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1 hour ago, Denford said:
None of this is what I was really seeking - see original posting.
Metallic colours are widely available. It's the 'ordinary' colours I was after. If there is a dispute over the 'ownership' of the name this would explain why they can only be found by 'remaindering' from existing stocks.
To define my objective, met by Alclad ll, but who else?
- Ready to spray
- Prefer Acrylic.
- Aircraft colours
- Colours MUST be referenced by 'system' eg FS number, RLM, BS etc. Yes, I know there are some that don't use these eg Japanese, Israeli in which case this MUST be used as part of the identification. Likewise some 'unique' identifications such as PRU Blue, Aotake. Too often paints are merely identified as Mid Tan, Light Grey.
Yes: I know the Xtracolour/Xtracrylic do this but they aren't ready to spray. Likewise some manufacturers sometimes and inconsistently add, say, and FS number. Often this isn't listed on the description and can't easily be seen on the picture of the bottle: Almost as if they were embarassed to show it!
As a Post Script, I do like the little glass ball that Alclad often include to help mixing. Not obligatory as I have now a small stock of them.
Did you actually go to the HR Hobbies website? I just checked and the Mil Spec paints are listed, which, iirc, is exactly what you were asking for.
I dunno, you try to help people….
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30 minutes ago, MikeR said:
From what I can see from the Humbrol website itself, the enamels have been slimmed down to 80 or so colours as posted above. However the full range still appears to be available in acrylic.
For example the three colours needed for the upper surface of the USAF SEA scheme, 116, 117, and 118 are no longer listed as available in enamel, but they are in the acrylic range. Which is a pity as 116 is a better match for RAF Dark Green than the usual Airfix staple of 30!
Mike.
I honestly can’t see any reason for Humbrol No. 30 to exist. 116 is a demonstrably far more useful colour, so yeah , let’s drop that one.
Hornby seems absolutely determined to not take my money. Still, their loss is Sovereign Hobbies’s gain.
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There was that time when, during a late night modelling session, the jeweller’s loupe that I put to my eye turned out to be the lid of a tub of Lifecolor paint. I’ll never forget the squishy feeling of the paint making contact with my eyelid.
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7 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:
I do hope they will refund any £’s he/she have taken ? It will be even worse if you must now go to court to get that back ?
We have only paid a couple of hundred pounds up front (for searches and document copying, etc). They have said they will pass on the copies and searches to the next solicitor and refund anything outstanding.
If they’d told us back when they realised they were overwhelmed, I wouldn’t have minded, but to drag it our for eight weeks with no responses to our calls and emails, is pretty shoddy. I’m not often surprised by ineptitude, as I see it every day (I mean, just watch the news!) but I’m flabbergasted.-
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18 minutes ago, keefr22 said:
The last time we bought a house (a while ago now!) our solicitor got struck off mid sale...!!
Good luck with the new one, the process is stressful enough without that sort of nonsense.
Keith
It certainly is! To say I’m on edge is putting it mildly.
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A new solicitor for our house sale/purchase, as the one we were using has done precisely naff-all for the last two months. After asking whether they could actually do the work, they have just admitted that they can’t. Their lack of professionalism is staggering.
It couldn’t come at a worse time.
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There’s been a few Tiger Moths around today. Currently, G-AHIZ is overhead.
edit: also G-BLUZ and G-AEOI.-
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Just checked my eBay watch list and came across an MPM 1/72 Blenheim V for twenty quid. I remember when i bought my last MPM Mk V from a Shuttleworth display around fifteen years ago for the same price and thinking I’d got a bargain. These things almost never come up for sale and when they do, are considerably more expensive.
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Not over my house, but I was at Fowlmere yesterday and I saw what I presume was N3200 (but definitely a Mk I) flying around. Just beautiful.
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3 hours ago, Rob de Bie said:
I did not mention it in my first post in this thread, but I do custom decal artwork design from time to time. Recently I made a webpage explaining the process, with five examples that include hour estimates:
https://robdebie.home.xs4all.nl/models/customdecals.htm
To predict the cost without knowing the scope is impossible (of course). To take Bill's Cessna Bobcat as an example, with two cheat lines with text, wing and tail registrations, and possibly cowling stripes (or masks ?), I'm guessing 3 hours of work. Include the decal printing and you'll be spending ~100 euros. Yes, that is expensive! But that's the reality of custom decals. I often make the comparison that if you would have a resin parts manufacturer making and casting a custom part for you, do not expect to pay 15 euros like a regular series-production resin part.
