Here is my update, 1/48th AMT S-3A Viking. Most of the fuselage is togather. Very little putty was needed, some sanding. The biggest problem are the intakes, there are some nasty pin marks and seams that are hard to get at. So I'll be scrathing FOD covers.







Super Scale decals



More about the kit here

More to follow,
Joe

Joe, looks good. Only when you see the kit in parts do you realise how big the engines are on the Viking Looking forward to see more - especially with those colourful decals.

I have been in Denmark over the weekend and retrieved my old Mirage 2000D kit from my ex-girlfriend withoutany drama.
It is a kit from the manufacturer LEE, which is completely unknown to me. Looks like it could be an old Heller kit(?). Anyway the markings look very strange and I am worried about if they will work. So a little help would be appreciated.

I am looking after an aftermarket decal set for a Mirage 2000D in 1/72. Anybody has some good links to any sites that offer this?

I have tried Jadar Hobby and Hannants without luck.

A small update on my Mirage build which is going to start today.

The kit is of the brand LEE which is unknown to me. The kit parts look good although the recessed lines seem to be a little overdone and too deep. The decals looks bad as can be seen below. The red dot in the French roundels are of to one side, but it could be build as a Greek version as a back up plan.

However, the plan right now is to build it as an anniversary aircraft in French colours with a chraging boar on the side of the fuselage I will wait a little before I order the decals to ensure I am not using 18 Euros on decals for a 5 euro kit of bad quality.

More updates to follow when I get started.

Update, once the gloss coat (Future Floor Wax) dried for a day I applied a gray oil wash. Now some will wait for the oils to totally dry, then use a thinner to wipe up. I only wait 4-5 hours after applying the wash for removal. I use Q-Tips for this procedure and wipe in the direction of flight. Next I'll spray on a coat of Testors Dull Coat and then finish up the rest of the construction.











Question and comments welcomed,
Joe

Hey Jasper,
Sorry I can’t help you out with the kit, I not up on the Mirage aircraft. But this may help some...Mirage Builds

Looking at your parts sprues, it seem to be a good little kit. Hope it builds nice for you and you find the decals your after. Keep us posted.

Joe

Hey Joe I am very interested in your wash technique. I have very little experience in washes, infact i have only ever done one on my recent tank (which was thinned out by water, because my thinners just burns the paint in experiment washes ive done. do i have to do a coat of future (pascoes long life is the best match ive found in australia) and then apply my pin/wash with a wash thinned out with thinners or accrylic thinners? (will the thinners burn the coat of future?) this applies to tanks and aircraft for me. If the pascoes is to thick for the airbrush what can i thin it out with? Thanks

Hi Joe

Thanks for the Mirage links. Some quite good inspiration there. Especially since the instructions are a little unclear on the colours and camouflage patterns. I think my kit is a cheap copy of the Italeri kit. The quality is rather bad, but on the other hand then there is no pressure if I screw up I will not have ruined a 60$ kit.

Great progress on your Viking. Your results are fantastic. I think I will experiment with my Mirage and try to dublicate your oil wash technique to see how it turns out. Here are some progress pictures of the kit build. I painted the cockpit and finished basic construction while I heard the qualifying round of football on the radio: Denmark won 3-1 against Latvia A quick 3 hour build.

Here is my finished entry; I apologize for the poor photography. One day I will learn to set up for picture taking. I hope to have the second entry finished on time. Questions and comments welcomed.















Joe

Hi Joe!

Fantastic looking model as usual!

It seems there was too much light during the photo session. Maybe you should use different settings on your camera.

I will try to find some time to do a Campaign table in the next couple of days...

Jean-Luc

Hi all!

@ Joe;

Another top-notch build from you!

As a real Navy-aircraft fan (in the Gull Grey/White, Hi-Viz era, that is), the Viking always have had a special place in my heart!
Your model have made me eager to start one of my two Vikings I have.

Guess It will be next, after the Trumpeter Viggie I have on the bench right now!
I had already started building the RA-5C, so It couldn´t qualify for this campaign, bummer!



I have done some progress on the Tamiya F-16, pics coming soon!

Cheers!

