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Mitsubishi Xf-2a

Started by nev, November 01, 2007, 08:50:19 AM

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Brian da Basher

#30
March 27, 2008, 02:11:15 PM
That's some mighty sharp paintwork, Nev!
:thumbsup:
Brian da Basher

Eddie M.

#31
March 27, 2008, 03:01:53 PM
That jet looks sharp!
   Eddie
Look behind you!

BlackOps

#32
March 27, 2008, 06:16:36 PM
Nev, this really is a beautiful model, You did a great job touching up the decal flaws and I have faith in your ability to recover from the fumble  ;D
Jeff G.
Stumbling through life.

John Howling Mouse

#33
March 27, 2008, 06:37:15 PM
Wow....another build that just keeps getting better and better.  Exciting to see this one come alive or what?   :thumbsup:
Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

Ian the Kiwi Herder

#34
March 28, 2008, 02:45:26 AM
Quote from: nev on March 27, 2008, 11:38:13 AM
Halfords White Primer and Appliance White are your friends!  :thumbsup:

Abso-bl**dy-lutely !

Ian
"When the Carpet Monster tells you it's full....
....it's time to tidy the workbench"

Confuscious (maybe)

NARSES2

#35
March 28, 2008, 03:27:31 AM
Looking terrific Nev
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

nev

#36
March 29, 2008, 02:53:58 AM
Very nearly there!  Spent 3 hours last night putting the undercarriage on.  Very detailed, but also very fiddly and intricate.  Got there in the end. 

These will be the last pics before finishing - a few decals to add, some detail parts to add, touch ups and that fracking pitot probe...



Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

Aircav

#37
March 29, 2008, 02:58:22 AM
Looks great Nev, I know I've got one of these beasties unbuilt but I can't decide of what markings to do it I keep coming back to may be Singapore or Malaysia
"Subvert and convert" By Me  :-)

"Sophistication means complication, then escallation, cancellation and finally ruination."
Sir Sydney Camm

"Men do not stop playing because they grow old, they grow old because they stop playing" - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Vertical Airscrew SIG Leader

nev

#38
March 29, 2008, 03:03:53 AM
Single seat or 2 seat Steve?

There were orders originaly for another 14 F-2B's to equip the Blue Impulse display team which was cancelled due to cost.  That's one I may do if I can get a 1.72 2 seater.
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

BlackOps

#39
March 29, 2008, 08:10:08 AM
Hey are the letters on the tail for "Toyota Racing Development 1" LOL! Everytime I see TRD on the side of a toyota pickup truck I read it as Turd........this build is as far from that description as you can get  :thumbsup:
Jeff G.
Stumbling through life.

Aircav

#40
March 29, 2008, 09:15:00 AM
Single seater Nev  :rolleyes:
"Subvert and convert" By Me  :-)

"Sophistication means complication, then escallation, cancellation and finally ruination."
Sir Sydney Camm

"Men do not stop playing because they grow old, they grow old because they stop playing" - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Vertical Airscrew SIG Leader

nev

#41
March 29, 2008, 10:58:47 AM
Quote from: BlackOps on March 29, 2008, 08:10:08 AM
Hey are the letters on the tail for "Toyota Racing Development 1" LOL! Everytime I see TRD on the side of a toyota pickup truck I read it as Turd........this build is as far from that description as you can get  :thumbsup:

Technical Research and Development Institute  :thumbsup:

Why the Japanese would have that anacronym in English on the tail I have no idea  :blink:
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

nev

#42
March 31, 2008, 05:04:10 AM
OK, finally done 5 months after I started!  To be fair I had a baby in the middle, and I've put a lot more effort into this than I normally do.  I tried a lot of new things and I'm really happy with how the pilot, gear + bays, and jetpipe turned out.  Unhappy with badly fitting decals and my attempts at touch ups.

I tried to put the broken pitot probe back on, but as well as being sheared clean off, it is also bent at almost 90 degrees at the point of the break.  It would need a bit of work to get it back on and faired in, and even then it would be liable to break off at the slightest contact....so its left off for now :(









Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

nev

#43
March 31, 2008, 05:08:02 AM
Just in case anyone was wondering, I've been showing it on here because despite not being a whiff, it belongs with the What If SIGs evil step-sister the R&D SIG.

And thanks to Thorvic for the heads-up on 1/3 off at Hannants  :thumbsup:









Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

Scooterman

#44
March 31, 2008, 05:54:02 AM
STUNNING!!!
:wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:
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