GunnerX Posted September 11, 2003 Author Posted September 11, 2003 Ok! Finally glued the canopy on! I used some sort of liquid glue from Humbrol meant for canopies.... but i don't think it's good for small clear pieces. I saw a canopy glue from the maker's of the MicroSET/SOL stuff... anyone used it before? Quote
GunnerX Posted September 11, 2003 Author Posted September 11, 2003 Here i've glued the front fuselage and the body together... Ok, i masked off the canopy so that i could repaint the other areas... hopefully the tape won't yank off the surface of the canopy!!! Quote
recon Posted September 16, 2003 Posted September 16, 2003 Hi GunnerX, Great job so far! Just a curious question, i noticed that you have glued the front fuselage and the main body together, im wondering especially in the later part of the process, wouldnt it be difficult to decal the red stripes at the side of the fuselage. This is because part of the main body will be covering the fuselage section. Correct me if im wrong unless you have another alternative scheme or method in mind. Cheers Quote
GunnerX Posted September 17, 2003 Author Posted September 17, 2003 Hi GunnerX,Great job so far! Just a curious question, i noticed that you have glued the front fuselage and the main body together, im wondering especially in the later part of the process, wouldnt it be difficult to decal the red stripes at the side of the fuselage. This is because part of the main body will be covering the fuselage section. Correct me if im wrong unless you have another alternative scheme or method in mind. Cheers I know what you mean! But i think ( or i hope!) i should be able to squeeze the decal in.... I gotta stop for a while cos of a project, but i'll update in a week or so! Cheers! Quote
GunnerX Posted October 1, 2003 Author Posted October 1, 2003 Hi! Sorry for the long delay! Had to do a project, so had hardly any time for the 1J Here's a shot from below : Quote
GunnerX Posted October 1, 2003 Author Posted October 1, 2003 And here's the fin glued in place! Quote
GunnerX Posted October 1, 2003 Author Posted October 1, 2003 The next step was to paint the body off-white... Quote
GunnerX Posted October 1, 2003 Author Posted October 1, 2003 I've done some shading on the wings, had to switch my airbrush head and needle to 'fine' for this! Quote
GunnerX Posted October 1, 2003 Author Posted October 1, 2003 And now for the messy panel lining! I used Tamiya enamels for the wash. Quote
GunnerX Posted October 1, 2003 Author Posted October 1, 2003 (edited) ... Oops! Forgot to add picture here... Edited October 1, 2003 by GunnerX Quote
GunnerX Posted October 1, 2003 Author Posted October 1, 2003 .. and finally the excess paint wiped off! Quote
hellohikaru Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 GunnerX Looking very good so far. Are we going to see to custom markings for the Valk ? B) Maybe an Angel Birds, Wolfpack or Minmei Guard.. Quote
Gerwalker Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 Nice work!! Just a tech question: You first did a postshading and then a panel line wash? When you removed the wash excess don't you remove part of the shading too? Thanks Quote
Mechleader Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 Good job! For the wash did you coat it first? THANKS. Quote
GunnerX Posted October 2, 2003 Author Posted October 2, 2003 Ok! Here's how i do my shading: I use Gunze acrylics as for my paint all the way, the basic color for the 1J i used off-white. As for the shading, i mixed a bit of Tamiya acrylic sky grey with the off-white to get the slightly weathered look. As for the panel lining, i mixed Tamiya enamel black and thinner until relatively "diluted" (transparent) then i just dipped the bit of the paint into the linings and the "capillary effect" will take over, ie. the paint will flow into the panel lines. You wouldn't have to worry about the paint smudging the base coat or wiping it off actually, it's kinda like oil and water; they don't mix! So you can happily rub off the excess paint with tissue paper or a soft cloth! BUT... The finishing has to be smooth! otherwise the wash will tend to seep into the rough areas and become hard to remove! Mechleader - > i sprayed a layer of clear coat after i did the panel lining Not before though, cos the clear coat is acrylic also, so i didn't see the need to. However, i sealed in the lines afterwards with a clear coat, so no chance of removing then anymore! Well, that's my technique ( picked up from HobbyJ! ) My previous experience was with Gundam models, so this is my first valk. Next update when i get home : Decalling the wing! Quote
GunnerX Posted October 2, 2003 Author Posted October 2, 2003 Here i've applied the decal on the wing.. Aiieeeeeeee! You can see that one part of it has kinda shrivelled up and bunched together, this even after i've laid the decal down flat... maybe i put on too much microSET? Quote
GunnerX Posted October 2, 2003 Author Posted October 2, 2003 ... and here are both wings with the red stripe layed down... lotsa MICROSOL to get it to conform to the surface. Quote
GunnerX Posted October 2, 2003 Author Posted October 2, 2003 And finally with all wing decals laid down! I coated the wing with another clear coat before doing the wash over the decals. Man! Those "No step" decals are tedious! Quote
GunnerX Posted October 2, 2003 Author Posted October 2, 2003 Finally, a preview of what i did next.. gd nite folks! Gotta go rest now, got the flu *sniff* Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 looks wonderful... very impressed with the post shading. i'm sooo bad at that. the wings look great, and I'd love a close-up shot of the fuselage. I have problems with the decal shrivel too, but usually turns out ok at the end (when it finally dries). Quote
recon Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 Awesome job, GunnerX!! Im just about done on mine, just finishing the final decals application then onto semi clear gloss coat then assembly finish with a flat clear coat using Gunze products. No pictures available however, but maybe in the future i will post my collection of hasegawa models when i get my digi cam. Im too impressed with the pre-shading cos usually i suck at it, im more adapt at post shading so my hasegawa models i decided to do a clean paint job instead. Cheers Quote
