Christer A Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 (edited) How do you follow up after completing the ginormous 1/24 Typhoon? Well, one could start a project of similar size (which I don't have) or complexity (still need to get more AM-stuff form my Drakens, Phantoms and Strike Eagles) or choose a more relaxing kit with excellent engineering and fit. I choose to restart my Eduard Spitifre... Where was I? Cockpit by the look of it P1040638 by Christer Andersson, on Flickr Added a wash and started to install all those little pieces that Eduard gives you. Man,some of those are TINY! P1040639 by Christer Andersson, on Flickr The lap belts was a simple one-piece affair. After the complexities in 1/24 belts, this seems like a cakewalk, so I expect to muck it up somewhere... Time to get cracking then! Edited August 12, 2017 by Christer A Flikr-fied 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Good to see this one re-started, it should be a doddle after the Tiffie. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 A doddle and then some. Hardly any mold lines to clean up, and it just falls together by itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) Speaking of falling together The cockpit is now completedP1040651 by Christer Andersson, on FlickrP1040653 by Christer Andersson, on Flickr Extra wiring is hard to install and nigh on impossible to route correctly. Oh well, this is an experiment anyway. In the future I'll probably get a Brassin cockpit for at least one machine. Gunsight is left off for now. I fear it might ping away to a dark corner somewhere... A dry fit with the wing showed the best wing-to-fuselage I've ever seen on a spitfire kit. Just excellent!P1040658 by Christer Andersson, on Flickr That dry-fit turned into the real deal with sufficient amounts of Tamiya Extra thin real quick! Time to take a breather before I've glued everything together...I don't have a good enough color for RAAF Foliage green yet! Edited August 12, 2017 by Christer A Flikr-fied 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 (edited) Playing around with some hairspray chipping on the Airfix XII P1040829 by Christer Andersson, on Flickr P1040831 by Christer Andersson, on Flickr P1040832 by Christer Andersson, on Flickr Hairspray technique suffered a lot from Ketchup-effect. Nothing happened in the beginning and all of a sudden all paint came loose! Honest opinions please? This weathering lark is complicated artistry that's for sure, and it's something that I want to improve on. Edited August 12, 2017 by Christer A Flikr-fied 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 On 14/03/2016 at 21:33, Christer A said: Yes, since the engine installations are different on Mk1, Vb, VIII and so on all cowlings are different as well. From what I can see on the VIII, the panel line is very hard to find This appears to be a mkVIII in a natural metal state. If the cowl on MkVIII were split in the middle it should show here right? Afterall, all cowls were handmade to fit on just one aircraft and were not interchangeable. Is it possible that they did both variants? What's the reason behind the larger spinners on the Griffon spits anyway? AFAIK the cowl panels were not hand made, but panels from one factory might not fit another, this was discussed here somewhere! the larger spinner on the Griffon I presume is that the Griffon is about 25% larger than a Merlin, in size as well as capacity (Merlin 27 litre, Griffon 36 litre) so a larger frontal area. neat work cheers T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 The way it has come off looks realistic but the volume of wear is a little too high for what your building... If that makes sense? Maybe try again with a light re spray? these are looking very nice! Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amblypygid Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 What Rob said, really. Nice effect, just a bit too much. However, it may be hard to fix and still get the realism of the chipping? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 On 2016-11-05 at 5:10 PM, Troy Smith said: AFAIK the cowl panels were not hand made, but panels from one factory might not fit another, this was discussed here somewhere! the larger spinner on the Griffon I presume is that the Griffon is about 25% larger than a Merlin, in size as well as capacity (Merlin 27 litre, Griffon 36 litre) so a larger frontal area. neat work cheers T Thanks Troy. I must've mixed up some info regarding the panels, there's so many Spitfire Info threads to keep track of. On 2016-11-05 at 5:11 PM, rob85 said: The way it has come off looks realistic but the volume of wear is a little too high for what your building... If that makes sense? Maybe try again with a light re spray? these are looking very nice! Rob Thanks rob. I agree, the effect looks nice as is, but the overall look is too much. Also, the hairspray somehow reacted very badly with the aluminium paint, making it look very coarse when viewed closely. It didn't look that bad before I started the chipping test. I'll strip it and redo everything. On 2016-11-05 at 7:27 PM, amblypygid said: What Rob said, really. Nice effect, just a bit too much. However, it may be hard to fix and still get the realism of the chipping? Practice makes perfect, so I'll practice again! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 You need patience with that practice christer, something I lack! Good luck trying it again. