Stuart’s ‘All New’ Backseat Blunders II

[Old_Tonto]

Great work on the F-5B cockpit Stu and good to see you at it again.

I love the Matchbox F-5 as well. Think I have one around somewhere ready for painting. Must dig it out.

[Stuart]

Great work on the F-5B cockpit Stu and good to see you at it again.

I love the Matchbox F-5 as well. Think I have one around somewhere ready for painting. Must dig it out.

Thanks OT - I agree, it's a really nice kit.

Not much progress but I've given it an undercoat of Citidel Chaos black from my 15 year old rattlecan (which is almost empty :-[ ). It's a really great paint that covers well and seems to be self leveling. I'm experimenting with black for an undercoat to see what effect it has on the top coat - I also think it's easier to make out any surface defects etc. that need work.



It does need a few seems sorting out, and some panel line restoration - that's the next job.

For the NMF I'll be using these new Citidel metallics. I used them before on a few bit of the last what-if I built for my son and they seemed to work really well.



Thanks for looking!

Stuart

[Stuart]

This has also fallen togther over the last week - the Matchbox 1/72 F-16A





Cheers

Stuart

[ShaunW]

Nice one Stuart - I must say that it is great to see some MB classics adorning your bench!

[Stuart]

Nice one Stuart - I must say that it is great to see some MB classics adorning your bench!

Thanks Shaun - I do have to say I'm enjoying them. I have a few more jets in the stash, a Corsair II, a Strike Master and a Hunter, but it occurs to me that I haven't built a MB WWII kit for years - I think I might have to address that.

[Old_Tonto]

Nice work. Look forward to seeing how the Citadel paints work out.

[Stuart]

Thanks OT!

[PGAS]

Nice work Stuart! F-5 is looking sharp. Is that the bottom of an Saturn V Rocket beside the F-16?

[Stuart]

Nice work Stuart! F-5 is looking sharp. Is that the bottom of an Saturn V Rocket beside the F-16?

Hi Paul,

Thanks

It is indeed - the Revel/monogram 1/144 kit.

Cheers

Stuart

[Stuart]

Crumbs - I haven't updated this for nearly a month... Pictures to follow.

[Stuart]

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!

So after a slow few weeks - here's where I am... (not had much chance to take any pics).

I'd started an Italeri Corsair F4U-7 for the Suez GB but progress was rather slower than I hoped. There is still a fair amount to do - I had a really PITA painting this thing - I started brush painting but had to rub it back and redo. For the 2nd attempt I used a Humbrol Rattle can.



I'm reasonably pleased with it so far - I'm a bit annoyed with the stripes but I do really like the way the cockpit came out.

And here's progress on the F-5B - painting is almost done, I just need to paint the rudder and a few other bits white.



Anyway - onwards and upwards.

Cheers

Stuart

[ShaunW]

A pair of really nice builds Stuart. I see the issue re the Suez stripes on the Corsair, which is a bind I'm sure but once touched up it's going to look great in that scheme.

[Softscience]

Nice work, Stu. Those black stripes should be relatively painless to touch up. Luckily it's not yellow over black that went bad.

[Stuart]

Thanks Gents!

Yeah the strips should be an easy fix - I have made another howling mistake - but I'll keep that to myself

[celt]

Great choice of subjects,I like the F5 very much,a beautiful but under used aircraft.