Mike Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 Got the decals on yesterday after a few coats of Klear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Jellyfingers Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 That's a seriously gorgeous finish you have on that sir. Si. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookedmouth Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 It does look good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 excellent work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 Thanks guys - I'm going to try & get the panel lines washed today, and maybe a flat coat on her after that for the rest of the weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Can't wait to see this one without the masking. Looks reet tasty does that. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 Can't wait to see this one without the masking. You & me both - I always get anxious to get the tape ripped off at this stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 Once the decals were dry, I washed the panels with some Mig washes, using Dark wash for the upper surfaces, and Neutral for the underside. This shows off the nice crispy panel lines well, and doesn't look too pronounced to my tired eyes. I also repainted the flap bays, as I wasn't too happy with them. These also got a wash to bring out the strengthening ribs.I then gave the whole thing a coat of Vallejo matt varnish in preparation for the rest of the weathering. First step was to airbrush on the exhaust staining, which I did with my usual Tamiya Smoke (X-19) with a drop of Nato Brown (XF-68) added to the later central strokes. I made sure that the staining extended onto the landing gear covers a little, and the corners of the flaps, as they would interrupt the airflow when lowered. I used a bit of the brown smoke to cut up some muck behind the tail wheel, and started chipping the airframe with some dark grey acrylic and a small W&N Series 7 brush. it's subtle, but will start to show up better once the later stages are done. You can see from the pics that I've removed the temporarily attached access panels on the port engine, mainly so that I could touch in the framing and panel edges with interior grey-green. I also painted in the exhausts with Games Workshop Boltgun Metal, which I'll tone down with some rust later on, touching in the central "hole" with black-grey and lining round it to make the panels appear to stop just short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 That looks ace Mike... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denstore Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Jellyfingers Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 That is really nicely done Si. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 C'mon Mike, you know you want to take the masking off now, see inside that lovely canopy. Camo looks really nice, nice sheen to it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 That looks fantastic, keep them pics coming!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Ammazing work! You're enjoying this one aren't you? Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I just read through this whole thread. I can only hope to one day make models as good as that, it looks excellent! Like you, I can't wait to see it with the masks off... J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 Thanks guys Ammazing work! You're enjoying this one aren't you? I am... despite some odd construction steps, it's been fun, if a little protracted due to various things. Still, I'm on the final stretch now, so it won't be long before I can start picking at those canopy masks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 A bit more weathering done around the walkways and elsewhere, and the landing gear has been installed permanently now. I think I'll tone down the last bits of mud with an old toothbrush, and then see about giving it another sealing coat of matt varnish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Looking fantastic Mike. I admire your patience for not ripping off the masking, that's where my patience is put to the test on builds !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 She's as done as she's going to get now - thanks for watching Full pics on the RFI thread here 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Really amazing looking - I got half way on mine - then the glass house front was about .5mm too wide it seemed both sides of the fuselage side, so I put it on the shelf.... did you have that problem and solve it? It may well of course have been an error I made in the run up to that... Rest of the kit seemed to come together very nicely. Anyway - a beautiful build of a less than traditionally beautiful aircraft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 9 hours ago, bruce bay said: then the glass house front was about .5mm too wide it seemed both sides of the fuselage side, so I put it on the shelf.... did you have that problem and solve it? No, I didn't have that problem that I recall, and would have mentioned it at the time. I did shove a few bits of scratch-built stuff in, but the cockpit glazing seemed to fit pretty well. Their masks didn't though, so I used Tamiya tape in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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