Hi, it's been 22 years after last I build an airplane. Started to build Gundam model last year after been introduced by my elder brother who like to collect them. But my interest is more to customize and model such as tank and airplane. My wife encourage me to do this hobby to stop me play MMROPG lol. In February 09 I bought compressor, spray gun colors and tool.

WIP of this plane was originally posted in http://z3.invisionfree.com/Zero_G/index.ph...topic=5679&st=0 but I decide to post here too.

This model was bought from Miniature Hobby with 40% discount with a price of RM30ish.
Accuracy is so-so, resin are terrible, with so many in-perfect mold. Size are of the plane is quite big, 43cm long 31cm width.





I have a reference to make this plane from Narita Family website.

This model cockpit are super lame. With the influence of Mcgyver, I decide to do lamest thing that, I print the control panel and stick it in cockpit. I use 120g A4 paper printed with Laser printer.


I add a few details on the chair using the 120g card paper. Add steel wire/ Dawai and a tiny pla-plate.

In this picture, they ready to be spray with Mr. Surfacer 1.2k

This is the Result of a super noob lazy cockpit. I even spill green paint on the right control panel and lazy to redo it because when I attach to to the plane, the view is acceptable. Colors of the of control panel I use Gundam Marker.


Not bad (I think). At this time, I only have 2/0 brush bought from a stationary shop near my house so not that fine. Hand brush using Mr. Color Black and Silver. I only have lacquer type at the moment.

I Spray the back of the pilot seat with Mr. Color Light Blue No. 20. Because my wife like this color >.< end of discussions .. lol

Removing top center line on the canopy. I wasy very proud of this because first time doing this and result a very satisfying after hurting my finger and feel so numb.



Sanding start using Sand paper industrial 400 > 600 > 1000



Then I use Tamiya 1200 > 2000
After that I use Tamiya compound finishing and buff it till shiny.
And Last I wash canopy with plain water at the sink.



Yes you can see the crack there >.<

This is how it look like when connected the upper and lower body.

After glue the body together, a hard filing job and a little bit of tamiya putty and sand it off secukup rasa.


You can see the connetion of this part of air intake to the engine is sooo off.
Eh? why no Curve there?

I made a new Curve both side.

Here is the part I have done a bit of hard work to make a satisfactory connection of the engine and the air intake.


Adding putty and sand it up. The black checker air filter was added before gluing the air intake to the body.


I glue the canopy and put putty and sand it after masking. This one mistake I have made. I follow a fade line on front of the canopy and I thought that was the border between canopy and the metal part. This mistake will make my model look different from RL plane. And the little nose on the canopy I put a bit higher because the canopy didn't fall when i set it in.




Glue together some parts... the cone I add putty and sand. 2nd mistake, I trim lots of part that make the plane too slim at the middle. When I put the slat, it was too thick, and I have to file and sand the slat again and again to match the the thickness fuselage.

Making my own stand. Bandai stand so expensive.. mine only RM3.90.

Progress, I glue the missile/bomb holder to plane (what is this call anyway?). I drill hole under the plane for DIY stand.


Put a plastic anchor and luckily I got the same size of my stand rod.



Orz.. too tall, this in a non pilot model >.<


So I cut it half with a file.


Look better now.


Sprayed the Mr. surfacer 1.2k and spray the black shadow line with mr. color black after 24h.

I glue - primer (mr. surfacer 1.2k) - spray mr. color white to the missile.


Then I spray the plane with Mr. Color No. 20 Light Blue. I use 0.5 spray gun and I think I over spray on the top of the plane.


Next step the colors of camouflage and the cone.


I mask the plane with tacky and news paper to spray the camouflage. I try not to make sharp border.


Light gull gray done.


See I use tacky for next color of camouflage.

I didn't know MacGyver influence you to do aircraft kit too :P


Nice progress there :D

Masking is ready for next step of spray. Mr. Color 323 Light Blue.


>> I don't have any pictures to show from this process till below, wife borrow the camera. <<

Camouflage is done, I decide to mask and color the engine first before washing.


Details of my masking of engine and the gun area.



Top

Bottom


My lines colors that I will use for the engine. Actually I will use only the Alcad II Duraluminum, Magnesium and Jet Exhaust, Mr. MetalColor Stainless and and Aluminum. Oh well actually I'm showing off my expensive colors :P

Klay, Mcgyver also teach me how to make DIY spray booth.



