SANDING & SCRIBING : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.10

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.10 We can now begin to sand and scribe at our home brew filler now that it’s had a good 2 days to dry, we sand at the area with 100 grit sanding sticks, we mainly do this to remove all the steps and gaps so as we can spray on some black…

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WEATHERING : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.13

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.13 Bill really kicks of with some weathering in this episode, he begins with weathering up the landing gear, using oils and thinners to create oil, dirt and grim, he moves to the landing gear doors to show you some multi colour Transition using many colours of oils, and finally finishes of…

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ADVANCED GLUING : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.9

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.9 The hard part of our build begins with the wing section being glued to our fuselage, we begin by sanding and test fitting to get these to section to fit as best as possible, but it will need more help than just that, so I will show you how to spot glue,…

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Quick Set 3D Acrylic Instrument Panels : Red Fox Studio : Product Review

3D Acrylic Instrument Panels Manufacturer: Red Fox Studio Scale: All Area: Aftermarket Parts Camera Angels: 3 Camera Definition: Full HD + 4K Presented By: Bobby Waldron item No: RFSQS Red Fox Studio manufactures 3D acrylic resin instrument panels and details for aircraft cockpits in several scales. With a wide-ranging catalogue featuring references for the most popular…

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BUILDING ENGINES : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.8

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.8 We tackle some more photo-etch where I explain in more detail than the instructions how to build the engine area, with some tips on dealing with flash, I also show you how to add photo-etch vortex generators in a nice secure good looking way. Special Tools: CMK : Razor Saw Holder Consumables: Mr Hobby…

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METAL POLISHING POWDER : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.7

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.7 With this Harrier by Kinetics, we need to spend a bit of time around the air intakes, so I will show you how to use some powdered buffable metal paints for our intake fans as well as making some mask for them too, we move along with getting the wings ready with…

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F-35 B Lightning II : In Box Review : Italeri : 1/48 Scale

F-35 B Lightning II

F-35 B Lightning II Manufacturer: Italeri Scale: 1/48 Box Release Date: 2022 New Tool Date: 2022 Presented By: Bobby Waldron Marking options: 5 Model dimension: Length: 321mm Width: ?? Height: ?? Decals: Cartograf PE parts: Yes Painting mask: No Resin parts: No Item No: 2810 Aircraft Description The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of…

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FUSELAGE CONSTRUCTION : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.6

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.6 In this episode we go over the fundamentals of bringing our fuselage together and to get the tricking moving engines to go in to our aircraft, we show you how to and what glues to use like Tamiya extra thin plus Mr.Cement SP Black. MC132 Mr. CEMENT SP Black is a black…

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DECALING STAGE : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.12

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.12 Time for some decaling, which bills has a tricking one to lay down for you, it will need some cutting with the doors and pitot tubes to go around, he even gets round to dirtying up them wheels to add that nice bit of extra detail. Special Tools: Tamiya : Decal Tweezers…

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FINAL COCKPIT BITS : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.5

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.5 Weathering the cockpit, is started by using ammo’s oil brushers, this time to bring out the finer details of the instrument panels and ejection seat, and to also give the hole cockpit a feathered dirty look, this is followed by adding a matt coat to bring all the areas together under one…

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