RMP2 63 Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 These two have been on the go for a couple of weeks or so, but hopefully theyre eligible. I already started a thread for each, unsure if you guys would rather blend/move the threads into here to keep it tidy or not, I really dont mind but will keep future progress in here. Either way, here they are as of now and are being done simultaneously so figured one thread for both would be the way to go. Airfix OS - KH GR1 - The aim for them respectively looks a little like this: Well, kind of. You get the idea anyway. One thing that Im not 100% sure about is the little adapter between the pylon and the AIM-9 rail on the Jag, it would look wrong without it, but I cant find any decent images of the thing to work from - any help in that regard would be great. Now... one more day of beer abuse and then I will get back to them. Good luck to all, lets get that shelf cleared! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 17,497 Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 Cool can't wait to see it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RMP2 63 Posted December 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 Me too! Ive just found the LAU7 rail adapter and rail in my Monogram Harrier box, looks good enough to me, so thats that. Just need to straighten the Eduard resin missiles and thats everything sorted. I love it when a plan comes together... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RMP2 63 Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Right. Wheres me airbrush? Almost all diddy bits on both, ready for a primer tie-in, a wee rub and then some actual top coat stuff... quite incredible. Stoopid KH undercarriage masked/maskol'd along with Eduard canopy mask - will be interesting to see how I did with the DIY Airfix glass masking as a comparison. Hopefully making a good move with these this weekend 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 17,497 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Cool can't wait to see it keep it up sir Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RMP2 63 Posted January 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Forgot about the wing fences.... urrg. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RMP2 63 Posted January 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Slowly, slowly... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 17,497 Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Getting there well done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RMP2 63 Posted January 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 (edited) I hate masking wrap-arounds!! Not at all convinced by the recommended colours, especially the Light Stone. Its not as light as the photo shows, nor is the Dark Earth so dark, but still.... Maybe a very thin coat of the two colours mixed over the whol aircraft will pull them in as well as reducing the contrast....? Im gonna have a cuppa and a think I reckon. Edited January 10, 2017 by RMP2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 17,497 Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Like that great job on the wraparound well done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RMP2 63 Posted January 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Cheers, took me all afternoon thanks in part to Model Alliances camo destructions being drawn by Mr Escher.... However, that Light Stone isnt right. Ive searched for images to make it match, but alas, no. Heres a couple of shots with what I believe show more true colours - Yes, a bit of wing has "fallen off" the first one, hazards of Thumrait I believe Its a bit annoying to find colours so often incorrect in call outs. Yes, its well known thats how it is, but... if we can do the research, shouldnt the buggers who we pay for the kits and info do it too? I mean... I hate masking wrap-arounds and my time on this planet is limited! More Blu-Tack purchased along with some "thinking juice". Suggestions to correct the colour are very much welcome, the more pain free the better!!! But the Blu-Tack is waiting.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jens H. Brandal 460 Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Light Stone and Dark Earth may well be the correct colours, but how well have the paint manufacturers matched those colours? If you were to paint samples of Dark Earth for example from every paint manufacturer out there who claim to match it, I doubt you would find two paints to match. The Dark Earth doesn't look too far off, but the Light Earth should have some more yellow in it to match the impression from the photos. Can you mix some Mid Stone or perhaps a few drops of Dark Earth in the Light Earth? Jens 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RMP2 63 Posted January 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Aye, just the same old problem of paint recommendations... meh, annoys me sometimes. I was thinking the same re drops of Dark Earth into the Light Stone. Looking at the paint stash (99% Humbrol enamels) What looks closest is Hu148, Radome Tan, but I feel some samples need to be painted on some scrap and see whats what, its the only way I guess. Might move over to the GR1 Jag for a bit as at least we know that Hu163, 164 and 166 are pretty much perfect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RMP2 63 Posted January 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Bit happier this morning. I decided to be brave/stupid and I think its paid off for a change. A quick look at the available paints and I went with a rather diluted Humbrol 225 Mid Stone, freehand over the Light Stone. Sure, its a bit scruffy but thats good in this case I think. Still want to try a sort of white filter over it all as a coat of clear is bound to darken things off a bit. The camera still doesnt get the colour quite as it is, see the first photo for a better comparison. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim B 41 Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Lookin good! nice colour match. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RMP2 63 Posted January 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Twas a relief. Just tried a gentle micro-meshing on the top side and its doing a nice job of cutting far enough through the paint to let a little Light Stone come through, just a bit, and its lightened it all off and blended/smoothed just enough I think. Its still got a tacky bottom though, so I will leave it a bit. Fingers crossed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RMP2 63 Posted January 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Aha! A quick look in the camera settings showed the "Light" option set to Normal, flicking it to Natural helps a bit re proper colours... Here we are now after that mesh rub - Maybe you can just pick out the patchiness/wear kind of look to the paint? No? Aaah, well its there and Im really rather happy/bloody surprised how its turned out. Now, the GR1 needs to catch up a bit me thinks! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 17,497 Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 That looks a lot better to me nice one 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jens H. Brandal 460 Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 That looks a lot better to my eyes on my screen. Jens 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RMP2 63 Posted January 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Cheers for the reassurance. I must stop just looking at it and get on with them both! It just looks so right in the flesh and to think this Jag was destined to be a paint and decal test mule due to the warpings, breakages etc it suffered! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 8,049 Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Nice work there and a great save on the paintwork. It's good fun watching you save this one from the shelf-of-doom/Bin/paint-mule and producing such a cool and uncommon scheme on the Jag; there's precious few of them getting modelled and it's even better to see an Omani machine. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RMP2 63 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Cheers, Col. Theres something quite nice about not really caring much for this one but it turning out sort of ok so far. Its the Kitty Hawk GR1, along with the other 3 (and their varying schemes) that are waiting that scare me... The OS and GR1 are merely warm ups! Strangely though, Im starting to warm to the all grey scheme that they retired with, bit boring I kinow, but rather smart too. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 17,497 Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Jag fan then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RMP2 63 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) Aye. I used to spend a fair bit of time as a kid at Donna Nook watching the Jags, A-10s, F15s, Tornados etc doing bombing and strafing runs. A-10, yea, its a given, but the Jags with a pair of (admittedly less pokey) 30mm guns really appealed to me. That and theyre just a classic shape, kind of a no frills hot-hatch sort of plane and I like that. <---------- That photo there kind of explains. Edited January 12, 2017 by RMP2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 8,049 Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Do I see Indian and Nigerian schemes in the future? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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