PREPARING FOR SPRAYING : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.13

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.13 Spraying beings now, but for a good spray job preparation is key, so we show you how to seal in your cockpit and begin cleaning the surface of your model ready to spray, which is followed by showing you how to prime your model before priming your model ?? Special Tools: Shesto :…

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CANOPY MASK & INSTALL : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.12

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.12 We are just doing some final bits before we begin the spraying stage, this includes getting the canopy masking done and sealing the cockpit ready for spraying, also we do some scratch building on the 2” navy rockets to look more realistic and aquert. Special Tools: Tamiya : Straight Tweezers Consumables: Tamiya : Mini…

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HUD INSTALLATION : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.11

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.11 We look at the heads up display and how to get a nice green tinge to the clear plastic sheet we get with our aftermarket cockpit parts from Eduard, I also show how to install the HUD in the cockpit with some micro crystal clear, also in this episode we tackle some…

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FINAL REVEAL : BUILDING THE AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : VIDEO BUILD : EPISODE.15

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.15 The final reveal is here, and Bill has done an amazing job with a beautiful finish, Bill does finish of with some final assembly of the landing weapons etcetera, finishing of with the final review of the kit and build. We hope you have enjoyed this series. Special Tools: Tamiya : Straight…

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

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.14 We have one of my favorite episodes here by bill in the F-14 build, which is a lot of weathering techniques, first up is using Vallejo weathering wash to fill in all your recessed areas, followed by a single colour fading with oils to nock back all them bright decals as…

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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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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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