F-84F Thunderstreak KLU 311 Squadron
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1 18 November 2017, 20:32
Wim van der Luijtook even aanmelden bij het fotoalbum...ben benieuwd hoe deze bouwt, ik heb de oude monogram versie
20 November 2017, 14:01
Erik Leijdens AuthorWelkom Wim! "Men" zegt dat deze Kinetic mal een kopie is van de Monogram Streak maar dan met inliggende paneellijnen. Als ik de ervaringen met deze kit mag geloven is het een probleemloze bouw. We gaan het meemaken.
20 November 2017, 14:10
Erik Leijdens AuthorYep, grootste kritiek is alleen die inlaat. Maar dat lost Quickboost voor een paar € voor je op 👍
20 November 2017, 14:15
Wim van der LuijtLang leve de Aftermarket! Heb net die Dutch Decal sheet en het bijbehorende boekje besteld...is altijd mooi spul
20 November 2017, 14:35
Erik Leijdens AuthorVery slowly coming along.. Trying to fit in the Aires pit as good possible. Not a very easy task to say the least.
1 December 2017, 21:10
Mats BengtssonNice one Erik. I have been planning almost the exact same build (I have all the same kits and decal in my stash). Which decal option will you go for?
1 December 2017, 22:02
David ThorI guess it will be a machine from the netherlands... just checked the versions in the kit and i must say i really like the german one.
2 December 2017, 08:18
Erik Leijdens AuthorWill do P-171 Mats. Nice to see you Will build a Dutch machine too! Unfortunately I have some troubles with the Aires cockpit, removed a bit to much plastic from the kit parts and the instrument panel seems to wide to fit properly. Have you seen my Dutch P-40? Maybe it's something for you too😄
2 December 2017, 08:19
Mats BengtssonP-171 looks like a good choice. I'm thinking of doing one of the bare metal schemes. TC-10 is a hot candidate
I have seen your P-40 and it looks great. Your build inspired me to do a Dutch P-40 myself but I think I'll go for a post war P-40N in 1/32. Dutch decals has a sheet I think I'll use:
scalemates.com/kits/1109124-..-40n-ml-knil-rneiaaf-1945-50
2 December 2017, 13:27
Erik Leijdens AuthorIndeed it will be a Dutch machine David.. I'm kinda in of Dutch model mood lately🙂
@Patrick, "Ut Aquila Preadans"! Hope we will see F-35's in 311 colours in the future.. But with 37 machines it's more likely more Dutch squadrons will be deactivated..
@Mats, a great decal set Mats, I have one too. Want to make a post-WW2 machine too soon.
3 December 2017, 19:57
Erik Leijdens AuthorSmall update. Painted the pit(finally!) and closed up the fuselage. Fuselage fit is decent.
15 December 2017, 08:51
Spanjaardbeautiful work on that cockpit. it is a pity that Aires always needs lots of sanding 🙁 but detail is fantastic
15 December 2017, 21:07
Erik Leijdens AuthorThanks mates! I need the RF version too Bart!
@Spanjaard, yes Antonio it requires some work. It is in fact the first time I use a Aires cockpit and I must admit it is more challenging than I had initially anticipated. Made a couple of beginner mistakes. But at least I "popped my cherry" Aires cockpit wise 😄
15 December 2017, 21:26
Erik Leijdens AuthorThanks Guys! I repositioned the HUD part last night, it sits a bit deeper now. Will post some pictures today.
20 December 2017, 07:11
Erik Leijdens AuthorYes it builds up quite nice, aires cockpit was a bit of work and the Quickboost nose piece needed some adjustment too.
22 December 2017, 23:57
Erik Leijdens AuthorThanks Roland! The streak is all primed up and ready for the first layer of camouflage, PRU blue in this case for the underside. Gave the undercarriage a coat of AK Extreme metal, very nice stuff to work with.
3 January 2018, 21:06
Björn SvedbergThat AK extreme metal looks great! I'll have to buy some. You can never have enough nice metal colors to choose from 🙂.
7 January 2018, 16:16
Erik Leijdens AuthorMe too Spanjaard 🙂.
@Björn, I have 3 shades of aluminum from AK, planning to do a Thunderjet in NMF after the Streak so I think I'll use the AK paints. Sprays like a charm and not sensitive to tape👍
7 January 2018, 20:38
SpanjaardAK is acrylic right? it does not stink like Alclad? i have the complete range from Alclad... but that does not mean i can not replace then with AK each time one finishes......
7 January 2018, 21:09
Erik Leijdens AuthorNo, enamel 👍. Bu it doesn't stink like Alclad, it smells like... the early days 🙂
7 January 2018, 21:13
Bart Teunisyup I agree with Erik, really the stuff is great and on a black gloss undergrond wow. I also tried the real metal stuff from AK and I have to admit looks great, but still have mixed feelings about it
8 January 2018, 08:28
Wim van der LuijtI watched a demo by AK (on youtube) and they spray the extreme metal straight onto the plastic...that is an advantage over Alclad where a black basecoat is always required....the finish look great!
8 January 2018, 11:52
Erik Leijdens AuthorIn this case I used a black primer Wim. Not absolutely necessary but it wouldn't hurt anything 🙂
8 January 2018, 15:08
Erik Leijdens AuthorBasic paintjob done now.. Painted with Xtracolor X1 Dark Green BS641, Xtracolor X8 PRU Blue BS636 and Humbrol 123 Extra Dark Sea Grey
11 January 2018, 21:31
Patrick HagelsteinIs there a specific reason you used the Xtraclor PRU Blue because to my eyes it looks quite grayish instead of blue.
11 January 2018, 21:40
Erik Leijdens AuthorWell the reason is the underside should be PRU Blue. But the artificial lighting and the blue backdrop are affecting the look I think. Will post a pic whit a white backdrop so you can see the difference.
