1/48 HobbyBoss F-105 Thundercheif (Thud)

[Edbert]

Go away NSA, nothing to see here, these are for my toy airplane.



I'll need to touch up the yellow part, I put the O-rings on before the paint was dry enough. Getting used to Tamiya acrylics, but the yellow is MM enamels which take a while.

 

[BarleyBop]

Kinda look like minnows... that bite

 

[Steve Ski]

Sadly enough, you do have to clarify these dayz,.......................

 

[Edbert]

Never knew I had a thing for Viet Nam subject matter, I am more of a 1940s-50s guy.

But the F4B, and Mig21, followed by a Thud, well that sorta seals it right?

 

[BarleyBop]

Will have to read up on this one... any pointers?

 

[Edbert]

Will have to read up on this one... any pointers?

If you like "shorts":





(this is the stuff I put on the tube while I'm at the bench)

 

[Edbert]

Depending on your attention span (no disrespect!):

 

[Edbert]

I thought I was being all smart with the blu-tack masking the wheel wells. That stuff is not easy to get out as I expected!

Typically I'd use tape and foam as I did on the nose-wheel. But these are wide and shallow, no good way to use either. Maybe liquid-mask is a better idea, or just paint them after the underside is done.

 

[BarleyBop]

Depending on your attention span

Ha! No issues with attention span, got through 3/4 of the first long video... amazing aircraft, I can see why the guys that knew her loved her.
The next ones will make good viewing at the bench!
Thanks a bunch.

 

[Jakko]

I thought I was being all smart with the blu-tack masking the wheel wells. That stuff is not easy to get out as I expected!

You can get it out by dabbing a blob of Blu-Tack on it and pulling it away again. Repeat until all of it's gone.

 

[RayRay39.rs]

Pre shading worked out nice, very well done.

 

[Edbert]

This kit might have been a breakthrough for me, I'm excited that I may have a solution to my problem with enamel washes eating my acrylic clearcoats.

My limited understanding of acrylic paints had me thinking they were impervious to turpentine. But if I used Mr. Color leveling thinners that proved untrue. I switched to AK brand thinner for the AK acrylic clear varnish and that did not help.

But I just tried using Tamiya gloss acrylic (X-whatever number) and X20A thinner. I think it is holding up!

I take this to mean that "AK acrylic" is an enamel or oil based paint. So I will use what I have up for things that will not have any washes or panel lining work done with oils or enamel, then never buy it again.

 

[urumomo]

I take this to mean that "AK acrylic" is an enamel or oil based paint.

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