Dunter1969 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 At the moment I've lost the love for the Tamiya Harrier that I'm doing so that's back in its box for a wee while. I picked this up cheap on eBay, it wasn't till I unpacked it an examined the fuselage that I saw the imperfections. This definitely was a Friday plane. Lots of work involved but nothing difficult to rectify. I've never done a A321 only the A319 so I was surprised by its length, ooo errr This is what I mean by imperfections, it's almost like something hot has been leaned against it or it's been a dirty mould. Look at the line to the right of the door The other side is similarly marked and pitted Anyway onwards on upwards 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunter1969 Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 (edited) As like other Airbus models I've done they don't come with clear plastic side windows, and I like filling these in so on with the filler. Thanks Trojanthunder for a tip regarding masking and filling. I masked off the area inside where I was going to fill in the windows. I eventually did the same on the outside that I did on the inside, to ensure they were properly filled. And the end result, I'll give this a day or so to dry out. Edited November 22, 2015 by Dunter1969 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 The long one looks great in this retro scheme. Will look forward to watching this one Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan_cz Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I'm pulling up a seat. This should be a good one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I am liking this Airliner theme you are running with D! Those sink marks are more likely from manufacture. Something about pulling the plastic out of the moulds too quickly. I even noticed it on the A350 I am building, not as deep marks but there and some filled required to rectify. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunter1969 Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 That's the side windows all filled in, using this method didn't take much filler. Next up the wings, compared to the A319 I just finished these didn't require that much sanding down, and the fitted a treat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunter1969 Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 I then joined the fuselage sections again the fitted together really well. I waited for the glue to dry, the wings and fuselage together. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Coming along nicely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Nice fast progress. Certainly one of the best retro schemes so far, so good Lufthansa even painted another A321 in the scheme. I like Revells A320 family and still keep an eye out for good offers for them, even though the Zvezda kit is generally nicer the older one can still hold its own so to speak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunter1969 Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) Yeh I agree it's certainly a nice colour scheme. That's the fuselage all filled and smoothed, even though I thought it was a good join it's surprising the amount of filler and the amount of sanding required. Once I did that I added in all the lumps and bumps to the fuselage. I think Revell's attempt at these antennas etc is pretty poor and flimsy. I redid these all from plasticard. Edited November 25, 2015 by Dunter1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunter1969 Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 Then I painted the fuselage in Tamiya Acrylic Gloss White. In previous planes I've used Halfords Appliance white, but I'm not sure how that would react Acrylic Gloss, so I used the Tamiya paint. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Boy, that went from zero to sixty in no time flat. I want to build two of these - this retro Lufty one and an Aeroflot "Manchester United" scheme. Have been poking around on eBay, and still not found this one - need to redouble my efforts! Nice work on the windows there. At first glance I thought just the open windows cheat line was supplied, which would have been a big nightmare on my street, but I see window decals supplied too - nice one Revell! Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunter1969 Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 Cheers Mike as I'm still off work due my knee I've plenty of time to burn, plus the PS4 isn't getting any attention at the moment. One I'm waiting on is the Zvezda 777, I've seen in the past the Qatar/Barcelona colours decals. Yeh the decals look pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunter1969 Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 Well that's me painted up the lower metallic grey section, it looks darker than it actually is. First is with all the masking still applied, then the final result, just hoping that the decals are not very transparent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Boy, that went from zero to sixty in no time flat. I want to build two of these - this retro Lufty one and an Aeroflot "Manchester United" scheme. Have been poking around on eBay, and still not found this one - need to redouble my efforts! Nice work on the windows there. At first glance I thought just the open windows cheat line was supplied, which would have been a big nightmare on my street, but I see window decals supplied too - nice one Revell! Cheers, Mike Mike, The Revell retro A321 can be a rare one to catch, but I think Nazca decals offer the retro scheme. It may be an option if you can't find the specific kit on eBay. And it could (probably should) fit the more readily available Zvezda kit. Also, cracking progress on your kit. I'm looking forward to the decalling stage. Jeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunter1969 Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 I cracked on with some more today before the new lot of stronger pain killers kick in, for this damn knee. As you may see, I kind of overdone the amount of masking tape I needed. Anyway all masked up ready for the wings to be painted. Then a coat of grey primer Then the light grey was applied, I used Revell 371 which goes a bit darker when using a dark grey primer. Not spot on colour wise but with the options available to me it looks ok. Also note theres no darker grey corriguard on this plane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Rather too much masking tape than too little. Three times ( you think I would have learned after the first time ) when spraying corroguard on the wings I got the colour all over the stab and cockpit areas, which had not been masked, but I'd promised myself I'd 'be careful'. Hah! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Rather too much masking tape than too little. Three times ( you think I would have learned after the first time ) when spraying coroguard on the wings I got the colour all over the stab and cockpit areas, which had not been masked, but I'd promised myself I'd 'be careful'. Hah! Yep, keep doing it too. thinking I would short cut the masking to save time only to have to go back and sand/respray the areas affected by overspray taking more time! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunter1969 Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 Yep learned that lesson on the 787-9 Virgin build, I swore quite a few times, when I tried to cut corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 A trick I often use when spraying wings is to put the nose end of the fuselage into a plastic bag and wrap some masking tape around the fuselage to seal it in. Then repeat with the tail end of the fuselage. All there is to mask off then is the fuselage in between the two bags. Of course when painting the fuselage this method can be used for masking the wings too. This way I don't waste as much tape and also minimise the risk of pulling up any paint under the masking tape. It's also quicker! Cheers, Ian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunter1969 Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 Nice tip Ian cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunter1969 Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 The last build and this one is really the first time I've used acrylic paints, I'm a convert, I'm liking them more than the enamels that I've always used. Anyway just painted the nose cone black, I wasn't to bothered with the neatness as the decals will go up to this. I then painted the silver wing and tail leading edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunter1969 Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Now on with the decals, this is the first time I've encountered brittle decals, this side of the tail section split into 3 parts. I salvaged it the best I could, with only a small part of the yellow to be repaired. Also applied part of the door decals which have to go on before the main stripe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunter1969 Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 Well I've came to the conclusion old decals really do suck big style. The front windshield decal fragmented into so many tiny pieces that were well non-recoverable. The decal also looked quite small compared to the cabin decals from Revell for the A319 considering they are both 1/144 scale. I'll try again tomorrow with ones from my A319 kits. Any I've got the main stripes down each side, which again broke up, but I wouldn't have put them on in one go anyway so they worked out ok. Here's a sneak preview of one of the sides. Hope you all like it. Cheers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Your friend for repairing old or questionable decals is Microscale Liquid Decal Film. No well-stocked hobby room should be without it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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