Mc Donnell F3-H2 Demon
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Getting started with the Aires McDonnell ejection seat. Some wire and tubing added.
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Aires cockpit tub looks quite nice I guess
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Airbreaks and arrestorhook - housing
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Molded-on rudder base structure has to be removed -
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and replaced by PE
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After glueing the „cheeks“ (slightly overengineered i.mh.o.) into position it looked like this
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30 minutes later
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Afterburner can primed and masked
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Nosegear, LSO light and landinglight added.
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First paint: Metalizer aluminum for the exhaust panels
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First off white underside coat laid down
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Pink base on
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International Orange on, masks off
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Coroguards on, insignia red for the insides of the airbrakes. Almost home
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Brakes, wheels and walkways on
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Decalling in progress, decals are quite a nightmare, brittle and delicate, but the endresult is not bad….
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Washing done
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Decaling done, all lettering and numbers were kindly supplied by Bernhard Schrock, many thanks !
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Added the last finishing touches today. Calling this finally done !
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Comentários
34 10 January 2022, 16:43
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Thank you all 😄 ! Next are the coroguards on the leading edges of wings, fin and stabilizers.
Masking in the making......
14 April 2022, 06:46
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Looks ever better! Makes me want to build one too - is there an aftermarket decalset for your version?
30 April 2022, 18:08
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Thank you Thomas ! I would like to see your interpretation of the Demon very much 👍
Unfortunately, there is no decalset as far as I know. Fortunately there is only Numbers and lettering that hast to be printed.
30 April 2022, 18:31
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It's a beauty! …. I challenge the "done" part. The project picture of the real thing suggests orange wingtips to me.
Realized this only now
9 May 2022, 16:45
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Thank you mates !
@ Thomas the 5254 had them, the 5257 did not, sorry, no orange wingtips 😄
I added both pictures in the beginning before final decision was made, which one it would be. In the end I went for the latter, because the orange part on the aft fuselage was larger.
9 May 2022, 17:24