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Decalling the nose. Third piece is setting.
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Instruction for decalling the nose.
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Kit decals went on nicely. Cockpit decal is from LU detail sheet. Metal color on the fuselage is a mix of 90% Alclad II Aluminium and 10% medium grey (car paint).
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With a resin tail.
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Decalling the tail and rudder.
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Decalling the intake.
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Placing a decal strip.
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Test fitting a fan disk.
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Finished engines.
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Some black wash and dry brushing on the fan disks.
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After decalling the nose, I gave a plenty shot of clear coat to smooth out overlapping decals around nose area, after which I painted black radome. Another clear coat followed. Needs some sanding before final clear coat.
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Sanding clear coat with 2000 grit wet n' dry. Sorry about long fingernails :P
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Sanded areas clearly visible.
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How to mask a radome: M3 blue fine line tape cut to width less than 0,5 mm
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How to mask a radome: It is important to use narrow tape in order to conform it properly to shape of the nose.
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How to mask a radome.
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How to mask a radome: I usually need several attempts until satisfied with the result. A critical eye is handy while determing good shape. Sorry, no shortcuts here! =)
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Final clear coat added.
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Live from the workbench :-P. Landing gears attached.
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Live from the workbench :-P. Landing gears attached.
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Live from the workbench :-P. Landing gears attached.
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Almost completed. Antennas, pitot tubes etc. are needed yet.
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Drilling holes.
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Drilling holes.
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Placing a pitot tube.
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Drill
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In case someone has wondered what size these drills are. The two leftmost are ~0.2 mm in diameter, the larger one is 0.3 mm. Ruler scale is in millimeters.
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800x600 49KB, 995 hits.
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