Fouga magister Kinetic
First blood... very fiddly and unclear construction, you almost need to position everything at once and the apply the glue...
interior parts BAF version in base-color
interior parts BAF version in base-color
interior parts BAF version in base-color
interior parts IDF version in base-color
interior parts IDF version in base-color
interior parts IDF version in base-color
front landing gear in base color
nose parts in base color
nose parts in base color
no decals for instrument panels provided, so I scraped them in with a needle. largest diameter of dial: 1.2mm...
a lot of filling and sanding on the body to remove the seams
a lot of filling and sanding on the body to remove the seams
cockpit
front cockpit
rear cockpit
almost ready for first paint
wings attached, rear closed canopy too... fit is ... as usual, with some remarks
wings attached, rear closed canopy too... fit is ... as usual, with some remarks
wings attached, rear closed canopy too... fit is ... as usual, with some remarks
piece that fits the opening behind the canopy, needed to add some material to sit flush....
opening up the cooling louvres...
added PE for mechanism control surfaces, fiddly but surprisingly sturdy when mounted
radius of cover and fuselage is different.... more filling and sanding... sigh
all scoop are separate... and thick... how to sand a part of 1.5x1.5x1mm to 0.5mm? due to how it is attached to the sprue no possibillity to do it before separating it from the sprue
wheelbay in basecolour
when one indicated control surface points upwards, the other should point down?
removed the airscoops and sanded them down a bit, gap between cover and hull filled
added the flaps and ailerons. For the ailerons you have the option to mount them in neutral or both down. so I changed 1 to move up, also the trim tab has changed, because it seems to move in opposite direction
removed the airscoops and sanded them down a bit
only a mayor gap at the front shield needs to be filled
only a mayor gap at the front shield needs to be filled
2 small pitots added. Only a mayor gap at the front shield needs to be filled
all black, no not the rugby team 😉
some fine sanding necessary here, but overall it looks fine
Dayglow Orange added...
Dayglow Orange added...
white added, most of the tape added, and then aluminium...
more tape, some last sanding... on to alcad... I hope it will work out fine...
After painting
After painting
Partly unmasked
Partly unmasked
busy decalling, with a special thx to Dirk for providing these
busy decalling, with a special thx to Dirk for providing these
busy decalling, with a special thx to Dirk for providing these
Comments
12 February 2016, 13:34
Bart Goesaertwhen anyone has a AMK kit of the Fouga, and doesn't intend to use the decals for a belgian version, would it be possible to give a PM? I'm looking for on of those markings.
12 February 2016, 13:38
Bart GoesaertI've checked it in the book from Tine Soetaert (SCM Book: Fouga Magister ) and on Belgian-wings.be: [img1]
It should be there, maybe not on all aircraft, but...
25 February 2016, 07:42
Bart Goesaertoops, sorry, had the wrong antenna in mind, will delete these...
25 February 2016, 11:57
Bart GoesaertQuick question, when one of the indicated control surfaces points up, the other one should point down? From the kit you have the possiblity to mount them straight or both down...
2 June 2016, 09:12
Erik LeijdensYes they should when in flight. But, and it's just a tought, when parked and the hydraulic pressure is gone they both can drop down. Unless the are controlled by a cable ofcourse.
2 June 2016, 10:35
Bart GoesaertThx, it was just to be sure. They were mechanically linked, so when the control surface was actuated from outside, the control stick moves also...
2 June 2016, 10:47
Bart Goesaertfirst black base applied... seems ok at first sight with regards to little seems and so. Finally found a descent way to remove these. I apply a bit of revel contacta over the seem, smear it open and let it dry. Then you can sand it as regular plastic. Sometimes it takes several applications, but it works fine for me... now on to the white for the dayglow orange, and the aluminium
10 June 2016, 07:26
Bart Goesaertwould it help to give it more red sheen by overspraying the orange with clear red? Or just keep it as it is?
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13 June 2016, 11:03
Erik LeijdensWhat paint did you used for the dayglo Bart? My choice would be Humbol 209
13 June 2016, 12:23
Bart GoesaertI have used a white background and MP4 orange from zero paints: zero-paints.com/user..jimi_60ml_75692.jpeg
seems there's also some mp4 red... something to keep in mind for the future...
13 June 2016, 12:28
Erik LeijdensLong time ago I have build a Dutch Harvard with dayglo panels and if I remember correctly I had use a paint can from Revell. Do not know what number offcourse. My choice nog would be Humbrol 209 mixed with some red. The MP4 should do the trick also I guess
13 June 2016, 12:52
Bart Goesaerthow long does alclad have to cure before applying decals? and do you need to apply some protective coat before or afterwards?
17 June 2016, 07:20
Erik LeijdensDon't know Bart, never used it but I heard it's quite tricky stuff so take caution with it I guess. The result of your nmf paintjob is very good! 👍
17 June 2016, 16:34
Wim van der LuijtI have applied decals straight onto alclad with application of set and sol from micro scale without any problems. But try a scrap piece of plastic with alclad and decals if you wish to be sure
17 June 2016, 17:06
Bart Goesaertstarted applying the decals. (with a special thx to Dirk for sending these from the AMK-kit to me) alclad and Daco decalsetting doesn't work well, also the correction of the dayglo orange didn't go as planned. In the end I put on a new coat of alclad on the damaged parts (forgot the front of the wing as it seems) and protected it with tamiya clear. It lost a lot of its shiny'ness, but that's ok when looking at the real aircraft. Just saw on the pictures I need to add an extra vent behind the last canopy...
The decals from the AMK kit work well... they seems rather thick at first, but apply well and take the form of the details willingly.
22 June 2016, 13:03
Bart Goesaertno, not unusable, but I wanted to make a Belgian aircraft, but not in a red devil-livrey. So a few months ago I gave my set to someone who wanted to make the complete set of red devils, and he would give his left over decals to me... never happened, and Dirk sent me his set, as the aircraft was already painted for the bare aluminium one
22 June 2016, 13:55
Bart GoesaertThx, finished decalling... some slight repairs, landing gear and clearparts...
25 June 2016, 08:22
Bart Goesaertfinished... at last. a lot could be done, but it seems I have to repair more and more damage from touching this model... Maybe later I will apply a wash, but for now it's finished...
30 June 2016, 11:19
Erik LeijdensLooks good Bart, I should leave it the way it is and maybe build another one in the future. You made the best out of this not so good kit👍
30 June 2016, 15:13
Dirk HeyerHi Bart, nice model of an truly pretty aircraft.
Clean built and good paintjob. I`m curious and hope to see it in Mol.
1 July 2016, 20:03
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My Construction of the Kinetic Fouga Magister. I want to build 1 in Belgian colours, but I don't know whether it will be the showbird or a bare metal one, and one in IDF markings.