wm cheng Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 Good Job!! I may have an answer to that shrivelling decals - it used to happen to me too. Its too much MicroSOL while its still wet. I have found that you could use as much MicroSET as you want and its still okay, but MicroSOL is powerful stuff. I find it best to pre-brush MicroSET onto the surface, then lay your decals down, and once in position, press in down into all the engraved details with a damp soft cloth or paper towel to get the details to "telegraph" through. Then, I use a bit of MicroSOL to brush around the edges and just where there are panel lines or details only - not the entire decal - so the wrinkles are usually confined to the panel lines or details - and they usually flatten out when they dry. However when you brush MicroSOL over the whole thing, it will tend to wrinkle everywhere and sometimes it doesn't completely flatten out when its dry. Good work so far, can't wait to see more. Quote
Hagan Posted October 3, 2003 Posted October 3, 2003 Hey GunnerX. Good job on the valk! It's nice to see someone building the basic version of this plane as opposed to the supers and strikes. It took a while for me to truly appreciate just the normal version, mainly because I'm big on armor and stuff. Your thread makes me want to pull out my VF-1S and build it normally. I forgot how beautiful these planes can be on their own. You make it look absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for this step-by-step. I think you and WM have to some of the best guys doing this work. I'm gonna have to follow this one more closely to make my model look just as good as yours! Hagan Quote
GunnerX Posted October 3, 2003 Author Posted October 3, 2003 Thanks guys! Hmmm.. but everytime i press down the decal it kinda slides it outta position, then i gotta apply more microSET to get it moving again! I'll try your tips master cheng! Thanks Hagan! I'm still miles away from being anywhere close to WMcheng's standard! But hopefully i'll improve as i go along! Quote
GunnerX Posted October 3, 2003 Author Posted October 3, 2003 Ok! here's a shot of the 1J body during the panel lining process, you can see that it's awfully messy on the left side, but you won't have to worry as it's easily wiped off with the correct solvent as seen on the right side! Again, the paint finish of the body has to be as smooth as possible. If you find the panel lining too dark, just use a thin brush to dip a bit of thinner into the affected panel line to remove any excess paint! Quote
GunnerX Posted October 3, 2003 Author Posted October 3, 2003 Here's a closer shot of the main body! Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted October 3, 2003 Posted October 3, 2003 Looks great... quick question. Did you do a post shade airbrush detail on the panel lines... or did your oil wash provide that effect? Either way, I think it looks real nice. Quote
TER-OR Posted October 3, 2003 Posted October 3, 2003 (edited) I've switched to using oils diluted in mineral spirits for washes, when the solvent (mineral spirits) evaporates, the excess pigments can be removed with a soft cloth or cotton swab. The only disadvantage is that you don't get a streaking effect you can with an enamel wash which is removed with solvent on a cloth. If you look at the upper wing surface on an airliner, you'll see lots of streaks back from bolts, panels etc. Targeted enamel washes or even later pastel work can help provide this. I do like the combination of postshading and washes, though. I'll have to try that next time, I rely too much on pastels and drybrushing. Edited October 3, 2003 by TER-OR Quote
GunnerX Posted October 5, 2003 Author Posted October 5, 2003 Looks great... quick question. Did you do a post shade airbrush detail on the panel lines... or did your oil wash provide that effect? Either way, I think it looks real nice. Hi! I did a pre-shading with my airbrush ( roughly 60% off-white + 30% sky grey ), then i did a wash with enamel paint! I "traced" over all the lines, but some you can tone this down if it's not to your liking I like my jets a bit battle worn! Quote
GunnerX Posted October 5, 2003 Author Posted October 5, 2003 Weekend update! I was so engrossed doing the decaling for the body that i forgot to take pics between the panel lining up to the decaling step! Anyway, here's a progress shot of where i'm at now.... cheers! Quote
GunnerX Posted October 5, 2003 Author Posted October 5, 2003 I haven't done the washes over the decals yet.. and i dunno why the jet turned out greyish in the pic! ( it IS off-white..) well, the effect is cool, so i guess i'll leave it at that! Quote
GunnerX Posted October 6, 2003 Author Posted October 6, 2003 Here's another shot slightly zoomed out! Quote
Gabe Q Posted October 6, 2003 Posted October 6, 2003 I'm drooling over your 1J... I must say, excellent work. I have the 1J kit but I'm afraid to even start it until I get a few more kits under my belt. I really enjoy these build-ups. I'm a beginning modeller and these are VERY helpful. I really appreciate the time you and, especially WM, take to document your work. PLEASE, keep 'em coming! Anyway, the original TV version valks have always been my favorites. I have noticed one thing, however. Isn't that a DYRL style pilot in your TV style valk? I guess there isn't really a TV style pilot figure available for these kits. Pisses me off... Quote
GunnerX Posted October 7, 2003 Author Posted October 7, 2003 I'm drooling over your 1J... I must say, excellent work. I have the 1J kit but I'm afraid to even start it until I get a few more kits under my belt. I really enjoy these build-ups. I'm a beginning modeller and these are VERY helpful. I really appreciate the time you and, especially WM, take to document your work. PLEASE, keep 'em coming!Anyway, the original TV version valks have always been my favorites. I have noticed one thing, however. Isn't that a DYRL style pilot in your TV style valk? I guess there isn't really a TV style pilot figure available for these kits. Pisses me off... Hehe! Yup! That's a DYRL pilot in there! i was thinking of the same thing after painting the model... ! Wierd, but no choice Thanks for your comments! It's actually my first Hasegawa kit too! hope we can see your build up soon? Cheers! Quote
GunnerX Posted October 7, 2003 Author Posted October 7, 2003 (edited) For those who've asked, i've posted a list of the materials i used for my model on the 1st page! Thanks again! Edited October 7, 2003 by GunnerX Quote
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