Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Looking the business Stew.....On the home straight now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Great paint work Stew, the green looks especially nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 Thanks very much gents - I got the u/cs assembled and fitted, but was still greatly relieved at the news that the GB end date has been extended by a week to 01 October The pre-shading came out really well on the winter-coated version, unfortunately this doesn't really show in the pictures. I hope to get some more work done on these at the weekend... Cheers, Stew 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 Yesterday evening I gave both aircraft a couple of coats of Klear: ... and today I have been applying the transfers: I don't think I am giving away any trade secrets if I imply that Hasegawa transfers have the reputation of exhibiting a tendency to be a bit thick and unyielding... well I don't know if these were produced by a different company to the usual but they were actually very nice, quite thin but thick enough to be manipulated into position without folding up or splitting - even the silver metallic bands around the engine cowling. I think the transfers look pretty good on, I'm very pleased about that - to me nothing says 'Great Patriotic War' so much as a winter whitewash and a bloody great political slogan spoiling your camouflage and now I have both They'll get a couple of applications of Mr Mark Decal Softer this evening and then tomorrow another coat of Klear to seal everything, then perhaps some weathering, detail painting and final varnishing* Cheers, Stew * Disclaimer - this may not all happen tomorrow 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHead23 Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Lovely work Stew. Regards Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 They look great Stew. I love that winter coat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted September 25, 2016 Author Share Posted September 25, 2016 Thanks very much Jim, Ced I'm calling these done: As discussed at the start of this thread there are some accuracy issues with the Hasegawa I-16 but if you aren't an expert on the type you may find you can overlook them, or you might prefer to buy the (cheaper and) more accurate ICM kit instead. For all that I enjoyed building these, they went together very well, the transfers were good and I'm happy with the finished result. More pictures in the gallery here. Thanks to all who took part as usual, and thanks to the hosts and the mods for setting this Group Build up Cheers, Stew 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Those look great Stew, you're right about the white camouflage and oversized political slogans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Individually, they are great. Together, they are even better! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Excellent Ratas Stew. The white one looks especially good to me. Well done, cheers Greg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Beautiful Stew, both are excellent results, Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Very nice pair Stew - the pre-shading looks particularly effective on the white one in the gallery shots. Good job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 Thank you very much gentlemen Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Cracking pair Stew,love the delicate finish you achieve on your 1/72 builds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Lovely pair (fnar- fnarr), and the markings set them off a treat! Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 These really look superb Stew . Its very hard to choose between them, the white one has a lot of character, I really like the weathering and especially the exhaust stacks. Saying that, the green one is stunning too with the white text. All best regards TonyT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Wow! Really striking pair of models there Stew, absolutely lovely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Thanks Steve, Adrian, Tony and Andy It was a very pleasant, stress-free build and I am pleased with how they turned out Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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