F-4E Kurnass '222' Yom Kippur War Oct. 1973

Wayne Little · Jul 11, 2010

Thanks Fellas...some work and updates tomorrow, the Missus had me out today...driving here around while she spent money....

Lucky13 · Jul 11, 2010

Not on new kits for you I presume..?

Vic Balshaw · Jul 11, 2010

Wayne Little said:
Thanks Fellas...some work and updates tomorrow, the Missus had me out today...driving here around while she spent money....

Had the same problem myself today and I'm top chef for visitors tomorrow.............

BTW Wayne, you nigh in slipped this on past me...............bloody good choice me ole mate......

B-17engineer · Jul 11, 2010

Mom: "Harrison want to come to the store with me?"
Me:" Am I getting any models?"
Mom: "No I don't think we have time"
Me: "No"

T Bolt · Jul 11, 2010

Good pick Wayne! Those PE panels look great!

Airframes · Jul 11, 2010

Finally got to see the pics ! Methinks this is going to be a stunner. Always liked those long-nosed Phantoms - still look 'modern' today far as I'm concerned.

Wayne Little · Jul 12, 2010

Lucky13 said:
Not on new kits for you I presume..?

No sadly....but we will have a new washing machine delivered tomorrow...

Ok some work on the rear cockpit main panel.....

Vic Balshaw · Jul 12, 2010

That is stunning Wayne, I just don't know how you manage it....................

Wayne Little · Jul 12, 2010

Thanks Vic, The Etch does work wonders, but you still need to take care layering the sections to line up correctly to get the right effect.

vikingBerserker · Jul 12, 2010

Dam that looks sharp!

T Bolt · Jul 12, 2010

Excellent Wayne!

Wayne Little · Jul 12, 2010

Thanks Guys!

Lucky13 · Jul 12, 2010

Smashing work wee man!

Airframes · Jul 12, 2010

Beauty Wayne. I wish that pre-printed stuff had been around years ago, when I did a 1/32nd scale FG1 - would have saved a lot of work.

B-17engineer · Jul 12, 2010

How do you keep the stuff black when you spray the cockpit color?

Wayne Little · Jul 12, 2010

B-17engineer said:
How do you keep the stuff black when you spray the cockpit color?

The main cockpit is painted first, you then lightly sand the areas you want to glue the etch to and away you go, with superglue, but you must get it right REAL quick, it sticks fast.... or use the slower setting gel type..
The etch is very thin and delicate so if you stuff it up it is hard to correct.

Crimea_River · Jul 12, 2010

Curious, Wayne. Do you sand the back of the PE to get better grip? I have found sometimes that the PE is so smooth that Superglue won't bond well.

B-17engineer · Jul 13, 2010

Wayne Little said:
The main cockpit is painted first, you then lightly sand the areas you want to glue the etch to and away you go, with superglue, but you must get it right REAL quick, it sticks fast.... or use the slower setting gel type..
The etch is very thin and delicate so if you stuff it up it is hard to correct.

Thanks for the explanation mate!

Wayne Little · Jul 13, 2010

Crimea_River said:
Curious, Wayne. Do you sand the back of the PE to get better grip? I have found sometimes that the PE is so smooth that Superglue won't bond well.

No I don't actually...have the odd non co-operating part, but I usually win the battle!

B-17engineer said:
Thanks for the explanation mate!

You're welcome H

Crimea_River · Jul 13, 2010

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