Not needed to spray it yet, but it brush paints superbly, being able to mix and blend well.
Yaks ‘Century series’ in 1/48 part 5 - the Republic f-105 Thunderchief
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Few more different shaded areas done on the wings and a few access panels . Its now had a couple of coats of the vallejo metal color clear varnish so once its hardened it will be ready for decals. Ive also been prepping the undercarriage and ordnance . The undercarriage and wheels are beautifully detailed and will look great after painting and a wash.
Lovin* this Tony. How did you keep the trigger down to rotate the bomb?
Pretty much as the photo tim except i was pressing the trigger with my left hand , arms crossed .I drilled a hole in the back end of each bomb and shoved a cocktail stick in then mounted them in the drill and adjusted until they were turning without wobbling too much . Then its just get the drill going as slow as you can and touch the paintbrush to it . Some were a bit wider than others but I expect they were hand painted on the real thing so there were probably variations there too.
Coming along nicely
Looking very nice so far.
I've tried that trick with the drill but I couldn't get them to rotate without wobbling. Must have another try sometime though, yours look great.
Pete
Pete
Decals now on , what i thought was going to be a half hour job took three hours! The aftermarket decals were very reluctant to leave the backing paper , taking about 15 mins each to release and then i had to persuade most of them with a wet thumb . Anyways its now done , just a light sealing coat and then i can unmask it and start getting the knocky off bits put on .
Its now had a coat of Klear and has dried nicely . The masking has been taken off the olive drab section and the nose cone and thankfully no touch ups required . Ive been working on the ancillaries today , painting the fuses and braces on the bombs and getting the undercarriage legs together. The landing lights were drilled out and painted with the Molotov chrome pen then a clear plastic disc ( punched out from some clear sheet ) glued over the top . The nose leg has yet to have the ILS radar reflector fitted with the two landing lights , which will be drilled out also. 
Undercarriage and doors now on , and ive fitted the centreline multiple bomb rack . The kit pitot was discarded early in the build when I reshaped the nose cone and a new one has been made using brass tube and rod . This was fitted , blended in and then the nose cone had a coat of matt black . Not much left now just the canopy to remove and finish , the bombs and drop tanks to attach and the exhaust to weather .
That's looking really good :thumb2:
Had a good crack at this over the weekend . Got the drop tanks and bombs fitted and painted the exhaust/ airbrake petals a dark steel colour . These were then shaded with a dark grey eye shadow . I took off the temporarily fixed canopy and tidied up the edge. The canopy had no internal detail ( like most ) so after studying some good close ups I added some bits and bobs , some wires and made the canopy jack and hinge. A wound guitar string was unravelled off the core to make the two coiled wires . The canopy was then fixed on , and then I realised I’d forgotten the yellow seals round the edges of the glass so had to hand paint them in situ ( hence the wobbly edges) . Anyways im calling it done , heres some pics to round off this thread and I’ll take some proper ones ( with a bigger backdrop !) for a ‘completed’ thread tomorrow . Thanks to anyone whos been following , next up is the last one - the F-106 Delta Dart . 
Lovely work. The cables on the canopy add real finesse.
G
That finish! Commendable work Tony.
Thanks tim and chris , im pleased with how it turned out , there was a point when i fitted the elevators and drop tanks that it gently sat on its arse and I thought it was going to be a tail sitter . I didnt put any weight in the nose as I didnt think it needed it but I wasnt aware how angled forward the main u/c legs were , fortunately once the bombs and canopy were added it JUST tipped the balance back to the front . Cheers tony
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