F84G ''Thunderbirds'', 1:48 Tamiya

Ball bearing in place. stuck nice & strong. this should be enough to keep the plane on its front wheels.



Few layers of Klear on dials it looks nicer in real life rather than as a photo.

adrian, i am not posting comments because i cannot see your work at the office. I shall check it out at home.

Very good progress, which is being blotted by those poor seat belts IMHO

i didnt stick the seat in yet purposely, so that if i get more comments on those belts i will remove them & make my own

AdriaN wrote:i didnt stick the seat in yet purposely, so that if i get more comments on those belts i will remove them & make my own

what are you waitimg for?
isuggest you make your own

Adrian If you think something is not right just do it immediately not waiting for us to tell you it's not right

Sam =]

Samwel18 wrote:Adrian If you think something is not right just do it immediately not waiting for us to tell you it's not right

Sam =]

Yessssssss il-boy

alex wrote:

AdriaN wrote:i didnt stick the seat in yet purposely, so that if i get more comments on those belts i will remove them & make my own

what are you waitimg for?
isuggest you make your own

EJJA, What are you waiting for??We're SSM HERE TA, those seat belts are not accepted

I didnt because i liked them
i WILL replace them later on, when i have nothing to do

Adrian, you are doing brilliantly here. The painting is top notch. As for the seat belts, you are right, the decals are really nice. The only problem here is that they are so flat, they are part of the seat so what you could have done was to replicate them in any material you liked such as masking tape or lead foil or any other thing like brass and then you could have stuck the decals on them. That would have the same nice finish for the belts but in 3D. I suppose you can only go for aftermarket now or do your own if you have buckles for them.

Alclad test. left is dark aluminum, right is polished metal.



Main body parts together. looks like a space ship not an F84


I tried preserving the chrome plating but alot got damaged & there will be some filling, sanding fittings were good, but not perfect.

Coming along good Adrian

Hey that is a nice finish model....

Lovely work with the Alclad Adrian.

bcauchi wrote:Lovely work with the Alclad Adrian.

MARCO & BRIAN..... I HAVNT PAINTED IT YET! THAT FINISH IS THE FINISH IT CAME WITH. WHICH WILL BE PAINTED OVER PROBABLY BECAUSE IT NEEDS FILLING, SANDING & SO ON

but how come you have so neat joints, or it just dry fit

HELP WITH PMF & PANELS APPRECIATED

I need hearty help with the different panels and what shades to use.

Construction is ready. now its time for paint. i tried presevering the finish BUT alot got damaged. i was thinking of keeping some & painting the rest.

Now the tough part is, what shades to colour the aircraft panels with?? the F84's had many shades & it seems all aircraft were different.

I plan to paint it all with alclad polished metal, BUT i dont know which are the correct paints to use for the different panels. ive never used metal finishes before. how can i translate what i see.. into paint. say how would i know that panel ABC is to be painted XYZ?

any idea what metal paint shades to use & where to use them??

For now in my inventory i have:
Alclad- polished metal & dark aluminum
ModelMaster- gun metal, stainless steel, titanim.
ANY GOOD?

http://www.thunderbirdsalumni.com/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=category&id=3:f-84s&Itemid=0

These are the type of finishes you need

They are from the alclad site finishes in action

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thank you! it will come in handy. at the moment i cant use my airbrush since garage is taken up

This is coming along nicely!

Not sure what gets into model companies to chrome plate everything, one time I had a 2-8-2 locomotive that was completely chromed???

slingshot392 wrote:This is coming along nicely!

Not sure what gets into model companies to chrome plate everything, one time I had a 2-8-2 locomotive that was completely chromed???

the chrome plating is lovely. its probably better than any manual finish. but they seem to forget that the seams and gaps will show & most modellers choose to fill and sand these mistakes, hence damaging the chrome (which is very fragile)

Doing a great job Adrian, really nice build. I think that it will be your best and you have chosen a difficult finish!

bcauchi wrote:Doing a great job Adrian, really nice build. I think that it will be your best and you have chosen a difficult finish!

Only the end result will confirm if it is my best
I have another Thunderbirds airplane (F-16) in the stash, THAT will b a tough one!

Ladies & gentlemen... we have an F84!
After i tend to its seams & gaps i will have to sand off its chrome plating and undercoat it with gloss black..