AA models 1/48 Chengdu J-7 E

[Guest]

Blimey Tony, you must have good eyes

for all that detailed work! And steady hands!

[Guest]

As me nan would say... Chuffin 'ell!

Awesome detail man, epic build so far tbh

[flyjoe180]

Nice detail Tony.

[Guest]

Great job Tony, lot of details added.

Painting looks perfect, not easy with white.

Francesco

[yak face]

Undercarriage is now on and painted /weathered , just the retraction struts and main gear doors to add next. Ive also been adding some lumps and bumps to the top of the fin. The ECM bumps are totally missing so i used some poundland nail art gems as they were about the right shape and size, they just need painting now. The same gems have also been used to add the wingtip position lights and then painted clear red and green. As you might be able to see Ive got the decals on (surprisingly well behaved too !) and given the airframe a subtle panel line wash - this is a tricky area with an overall white scheme as its very easy to make these too prominent ,then it looks like a technical drawing. I used a grey wash for the panel lines and a darker one for the control surfaces ,eventually I got something I was happy with. Next jobs - making some ejection triangle decals (the kit ones were way too big) ,those retraction struts and doors and adding the drop tanks ,missiles and some other fragile bits , heres a few pics , cheers tony

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[papa 695]

That's looking very good Tony your attention to detail is paying off

[Guest]

Excellent work Tony, looks really, really good

[Dave W]

Great work Tony.Especially on the undercarriage.

[Guest]

Awesome work! FLG is impressive!

[Guest]

Great work and knowledge I know nothing about planes and if you'd built it straight outvof the box I would have still said great work so you've done amazing work so far.

[Guest]

I know this kit and it is a bit of a challenge, so you have done brilliantly.

[flyjoe180]

Nice work Tony, great idea using those gems for the ECM humps.

[Snowman]

Looking crisp, bub!!

Velly nice!

[yak face]

Well a combination of cold weather , dark nights and the busiest time of the year for me at work have really slowed the build down. The frustrating thing is its almost finished apart from piddly little bits . I managed to get a bit of time in the shed today though so heres the latest . Ive been adding tiny details like the ' Odd Rods' IFF antennae on the tail and under the fuselage from brass rod , various blade aerials and the static dump wicks on the tail,elevators and wings (toothbrush bristles are perfect for these) . once ive finished with the tiny bits its just a case of adding the pitot , weapons and a final coat of varnish to seal everything in . heres a few pics

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[colin m]

Looking nice Tony. Great detail with all those extras.