The mechanism for the main gear enables you to retract the legs.
No putty is needed when joining the wing to the fuselage.
After a few layers of AS-29 from the can, subtle weathering can begin. To simulate wear, I use silver markers, lead pens, and some diluted grayish white. Some of the panel lines are enhanced with Tamiya's panel line paint. But this is done with restraint, as I feel that over-weathering, and too much emphasis on panel lines can ruin a model very quickly.
The ingine is quickly built, and I did a little bit of detailing with lead wire. Most of it is hidden anyway, as I don't want to ruin the beautiful lines of this classic fighter with open hatches.It took me about two hours to paint and build the engine; more can be done if one wants to!
The undercarriage legs (with suspension of course!) are attached with screws.
Detail painting.
Test fitting of engine nacelle. Also, I cannot stop myself from decalling up a bit; it gives a great feel of what the plane will look like. MicroSol and -Set is used to make the decals conform well.
A closer (blurry) look at the engine reveals join lines and fuzzy ignition leads.
The canopies are masked off using the template from the kit.
...and then sprayed black to make the insides of the frames dark.
After two layers of AS-29 on top of the black, Deluxe's fantastic "Glue'n'Glaze is used to attach the front screen.
Wow, you are almost done! This AS-29 looks more like in reference picture, then on instagram (it looks white there)...
SvaraRaderaTell me, how did you paint rust on exhaust part of the engine? Looks so real!
Sorry for my late reply! I use Tamiya's weathering kit "C" which has a nice rusty pigment in it, and also dry crayons and some old-school watercolour pigments. Trial and (often) error is the only way to find your method!
SvaraRadera