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    A pic of the repaired IP. After taking this I've added the Micro KristalKlear 'glass' so that's that sorted. 2018-08-11 09.48.05 by Martin Fay, on Flickr Time to push on with the interior.
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    Lovely build, well done!
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    A rather large box arrived today courtesy of @Duncan B It may take me some time to work up the courage for this one. Felixstowe F.2A by Martin Fay, on Flickr
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    Well if that's a hint of what's to come I'm looking forward to future installments. I'll just find a shady corner to lurk in.
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    Applause!
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    Hi Chris, Yes, I did. I had to carefully pear off the failed 'glass' effect with a scalpel, repaint the backing and replace the gauges with spare decals from this and another Camel from the stash. I made a bit more progress on the interior but have been working away from home this year which means no further progress. Hopefully not too much longer until I'm home based again. Quite simply they are stunning kits, everything just seems to fit perfectly. I was wary of starting this one; wondering if my skills could justify a kit of this price and quality (this is only my 6th kit since getting back into plastic models) but the camel at least goes together beautifully. The complexity is self inflicted as a kit of this quality makes me want to do a better job. Congrats on the Airbrush - you'll wonder how you ever managed without one. :)
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    Thanks Thud, The Princess Blue image is closest to what I'm aiming for and I agree with you on modern Grabber Blue BTW. I don't need an exact match, just something that captures the spirit of the colour in 1/32 scale.
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    Perfect. Thank you!
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    Hi All, I'm in unfamiliar territory in that part of the forum with my normal fare being sticks and string WWI aircraft. However, my daughter (5) has requested an Arbath 500 Assetto Corsa finished in Shelby style deep blue with white stripes. Basically one of these Arbath Martini by Martin Fay, on Flickr Painted like this 1965-Ford-GT40-replica-fast-five-0 by Martin Fay, on Flickr I don't want to use automotive rattle cans if I don't have to. I'd prefer to airbrush the paint. So the question is, "what's a good source of paint for Automotive models"? Martin
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    You're going to need a bigger display cabinet soon John. Looking forward to the Lanc build.
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    I used a drop of CA for the main instruments. I tried the technique before and didn't have this issue so not sure what was different this time around. Different brand of SuperGlue? Reacted with the decals or oils? I used Micro CrystalClear for the small gauge top right and that worked out just fine. I'll see about picking up a punch for future IPs.
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    Uhmmm... How's your sanity holding up?
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    The seat was painted with Mr Hobby H4: Yellow, the leather trim is Mr Hobby H47: Red Brown. The wicker was then given a thin coat of 'Raw Sienna' oil paint. Once it was thoroughly dry I gave a coat of Brown Flory wash. Job Done.
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    The interior looks fantastic. Glad there's enough glass that it'll be visible.
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    Oh Dear, I appear to have made a posterior of it already. So this is what happens when you decide to add 'glass' to the gauges last thing at night. 2018-01-05-17.55 by Martin Fay, on Flickr It may take me a little time to salvage this.
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    Next for some attention was the instrument panel. The decals were actually surprisingly thick and needed some help from Mr. Mark to settle down. Despite this I still managed to damage one. 2018-01-04-16.01 by Martin Fay, on Flickr Then the wicker seat got the "Flory" treatment to tone down the rather bright finish taking us from this 2018-01-04-14.47 by Martin Fay, on Flickr to this 2018-01-04-16.31 by Martin Fay, on Flickr Hmmm... It's almost time to start bolting bits together.
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    There's a little progress to report today. First up was the internal bracing which gave me an opportunity to try out one of the new goodies I picked up at this years IPMS show. 2018-01-04-12.11 by Martin Fay, on Flickr I found these to be very useful for dropping just a tiny drop of superglue where needed. They did eventually clog up but were easily cleaned using the flame from a lighter to burn off the hardened glue. Internal bracing is EZ-Line. I expected this to be quite straight forward but somehow managed to make quite a drawn out meal of it. 2018-01-04-14.46 by Martin Fay, on Flickr
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    Great to see this thread up and running again. What is that spring suspended instrument supposed to be? The Flux capacitor? Does the ammeter read 1.21 gigawatts?
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    Have just caught up John. Those wheel wells are coming up a treat. You're going to have to display it on a mirror base so as not to waste the effort!
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    First up was (rather inevitably) the cockpit. After a slew of 1/72 biplanes I have to say that the 1/32 WNW has been a revelation. Large scale, modern moulds, high quality plastics - I haven't stopped smiling all day as I worked on it. First off all the wooden parts were prepped, base coated and grained with Windsor and Newton oils. The main sections were a mix of XF-55 with Burnt Sienna and XF-55 with Raw Sienna. The Wicker is H4 with Raw Sienna. Metallics are all Mr Metal Color. Here's the state of play as it stands. 2018-01-03-21.33 by Martin Fay, on Flickr I'm not back to work until the 8th so hopefully there'll be more progress to report (and better pics) over the next few days.
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    It's been a while since I posted a new project due mainly to the fact that I've been working away from home during the week so not much opportunity for model building. I've been wanting to get my teeth into something challenging so decided to have a shot at the Wingnut Wings Ship's Camel. I've quite a few WNW kits in the stash at this stage but this will be my first attempt at building one. 2018-01-03-21.37 by Martin Fay, on Flickr My first task was to experiment with wood effect finishes. I took some old, out of date business cards and gave them a blast of primer followed by a base colour. I did one each of Tamiya XF-55: Deck Tan Tamiya XF-59: Desert Yellow Mr Hobby H4: Yellow Mr Hobby H37: Wood Brown Mr Hobby H329: US Navy Yellow I then applied Raw Umber, Raw Sienna and Burnt Sienna to each giving me 15 sample colour swatches to choose from for the desired wood effect. 2018-01-03-21.24 by Martin Fay, on Flickr I know, I know; I'm worse than the missus choosing finishes for a new kitchen!
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    Nothing wrong with a Christmas interceptor John!
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    It's Nita Strauss. I caught that show in Dublin last Wednesday; Absolutely fantastic!
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    That fading effect has worked well John. Gives that greyish salt coated effect.
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    Meh - I liked the shiny silver! (*Tongue firmly in cheek *)
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