#14 1/48 Monogram F-117A

[Fridgy]

Will use this as a place holder....

Will attempt a 2nd kit for this sig time permitting

This will be my first attempt at working on 2 models at the same time, and my first attempt at a black plane



Scakemates has this as a new tool back in 1991.... oh crap what have i got myself into??

[Fridgy]

Spure Shots





Tinted Clear parts



Decals and PE fret



A quick look over the kit. So far looking good, engraved panel lines, minimal flash to clean up

Just hoping I havent bitten off more than i can chew trying to do 2 kits at the same time.......

[Fridgy]

Got the seat, driver, tub, IP, landing gear and gear bays primed in Ultimate grey tonight

[Tomcat64]

Good luck with juggling the two builds mate - I've confirmed in the last six months that I'm bloody hopeless at it and have to finish them one at a time!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Good luck on this one Fridgy/ Mick
I only buy kits, I don't actually MAKE any

[Fridgy]

ok....quiet night at home......

the instructions with this kit are quite woeful......

a quick search on scalemates and I found some better ones

Anyway, wheel bays painted and detaled



Cockpit tub painted


Bang seat





Intrument panel


I also painted and detailed the landing gear,but forgot to take photos.... .... ahh well you will have to wait for them

so all the the above need to gloss coat and the some panel liner to bring out the details.........

[Fridgy]

All together and primed in Ultimate grey

Unashamedly stole marks's pre shading ideas......







She has vallejos model air medium blue grey 71114, as a pre shading coat, with tamiya x18 on the panel lines.
From there instead of using a deep black i have used mr hobby h77 tire black thinned with mlt 40:60 (paint to thinners)
She is currently in the box drying after spraying the bottom.
Am quite chuffed with how the topside has turned out, the medium grey blue has broken up the solid black of the fuselage quite well. Will get some pics tomorrow afternoon and hopefully they will show what i mean.

And a huge thanks to mark for posting his build so i had half an idea of how to do what i had in my mind to do

[Fridgy]

Hopefully this shows up



not too bad, and best I can do with my phone camera

[ElCapitan]

Looks pretty darn good to me!

[Quax]

ouch that looks good to me too, very subtle but with impact!

Paul

[Fridgy]

Looks pretty darn good to me!

ouch that looks good to me too, very subtle but with impact!

Paul

Thanks fellas... it looks great to me, i wish i had a photo set up like some of the other guys to get great photos. Its the start of winter here, so if im lucky i might get a sunny afternoon where i can get some better shots of her and the effect

[Twokidsnosleep]

He's back modelling

Paint looks awesome on that and it definitely shows up the pre shade
Nice work

[Les0012]

Not to shabby fella, looks good to me

Les

[digger303]

[Fridgy]

Got the topside gloss coated tonight, along with land gear, flaps and tail planes etc

Here is my pilot.....


Am so happy with him, he is my best yet.... and yep ive managed to lose his arm....

Anyone want to buy 2 slightly used cats?

Im hoping the styrene gods are going to be kind and when i remove the canopy is stuck to the bluetack in there

[Tomcat64]

Great work on the variations on the black shading mate - that looks really cool!

Nice looking job on the one-armed pilot too!

[digger303]

Got the topside gloss coated tonight, along with land gear, flaps and tail planes etc

Here is my pilot.....


Am so happy with him, he is my best yet.... and yep ive managed to lose his arm....

Anyone want to buy 2 slightly used cats?

Im hoping the styrene gods are going to be kind and when i remove the canopy is stuck to the bluetack in there

Your very optimistic today...trying to sell used cats... hard enough trying to pass on new ones
AND you only need two arms to climb into and out of the cockpit.

[Fridgy]

Got the topside gloss coated tonight, along with land gear, flaps and tail planes etc

Here is my pilot.....


Am so happy with him, he is my best yet.... and yep ive managed to lose his arm....

Anyone want to buy 2 slightly used cats?

Im hoping the styrene gods are going to be kind and when i remove the canopy is stuck to the bluetack in there

Your very optimistic today...trying to sell used cats... hard enough trying to pass on new ones
AND you only need two arms to climb into and out of the cockpit.

and well it is a bomber.... no need for fancy dog fighting stuff so shouldnt need 2 hands right??

