rod or stretched sprue.
Next job will be finishing the gun sight and re-painting the scuttle, before painting the internal windscreen frames, making a repeater compass for the starboard side frame, and attaching the windscreen.
I'm hoping that I can temporarily attach the 'bare' canopy (without its internal fittings) and mask it, so that it acts as a cockpit mask when painting the model. Otherwise, it will be tricky masking the cockpit with the gun sight and windscreen in place, and this really needs to be fitted before painting the model, in order to blend-in the joints.
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Thanks very much !
For their time, the ESCI kits were rather good - perhaps not up to the standard we expect today, but for a nearly 40 year old kit, it's better than some relatively recent kits. And, of course, many of the current Italeri (were Italieri) kits are ex- ESCI.
For their time, the ESCI kits were rather good - perhaps not up to the standard we expect today, but for a nearly 40 year old kit, it's better than some relatively recent kits. And, of course, many of the current Italeri (were Italieri) kits are ex- ESCI.
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Thank you Sergio.
fubar57
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Very nice
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Thanks Geo.
Moving closer to the first painting stage - a bit more to do, then mask and spray the first colours, which will be the metallic shades on the rear fuselage and exhaust, and the slightly different grey on the radome.
Meanwhile, work is almost complete on the gun sight and windscreen, as explained below.
Pic 1. The gun sight lens was made by punching a disc from thin clear sheet, using a leather punch. This gives a slightly domed shape to the punched part, which was attached to the sight head using Humbrol Clearfix. The reflector screen was cut from the same thin clear sheet, and attached with Clearfix, reinforced along the bottom edge with a thin bead of CA. Once set, the bottom edge was re-painted in matt black.
The reflector screen and sight head glass will be cleaned once fully set, and the scuttle given a semi-matt clear coat, to 'smooth out' the poor appearance of the black paint - need to get yet another tin of matt black !
Pic 2. The windscreen has been masked ready for painting the internal frame colours and the sealing strips. The raised area at the front, indicated by the red arrows, needed to be removed, as these were not present on the Swiss aircraft.
Pic 3. The raised areas were carefully shaved off and filed to match the contours of the rest of the forward surface, and will be sanded and polished once fitted to the fuselage.
Pic 4. The internal frame colour was painted on both inside and outside, and the internal seal (black) painted.
Pic 5. External sealing strip painted.
Pic 6. A standby compass was made from plastic rod, painted black, and attached to the windscreen frame with Clearfix. The face will be painted once fully set, and then the screen attached to the fuselage.
I hope to get this work completed, the brass pitot fitted and blended in, and the canopy temporarily attached tomorrow, and then begin the painting.
Moving closer to the first painting stage - a bit more to do, then mask and spray the first colours, which will be the metallic shades on the rear fuselage and exhaust, and the slightly different grey on the radome.
Meanwhile, work is almost complete on the gun sight and windscreen, as explained below.
Pic 1. The gun sight lens was made by punching a disc from thin clear sheet, using a leather punch. This gives a slightly domed shape to the punched part, which was attached to the sight head using Humbrol Clearfix. The reflector screen was cut from the same thin clear sheet, and attached with Clearfix, reinforced along the bottom edge with a thin bead of CA. Once set, the bottom edge was re-painted in matt black.
The reflector screen and sight head glass will be cleaned once fully set, and the scuttle given a semi-matt clear coat, to 'smooth out' the poor appearance of the black paint - need to get yet another tin of matt black !
Pic 2. The windscreen has been masked ready for painting the internal frame colours and the sealing strips. The raised area at the front, indicated by the red arrows, needed to be removed, as these were not present on the Swiss aircraft.
Pic 3. The raised areas were carefully shaved off and filed to match the contours of the rest of the forward surface, and will be sanded and polished once fitted to the fuselage.
Pic 4. The internal frame colour was painted on both inside and outside, and the internal seal (black) painted.
Pic 5. External sealing strip painted.
Pic 6. A standby compass was made from plastic rod, painted black, and attached to the windscreen frame with Clearfix. The face will be painted once fully set, and then the screen attached to the fuselage.
I hope to get this work completed, the brass pitot fitted and blended in, and the canopy temporarily attached tomorrow, and then begin the painting.
Crimea_River
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Very good Sah!
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Thanks very much chaps !
Got the windscreen fitted and the front of the compass painted, although the latter needs tidying a bit. Masks have been removed to reveal the sealing strips, but the screen will be re-masked up to the edges of the frames, once clear coated, before sanding the removed area and blending-in the joints. Fit looks quite good, although some work is needed around the joint, particularly at the rear edge, and around that pointed bit at the front, which shouldn't be there. There is a fine, visible panel line around the same line as the model part, on the real aircraft, therefore it may need re-scribing, lightly, once blended.
Arms and wrists are a bit stiff and tender today, so not sure if I'll get anymore done just yet.
Got the windscreen fitted and the front of the compass painted, although the latter needs tidying a bit. Masks have been removed to reveal the sealing strips, but the screen will be re-masked up to the edges of the frames, once clear coated, before sanding the removed area and blending-in the joints. Fit looks quite good, although some work is needed around the joint, particularly at the rear edge, and around that pointed bit at the front, which shouldn't be there. There is a fine, visible panel line around the same line as the model part, on the real aircraft, therefore it may need re-scribing, lightly, once blended.
Arms and wrists are a bit stiff and tender today, so not sure if I'll get anymore done just yet.
