ESCI | No. 4030 | 1:48 | IAF Mirage IIIE DELTA Fighter

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November 30, 2021
OK, so I thought as I'm building the 2000, I may as well start another bashed box from the garage stash!
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November 30, 2021
Kit condition is ok(ish) - it's another one I'd say has been stored for years in a garage or similar.
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November 30, 2021
Discovered when building that this ancient kit is fighting me... It's all a bit bent outta shape!
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November 30, 2021
Pinching, pulling and clamping to get a fit with minimum issues.
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November 30, 2021
Pulling wing up to meet fuselage correctly.
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November 30, 2021
Looking more like the familiar delta shape.
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January 17, 2022
First passes at Vallejo gloss black primer...
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January 6, 2022
Couldn't resist some more tweaking.
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January 6, 2022
Filling and rubbing after priming.
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January 6, 2022
Building pant level back up with Vallejo grey primer - it's thicker so paint level achieved quicker.
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January 6, 2022
Trying really hard on my NMF models (this is build 3 of an NMF) to get a decent flat finish as much as I can in my garage.
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January 6, 2022
Getting better.
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January 6, 2022
Creating some colour reflections/variables within the NMF Vallejo steel. This will be dulled with progressive coats of metallic. I have sprayed Hataka and Vallejo in fairly random 'squirts' of red, yellow, green, blue and brown. Then I rub down and dilute with more passes in metallic. I hope that it gives a colour depth to the metallic.
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January 6, 2022
Shown here after a few more passes.
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January 17, 2022
Adding in post shading.
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January 17, 2022
More colour also - this will be subsequently dulled by metallic paint also.
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January 17, 2022
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February 4, 2022
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February 4, 2022
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February 4, 2022
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February 4, 2022
IN PROGRESS. UPDATED: 4/2/22...

Comments

32 30 November 2021, 10:02

Arif Saeed
Looking good Neil

6 January 2022, 14:11

Neil
Hi Arif 🙂 HNY! Thanks for the like. Very kind. 👍 Kit is currently 'cooking' next to boiler, as the basis/pre-shade for my metallic painting style is having a hard time curing in my cold garage! 😅

6 January 2022, 18:39

Pierre Pierre
Look good, what kind of paint did you use for the intrado ? look nice

14 January 2022, 20:26

Neil
Hi Pierre 🙂 Thanks for your comment and interest. I used mainly Vallejo paints for this build. The NMF image (14) shows early passes at creating some colour depth within the metallic. I used the same technique on both my Mig-21 and F-5 builds, both on here also. Have uploaded some further NMF imagery and early shading passes today 👍

17 January 2022, 12:12

Pierre Pierre
that is a siper intersting effect. I think I am going to go for a serie of Mig 15 and 19 build this year to improve my metallic, can you please let me know what primer and metallic paint did you use ? look amazing

17 January 2022, 15:48

Neil
Hi Pierre - thanks! The build you're looking at here is still in very early stages, so it's a bit garish and heavy on shading. Better examples from me can be found here:

Revell | H-237 | 1:48 | MiG-21PF Fishbed | Album by djferrisbueller (1:48)

Italeri | 802 | 1:48 | Northrop F-5A | Album by djferrisbueller (1:48)

The builders on here achieve a neater, more measured and more realistic NMF finish than I do. This is only metallic build number 3 for me and I too am learning how to paint with Vallejo metal color... I would say that is an art itself! It's a thinner liquid and you need to adjust your PSI differently in my limited experience.

I'll add some further notes within the imagery of this album detailing as you request. No problem 👍 🙂

18 January 2022, 13:13

Pierre Pierre
thanks definitivelly following

20 January 2022, 12:46

Guy Rump
Looking good Neil 👍

20 January 2022, 14:11

Neil
Thanks Guy 👍

20 January 2022, 18:06

David H
If this comes out as nice as that f5 a , it's going to be stunning..😎

20 January 2022, 21:17

Neil
Hi David, that's such a kind thing for you to say - I'm chuffed. Cheers mate 🙂 We're still in the early stages of this one, so of course there's lots I could stuff up! However, let's hope I do your comment justice 👍

21 January 2022, 11:53