I've got it nearly painted. I'm doing it in olive drab over neutral gray with white ID bands on the nose and tail. Here are a few pictures of my process.











I'm hoping to get the canopy masked and painted tomorrow night.

 Jordan,

 Excellent result so far.

 Looking forward to the finished result.

 Cheers

 Gordon

Greetings all,

EDF Canberra is proceeding and is taking up some time. Got the fans mounted and nacelles are nearly done . More dust generation required. Then the wobbly bits will be added.

Sparrowjet - some progress . Undercarriage roughly shaped.

Stay safe all .

Cheers

Gordon

Quote from: lastvautour on November 16, 2024, 11:54:49 AMThe primer lest you see that you duplicated the Thunderbolt's shape perfectly.

Louis

Thank you very much. I would probably try to get the spine to a closer point next time, but I'm very pleased with my first attempt!

The primer lest you see that you duplicated the Thunderbolt's shape perfectly.

Louis

I got the first coat of primer on tonight. I probably won't have much time to work on it over the weekend, but we'll see. Enjoy the updated photos!

Sandable primer works for me. The good thing about wood is that it lends itself to modification whereas a plactic, you are stuck with what you get unless you spend mega bucks for aftermarket parts.

Louis

For this one, I think I'll just use a sandable primer since I've already got some of that on hand and this one is being done pretty inexpensively.

Thanks for the links, Lou. That will save me some searching!

I wasn't completely satisfied with the shape I carved for the canopy, so I added some putty last night and shaped it today. This seems to look more like the razorback's windshield. We'll see how it holds up to painting and masking...

Next, we will discuss how to display the model. It can hang from a ceiling or be placed on a stand. Here are a couple of ideas on stands. Again and again, your choice.

https://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/SMF/index.php?topic=1154.0 and https://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/SMF/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=9107

Louis