ArmouredSprue Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Have you done with the canopy mask? Where are the photos! C'mopn mate! It is coming along nice mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Looks good to me Nice work! Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 3 hours ago, ArmouredSprue said: Have you done with the canopy mask? Where are the photos! C'mopn mate! It is coming along nice mate I haven't even started! Just spent some time polishing and sanding, sanding and polishing, polishing and ........you get it Terribly slow at this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 5 hours ago, giemme said: Looks like great progress to me, Bruce! Looking forward to priming stage (and fingers crossed for the canopy masking) Ciao I'll get there eventually I'm sure! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 That's looking great Bruce, and thanks for the tip on the belts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Where the photos? Too much chit chat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 1 hour ago, ArmouredSprue said: Where the photos? Too much chit chat You make me laugh Paulo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 Since being given the hurry up on the photos I present this..... When the build inevitably stalls (as it always does in my case) the modelling lamp comes in extremely handy for keeping my Focaccia dough warm and making sure it rises beautifully. Salute! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Yummi! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 In a faltering effort to keep this WIP alive I have proceeded thus.... The canopy and clear parts are actually quite fine and nicely done.....almost fragile to be honest. The fit seems to be very good with a dry run. My issue is this. After cutting the clear parts from the sprues I went to sand/tidy up the messy bits that you can see in the photo below Happy to get any tips because I sanded first but it was a bit aggressive on the fine/soft/thin canopies. Then I went for the Tamiya polishing compound with a cotton bud to get rid of the nasty but that didn't seem to work. At the end of the day the unsightly bits will probably get paint on them and you won't see them but it would be good to know how to "tidy them up" completely prior to assembly and paint........is it just polish and patience??? Anyway I got started with the masking finally!! And now that I look at the photo...... I realise it's terrible and I will have a crack at it again tomorrow For those that were really fascinated the focaccia went on to look like this And then this.... Before it was almost completely devoured by the kids after school and helping with co-ordinate geometry homework got in the way of any additional modelling progress. For the purists (Giorgio lol!)...... yes...... the focaccia is a little flatter than normal but I make it that way so it will fit in the kids school lunch boxes! Cheers! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 2 hours ago, Winenut said: For the purists (Giorgio lol!)...... yes...... the focaccia is a little flatter than normal but I make it that way so it will fit in the kids school lunch boxes! It looks perfectly good for a home made focaccia, Bruce As for the clear parts: I don't think there is a way (at least I haven't found any, so far) for that kind of problem. The white mark is deep inside the thickness of the part, if this makes sense to you. Normally it's on parts that are then overpainted, so no need to worry. Ciao 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 It looks good to me bits of cracks in the clear styrene are amongst the reasons I prefer making my own canopies We get no control over where the mould maker put his injection gates after all but we can control what gets onto the displayed model The squareish food thingy mmmm looks nice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 10 hours ago, giemme said: It looks perfectly good for a home made focaccia, Bruce As for the clear parts: I don't think there is a way (at least I haven't found any, so far) for that kind of problem. The white mark is deep inside the thickness of the part, if this makes sense to you. Normally it's on parts that are then overpainted, so no need to worry. Ciao I really appreciate the clarification on the clear parts Giorgio. (was there an accidental pun there??) It was driving me crazy. If you haven't found a way to fix it then I'm pretty sure I was never going to! I can move on now with confidence Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Hi Bruce Like said before, that bit will be painted over, so just make sure you sand it flush as best as you can and move on. It is looking very good. Glad to see you've made some progress with the tedious canopy masking bit. Cheers Paulo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 (edited) The simplest way to remove the clear bits without an ensuing stress mark inside the clear bit is to suse a micro saw, very gently to just slide away a layer at a time Then a tidy up with a file or sander that causes little or no vibration inside the plastic's