F-22 Hasegava 1:48. Step by step. Cockpit

Annoying, but necessary step - to cut seat from resin base 

A bit of rough sending. Good illustration of how much resin dust accumulates in the water 

Not a fan of PE seatbelts, but in this case application went easy 

For tiny PE parts I like to use wax pencil, easy and very helpful tool 

After gluing was done I cleaned all CA excess with debonder from VMS 

 

Now all small parts of interior 

Done and ready for paint. And yes I knocked this round part beyond seat, but fixed it later 

Instrument panel I left unglued for more easy painting  

Before painting I cleaned everything with alcohol  

I base coat everything with Tamiya NATO black, without primer, in this case I don’t find it necessary 

Than axes few drops of Tamiya Buff and highlited most visible areas 

And even more buff on Smoler areas for sntronger contras  

After it picked up buttons and smal dress with lighter colors 

 

Now it look more fun and ready for decals  

Decal time! Firstly I applied Tamiya mark fi 

Then carefully place decal 

When decal is in place I press it a bit with cotton swab or brush.  

And to permanently fix it to place I apply Ammo Mig Decal Fix 

Sometimes there can be bubbles at corners or deca can be a bit bigger than it should be, and in this case I just carefully poke it with the knife and press it with brush 

After decals dried I covered all surface with VMS Matt 

Finally time to washes, in this case I just use Tamiya Black panel liner, they are great, I wish they would have more colour options.. 

I let wash to dry around 30 min and came back to clean excess with brush slightly moistened win white spirit. This way I have more control on which part will be lighter and which I keep darker  

When dried I again dealt everything with matt varnish, let it dry for an hour. And as finishing step I took AK Real Colors gloss varnish and fills all screens for glass effect.  

And it’s done. Ofc it can be more weathered, but this is commission build and my client like it clean. Now to the rest of the build