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Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:36 pm
by TommyKillander
RangerNeil wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 12:12 am
Thats an impressive result - well done!!!
jmurphy18 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 5:29 pm
Looking really good here Tommy!
Thanks !
Ok... I better pull my stuff together and produce some output with this kit... nearly 50 % of the time is up and I'm stuck on Page 2 in the assembly instructions...
Let's build the second air intake
I'm using Tamiya White Putty dissolved in Laquer Thinner to fill the gaps...

A bit time-consuming since it shrinks a lot, but I can't use Sprue Goo
Almost done...
I got a bit bored with all the sanding so I started to put primer the white parts
I got the doors left to do, but they are a different colour so I will add them later on, because I want to paint them in the same colour as the fuselage and I haven't made up my mind if I should use the Gunze Aqueous paints or Mr Paint...
Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 7:08 pm
by TommyKillander
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 7:19 pm
by Meliodas2019
keep going Tommy its looking amazing as excited as you to see it once closed up
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2020 6:59 pm
by BennetHeirwegh
Very nice build Tommy. Keep on going.
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:31 pm
by digger303
Your eye for detail and patience plus skill is producing a very fine result. The gloss finish on the engine intakes being stand out for me. How did you get that look ?

Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:57 am
by bfrd
I still can't decide if you inspire me or make me question what I am doing. I have such a great amount of respect for your attention to detail and using all of the tools at your disposal to make the best model possible. Simply outstanding work!
bra jobb, min vän
google translate...
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:05 pm
by TommyKillander
Meliodas2019 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2020 7:19 pm
keep going Tommy its looking amazing as excited as you to see it once closed up
BennetHeirwegh wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 6:59 pm
Very nice build Tommy. Keep on going.
Thanks Meliodas2019 and BennetHeirwegh
digger303 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:31 pm
Your eye for detail and patience plus skill is producing a very fine result. The gloss finish on the engine intakes being stand out for me. How did you get that look ?
Thanks digger303!
I took used this procedure; clean the surface with alcohol, spray heated (warm) Ultimate white primer in 4-5 very thin layers, let it dry overnight, sand back any dust or uneven spots of paint, spray Tamiya X-2 diluted with MLT, let it dry overnight, spray a couple of coats of GX-100 thinned with MLT.
bfrd wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:57 am
I still can't decide if you inspire me or make me question what I am doing. I have such a great amount of respect for your attention to detail and using all of the tools at your disposal to make the best model possible. Simply outstanding work!
bra jobb, min vän
google translate...
Thank you vey much, Matthew!
I hope that I inspire...

The best thing with this hobby is that there are always new things to learn and there so much great stuff to be inspired by out on the Interwebs...
PS. "Be inspired by" is another word for Stealing!
Ok... it's time to paint those red and orange warning lights I mentioned earlier and add more PE to the sidepanels
There is a small glass window on the right side of the nose section - I better glue it in so I don't forget it when I close up the fuselage
This kit has a system of levers and rods to provide poseable aand synchronised exhaust nozzles, but that looks way too complicated for my need, so I decided to glue them in VTOL position.
Weathering of the sidewalls
And we can finally start to glue in stuff into the fuselage
There will probably be a lot of stress on the internal parts when I put this bird together, so I reinforce the gluespots with some liquid sprue. Last thing I want to happen is that parts snap loose when I start applying force on this thing
...slowly moving forward
Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 1:28 am
by digger303
I took used this procedure; clean the surface with alcohol, spray heated (warm) Ultimate white primer in 4-5 very thin layers, let it dry overnight, sand back any dust or uneven spots of paint, spray Tamiya X-2 diluted with MLT, let it dry overnight, spray a couple of coats of GX-100 thinned with MLT.
Thanks Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:03 pm
by TommyKillander
digger303 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 1:28 am
I took used this procedure; clean the surface with alcohol, spray heated (warm) Ultimate white primer in 4-5 very thin layers, let it dry overnight, sand back any dust or uneven spots of paint, spray Tamiya X-2 diluted with MLT, let it dry overnight, spray a couple of coats of GX-100 thinned with MLT.
Thanks Tommy
Yeah, I forgot to mention that the X-2 should also be sprayed in thin layers, but not too thin because if the paint hits too dry it will cause orange peel and if the layers are too thick they will pool - it's a bit tricky to get it right so practice on a paint-mule until you you feel comfortable to throw paint on your model
Good luck, hope this helps you
Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:26 pm
by digger303
TommyKillander wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:03 pm
digger303 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 1:28 am
I took used this procedure; clean the surface with alcohol, spray heated (warm) Ultimate white primer in 4-5 very thin layers, let it dry overnight, sand back any dust or uneven spots of paint, spray Tamiya X-2 diluted with MLT, let it dry overnight, spray a couple of coats of GX-100 thinned with MLT.
Thanks Tommy
Yeah, I forgot to mention that the X-2 should also be sprayed in thin layers, but not too thin because if the paint hits too dry it will cause orange peel and if the layers are too thick they will pool - it's a bit tricky to get it right so practice on a paint-mule until you you feel comfortable to throw paint on your model
Good luck, hope this helps you
Tommy
Very helpful thanks Tommy. I actually do use the X-2 mix. Never used the GX-100 before though or the Ulitmate Primer yet. I generally use the Mr Surfacer.
Washing down with Alcohol is only something I have just started to do. I was finding in this warm climate I was getting a awful lot of finger print oil problems no matter how much I washed my hands. Doesn't seem to be a problem in winter. I been using those hand wipes for the job. One seems to be enough to do the whole kit.

Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 6:36 pm
by TommyKillander
Hey Guys!
I got some more done on the SHAR...
Glued in the main wheel well and the airbrake compartment
Added some Liquid Sprue here as well
Cleanup of the area behind the ejection seat. I'm using 0.13 mm plasticard to hide those hideous ejection pin marks
Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 8:53 pm
by Meliodas2019
TommyKillander wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2020 6:36 pm
Hey Guys!
I got some more done on the SHAR...
Glued in the main wheel well and the airbrake compartment
Added some Liquid Sprue here as well
Cleanup of the area behind the ejection seat. I'm using 0.13 mm plasticard to hide those hideous ejection pin marks
Tommy
thats a great idea/tip I will use it when i get more advances and build some of my more details models
keep the good work going excited to see it closed

Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:18 pm
by Twokidsnosleep
Tommy, your liquid sprue looks like the devil's sewer water!
You must be of pure blood and use white Tamiya sprue...for purity and evangelical holiness
Much like me

Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:04 am
by digger303
Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:18 pm
Tommy, your liquid sprue looks like the devil's sewer water!
You must be of pure blood and use white Tamiya sprue...for purity and evangelical holiness
Much like me
Ohhh seems I'm impure as well......damn sure I'll never reach that lofty goal of purity and evangelical holiness...
My sprue is tainted......the shock and horror of it all...

Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 3:17 am
by Twokidsnosleep
digger303 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:04 am
Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:18 pm
Tommy, your liquid sprue looks like the devil's sewer water!
You must be of pure blood and use white Tamiya sprue...for purity and evangelical holiness
Much like me
Ohhh seems I'm impure as well......damn sure I'll never reach that lofty goal of purity and evangelical holiness...
My sprue is tainted......the shock and horror of it all...
You are tainted
Ya well, knock me over with a feather
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 6:52 am
by TommyKillander
Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:18 pm
Tommy, your liquid sprue looks like the devil's sewer water!
You must be of pure blood and use white Tamiya sprue...for purity and evangelical holiness
Much like me
I have some grey Hasegawa sprue too, but it's not the same thing as Sacred White Tamiya... I know, I'm a lost soul
Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 9:17 am
by digger303
Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 3:17 am
digger303 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:04 am
Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:18 pm
Tommy, your liquid sprue looks like the devil's sewer water!
You must be of pure blood and use white Tamiya sprue...for purity and evangelical holiness
Much like me
Ohhh seems I'm impure as well......damn sure I'll never reach that lofty goal of purity and evangelical holiness...
My sprue is tainted......the shock and horror of it all...
You are tainted
Ya well, knock me over with a feather
OY aspersions on my character......fully justified...I need to find the holy grail of model making. White plastic from the Tamiya fountain of life..

Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 8:38 pm
by TommyKillander
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 10:17 pm
by Meliodas2019
that fit is better than I was expecting, looks great minus the few gaps but thats childs play compared to what you have already over come
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2020 3:29 am
by digger303
TommyKillander wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2020 6:36 pm
sorry please delete this nothing post
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2020 3:33 am
by digger303
So let's commit to glue...
Despite all the warning-labels I can thorougly recommend this product
Tommy
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Is that debonder just the same as other brands or something a cut above the rest and what brand is it ?

Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:07 am
by TommyKillander
digger303 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 3:33 am
Is that debonder just the same as other brands or something a cut above the rest and what brand is it ?
It's called Debonder-PS-F by Petr Dousek (same guy that makes Rosie the Riveter tools)
https://www.super-hobby.co.uk/products/ ... -PS-F.html
Unfortunately i couldn't find any shop outside Europe that seems to carry it
Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:00 am
by digger303
TommyKillander wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:07 am
digger303 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 3:33 am
Is that debonder just the same as other brands or something a cut above the rest and what brand is it ?
It's called Debonder-PS-F by Petr Dousek (same guy that makes Rosie the Riveter tools)
https://www.super-hobby.co.uk/products/ ... -PS-F.html
Unfortunately i couldn't find any shop outside Europe that seems to carry it
Tommy
Thanks

Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:49 am
by Hawkmoon

Starting to come together nicely

Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:07 pm
by TommyKillander
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 7:39 am
by Kevthemodeller
A few fitting issues there Tommy, I'm sure you'll get them ironed out

Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 8:46 pm
by TommyKillander
Kevthemodeller wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 7:39 am
A few fitting issues there Tommy, I'm sure you'll get them ironed out
Yeah, fixing the seams and rescribing isn't rocket-science - it's just a bit time consuming. Spent time is directly proportional to the end result
But I have other things to switch between if it gets too tiresome... Like ordnance and the undercarriage
Short update today; I have started to fill the seams on the fuselage.

Topside done, I will continue with the belly tomorrow
And I also started to cleanup the main wing, I'm thinking of attaching the hardpoints early on, I will probably add metalpins to locate the weapons beforehand...

One thing I learned from my Viggen build was that it's well spent time to make the final assembly easy.
Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:41 pm
by Meliodas2019
bit of gap fill is a simple issue to over come tommy given all the amazing work already, cockpit looks incrediable no its together

Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 2:36 pm
by SaG
Going on nicely Tommy. This is turning into (another) great model!
cheers,
Bennet
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 5:23 pm
by TommyKillander
Meliodas2019 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:41 pm
bit of gap fill is a simple issue to over come tommy given all the amazing work already, cockpit looks incrediable no its together
Thanks

Yeah, the rest will be easier I hope
SaG wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2020 2:36 pm
Going on nicely Tommy. This is turning into (another) great model!
cheers,
Bennet
Thanks Bennet, nice to see you here on ISM
Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 7:15 pm
by TommyKillander
Ok...
I have put some liquid sprue on the bottom side of the fuselage and left it to cure for a couple of days.
Did some sanding and polishing of the seams on the fuselage top.
Adjusting and dryfitting the main wing section...
Maybe maybe....

It might be enough to clamp it to make it fit
Did some rescribing and riveting - I really hate doing that

Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:32 am
by TommyKillander
Long time. no see!
No, I haven't given up; I'm just really busy right now with stuff and things
Okay... I'm continuing the sanding and polishing effort...
Also managed to do some rescribing and reriveting
Putting together the hardpoints:
And I have decided on the loadout; It will be gunpods, fueltanks and AIM120 AMRAAMs
Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:18 pm
by Meliodas2019
TommyKillander wrote: ↑Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:32 am
Also managed to do some rescribing and reriveting
Tommy
looking nice Tommy like the work and like the sound of the layout.
am intersted in the "rescribing and reriveting" never come across that...though i am new still, how do you go about that?
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:09 pm
by TommyKillander
Meliodas2019 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:18 pm
TommyKillander wrote: ↑Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:32 am
Also managed to do some rescribing and reriveting
Tommy
looking nice Tommy like the work and like the sound of the layout.
am intersted in the "rescribing and reriveting" never come across that...though i am new still, how do you go about that?
After filling and sanding sometimes panel-lines and rivets are lost, so you may want to recover them by using a sharp scribing tool or a riveting tool (see below in this post).
Okay... only one month left so it's time to speed up this build so I don't miss the deadline
The SHAR FA.2 where the first aircraft to integrate the AIM-120 AMRAAM missile, outside US ofcourse.
But the the Aden 30 mm gunpods are more familiar...
I used CA-glue to fill the gaps around the clear part. After that I sanded and polished it and polish it
Re-scribing some lost panel lines.
Added some plasticard to rear end to hide the seams
Added a piece of 1mm brass tube to detail the gun barrel
The Kinetic kit does not have the gun vent ports, so I made a drill template and added that detail
Next up are the hardpoints under the wings... I will add some photoetch
But something is not right