[Twokidsnosleep]

a one armed bombing bandit
Paint and helmet especially look great on him

I bet the arm is with the canopy, partying it up somewhere

[digger303]

a one armed bombing bandit
Paint and helmet especially look great on him

I bet the arm is with the canopy, partying it up somewhere

Cat might need a enema or a colonoscopy

[Twokidsnosleep]

a one armed bombing bandit
Paint and helmet especially look great on him

I bet the arm is with the canopy, partying it up somewhere

Cat might need a enema or a colonoscopy

I suppose some would call that a party

[Fridgy]

Lesson learned about putting stuff away and not leaving it all over my bench that is for sure

[digger303]

a one armed bombing bandit
Paint and helmet especially look great on him

I bet the arm is with the canopy, partying it up somewhere

Cat might need a enema or a colonoscopy

I suppose some would call that a party

Only if your holding the cat

[Fridgy]

This afternoon will be the moment of truth... top side has been clear coated last night and spent all night and today drying, so i can remove the canopy and see if the missing arm is hiding in there......

Fingers crossed

[Quax]

Cat might need a enema or a colonoscopy

I suppose some would call that a party

Only if your holding the cat

Pretend its a bagpipe, tuck it under your arm put its tail in your mouth and squeeze - it'll come out of one end or the other.... and bagpipes sound like a cat being murdered so no one will notice

Paul

[Fridgy]

Canopy is off.....sadly no missing arm to be seen........

Did realise I hadnt posted (or taken) photos of the IP and tub, so here it is in all its glory




i wonder if I can make one of my F-14 pilots fit?

[digger303]

Canopy is off.....sadly no missing arm to be seen........

Did realise I hadnt posted (or taken) photos of the IP and tub, so here it is in all its glory




i wonder if I can make one of my F-14 pilots fit?

knock an arm off...no probs

Nice cockpit

[Twokidsnosleep]

You could make a little arm from sprue
Heat carefully in a candle and form at least a shoulder and upper arm, then have the pilot hold it down tucked into the tub so can't be seen
You wouldn't even need to make a hand then

Trying to be a bit more helpful than my previous pestering

[digger303]

You could make a little arm from sprue
Heat carefully in a candle and form at least a shoulder and upper arm, then have the pilot hold it down tucked into the tub so can't be seen
You wouldn't even need to make a hand then

Trying to be a bit more helpful than my previous pestering

I'v got a ww2 arm from my mossie build....if you want you can have that. It is bent at 90 degree's sitting position.

[Twokidsnosleep]

You could make a little arm from sprue
Heat carefully in a candle and form at least a shoulder and upper arm, then have the pilot hold it down tucked into the tub so can't be seen
You wouldn't even need to make a hand then

Trying to be a bit more helpful than my previous pestering

I'v got a ww2 arm from my mossie build....if you want you can have that. It is bent at 90 degree's sitting position.

There you go
Aussies: allways ready to lend a hand...or an arm

[Fridgy]

Decals tonight


Exhaust painted


Landing gear washed



Slowly slowly

Still one the hunt for 2 missing parts from 2 different models..... lesson learned about keeping my bench tidy

[digger303]

I'm A SLOW LEARNER and still losing bits. Hunting for a wheel well door atm.

Your wheel struts look well detailed and with a good coat of ali .

[Fridgy]

Well for better or worse she is finished

Not happy with myself on this one, lost parts made simple silly mistakes, including melting a section of wing while installing the landing hear doors

Will get some better photos later

[MarkVerploeg]

That is a good looking plane Fridgy
The kit indeed looks a lot like the one i made
I didn't have any pe though

[Fridgy]

That is a good looking plane Fridgy
The kit indeed looks a lot like the one i made
I didn't have any pe though

Thanks mate
i see all it flaws though and I cringe

[Twokidsnosleep]

Dude, look at that landing gear...AWESOME
I like the crew ladder as well
Coming along very nicely

[Tomcat64]

Don't beat yourself up too much mate - that's a great looking build.

As Scott says the detail on the landing gear is great, and the pre-shading work under the black surfaces really paid off.

Love it

[Fridgy]

Dude, look at that landing gear...AWESOME
I like the crew ladder as well
Coming along very nicely

Don't beat yourself up too much mate - that's a great looking build.

As Scott says the detail on the landing gear is great, and the pre-shading work under the black surfaces really paid off.

Love it

cheers guys....reveal thread is now up

as too the mistakes, 2 different ones....same root cause, need to keep my bench cleaner

am super happy about how the paint came out,I have a AH-6 little bird in my stash that will cop the same treatment