Wood5tock's Super Hornet Resto

[wood5tock]

As I was doing the driver out of my new Super Hornet II project I decided to get this one done as well

All flatted back and ready for a coat of primer

[wood5tock]

Just a quick update today, got my drivers and sport lamps primed today for both the Super Hornet and Super Hornet II

First off made myself a jig/stand for the spots out of a Benecol tub lid and 4 20mm screws

The rest was stuck to my trusty piece of cardboard

Primed!

[Tamiya Era]

Sooo nice and neat

[wood5tock]

Finally it's time to get rid of those peeling decals now I have new sets

Very liberating, been waiting to do that for quite a few years now

Will keep these in the spares box, you never know when you are going to need spot lamps

Also got a coat of paint on the driver

Did the SHII head as well whilst I was at it

[biggamehunter]

great job , i am following this one , i also did a super hornet restore but mine was a much worse example to start with and i was on an extreme tight budget ,

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70565&hl=%2Bsuper+%2Bhornet+%2Brestore

[wood5tock]

I'm getting a felling of deja vu just said hello via my SHII build

[wood5tock]

Today (and over the last few days) I have been mostly paintin

Does anyone else find Tamiya red covers about as well as politician who's just bee caught out..? Anyway 47 coats later

Also started the washes building up the skin tones

Then first coat on the harness straps

Now on to todays exploits. I decided to paint both shells together but I can show you guys this one

Two shells primed, flatted and ready for paint

I found that though my patent 'Tamiya' body supports were indeed just the job when it came to grabbing the other body for it's turn I needed a better alternative for bunging in my vice. Luckily I had a stock of 'Tamiya' body support feet, or pieces of plywood hastily cut and screwed to the bottoms

Next up flatting back and adding another coat if necessary or polish and admire ready for decals

[wood5tock]

Almost finished off the driver for the project

Second wash to pick put the low tones and add a bit of depth to the skin

Blacked in the edges of the base plate

Finishing off the features

And finally some semi gloss for the helmet seals, next step to apply the decals

[wood5tock]

Put my driver together today just need to add the decals but I wont do this until the body has been lacquered, I did want to get it done today along side SHII but i found I had run out of tack cloths

After I wipe the bodies over with panel wipe it creates a light static charge which or course makes dust stick to the bodies like iron filings to a magnet, without tack cloths it's was pointless me carrying on the clear it Got this and SHII are slow at the moment...

Still very happy how the driver came out

[sidewaysdave69]

Looks really good wood5tock, i wish i still had the patience to do them.

that's why i like the dyna storm so much no driver

[WillyChang]

Does anyone else find Tamiya red covers about as well as politician who's just bee caught out..? Anyway 47 coats later

T now does their Fine Surface Primer in pink too for when painting red.

I tried a can recently and it does work, even for flesh & orange.

[wood5tock]

T now does their Fine Surface Primer in pink too for when painting red.

I tried a can recently and it does work, even for flesh & orange.

Thanks for the info mate, I just wish Tamiya would produce a red that wasn't the consistency of Ribena!!!

[wood5tock]

Looks really good wood5tock, i wish i still had the patience to do them.

that's why i like the dyna storm so much no driver

Thanks buddy. I know what you mean sometimes it can make a project drag a bit in my case. Still my 'faithful to box art' on Restorations kicks in and won't let me off the hook :lol:

[wood5tock]

Spot lamps painted! When I painted the body for this and SHII I used up the can of Tamiya paint forgetting I still had these to do, gutted! Not wanting to waste an order on one tin of paint I decided to get some 'off the shelf' paint (don't have a Tamiya distributor that near by ) decided to try out Halfords enamel.

So far it's brilliant, gives a great finish, but I know its only on little areas. I also bought some lacquer in the same line which i shall use to clear the two bodies. Fingers cross it give the same great finish.

[nascar24jd]

Nice..!!