structure But as Armoured Sprue points out the scar is designed to be on the non-visible metal part of the canopyframe on this bird, thus it can be expected to get lost when you finish it 👌 Edited November 16, 2017 by perdu 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 Well I think I'm about to resume the longest WIP in history Let me fill you in on what's happened since Nov 2017.... The whole project sat idle for most of 2018 Then we packed up and cleared out our house in Nov 2018 for a major reno All modelling was packed up and out of action .....period We rented a place not far away while our home was gutted, walls knocked out, bathrooms moved, kitchen moved, laundry moved, ceilings replaced, new study/man cave created ......everything internally was replaced (skirtings, picture rails, cornices, new floorboards, architraves, internal doors, new hardware)......you get the picture We moved back home in Nov 2019 Despite setting up the permanent modelling area in the study/man cave nothing really happened on the P-40 My daughter turned 18 and finished high school in 2021 She has now completed first year of a double law degree at uni and turns 19 in about a month My son has grown from a young lad at primary school and is now nearly as tall as me and in year 9 at high school, plays electric guitar and went to his first music festival to see Arctic Monkeys with me just the other day I finally got my mojo back and picked up on the P-40 over the Christmas period late 2022 and my little Aussie P-40 now looks like this... Main paint done Tamiya Neutral Grey XF-53, Deep Green XF-26 and Flat White XF-2 Spinner done Fiddly bits ready Prop needs some yellow tips Model gloss coated with Future/Pledge ready for decalling, panel line washes and a bit of weathering.... And so here we are.... It's only been a 5 year build so far 🤪😎 Hopefully the pace will pick up a little from here!! Cheers Bruce 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Great to see you back with this one, looks superb in its war paint! Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 7 hours ago, Hamden said: Great to see you back with this one, looks superb in its war paint! Agreed 100%! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 That’s great progress and nice to have you back to the bench mate. I was missing your buildings. You forgot to mention that the world went crazy in 2020/21. I hope to see it finished soon. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 7 hours ago, ArmouredSprue said: That’s great progress and nice to have you back to the bench mate. I was missing your buildings. You forgot to mention that the world went crazy in 2020/21. I hope to see it finished soon. Cheers Thanks Paulo! Yes a bit of craziness there for a couple of years for everyone Hopefully I'll finish the P-40 soon but I guarantee..... I won't get impatient or rush it at the end 🤣🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 On 1/9/2023 at 6:05 PM, Winenut said: It's only been a 5 year build so far Sounds like most of my builds! Looking good now, Bruce. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 15 hours ago, Bell209 said: Sounds like most of my builds! Looking good now, Bruce. Thanks for that Rob! ....on the bench a 1/72 Neptune.....wow Been trying to get my hands on a 1/72 Neptune since I built one in the very late 70's Man those kit's are hard to come by now Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UberDaveToo Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 23 minutes ago, Winenut said: Thanks for that Rob! ....on the bench a 1/72 Neptune.....wow Been trying to get my hands on a 1/72 Neptune since I built one in the very late 70's Man those kit's are hard to come by now Cheers! There's a bunch of 1/72 Neptunes on evil bay, some for extortion prices, others more reasonable... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 6 hours ago, Winenut said: Been trying to get my hands on a 1/72 Neptune since I built one in the very late 70's Yeah, mine's a very old boxing that I don't even recall the purchase location of - it's certainly over 30 years old. If you get one, don't get the AM engines or flaps - you'll save yourself a lot of heartache! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 Small amount of progress with almost all the decals on......just two to go For the record the Academy decals with this kit are terrible Unbelievably thick and leathery and just do not settle down to the surface Buckets of Micro Sol and Micro Set just applied again and again at least got them to a "reasonable" point Here's the photo's Progress has been a bit hindered with the socket to my architects lamp breaking so lighting is just not good enough for my ageing eyes Replacement lamp is over $200....replacement socket is about 3 bucks but you can't get it in Australia anymore 🙄 Can buy it in Europe I think but don't ship down under 🤪 If anyone's got a spare BJB B22d T210 24.602.3904.50 lying around let me know....I'll happily pay for it and postage!!!! 🤣 Cheers for now 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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