Stefan E

Great build, Joe. I will try your oil "wash" technique on my Mirage. A Viking with a Viking on the tail fin - very logical

Stefan, looking forward to see pictures of your F-16.

James




Well it works the best for me, do i suggest it...yeah I do!

Here’s how I do it…spray on a coat of the floor wax; wait like ten minutes spray on a second coat. I’ll repeat to the sheen (gloss) I’m after. Once my floor wax is sprayed on I’ll wait 24 hours or better before I start my weathering. All of my weathering is done in oils, and for thinning I’ll use odorless turpentine or some other alternative. Before I weather I’ll decal first and then start weathering. One word of caution here…some will spray the clear coat (floor wax) over the decals to protect them from the oils and thinners. Me I usually don’t bother coating over the decals. But that’s up to you and what you think is best for your decals. Does the oils and thinners burn through my paint or gloss coat…no… knock on wood. I will say when decaling over floor wax is to watch yourself, see if you’re taking your time laying down the decal and using plenty of water, well this will loosen the floor wax and it will become sticky, same goes when using decal solutions.

Happy Modeling,
Joe

Cheers everyone.
I've made a start with my entry, a Mig-21.
Not to clog up this official thread, I chose to start up an own build thread for it.
Check it out over HERE.

Hi all!

Like Eetu, I have made a good start on my "slightly" more modern jet, the Tamiya F-16CJ Fighting Falcon in 1/48.



The cockpit tub was an easy assembly, with the panels from Eduard.



The instrument panel was a rather fiddly thing with (too) many parts, but the pre-painted etch makes it very realistic!
There´s no way I could do any painting anywhere close to this!



Here´s the tub with the (still unfinished) bang seat in place.



You get a lot of weaponry in this box, here are the weapons and some sub-assemblies laid out.



More pics to come...


Cheers!

Stefan E

This is my first Jet, i m making the Razor back from Academy. After seeing all the quality of models here i think mine look kinda super amateur. I was wondering whether dark skin aircraft like the F-16 ship grey color could have panel lines visible.



I ve got some fitting problems too. i think its a bit too late for me to add putty at the front. i was too happy with the decals, that i forgotten to wash the aircraft before i apply it.

I started this weekend on my F-2A

This is a very nice and detailed model .. only problem so far is the air intake ... I guess it's a lack of experience







the seat is not yet finished and I will use the pilot, the pit will also get a layer of flat ..

hope I make it in time, even if I try to keep this OOB .... to finish 4 campaign entries in a month or so is pretty much

cheers

Steffen

Aaaah! Steffen is building a jet!

Can't wait to see the Hinomarus on it... hopefully soon!

Good luck with your project!

Jean-Luc

Hi Steffen
Nice work, i m looking forward to see ur project, I never seen a Mitsubishi F-2A model before. This is my current progress with my F-16.


I accidentally smudge paint at the undercarriage..have to start all over again below

Hi all

Here are two more pix of my F-2A ... I needed a little help for the weapons load out, but luckily I found it on another great forum so I could drill the holes in the lower wing. It will be armed with 4 ASM (mayby 1/2 mixed or just one type) and 2 AAM-3 .. also the 2 large tanks will be attached.

@eerie: thanks ..I think this is the coolest looking Viper derivate .. maybe besides the LAVI/J-10 -- it almost has the Flanker look (my favorite jet)

@J-L : not my first one .. remember the Rafale

Here is what i did this week.





I forgot to take pix of the optimized pit .. the seat is still not glued in and the flaps and slats of the wing not attached yet, not to mention that I have to smooth the radome which had a small gap (because I did not pay enough attention .. I used a lot of clamps to get a good fit) .. a lot to do but this weekend the Steyr has priority so that I can finish my "Wheels" entry

best wishes

Steffen

Hi All,
This is my campaing entry Italeri Mig-29A in 1/72 scale.

I am classicaly started to built cockpit. It is very detailed, but same details are not on side panels.



Here is some fitting problems on model.

I am masking radom and then applying Tamiya putty.

Same problem, same solution on air intakes.

And then i am applying camouflage colors on model. It painted gunze and tamiya acrylics.

After the gloss varnish i am applying decals.

Here is my progress on my F-16. Its almost done, just the final small decals and to add the front wheel.