11 January 2018, 21:44
Erik Leijdens AuthorOr do you mean on real KLu Streak pictures it looks more grayish?
11 January 2018, 21:48
Kees Kleijwegtlooking great Erik!
With the paints from Alclad, my experience is that only the high gloss paints need a gloss black primer coat.
As long as the plastic and joints are free of scratches, you can get a perfect metallic finish without primer.
But I will definitely try the extreme metals from AK soon 🙂
11 January 2018, 22:00
Clifford KeeslerLooking great Erik. I have one in the same color scheme in the decal stage. My belly is also PRU Blue.
11 January 2018, 23:32
Donald Dickson IILooking good so far. I was thinking it looked awfully grayish on your model as well. Certainly could be the lighting.
Kees is correct. Alclad does just fine straight on plastic. If you give the plastic a light polish, it can even come out fairly shiney. I just did an 84G with no primer. Gonna post it here soon.
12 January 2018, 01:39
Erik Leijdens AuthorThanks mates. I added a picture with a white backdrop, makes the PRU blue more natural.
12 January 2018, 06:19
Patrick HagelsteinErik, the extra picture makes it look more like the PRU Blue the belly should be. I had quite some looks at the one at the Gilze-Rijen gate and that one was surely more blueish than the previous pictures (maybe even too blue after the first restauration...)
12 January 2018, 06:30
Erik Leijdens AuthorWill only use the white backdrop from now on🙂. Funny how a background affects the overall presentation!
@Patrick, restored aircraft are indeed not always a good reference for us modellers. They seldom use the correct paints and even camouflage patterns are not always ok. As is with modelling😉
12 January 2018, 07:47
Bart TeunisErik, It is not the backdrop but your camera that really is messing up this kind of things. A digital camera always tends to calculate the lighting towards an average and middle gray........ hence that's why you have to over-expose to get really white snow !
12 January 2018, 08:01
Erik Leijdens AuthorThanks mates. Decals are all done now. Now it's time for another layer of Future and after that I will apply a filter to weaken the brightness of the decals.
20 January 2018, 10:20
Clifford KeeslerI'm in awe Erik. I think my next project is going to be my Iterali 1/32 F-104G. Should I do it in Dutch or German markings?
23 January 2018, 00:33
Erik Leijdens AuthorI agree with Patrick. A Dutch one would be the best choice🙂 And thanks for your nice words Clifford!
23 January 2018, 06:24
Erik Leijdens AuthorTest fitted the 450 gallon drop tanks, gives the Streak it distinctive look imo!
24 January 2018, 07:41
Erik Leijdens AuthorPatrick, sprayed a filter with the camouflage colors over the decals to make them less bright. After a light pinwash a semi-matt clear coat will be added too so the camouflage colors will "blend" together.
24 January 2018, 12:57
Patrick HagelsteinLooks good! Seems daunting and frightening to put paint on a freshly decalled plane.
24 January 2018, 15:17
Erik Leijdens AuthorWell, just thin your paint very much and fingers crossed 😄
24 January 2018, 18:30
Patrick Hagelstein😄 Good one! Now I need to practice airbrushing with crossed fingers.
24 January 2018, 19:10
Erik Leijdens AuthorHope to finish mine soon too Clifford! Streak received a panel line wash and a flat clear cote.
26 January 2018, 22:07
Michael PhillipsWow, this one is beautiful too! This and Clifford's build are both inspiring!
27 January 2018, 02:31
Murad ÖZERLooking awesome so far Erik! 👍 👍 👍 at image 26 i guess there is a flat coat, if so what did you use please?
28 January 2018, 20:52
Erik Leijdens AuthorThanks Alexander and Murad!
@Murad, I used Alclad ALC-314 Klear Kote Flat. 2nd time for me I used this and I must say is has a nice matt finish, not really really matt but just right(for me at least).
29 January 2018, 07:34
Murad ÖZERimo it's looking perfect in the shots.
flat coats are a bane of me so far, only one that i am satisfied is (or was) testors visions and they are nowhere to be found anymore so i am constantly on the lookout for a flat enough yet non-coarse (ala sandpaper to the touch) finish varnish, this looks to be exactly that.
29 January 2018, 15:47
Erik Leijdens AuthorI understand you completely Murad! I used to use Xtracolor flat coat but that's very flat. Indeed just like sandpaper. I can really recommend the Alcad flat coat to you.
29 January 2018, 18:16
Spanjaardhave you tried Future with Tamiya Flat Base? I have heard that you can use that to chose how flat you want it to look like. Although I must say so far, i have only used Future straight from the bottle....
29 January 2018, 18:27
Erik Leijdens AuthorNo never tried that Spanjaard!
Removed the navigation "bumps" on the wingtips after the paint job was done, they annoyed me to much! Repaired the paint and added some spare clear parts. Much nicer imo.
30 January 2018, 09:28
Mats BengtssonI can only agree with all the previous mates. Very well done Erik 👍
2 February 2018, 22:41
Kees KleijwegtGreat work as usual Erik! Another Dutch bird in the collection 👍
3 February 2018, 08:58
Erik Leijdens AuthorThanks for the overwhelming amount of nice comments mates! 🙂
3 February 2018, 14:19
Wim van der LuijtPrachtig geworden....je fotografie is ook heel goed...vast niet met je mobieltje gedaan?
5 February 2018, 08:58
Erik Leijdens AuthorThanks mates.
@Wim, took the pictures outside with my Canon EOS600D with a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens. Set the camera on 2sec timer with a small aperture of f22 to get a nice depth of field. I think they can be much better but I'm far from a experienced photographer.
5 February 2018, 09:53
