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I've just been discussing this release over on the LSP forums. Really pleased to see this conversion set released, and well pleased to see the inclusion of BoB film markings. What REALLY pleased me, was that it includes decals for 6J+PR, the CASA 2.111 that used to live in the Southend Historic Aircraft Museum. As a Southend lad, I have fond memories of drooloing over this aircraft back in the late 70's.
Thanks for bringing this to us Heritage!
PS.. I see it includes new glazing. Is the CASA 2.111 different from the He-111 in this respect, or do these new canopies correct some shape issues too?
Regards;
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I have an Airfix Spitfire Vb Trop kit. Not sure which boxing I have, but it does have an internally armoured windscreen. It's not 100% accurate as the screen seems to have gained a couple of extra canopy frames that the real aircraft didn't have! No great problem as a rub down and polish will do the trick.
I'll check which boxing I have.
Edit: It's the boxing with the Ian "Widge" Gleed markings...
Regards;
Steve
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Allan..
I'll let you have the Do-217...but not before I get my Do-17z! My Ju-88A-1 and Heinkel He-111 are looking a little lonely
Can't wait to see that Spitfire Mk II though...
Regards;
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I'm patient - my goal is to build up a BBMF in 1/32 - don't know where I'm putting them all, but I'll cross that bridge...
Also waiting for the new retooled Revell Spit Mk I/II, and I'm still looking for a decent 1/32 Hurricane. Oh, and how to produce the PR XIX Spit1/32? Oh well, that's why we have the old interweb.
Eric
Hi Eric;
A Spitfire Pr XIX in 1/32 scale eh? You'll need one of these...
http://www.greymatterfigures.com/index.php?p=2&id=64
Hope this this helps!
Regards;
Steve
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Hi Allan;
Nice examples of what can be done with a brush there...and that Victor is a big canvas to brush! Thanks for posting the photos!
John;
That's good coverage from that tin of 23! I have a few tins of the new UK made paints, and I have found them to be very mixed. Some are just great straight from the tin, others, like the coal black that I picked up, are very thick and oily and brush terribly! I agree there is something amiss with the Luftwaffe colours. I will be straight here as soon as I get a reply from Humbrol.
Regards;
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Well, I'm another keeping my fingers firmly crossed for a 1/32 Dornier 17z to complete the trio of Luftwaffe BoB bombers. Always largely ignored by manufacturers in favour of the He-111 and Ju-88, I'm hoping that the Goodwin Sands recovery will spark some interest with Revell as it has with Airfix.
I would buy a couple in a flash as the venerable old Do-17 somehow personifies the Luftwaffe's role in the summer of 1940 for me. Come on Revell..the Classic Airframes kit sold like hot cakes...can we have one in 1/32 please?
Regards;
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No Worries Tom..Glad to help out. I'll post a picture of how I install the wing spar when I get the chance, and also a pic of the spar itself. I have a few built up as I make up several at a time, so you're welcome to one if you want.
Do go for all of the available Grey Matter stuff...you won't be disappointed!
Regards;
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Ok Chaps;
Please excuse the total rubbish quality of my photo's, but hopefully they will illustrate the point. All samples except the Gloy RLM 76 were unthinned and brushed onto plastic card in one coat. The RLM 02 doesn't come out too well and is very translucent. Of note is the quality of the old Humbrol Authentic RLM 70 compared to it's newer equivalent...No contest methinks! The Gloy RLM 76 was pre-thinned some while ago, but it is still one coat. Anyway, let's see if this helps..
Regards;
Steve
(Who clearly has nothing better to do on Christmas day!)
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Seahawk;
I absolutely agree. I'm just about to post up a couple of comparisons, but I'm just waiting for my camera to charge up. One of the colours I've compared is the old HG 1 Schwartzgrun and the new Humbrol equivalent. The contrast is quite amazing. The old HG 1 covered a piece of white plastic card in one coat and dried to a perfect and even finish. The new version came nowhere close!
Give me ten minutes and I'll post up the results..
Regards;
Steve
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John;
Lovely Ju-290 you have there! Sure took a fair few coats of paint though!
I've managed to do some paint tests with the batch of Humbrol Luftwaffe paints I have, and compared them to some of the older paints I have. Results are quite stark! I need to photograph them, and I will post them up tomorrow.
Jason;
As promised, here's a couple more vintage kits I painted up with a hairy stick and some vinatge paints...the old Revell Fokker D.VII and F4U-1 in 1/72 scale.
Merry Christmas!
