![]() ![]() Once the cockpit was at a point where I was happy, the fuselage was joined together and the seam filled for the cracked section. The vents forward of the rear auxiliary intakes were opened out and some tubing added to give an impression of depth. However I’ve made a lot of progress this week. ![]() As luck would have it the angle it hit caused a fracture right across the half! It also dislodged the fuel dump pipe. Unfortunately I managed to knock the left fuselage on to the floor. They've now been sprayed Xtracolor Tyre black inside. I’ve made an effort to recapture the heavy internal framing by filling the gap between the panel and the canopy using Mr Dissolved Putty built up to a flat profile at the edges. The canopies have been masked up and the interior panels installed from the Aires fret. The exhausts have been painted using various tones of Alclad and the cockpit was started. The intakes were masked off and after a coat of primer some Dark Sea Grey was airbrushed on. That’s it so far, now at the point where I’ll have to start painting.Īfter doing relatively little last week when first painting was started by priming the undercarriage bays and gears using Halfords white primer decanted from the can. The inevitable thinning of the cockpit floor resulted in breaking through at the front, so will have to come up with a repair.Īs well as chopping up the fuselage, I’ve dipped the clear parts in Klear, glued together the fuel tanks and filled the ejector pin marks on the various doors, gear legs and in the nosewheel well. The bottom of the bulkhead with the compressor faces interfered with the lower intakes so had to be modified to clear their tops.Īs this jet is from the mid-70’s I removed the reinforcing plates from the outer wings and the stabilators (the right stab was yet to be done). Here’s a shot of the internal layout of the intakes and exhaust. This highlighted an issue as they appeared too short! There is a lip on the forward and aft edges which should be removed this then looks much more correct. After trimming the Aires lower intakes these were offered up to the gap. A little more may be needed to get the resin parts to sit properly. The lower intake doors were carefully cut off and the inside thinned to give a more scale thickness to the surround. I also fettled the inside of the auxiliary intakes to improve clearance for the Aires exhausts. The fuselage was cut to accommodate the Cutting Edge intakes. As luck would have it, the fuselage I selected has a chunk missing from the rudder, so I removed the two halves and after gluing filled the missing section with filler. While the convention is to start with the cockpit, it’s just one of the areas where I can get a complete block so I’ve just spent the last couple of days preparing parts. There may be a recce pod involved though while going through my references I’ve found a rather unexpected combination which really intrigued me.Īnyway, on to the build. ![]() Like dry-rub markings this is a one time shot – so if it’s wrong, you’re basically stuffed unless you have a spare! I may end up only using the squadron markings and sourcing the standard stuff from normal waterslide sheets.Ģ and 41 = 43: I think I see where you’re going chaps (or am I reading too much into this). These are not your usual decals in that you have to place the marking where you want it then apply the water. The squadron will remain under wraps for now but will be one of the lesser seen ones.Īdd-ons will include the Aries ‘pit (and maybe their exhausts/auxiliary intakes), Cutting Edge intakes, Two Bobs wheels and some Eduard photoetch.Īs you can see I plan on using Maintrack’s ‘clear-fix’ sheet. ![]() For this GB I’ll be building the FGR2 in the Green/Grey scheme. However as this is a) too obvious and b ) is generally a particularly popular option, I shall leave her for another time. This was an eBay special in that the box contained a FGR2 kit without the decal sheet and a Hasegawa FG1 without its box! Now, given my username you probably think this is going to be a certain 43 Squadron jet. On with the obligatory box and sprues shot: So here’s my first entry (there may be at least one more if I finish this one). Well as it’s a fortnight into the group build, it was about time that I stopped chipping in on other peoples’ builds and got on with my own. ![]()
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