Ma.K Jerry

Starting with the cockpit. All the parts cut off the sprue and cleaned up ready for some glue and primer.

Figure assembled except for the head and the 'handles' glued to the cockpit then primed with Mig One-Shot Grey and Mig One-Shot Sand for the head.

After painting I've ended up with the oldest pilot ever!! Looks like a Halloween Mask 😄

View from the back showing the Metallic Blue "screen" as that's what that felt like. Seat is painted Metallic Steel with Green-Brown padding.

Pilot's jumpsuit and hat painted Dark Camo Green, boots are Green-Brown and drybrushed with Mahogany to show wear, soles Black-Grey. The rest is Panzer Dark Grey and drybrushed with Metallic Steel. Buttons and bits picked out with Fire Red, Sea Blue (also his neck scarf) and Light Green.

Last bit of detail painting on the cockpit "tub" a bit of detail underneath. Primed grey then Panzer Dark Grey base coat, drybrushed with Metallic Steel then picked out the tank with Fire Red and cleaned up straps and caps with Steel.

The "claw" for the front, assenbled and again primed grey then Panzer Dark Grey base coat, drybrushed with Metallic Steel.

Inside sections of the main section. I'm plannning to have it with the hatch open so just painted the bits that'll be seen. Again, primed grey then Panzer Dark Grey and a few small bits of Metallic Steel drybrushing on the handle and details around the windows but mostly on the foot plate.

Rear "engine" (I think it's an engine!!). Same colors as before but you really won't ever see this as it'll be hidden behind a mesh grille.

Mesh grille glued in place with CA glue.

Assembly fitted to the rear and clamped for the glue to dry.

Body glued together and taped for the glue to dry.

Removed the tape and everything stayed stuck together which is a bonus 😄

Doesn't looks too bad but there's a few bits that will need filling.

All construction on the main body completed and some filling and sanding and then a "show me" coat of Mig One-Shot grey primer.

Some more work needed on the front section, this side still has a bit of a step.

The underside needs some more in the dips where the bottom part went on.

More work also needed around the various lumps and bumps on the bottom.

While I'm filling and sanding on the main body, I made a start on the nose section with a plan! First primed it then Base Coated with US Desert Armour which will be the main body colour but wanted this section to be slightly different.

*New Techinque Alert* - Salt chipping.
I lightly dampened the nose section with water then sprinkled cooking salt over that and let it dry for a few hours.

Multiple light coats of Aged White over the top of the salt and body colour and let that dry fully.

Brushed off the salt with a dry brush to get the effect. Not sure it was the effect that I was after 😄 but it does look interesting! The chips seem very smooth - more circular than I was expecting, I though they'd come out a bit more rough and irregular.