qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Yesterday and the weekend were good enough weather for shed building so cracked on with that but today is miserable so... Dragged this back out of the loft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) Part way through the decals but starting to look alright. Will need some touching up on paint where my grubby mitts have left marks on the white Edited April 10, 2018 by LostCosmonauts 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 09:42, LostCosmonauts said: Some day I’ll find a white matt that sprays nicely and has good opacity Halfords plastic white primer. I used it on this F-16, then just sprayed gloss varnish on it for the decals and the final finish. The kit parts were a mix of white and dark grey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Cheers @Black Knight that’s really useful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Almost there For the purposes of the GB I think I’ll live with the lack of US Princeton decals on the sponsons and after putting it in the gallery tweak it to be the Apollo 11 recovery 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 No progress to report on the model but the improved weather means I can finally get the new shed upright. Scratch building 1:1 with a heck of a lot of OSB board and 2x2 and 2x4 timbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 The capsules are looking good and so is the helicopter. To my eye, the capsule with the flotation devices looks spot-on for the burned colour. A quick trip to a model show would have snagged you an older Sea King with fresher, better fitting moulding and none of the Westlandy bits, but I guess that's too late now... Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 46 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: A quick trip to a model show... Thanks! I’ve not braved a model show yet but is there any such thing as a quick trip? Any tips on how to go without coming home with armfuls of extraneous bits & pieces? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 Shed update: also done so I can just about do finishing touches to the model in time for the GB deadline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Thats not a shed, thats a penthouse Where did you fit the 27L V12? Whats the MPG rate for that one? [Models Per Garden-shed] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Black Knight said: Thats not a shed, thats a penthouse Where did you fit the 27L V12? Whats the MPG rate for that one? [Models Per Garden-shed] No models in there I’m afraid - Mostly given over to a home gym and so motive power is accordingly limited to between 0.1 and 0.3 horsepower. Fortunately this releases at least half of the loft for conversion to a hobby den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Top work on your builds (both of them) 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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