Rob
Thanks Rob. I appreciate your candour. In my case, the projects in question are the registration letters for a Tiger Moth (G-EMSY) in 1/32 and 1/72 and involves white, Service Brown and pale blue. The other project is for the "bort" numbers as used by the 527th AS and will need yellow, red, black and pale blue grey. The artwork would be done by Mrs Lasermonkey using Adobe Illustrator, so it's just the printing I need.
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There’s a couple of projects I will need custom decals for. The one thing I have no idea about is costs. If it’s not considered rude to ask, I’d appreciate some hints as to what to expect.
Cheers,
Mark.
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1 hour ago, John Thompson said:
Control of the Revolution has been seized by Clear Prop and Arma! We are your overlords - all your base are belong to us!!!
I bloomin’ hope not, with their prices!
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Piper Aztec G-BBIF just flew over, quite low. Shortly before that was a Chinook, making the customary racket.
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23 minutes ago, Lightningboy2000 said:
Heller on my sheet are completely out of register. Microscale sheet that I have doesn't have the correct bort numbers for the 527th & like you say they look too small anyway. I wondered about that Two Bobs sheet. I tried asking them about the retirement 493rd black tail F-15C in 1/72 but no, they'd rather keep to 1/48.
If I can't carry on with my Hobby Boss E kit then I might scrap my plans & go for an A in some random kit scheme.
Annoyingly, they have done some sheets in 1/72. Just not the ones I want! I do find it baffling that no one else has seen fit to do any Alconbury decals.
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1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:
Why not just by a sheet of generic Russian bort numbers in multiple colors. Ive seen stuff like that online and seems like it would be easier ? Or is the font that much different from what the Russian’s use ?
I don’t think they are available in the correct size. IIRC the 527th used 18” codes. None of the attempts at doing their codes in 1/72 thus far (Airfix, Heller and Microscale) have got them right. It’s frustrating, as I really want to do one of each scheme used by the 527th. If only Two Bobs had delivered on their plan to release the Alconbury Gomers sheets in The Only Scale That Matters.
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11 minutes ago, George Norman said:
Down to about 80 colours I understand, Getting rid of the non sellers.
The main thing Humbrol had going for it was the wide range of colours. I feel they have just dropped their USP.
More and more I wish that Humbrol (and Airfix) were freed from the shackles of Hornby. To me, it seems like they’re run solely to prop up a vanity project.-
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As far as vintage classics go, I’d love to see the Rotodyne and Cessna O-2 reissued. I know the Cessna is a bit of a challenge, but I’d rather that than no kit at all.
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Generally, I’d say earlier versions. For me, there’s nothing made by humankind that is more beautiful than a Spitfire Mk I. I also think the Hurricane Mk I is the best looking. The Mosquito is another aeroplane that I think has better looking earlier versions, especially the B.IV. As for the Beaufighter, the Mk I is also my favourite in terms of looks.
Where my argument falls down is with a couple of German types. To me, the best looking Fw 190 is the D series and with the Bf 109, I think the G-10 and K-4 look better. I find the E somewhat agricultural looking.
And as for Mustangs, it has to be the Merlin engined variants.
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2 hours ago, Bandsaw Steve said:
By the later stages of the war relentless allied bombing coupled with severe frontline attrition had caused a critical shortage of letters and numerals throughout the third reich. Factories were forced to use whatever letters were available at the time of manufacture, frequently leading to irregular and unpredictable sequences.
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Winner of the internet for today.
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2 minutes ago, jackroadkill said:
Going out on my friend John's birthday in 1997.
Ok, now we’re intrigued!
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I don’t suppose there’s any indication of the price yet?
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I put the airbrake wells on my AIrfix TSR-2 the wrong way round. It stalled the kit and I never did go back to it. Not a huge job to fit the airbrakes closed, fill and rescribe, but my heart just wasn't in it.
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For those of you who use the Galleria varnish, is it durable and does it stand up to things such as decal solvents, water and the like?
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I noticed that the HR Hobbies website is up and running now. The paints look like they come in new bottles. Anyway, the website is www.hrhobbies.co.uk if you’re interested.
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Foster Wikner Wicko G.M.1
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What a beautiful model! These sorts of models are the ones I enjoy looking at most of all: unusual types (I’d never heard of this one before!) built with skill and dedication. Long may you continue!