Build time!

Clifford Keesler
I'm in.

Duncan Cook
Let me take a seat, I will watch this carefully.

Augie Autor
hehe 🙂 slow start on this one..

Augie Autor
And.. a wee update.. Cockpit and consoles progress

Augie Autor
So.. further cockpit work 🙂

Christian Bruer
Looking forward to your progress.

Augie Autor
thanks Christian 🙂 I do too lol.. instrument panels next to do..

Nikolajs Negeriss
Hi Augie! Nice start!
I always wonder how modelers paint those white buttons and instruments. How did you do that, Augie? 🙂

Augie Autor
Hi Nikolajs, the dials are not paint.. I use coloured pencils. just like the one in the picture 🙂

Nikolajs Negeriss
Pencil! Of cause! 🙂 So, you paint them with white pencil. Good to know 🙂

Augie Autor
Instrument panels done..

John Van Kooten
That is really impressive work on the panels!! Amazing how you can do that kind of detail at such small scale 👍

I actually also asked the exact same question a little while back on how airplane modelers paint those tiny dials 😄 and the pencil thing is quite ingenious, Augie! I'd had never come up with that one on my own 😉 Thanks for the tip! I am definitely going to be using that for painting/colorizing the instrument panels in the 1/35th scale vehicles I build 👍

Mike Kryza
Hi Augie - and again I'm sitting in the first row... 👍

Clifford Keesler
Panels look Awesome Augie. I never thought of the colored pencil I will have to try that. Do you seal it with a clear coat?

Augie Autor
Hehe thanks guys 🙂

John, just be sure to keep the pencils sharp.

Mike.. your welcome as always

Clifford.. try it ad you wont regret it..

I dont seal mine, but I would suggest a spray of light sealer over them..

Augie Autor
Ooo thanks mike 🙂 will try

Glenn
I wish i could pump them out as often as you do Augie! Looking forward to seeing this build!

Augie Autor
Lol thanks glenn

Holger Kranich
Yummi dashboard! A work to admire, Augie!

Augie Autor
thanks holly 🙂

I cheated.. its pencil lol.. update will follow soon.. fueslage is together.

Augie Autor
So.. fueslage together and a close up of the cockpit..

Augie Autor
Wings on the bugger.. next intakes..

Started on the stabs paint..

Fox One
Yeah, carry on. 🙂

Augie Autor
Lol thanks was going too 🤔

Augie Autor
New update pic.. so. yeah.. quicker progress..even started on the horizontal stabs underside white... seems to be comming out ok even good

Augie Autor
Brush painted white... got a lot of this to do lol

Fox One
👍 very good, Augie. I never ever managed it, to paint white with a brush acceptable. Without a Airbrush I am really helpless... 🙂

Augie Autor
hehe thanks Fox 🙂

Bill Spargo
Cockpit instruments look awesome and i love the highlighting in the cockpit

Bill Gilman
Ah...Raspberry Ripple - one of my favourite flavours! I have the Fujimi 1:72 kit lurking around somewhere. You gotta love the marking scheme. Does the Hasegawa kit have the modification under the radome?

Vitor Costa
Hi Augie! hum… i think you like Phantoms a bit!!! 😄
The interior is very good, great job on it! And as paint white with a brush… well sometimes its hard with an airbrush so with a brush is impossible for me to do it!
Looking for to see more.
Hey i use that brush too (i buy them on the Chinese store for 0,90 cents i can get a pack of 3 or 4 i think 😄 😄 😄

Clifford Keesler
Looking great Augie.

Glenn
Augie I hope you get to keep your white paint staying white! I always found that the humbrol gloss white goes "cream" after a while... The satin white they do seems to stay white better than the gloss! I always prefer to airbrush white (if it's this much to do) Testors used to make a very good "classic white" in a spray can that would be a much eaiser job than by hand. May the force be with you on this one! 😮

Augie Autor
Thanks Guys,

Bill, Its going to be a RN bird.. ripple is later hehe

Bill Gilman
FAA rocks too! EDSG is my other favourite colour! 🙂

Augie Autor
Hehe I knew you would like Bill, slow progress tho, work is killing me hehe

Choppa Nutta
Hurry up Augie, we're getting impatient over here😉 😄

Augie Autor
Lol update for ya..

Clifford Keesler
Carry on Augie looking great.

Phil Marchese
I was told by a very good modeler to add a very tiny dab of sky ble to keep white white. in color theory this makes sense. I have not had an occassion to put it into practice. Has anyone tried that procedure?

Augie Autor
Have to admit I have never tried

Fox One
Cool Grey. 👍 And I like long legs. 🙂

Augie Autor
Thanks Fox, This one might end up setting a record for length of time on bench

Clifford Keesler
Bet I beat you with the Thud. LOL.

Augie Autor
So.. Weather causing issues... but little bit of progress.

Painted the walkways across her spine. some seems needing work

Christian Ristits
Oh...another Phantom! Looks good so far! Also want to start with my F-4B...but no time at the moment and too good weather 😉

Augie Autor
Thanks Christian

Augie Autor
Soo.. Update as to where I am with it.

Decals are going on now. first set are drying.
I've done the weapons for it, Bit of a custom loadout but one I always loved on the British Phantom

Piccies will be uploaded tomorrow.

Augie Autor
As promised the piccies

Holger Kranich
Looking goog, Augie!
Whats the name of this rockets`? Are these British Hydras?

Augie Autor
Hey Holly,thankies very much its getting there lol.
The rockets are SNEB Rockets en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNEB

Holger Kranich
Ah, some kind of Matra´s!
Thx, Augie!!! Always nice to learn from you!

Clifford Keesler
Looking good Augie.

B
Nice work Augie. 👍

Augie Autor
Thanks chaps 🙂

Augie Autor
long time my last post for this build. But there it is.. still going.. 🙂

weathering to come.

Choppa Nutta
liking the decals on the canopy, bet they were fiddly to do

Clifford Keesler
Looking good Augie.

Es-haq Khosravi
Well done Augie!

Augie Autor
Thanks Chaps,

Choppa, the stripes are always a pain to get to sit.. lots of solvaset..

Thanks Clifford and Es-haq

Augie Autor
The end is neigh... Pictures comming up shortly.. its decaled.. weathered.. just finishing touches now..

Es-haq Khosravi
Great job!

Augie Autor
thanks guys 🙂

Clifford Keesler
Looks great Augie!

Augie Autor
Thanks Clifford, having to strip the bang seats as they went wrong.. ho hum.. only a few more days lol