To use Alcad II I read the instruction carefully on the label I see a warning "This product contains a chemical known to State of California to cause cancer or birthdefects or other or other reproduction harm". Look like same effect when you smoke. Luckily I stop smoking 3 years ago. Mr. Color brand, do they have warning like this on the label? I can't read Japanese.

Tada ... to prevent harm to my health. RM10.00 at hardware store.. hoping to find 3M brand one day.

I'm sorry there is no picture of progress when spraying the engine and washing. The engine part I try to copy WIP from Narita Family website. But I think my combination of color maybe wrong. or maybe they hide some info so ppl can't copy. But high possibility that I'm too noob lol.

Add 28/5/09: I think it's a good Idea not to install the vertical wing/rudder before paint the engine part. Because the side that facing to the vertical wing so hard to spray.

Top: I don't know why the engine in this picture didn't shine at all.


Bottom


Side: I mix 1:1 blue and black enamel and 1:10 paint to thinner for washing and a lot of cotton bud ... and tissue when i getting lazy.


Some panel line I have to draw myself because the line became too shallow. This is because I scrubbed it too much with sand paper to make the parts fit together.

3rd Mistake!!, I forgot to sand the paint with 2000 gred sand paper. Some part is hard to be wash nicely and leaving ugly gray color. I don't know what happen but there is crack at the tip left wing (bottom). Crack occurred to the air intake, the glue fail because of playing the plane too much. Ahaks.

I color the tyre with tamiya flat black. The rim color with Mr. Color IJA Green no. 16 and add chip effect, I don't have aluminum color. I use chrome silver instead hoping the shine will gone when apply flat topcoat.


Here all the three gears after washing.


Gears attached to airplane, with the cover too.


I've done a few touch here and there.


Big Nose.


Next step is applying decal. Progress will continue next time. Thank you for reading.

wah brother, u crazy ah? all that in 1 day. :o :o :o oh my god. (i think u have 5 hands like octopus ^_^ )

very niceee the colouring. I'm impressed

cooool ... nice
where did u get the base and standing rod ? i wanna buy a few too

looks great man... :) i might try the 'newspaper-masking' technique someday...

No la this is not 1 day project.. original WIP I stated in my first post, and I just do all the WIP in this post in one day. The last post was suppose to be this morning. Now I'm doing the decal.

The base actually a resit holder, you can see sometimes in cashier they stab the resit to that base like with sharp rod, you can buy that at any stationary shop.

looking good.. and i also like the stand...

might go look for some later...

waiting to see the decal process.. :D

i have a few of this MHM Su-27 as well... seeing your progress make me itch to start mine but again need to focus on the VGB first :P


kuman

I apply the decal yesterday, I use Mr. Setter and Softer. Let is cured 12 hours, I apply wash on decal.

Now I'm preparing for spraying thetopcoat, covering the metals part.

looking good bro.....one suggestion only

i think better to use casing rather than a display stand......cos the wheels are down

just my 2 kupang ;)

abg lan, based on the picture, it looks as if the plane is just about to land on the airway strip but since there will be no pilot inside i think brother lan has a point there but this position also cun huhu. just my 2 yen

nice work there

guys, sometimes when run out of display space, i have to put a stand, whether got pilot or wheels down B)

Casing is good idea, dunno how to get one, but I save it for model kit that really expensive and very nicely done

brother Arzwarth, this one not nicely done? :o :o bro seriously this is 1 good piece of work. I'm so impressed. Get a casing bro, dont let this bird catch dust ^_^

bro......you can order one from any frame shops available

just get the measurements for this plane

hope this helps :D

Basically the plane is done. Coated it with Gaia Clear Flat Topcoat. Still in process Touching up the missiles.

Final Update.

The missiles are ready. Painted with Mr. Color 185 Super flat black with few drops of Mr. Color White. Customize the color design, using flat red and flat orange tamiya enamel.


Attach to the airplane using UHU glue.


Project is Complete, further pictures can be see here http://z12.invisionfree.com/ScaleModelsMal...?showtopic=5491

cantek..

and i can see the bigger version of this is in the works... :D
share with us later the WIP ya :D

kuman :D

Cantique.......MHM models??? Man.. this is good work..

Thank you. That su-27 1/32 still on hold. Waiting for details parts I order. I'm going for tank M1A1 Abrams first.