825 Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 Some more photos to show progress. Not much to do now, canopies on and painted, a couple of transfers, the wings on the folded version, a coat of Matt varnish and the exhausts fitted. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 They're looking very nice 825 - nearly there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Thanks CedB. A little bit further on the way. Wings on, canopies painted and unmasked, and the aerials, pitons and exhausts firmly glued in place. And a couple of coats of matt varnish brushed on. I have tired of 'modellers' matt varnish which dries anything but matt. So I popped into the local art shop in Kingston and purchased this after a discussion with one of the very knowledgeable staff. I went for the less expensive artists mix. There is a more expensive professional version. It wasn't cheap £9.95 but lots of it as you can see. But it brushes on a dream thinly with a broad brush and dries with a very flat finish. A second coat is truly matt. A couple more snaps. Just some transfers on the props and they are done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Very nice finish, especially those props Good purchase of the varnish - I've been using the Windsor & Newton Galleria stuff for a while and it's similarly better, and cheaper, than the modelling stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Almost there. And disaster strikes. Airfix give transfers for the prop blades which were carefully and gently put on and left to dry under a dash of Setting solution. This one looks fine. I have spotted that a sliver of yellow paint is needed. A 10 second job. However, on the second it looks like a couple have migrated. When found a couple of hours later they were rock solid. Nothing would move them, I tried lukewarm water, setting solution, saliva and finally boiling water. As they are a pair I can't really get away with it, or stripping them off one. I do have another Airfix Martlet in the stash so will have to rob from that and reappraise when building it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Bad luck with those tiny transfers moving - the other looks really good. I normally use a small Tamiya cotton bud to roll mine down now but getting them to look 'right' is hard; their very small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Love the build. Great work and a great subject (although I might be a little biased).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Resuscitation of prop started. First, old transfers scraped off. They resisted being stripped with tape. So a new layer of paint needed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Here's the first finished specimen of Grumman's little naval fighter, courtesy of Airfix Once the other is complete with its prop I'll pop them onto RFI. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Resuscitated prop. I'll leave it a little while before putting some setting solution on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Very nice completion and good recovery on the prop. Looking forward to the RFI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 What on earth has happened here? Over night one of the transfers has disappeared!! There must be a conspiracy. Especially as we have a busy old day today and no real time to fix it. Luckily I do have one of these little maker's transfers left. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 What the...? i bet it's on your finger / brush somewhere. Little devils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 12 hours ago, CedB said: What the...? i bet it's on your finger / brush somewhere. Little devils. Looked everywhere Ced but no sign anywhere. You can't win. Put setting solution on and they migrate, don't and they fall off never to be seen again. All I can think that happened is overnight the carpet monster got hungry; so it climbed up onto the table for a small nibble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 Finished. The eagle eyed amongst you will spot that there is still a missing prop label. I added a new one for the missing and lo and behold when I popped the little minx down another had gone AWOL. after much mumbling, swearing and searching all over the table I gave up. I might pop some gloss or semi gloss paint over it to look like a repair. Here they are. I'll post some more on RFI later on 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Very smart Sir - looking forward to the RFI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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