Gajman Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 That's looking good. Your hard work appears to be paying off. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Thanks Mark, Arnold, Orjan and Gary... Well after a LOT of masking, I got the Humbrol 60 on to the tail and the inner wing tips and masked that... Then I sprayed the Grey/Blue...I used Xtracrylix PRU Blue, thinned and got that on fairly trouble-free There are a couple of bleeds onto the yellow in the middle but all apart from one will be covered with decal and I will touch up the other with some localised spraying (its a small patch where my masking tape had lifted. I will let her rest and the start masking the de-icer boots on the leading edges Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Superb work as usual Andy. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Thanks Andy! Going to start the de-icers after dinner. Had a bit of a panic on because I thought I'd lost the nose-wheel (or rather one of the cats had fished it out of the box!) but found it in the corner of the room. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Those colours are coming nicely together. I need to see this one finished. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish fairey Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Very nice indeed Andy, I could see it with a cut down fuselage sat on the "Oggin",, Great work so far with a fairly difficult model to put together, (from experience).................Smudge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Those colours are coming nicely together. I need to see this one finished. Cheers, Big steps this weekend, I hope Arnold! Very nice indeed Andy, I could see it with a cut down fuselage sat on the "Oggin",, Great work so far with a fairly difficult model to put together, (from experience).................Smudge Hmmm...maybe a step too far Smudge although it would get rid of the dodgy joint along the keel! Your water tutorial is about 3 months too late, mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Looking really good. I really hope you make the deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 Thanks Dave! I was just downloading the next snaps as you posted! A mammoth masking session for the de-icers completed today - yards of tape and scraps of magazine pages/post-it notes/cling film... It was very fiddly in places, especially around the tailplane and fin but after burnishing all the egdes and checking for small gaps, I loaded the airbrush with Tamiya Flat Black I'm like a kid when it comes to wanting to see whether it worked and as soon as the paint was touch-dry, I peeled off all that tape and thankfully all OK with no bleed! Here she is mocked up. Wheels were masked at the same time and they look good too. Next jobs are Alclad Gloss Kote which will take at least 2 days, ready for decals. A quick whizz around the wheels wells to touch up the Interior Green. The struts for the wing have been painted. Once sealed, I will start decals and then do the weathering - just some thinned white paint. Exhausts need painting. I should make next Sunday! Thanks for looking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Hi all The deadline is creeping up and I spent Sunday and last night doing the decals and some minor paint touch ups. I also glued the fuel tank vents on the top of the wing. I have basically finished the decals and...she is colourful! I thought I'd publish a sneak preview! The main decals are Revell's. They are quite thick (and large) and bite fairly quickly once on the plastic but the fitted perfectly. The wing and fuselage stripes are from my own stock of 1/8" black decal strip as I thought I was inviting trouble with the Revell ones especially round the compound curves at the fuselage rear. Next up is a dry fit of the wing struts once the wing is in place. I'm tempted not to weather her too much as she is quite striking as she is. I will paint the mooring cable and do some light washes and artist's chalks. Thanks for looking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Looking really good Andy, such a striking livery. Nearly there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Nice, very Nice! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Done...well at least as far as I am concerned! Welcome to OA-10-V1 Catalina s/n 44-33939, ARS4R9, 4th Rescue Squadron, USAF, Hamilton AFB, California. All-in-all a good kit but difficult in places. I put 60g weight in the nose and tested her for balance and she was fine but I forgot I hadn't fitted the tailplanes! So now she is a tail-sitter! Luckily Revell give you some clear rod as a support so I used that. Bugger! Tamiya, Halfords, Xtracrylix and Humbrol paints used. Flory wash and chalks used for light weathering. I didn't want her heavily weathered as the limited photographs I have seen show them worn rather than mucky. Eduard masks and kit decals. Now, where on earth am I going to put her??? Btw the underside pic is blurred because I couldn't lean the a/c against anything so was trying to focus the camera while holding the model! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Big thumbs up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Nice Andy. She looks great. Cheers, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Thanks Mark and Arnold - much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 That must be one big model to find a home for now that it is all together! You have done quite a job and finished one of the most colourful builds of this GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 Thanks dave - yes, it's a little on the large side! It has a temporary home on the coffee table at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish fairey Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 BZ Andy, that's a cracking build mate............... ............................Smudge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 Cheers Smudge, glad you like it mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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