discussion Yaks Tiger meet Puma

[Dave W]

Looking good Tony.At this rate you will be finished before I start my tiger meet build!.

 

[Centurion3RTR]

Looking great Tony, beautiful detail for a little kit mate.

Have fun, John

 

[yak face]

The futures bright, the futures orange

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[Guest]

Looks excellent.

Cheers

 

[Guest]

Looks excellent.

Cheers

 

[papa 695]

Coming along a treat Tony

 

[yak face]

Well after a 2 hr session this morning (its my day off and i was up early!) the majority of the decal stripes are on. Theres a few more to go on once ive painted the canopy framing ,plus all the tiny stencils,roundels ,serials etc. Theres a few areas that need a touch up where the decals dont wrap around edges etc and the decal over the open doorway obviously needs to be cut off. Once all this is done theres not a lot left , mainly the wheels,rotors and tiny bits like the steps, grab handles and aerials. cheers tony

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[papa 695]

Well thats looking Perrrrfect Tony

 

[Dave W]

Looking really good Tony.Started my Tiger meet build last night.

 

[flyjoe180]

Wow, that is coming along nicely Tony, nicely done on the decals.

 

[Ian M]

Its not often the paint guide is bigger than the model!!

looking very much the part Tony.

Ian M

 

[Dave W]

Looking forward to seeing the stripes go on this.

 

[flyjoe180]

Hey Dave, the stripes are on it!

 

[Guest]

Mmm...nice little pearl.

Cheers

 

[yak face]

Latest progress on the puma- the canopy has been painted by hand , not a quick job as I had to do the frame lines 4 times , one in grey to give the interior colour ,then one in white as an undercoat for the orange followed by 2 coats of orange and various black stripes. Most of the tiny bits have been added too such as the steps , aerials ,tailskid ,winch hook and not forgetting the wheels. I was faced with a bit of a problem with the engine air filters above the cockpit , they are orange but have 6 or 7 mesh vents round them. How to paint this at this tiny size had me stumped so I decided to represent them using strips of black decal . I always save any bits of decal sheets that have black lines round the outside (only if covered with carrier film , some arent and are no good ) as these can be useful for all sorts, the larger Airfix sheets used to have a nice black line all round the edge. I cut them to size and put 7 of these on each filter , not easy as theyre only 1mm wide and 4mm long , and finished off by painting 2 grey lines across each one and painting the end of the filters to give the effect of the round baffle. I also added the cut pieces of cotton bud stem for the exhausts . Next job is to give it a matt coat then add the final bits - tailplane ,engine filters , aerials and the 'H' shaped one on the nose , with paintbrush bristles replacing the too thick plastic aerials. Anyhoo heres some pics cheers tony

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[papa 695]

Truly great work Tony

 

[Dave W]

Looks really good Tony.

 

[Guest]

Impresive work there Tony.

I like it a lot!

Polux

 

[colin m]

Looking nice Tony. 144 scale, give this man a medal or a bigger magnifying glass.

 

[yak face]

Latest progress, although it doesnt seem like much is happening due to the last bits all being tiny and fiddly!! The airframe has had 2 coats of matt varnish and a couple of aerials added , along with the air filters. Ive added some pipework to the main rotor head from fuse wire , and this and the tail rotor have had the different coloured stripes painted on (I presume these are for re-assembly after maintenance , to make sure the rotor blades go back where they came from? maybe someone can enlighten us , Rick perhaps?) I can confirm that i really am losing my marbles as Ive just spent an hour making 3 windscreen wipers from nylon paintbrush bristles , and these have been added (If I say so myself they do look good though!) I am going to make a small base ,similar to the one i did for the Kamov Ka 15 with a concrete and tarmac apron , as in pic 2 of this excellent walkaround http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/paul_tosney/puma_hc1/index.php?Page=2 any ways here are some pics , cheers tony

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