discussion Dave Ward's 1/48 Revell/ICM Mig-25 RBT Foxbat 'B'

[flyjoe180]

Nice paint work Dave.

 

[RM6239]

Looking good Dave.
cheers
Ross

 

[papa 695]

Very nice paint work Dave.

 

[Steve Brodie]

looking very nice.

 

[Dave Ward]

I decided to assemble the exhaust 'petals' - the inner petals onto the aircraft, and the outer petals to the final fuselage piece.......................
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This was to allow me to airbrush the nozzles - WRONG
I tried to dry fit the outer petal assembly over the inner petals - not a chance. I had to remove the carefully fitted inner petals, then re-attach them after assembling the outers to the airframe - it just goes to show that the instructions are sometimes in that sequence for a reason
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Onto tricky masking for the gunmetal rear fuselage section............
Dave

 

[wotan]

Nice job Dave. Great inspiration for my little build.

John

 

[Dave Ward]

Gunmetal sprayed, and masking removed. The Vallejo Gunmetal Grey was not very good to spray, it seemed to cover poorly, and when I peeled the masking off, the gunmetal had crept under! - so more touching up will be needed - so much for my careful masking
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When all the touching up is completed, I'll seal all in with a coat of varnish, then there are a lot of decals to add..................
Dave

 

[scottie3158]

Dave,
Coming on very nicely.

 

[papa 695]

Gunmetal sprayed, and masking removed. The Vallejo Gunmetal Grey was not very good to spray, it seemed to cover poorly, and when I peeled the masking off, the gunmetal had crept under! - so more touching up will be needed - so much for my careful masking
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When all the touching up is completed, I'll seal all in with a coat of varnish, then there are a lot of decals to add..................
Dave

Hi Dave after masking I usually spray the same colour again over the masking tape, so if there is a small gap the paint will fill it. That usually stops any bleed of whatever colour your using next.
Nice work so far by the way.

 

[Dave Ward]

All sealed in with gloss varnish - rather than masking the rear of the fuselage, I used Bare-Metal Foil for the section in front of the petals
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Canopy painted - no masking, just holding my breath......... ( needs a little touch up )View attachment 314599
I decided to do the panel washes before adding the decals, here's the wing underside without a washView attachment 314600
And with a light panel wash..............
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I find it best to do smallish sections, then remove excess wash with kitchen towel, wait too long, and it can take a bit of effort to clean off, too early, and you can wipe it clean out of the panel lines.
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

Rapidly approaching the finish line, a few major decals added to get the positions right - View attachment 314738View attachment 314739

The canopies are still loose, so I can give a satin overspray to seal the decals. I'm not sure about how much weathering to go for - the majority of photos show pristine examples, or really sad looking museum exhibits!
Dave

 

[Fernando N]

Nice paint job Dave, think the weathering is ok for a high speed recon plane.:thumb2:

 

[papa 695]

Looking very good Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

As I approach a finish on this monster, I've decided on my next build, for the Forum GB: Wheeled Military LorryView attachment 314899
I've made a fair few of the ICM trucks, and enjoyed them. They're not 'shake the box' builds, and can be quite challenging.
Construction will start on completion of the Foxbat
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

Undercarriage and wheels finally added.............................View attachment 314957View attachment 314956
The reason for the Mig-25 RBT - camera ports in the nose ( awaiting clear parts ) The grey panels were made by painting clear decal sheet, rather than trying to hand paint/mask

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Undercarriage doors to add ( & those camera ports ) before a final coat of satin varnish. There are still a number of aerials & sensors to add - very fragile!
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

Phew! Finally finished! Pictures in the completed aircraft section.
Thanks for looking in..............
Dave