Jet Provost T.3 double build
Parallel build of Airfix' recent Jet Provost. Although one is the T.4 boxing, both will be T.3 at the end. Both will get the kit decals from AX02103: One will be aircraft grey/ dayglo from No.2 FTS at RAF Gaydon, the other will be red/white from No. 1 FTS at RAF Linton-on-Ouse.
1December 22, 2020Obligatory box shot
2December 22, 2020Painting the seats
3December 22, 2020
4December 22, 2020
5December 22, 2020Pavla‘s IP with kit decals and lots of setting and softening solution...
6December 22, 2020Quite good result for a first try of a spontaneous idea. What do you think?
7December 22, 2020Cockpit finished
8December 22, 2020Not much will be seen once the fuselage is closed
9December 22, 2020Caution: Seats are too high. Either you leave the sliding canopy open or you reduce the seat‘s height significantly
10December 22, 2020
11December 22, 2020
12December 22, 2020
13December 22, 2020Quite delicate surgery if you want to replace the front wheel, but ... eeh, wait a second ...
14December 22, 2020Something seems to be wrong here ... (compared to Warpaint drawings)
15December 22, 2020Kit part seems better and no surgery needed anymore - this was an easy decision
16December 22, 2020Closed that coffins
17December 29, 2020Operation wing tip position lights will begin
18December 29, 2020à 90° corner has to be cut out of the tip tank tip
19January 5, 2021Corners for position lights have been cut out
20January 5, 2021Give it some “Blufixx” (similar to “Bondic”) liquid transparent glue/filler (staged photo with cap in order to save highly liquid material)
21January 5, 2021For hardening, a special U/V led lamp is provided with the glue
22January 5, 2021Applies some Tamiya clear red and green ...
23January 5, 2021I would call it successful. In case you wonder: The other, inner half of the tip cap will become black
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Royal Air Force (1918-now)Comments
5 | 22. December 2020, 20:22
Keith Goodman
Very nice job on your cockpit! I wish I had seen yours before I finished mine, I could have copied! Ha ha!
Very nice job on your cockpit! I wish I had seen yours before I finished mine, I could have copied! Ha ha!
23. December 2020, 06:05
David Taylor
Nice so far,check your reference as you have a pic of T5 which was heavier.(pressurised cockpit).
Nice so far,check your reference as you have a pic of T5 which was heavier.(pressurised cockpit).
23. December 2020, 14:08
Felix Troschier
@David Taylor, I know. Unfortunately Warpaint only has drawings of T.3 and 4 with retracted gear. But I assume that they have the same tire size.
@David Taylor, I know. Unfortunately Warpaint only has drawings of T.3 and 4 with retracted gear. But I assume that they have the same tire size.
23. December 2020, 14:18
23. December 2020, 15:56
Keith Goodman
@Felix: They worked great on the flat surfaces, but are very thick and brittle. I tried every trick I knew but never got them soft enough to bend/conform to the leading edge of the wing. Instead they cracked into small pieces, and color was near impossible to match.
@Felix: They worked great on the flat surfaces, but are very thick and brittle. I tried every trick I knew but never got them soft enough to bend/conform to the leading edge of the wing. Instead they cracked into small pieces, and color was near impossible to match.
25. December 2020, 07:18
Felix Troschier
@Keith: Thanks for your warning. Luckily, I have two sheets. I'll try my best with all the chemicals I have.
@Keith: Thanks for your warning. Luckily, I have two sheets. I'll try my best with all the chemicals I have.
25. December 2020, 10:15
Felix Troschier
@Bernhard: Yeah again but worse than ever. Feel that I start from zero again
@Bernhard: Yeah again but worse than ever. Feel that I start from zero again
5. January, 10:48
Łukasz Gliński
Never seen the Blufix stuff myself, but watch out whether it doesn't dry inside the box. See my Rocket UV Glue adventure with Caravelle:
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Caravelle F-BJTR "Principauté de Monaco" | Album by Woody (1:144)
Never seen the Blufix stuff myself, but watch out whether it doesn't dry inside the box. See my Rocket UV Glue adventure with Caravelle:
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Caravelle F-BJTR "Principauté de Monaco" | Album by Woody (1:144)
5. January, 11:00