HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 BY KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : INTERMEDIATE BUILD : EPISODE.18

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.18 We now in this episode get the Harriers exhausts all done with a natural metal finish, we use 3 different colours to achieve this, starting with MC-213 Stainless as a base with a bit of pre-shading of MC-219 Brass, and finally MC-214 Dark iron misted on top, all this is then buffet…

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HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 BY KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : INTERMEDIATE BUILD : EPISODE.17

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.17 Episode.17 we start our second camo colour H-330 Mr Hobby Dark green BS641, And go over some spraying basics of how to spray camo down and to avoid bleed though to our Dark seagrey and how to have everything nicely feathered in, we move on from this to bleaching which we use…

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BLEACHING & CAMO : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.16

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.16 Time to continue with removing our little blemish left over from a spraying mistake, we do this with a very very fine grit sanding stick, the ones you would use for canopies, this is to lightly sand at the area in question, so lightly that we sand away the blemish but still…

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PRE-SHADING : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.15

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.15 We look at pre-shading our model, in which to give our normal base coat colours some weathering via spraying as well as some airbrushing basic like cleaning airbrush, plus we begin looking at how to deal with some mistakes in the paint work, this will continue in the next episode. Special Tools:Eduard…

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AFTER PRIMING PREP : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.14

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.14 After priming your model you may have to do some touching up here and there with your filling sanding and scribing, so I will show to with some good techniques how to removing bits of dirt and debris that has got caught in your paint work as well as removing some gaps…

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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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AGM-65 MAVERICK : AFTERMARKET REVEIW : EDUARD BRASSIN : 1/48 SCALE

AGM-65 MAVERICK Brassin set – 2 pieces of AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground tactical missiles with ordnance rack in 1/48 scale.Optical head is made from clear resin. Decals included. The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-ground missile (AGM) designed for close air support. It is the most widely produced precision-guided missile in the Western world, and is effective against a…

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F-86D “DOG SABRE” : IN BOX REVEIW : REVELL : 1/48 SCALE

F-86D Dog Sabre Product number: 03832

F-86D “DOG SABRE” The North American F-86D/K/L Sabre (initially known as the YF-95 and widely known informally as the “Sabre Dog”,) was an American transonic jet fighter aircraft. Developed for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s, it was an interceptor derivative of the North American F-86 Sabre. While the original F-86 Sabre was conceived…

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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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