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amblypygid Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Quite. I find it very difficult to find that persistent sort of patience that gets one closer to perfection. I can bide my time (often too much so) but I dislike covering the same ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Hello Christer, Ive just found and caught up wth this great build thread ! Both Models look superb, the Eduard really falls together doesn't it? I am in 1/72 scale, being in Australia I wish Eduard did a Mk VIII in 1/72. I have the AZmodels kit, it's nice but doesn't fall together. I will buy a couple of Eduard Mk IX soon, everyone recommends them. You mentioned Foliage Green. It's s bit of a minefield, but IMHO Lifecolor UA 514 RAAF Foliage Green looks very good and is lovely to apply, by hairy stick or airbrush . Looking forward to the rest of this thread, best regards TonyT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 Rob, Chris, most of the time I have little patience to redo stuff, but recently I seem to have fallen into this trap. I blame it on the too good economy which allows me to buy weathering books... TonyT: Thanks for the cheers. Yeah, it kind of falls together, but you have to be careful anyway since some small mistakes will lead to misalignment later on. The left wing root in my case is no looker, that's for sure. Probably need some heavy sanding to sort out but that will obliterate all those fine details... Oh well, I have 2 more VII:s in the box anyway (so far I've bought one extra. I need at least one more) For the green, I've just bought Gunze 302 which is what the instructions recommend. I have a picture on the rudder painted with that , but not on this computer. Stay tuned! You do know that Eduard will do the VIII in 1/72 right? And an Aussie Eight edition as well? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Where was I? Ah, yes, you're supposed to have nice rims on your rides. So I added the Eduard rim to the Airfix tyre: Not a perfect fit, but much better than the Airfix original. In other news, the Eduard VIII has got a coat of primer . Some light buffing with a sanding sponge, and then it's back to the paint barn again! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Time to paint the VIII underside then! The callout is for Gunze 417, which actually says RLM 76 on the jar... Fraternizing with the enemies , are they? Strange lot those ozzies No crazy-shade (tm) this time, just straight up solid color. (you know, the spaghetti preshade with anything but black colors) Off course, that would be a little dull, so I'll try to postshade a few panels here and there instead First a lightened coat. Turned out as expected I guess. Now, I'll make some lunch for the kids, and let the paint harden for a bit before I make a few darker panels. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 I masked a lot, and I sure did mix a darker shade. But it's hardly visible! While the protecting clearcoat hardens I'll ponder the question if I should redo the dark, or if I just should blend it all with another basecoat or forget about it.... Opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 In the end, I blended it a little bit more: Since all tape already was in full use for the Brigand, I got the underside taped up as well. Maybe I should skip all festivities and just paint during all three days of christmas? I mean, it's christmas every ear, but a good modelling flow comes not as often 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 Foliage green is painted! Excuse me for the crappy photo, better ones will follow once I start to add some tonal shifts to all the green... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 Tonal shift-day, or was it painting day? Anyway, it was not only the Brigand that got hit by paint spray, but also the VIII I started to mask around the gun access panel and the elevators: The contrast was a little too stark though Nothing to do but to tone it down a tad (or four) Gloss coat is on, now it needs to harden for a while before the decals will transform it to a more beautiful machine. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 Decaling underway! Just the stencils to do now. Fortgot to do the wing walkways first, so I'll have to cut them to fit. Unfortunately two of the stencils on the prop blades got stuck and wasn't possible to move to the correct position. In the end they were scraped of with some paint damage. Luckily there are spare stencils available! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 In the last few hours of 2016 I got all the stencils in place (minus the ones on the propeller...) I also made the discovery that the wing walkways were overpainted when switching to RAAF Foliage green which was welcome news. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 She is looking bloody lovely in foliage green! have a happy new year Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 Thanks Rob! Hit a little SNAFU today In my attempts to force the decal to follow the contour it apparently melted and started to run...I didn't see it in time so I couldn't soak it up with something. Now what? I think all thinners, and air brush cleaners will do short work of the underlying paint... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 3 hours ago, Christer A said: Thanks Rob! Hit a little SNAFU today In my attempts to force the decal to follow the contour it apparently melted and started to run...I didn't see it in time so I couldn't soak it up with something. Now what? I think all thinners, and air brush cleaners will do short work of the underlying paint... I wouldn't try and remove it, I would paint out the effected panels with a small brush. HTH Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 I did just that, but I used the airbrush. I remembered it is possible to mask over decals first IF you reduce the tackiness by sticking it to the top of your hand a few times first. Whew! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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