Overwing Blue Waters maybe? 

Initial priming is completed for some of the parts. Undercarriage and bomb bays, engine intakes, exhausts, and other parts, and the cockpit area and interior. So it's time to think about paint colours.
I am thinking white for engine intakes and shock cones. White for the undercarriage bays, legs, and wheels, and the bomb bay too. Not sure what colour to paint the cockpit interior though

As usual for me, painting the primer with Halford's rattle cans is a mixed bag. I always seem to get too much paint on some parts and not enough in others, the rest is rather inconsistent too. The coverage of the parts I have primed today is not fantastic, but it is close enough for me at the moment so now the primer has dried and the excess sanded off the exteriors with a 2800 flex-i-file stick I am good to paint engine parts and intake/exhaust parts as well.

Gondor

TSR2 and Lightning were Med Sea Grey and the photos of the P1121 mock up were similar. I'd go with that.

Quote from: The Wooksta! on February 17, 2024, 07:32:56 AMTSR2 and Lightning were Med Sea Grey and the photos of the P1121 mock up were similar. I'd go with that.

Sounds good to me Lee 

Gondor

The initial coat of paint has been applied to the cockpit. Xtracolor X3 Medium Sea Grey. Tomorrow morning the engine faces will be painted and the exhaust parts detailed, I will probably get all the doors cleaned up and primed along with the undercarriage legs. We will see though.

Gondor

I wasn't aware of this bird, but not anymore and that kit really looks good... Looking forward for more of this. 

Quote from: Martin H on February 17, 2024, 03:38:49 AM

Quote from: Gondor on February 16, 2024, 12:57:47 PMthis is fast for me!

I'll say! Im struggling to keep up with your progress LOL     

Only 52 parts in the early versions, probably going to be an additional part in future.

Gondor

Quote from: Gondor on February 18, 2024, 02:59:56 AM

Quote from: Martin H on February 17, 2024, 03:38:49 AM

Quote from: Gondor on February 16, 2024, 12:57:47 PMthis is fast for me!

I'll say! Im struggling to keep up with your progress LOL     

Only 52 parts in the early versions, probably going to be an additional part in future.

Gondor

Just dont slow down to you normal pace. that would mean we wont see this finished before 2026      (tounge firmly in cheek)

Quote from: Martin H on February 18, 2024, 07:41:56 AM

Quote from: Gondor on February 18, 2024, 02:59:56 AM

Quote from: Martin H on February 17, 2024, 03:38:49 AM

Quote from: Gondor on February 16, 2024, 12:57:47 PMthis is fast for me!

I'll say! Im struggling to keep up with your progress LOL     

Only 52 parts in the early versions, probably going to be an additional part in future.

Gondor

Just dont slow down to you normal pace. that would mean we wont see this finished before 2026      (tounge firmly in cheek)

Now who's being optimistic? 

Gondor

Only been painting so far today. Gloss White 

Hate the stuff. As this will be a camouflaged aircraft, thankfully the fuselage will not need to be painted in the stuff. Unfortunately, the undercarriage and bomb bays will.

I tarted up the Humbrol 53 that I have used for the rear of the engines and the exhaust nozzles by brushing some Xtracolor X500 Duralumin dry brushed onto the engine rear parts, I also used it for the engine fronts.


Among the things that I painted white were the intake shock cones, only to find out later when looking at the instructions that both the all-over white and the camouflaged machines have black shock cones 

I also forgot to paint the outrigger wheel bays under the engines, I can do that later when I get around to painting the undercarriage legs, all four of them.

Gondor

Relating!

But keep up the good work! I'll be looking forward to seeing the end result.

Fairey interested in following this one. Obscure, big, ugly, yet somehow beautiful! The kit looks amazing, and for sure, collecting the bits is a great idea. I can see lots of uses for them, ground handling equipment, ways to beach a flying boat, details for ships.....

Just been doing some prep work for later. Basically just drilling holes into things, so tomorrow I am going to buy a small cat scratching pad which looks like corrugated cardboard on its side this will be just the thing to place cocktail sticks into when the other end of them is in the holes I have just drilled.

Also decided on what size of plastic strip I will attempt to build a scissor link for the main undercarriage from, 0.03 x 0.1" is what I am going to use. First time doing something like this but I know what I want to do, it's a matter of can I do it?

Gondor

Quote from: The Wooksta! on February 17, 2024, 07:32:56 AMTSR2 and Lightning were Med Sea Grey and the photos of the P1121 mock up were similar. I'd go with that.

More like Light Aircraft Grey

I've sat inside both cockpits of XR220 and they're darker than LAG.