The gloss black is down few days to dry then post progress pics hopefully with my new camera

Boy, this kit is really showing it's age! I found molding dates of 1974...thats before my time!!! I applied putty to the sanded seams, and am actually pleased how its starting to look!

The parts are friction fit for pics only..still need to wash all the sanding slime off the parts




More to come...

The paint scheme is still bugging me...black version , or Olive Drab? I flipped a quarter, then asked my spouse, and the satin black version was chosen!!

Question ..will the decals lay down properly over a semi-gloss coat? I'm using MM enamels.

I hope to start paint before the weekend!

just some food for thought but what i usually do is this

1.flat black
2.future
3.decals
4.future
5.flat coat

never really had luck laying them down on a flat surface.
hope this helps
looking great so far

well first couple of layers are on just went over all the ruff patches with some 2000 grit.will re spray tomorrow or order a few polishing grits don't know yet gloss is so tricky.but for alcad it has to be perfect so... oh side note i received my Nikon d3100 today first pic shot with it need to play around with it.Now I have to become a better modeler it shows everything

Hi,

Some great work is being done in this thread!

Update:
Cockpit has been assembled with Eduard photo-etch, painted and weathered. The radio equipment (I guess) and long wire behind the seat was not included in the Hasegawa instructions, but only in the Eduard instructions. I decided to put it in anyways.







The wheel wells have been mounted, painted and weathered. This took alot of cutting, sanding and dry-fitting. Especially the nose well was a bit difficult to align properly, but I think it came out alright - we'll see when the fuselage is assembled.
I have decided to drop the flaps - so to speak - (ie NOT mount the PE) - because I can't find a single photo of a parked P-39 with the flaps down. This way I will also save a bit of precious time ;-)







Cheers

Nice work good detail As for me I sprayed alclad last night pics soon

alclad done!I will come back in and shade some panels,anti glare and a few other add ons like a yellow tail and nose.I had to spray with future and let it dry because when I went to mask it the allclad was pulling up.first time I had to mask so test section didnt go so well.

It toned it down a little bit more than I wanted but oh well ka sara sara

Looks fine Justin, right amount of shine in my opinion.

Thank you sir

Guys, very nice works here! Keep the beauties coming!
Justin, may be too late but you can seal the alclad coat with their own Aqua Gloss lacquer. Way better than future and all the others gloss varnishes.

yup its to late but the more I look at airframes in period photos it actually seems about right.I figure the other colors will make it pop if I can ever get to the bench to spray them

Nice finish on the Jug, Justin. Looks great and very factory fresh.

Beautiful cockpit, Kenneth. Those details are great. Looking forward to see more.

I am calling the Tornado done!

Good job sir that is definetly a horse of a different color.congradulations on finishing my campaign.hope to see your future builds and don't forgot to post your pictures in the gallery

Nice build, Michael. It looks very good and has some cool Gulf War markings.

Justin & Jesper: Thank you very much! Justin, beautiful work with that Alclad!

Michael: Congratulations - beautiful Tornado! My 5 year old daughter likes it too, she's very fond of pink things with little harts on it

Progress report:

I have closed the fuselage up. Then mounted the top parts of wings to the fuselage:





And the bottom side:



The model wants to sit on its tail, so I filled the nose with chopped up lead pellets from an airgun and - more or less - fixed it with thin superglue. It still rattles a bit when I handle it though. It's difficult to ignore that sound - it usually means trouble



And canopy has been glued. It didn't fit very well - the fuselage is a bit too wide. I guess the cockpit or the wings stretches the fuselage a bit, because the canopy fitted perfectly before cockpit and wings were mounted. Anyways, I think it will be OK.



Next up is filling and sanding the seams, and then - painting!

Cheers

Thanks gents, ya my girlfriend has been on my back to do a desert pink aircraft since she saw one at a model contest we went to a couple weeks ago. It helps ease the complaining about all the finished builds around the house. I look forward to seeing that Aircobra finished. Sadly I did not get nearly enough weight in the nose when I built mine a while back.

I'm finally ready to put the airbrush down , and call the P-61 finished!!! The kit was ...well, less than acceptable for fit. I painted it w/ MM semi- gloss, and the decals laid down perfectly..much to my surprise. The "pin-stripe" along the upper surface had to be airbrushed..well worth the effort. Hope ya like the pics!






Jeff

Good job sir and congratulations on your build and finishing my campaign please don't forget to post in the gallery

Thanks Justin, pics uploaded! looking forward to everyones progress.

I had to button mine up quickly..spouse forbid me to purchase another kit until I finish one...success

Update from the home front.after hours of measuring and masking came this....

and what did I get for the fruits of my labor this....


these were included with my decal sheet but they did not fit correctly and lets face it paint looks better

Michael, it's a very nice ODS bird. I've always had that feeling that the brit ODS pin-ups are some how neglected, as we don't see many of them built. So, really glad to see yours finished.
Jeff, even without rescribing your P-61 is very, very nice. Always good to see one of those big, black, fighters.
Kenneth, well, let me just say that because of your painting skills now I feel the need to build one of these!
Justin, you're totally right, paint always looks better. Especially on a nicely done alclad finish.
Keep up with the good work and, of course, keep us posted!!!


Keep us posted

Thanks Dimitar, I agree, it is sadly an overlooked subject.

Justin, your jug is coming together gorgeously. The effort put forward is well worth it, and I look forward to seeing the finished product.

Also, that Black Widow looks sharp, nice clean build!