Eurofighter EF-2000 1/72 Tamiya

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Taking shape nicely Derek. The real thing is so impressive at the airshows I've been to, it might be time to build one of my own ( and I was going to be strictly WW2 when I returned to the hobby ! ) One day I'll learn to do 'in progress' posts as you do !!

Regards

Colin m.....

Hi Colin, see once you get the bug for Jets, you can forget those propeller things. Cheers Derek

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Hi all, a good news/bad news day. The good news is I got the undercoat on using Tamiya Fine Surface Primer - Light Grey, see photos, bad news is I used Humbrol Acrylic 167 Barley Grey and got a very bad finish and didn't like the colour when it dried. So spent two hours with a roll of kitchen towel and thinner to remove it all, so I am back to a bare plastic finish. Am now sitting down with a malt whisky to calm down. Oh well tomorrows another day. Cheers Derek

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Well, the Whisky did the trick, almost back to normal.

Experimented with Lifecolor stock which I had, and for the leading edges I mixed 5 Parts Lifecolor UA079 (FS 36314 - Barley Grey) with 1 Part Lifecolor AC01 (FS 37925 - Matt White), brush painted this on to the leading edges, and when dry masked off, see photos. I then added another part of the above white to the previous mix, and airbrushed adding approx 20% Lifecolor thinner. THe photos below show the finished coating. I am trying to get the effect shown on 'TRICKEY66 (Paul's) photos he posted in Page 1. Painting this model is quite difficult, as the low-viz decals have to be darker than the fuselage. Still have a good bit of painting of minor bits and pieces including the exhaust. Will post some more photos shortly. Cheers Derek

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Looking good Derek, I like the idea of Malt whiskey to aid stripping paint lol. Wonder if a G&T does the same???? May have to experiment later. I think you have done a great job masking this up, it is a fiddly job on the 1:48 so heaven knows how you manage it on 1:72. Keep it coming, you are nearly there.

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Graham, thanks for those words of encouragement. In order to further your education, only the Americans and Irish spell whisky with an 'e', I won't mention the Japanese paint stripper stuff. Malt Whisky is much better at calming the nerves than G&T buy the way. all the best Derek

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As my fav is Jameson or Bushmills, I think I can be forgiven the 'e' lol. I do like a G&T though as the sun goes down of the pear tree at the bottom of the garden.......

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Graham, O.K. I will let you off this time young man, we all go through the Irish phase in our whisky apprenticeship. One day you will pass a whisky shop and treat yourself to an Island malt (not Ireland malt), and finally your journey will end at the single malts from Islay. Then you will be as old as me. Cheers Derek

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Hi All, just about reaching for another Malt; have coated the model with Micro Gloss and am about half way through putting on the decals. As mentioned in my first posting I am using Model Alliance Decals, they are very good, bed in nicely, no silvering etc, only problem is that there is so many of them I have 179 Decals to go on a 1/72 model. Being low-viz decals they are barely visible unless the model is in your face. A lot of work for nothing to show. Have been at it for 3 evenings and will be another two or three. Have attached a close-up of a Eurofighter at Leuchars last year and an enlargement of the model so you can compare decals. Cheers Derek

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