The sway braces should of course be glued in *before* the PE
So let's remove the PE using plastic safe debonder and do it right!
Attachement to the main wing
Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:31 pm
by TommyKillander
Hey Guys!
The buildning mojo is really low right now, so things go a bit slow.
Adding some weight to the nose cone.
...and I discovered that fitting the exhausts required that I removed a lot of plastic
But I got that sorted after some use of my Proxxon drill and a sprue-cutter
Next up is the PE for the exhaust heat shield... but I will continue with that tomorrow
Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:10 am
by digger303
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 10:18 am
by bfrd
As always, your work is astounding!
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:00 am
by Kevthemodeller
TommyKillander wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:31 pm
Hey Guys!
The buildning mojo is really low right now, so things go a bit slow.
Tommy the rate and standard you build it's not surprising you lose a bit of mojo every now and again

Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:17 am
by Tomcat64
Hej Tommy!
Just done some major catching up on this project - stunning work and attention to detail as always, and it's a shame the kit is fighting you back on the fit issues.
Hope you stick with it as I think this is going to look stunning when you've beaten it into submission - and that debonder just got added to a shopping list

Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:15 pm
by TommyKillander
Thanks a lot, fellas!
I really appreciate the support!
I haven't given up yet, but I doubt that I will make it to the deadline
Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2020 7:12 pm
by TommyKillander
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:03 pm
by Tomcat64
Great to see that you're still making progress Tommy
If you haven't seen it elsewhere already I'm planning to extend the deadline on the SIG for a while in the current climate to allow people time to finish off without needing to rush anything so plenty of time left now

Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 9:53 pm
by TommyKillander
Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:03 pm
Great to see that you're still making progress Tommy
If you haven't seen it elsewhere already I'm planning to extend the deadline on the SIG for a while in the current climate to allow people time to finish off without needing to rush anything so plenty of time left now
That's excellent news! Thanks
Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:01 am
by TommyKillander
It's Alive
I've been working on another project for a while now, but it has just been finished off - so it's back to this bird again
I started by sanding down the seams on the droptanks.
One of the droptanks had a visible seam in the front (unfortunately I didn't catch it on the photo)
But it's fixed now anyway. I have also rescribed the lost panel lines and polished the parts.
Main landing gear: it needs some cleanup, but it looks reasonable OK.
The nose landing gear, on the other hand, had some issues:
Short-mould:

But it's not gonna be seen so I will ignore that, even if it feels bad....
I never figured out how you are supposed to paint and assemble this...
So I decided cut the fork to make it possible to assemble, detail up, paint and weather the oleo strut and the wheel separately.
Padded with some plasticard to get rid of the seam made by the saw
...something like this will work I think.
Now I only need to clean up the part and do all the stuff I mentioned above
It's good to be back at the bench again
Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 11:04 am
by digger303
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:18 pm
by TommyKillander
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:02 pm
by TommyKillander
Okey.
I'm moving on with the under-carriage related stuff
Baaad Kinetic - bad boi!
So I have to fix those sink-marks...
The PE set included a couple of PE upgrades, so I decided to go with those
And we have started to prepare some parts for painting...
Tommy
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:16 am
by Kevthemodeller
As ever, superb detailing Tommy

Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:25 pm
by digger303
Re: Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:40 pm
by TommyKillander
Thanks guys!
Short update; been working on the HUD today.
Protecting the cockpit with some masking-tape
Black anti glare paint on the IP cover
Added the PE hud. I found a small round clear part from some finished kit (the TS-11 maybe?) that serves well as a optic lens for the HUD projector.
I'm sure that I made a HUD glass from PET earlier in this build, but I cant find it now..
So I had to make a new one
Tommy