Regards;
Steve-
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Go for it! I attacked my Airfix 1/24 Spitfire Mk I and had a whale of a time scratchbuilding for it. The kit positively screams out for it and in such a large scale, it's not too much of a chore. Most of what I did on the kit was a first for me, and I enjoyed every minute of it, and had the satisfaction of having done the work myself. As Tom says, there is loads of reference out there.
The Grey Matter parts are great and fit either the Trumpeter or Airfix kit. Knowing Vasko Barbic who mastered these parts, they were originally produced for the Airfix kit as the Trumpy kit wasn't available when he produced them. The seat is a must as the kit seat is way overscale. Also grab the radio mast, U/C selector unit. Waldron did a nice placard set with etch throttle quadrant included and Aircsale do a replacement instrument panel decal. Contact Resine used to do replacement resin wheels.
Go to town in the cockpit, and the wheel wells need scratched, but this is not too difficult to do. A wing spar is a must for this kit as the wings will droop. I've built a few of these kits and have seven more in the stash. I build up a spar out of box section plastic card that does the trick perfectly...easy to fit to. I've often thought about casting them and making them available. I happily make one up for you if you like.
Regards;
Steve
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Hi John;
Many thanks for that appraisal. Very interesting and the coverage doesn't seem to be too bad to my eye. As soon as I get the chance, I will do the same thing with the paints I have and post here for comparison. I couldn't get coverage like that after 5 to 6 coats. I must have a duff batch.
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Jason;
Sure! I'll snap some photos as soon as I get the chance...it's a bit hectic at the moment with four kids, Christmas and all, but I will do it and post on this thread. In the meantime, here is a "What If" I posted here about a year back..
The only method I use when I brush paint is first of all find a good paint...apply in two or three thinned coats and use a good quality flat brush for larger areas. I've been using the Italeri range of brushes and find them very good and reasonably priced.
Regards;
Steve
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Hi Lasermonkey;
That's interesting! The other problem I had lately was also with a new tin of Humbrol 56...same issues as you. I also had a Humbrol Coal Black which was very thick, but after thinning was still very translucent.
We seem to be building a fan club for old paints here! Agree with the Gloy RLM 74/75/76 colours. Just painted a 1/72 Airfix Fw-190D-9 in these colours and it looks great! I've decided that rather than buy new paints now, I buy up as many old paints as I can find and use them instead. The only one I'm having problems finding is an old tin of Humbrol RLM 76. Just used mine up and I can't find another at the moment.
There must be an old warehouse full of them somewhere!
Regards;
Steve
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I'd better make sure I have a tin of white handy as for some reason I have about 20 unused tins of Gloy RAF Dark Earth in the stash! Picked them up still in the trade boxes!
I agree with Greycap. From the point of view of brush painting, the older paints are superb. Just for fun, I recently built the old Revell 1/32 Bf-109G. I brush painted it entirely with Gloy and Humbrol Authentics. I would have been hard pushed to get a better finish with my airbrush. My old Humbrol RLM 76 gave a superb finish in two thinned coats, but one would have done the job ok. Most of my Humbrol Authentics from the 70's and 80's are marked as non toxic, so are they really harmful in any way compared to today's paints? Is there a market for a return to this formula of paint?
Regards;
Steve
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Hi Allan;
I've had no issues with other Humbrol paints that I have bought recently, just the batch of the new Luftwaffe colours that I picked up a couple of days ago. Here's hoping that it's just a problem with a particular batch. I'll await a reply from Humbrol.
Regards;
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Hi Greycap;
Kindred spirits it seems! Keep a regular watch on Ebay and around the model shows. Airfix paints can be sought after as collectors go for them too, but they can be found. Gloy paints and Humbrol Authentics do turn up and I also managed to bag several of the boxed authentic colour sets such as the RAF overseas set and FAA set for example. All of these paints have been un-opened and unused and after a good stir are just superb. As I said, I've been very impressed with Gloy..better than I remembered them to be. Nothing quite like building my retro kits and painting them with retro paints!
Regards;
Steve -
Have to agree Greycap! I've been buying up loads of old Airfix, Humbrol and Gloy paints off of Ebay, and I love them. Some are easily 40 years old and still perform perfectly. I especially love the Gloy paints...smell great too!
Regards;
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Hi John/Hardtarget;
I have to agree. I do use an airbrush, but I also get a lot of mileage out of my hairy sticks. I usually build 1/32, but enjoy a lot of 1/72 builds too, and for these I prefer to use a brush.
It's all very well formulating paints for airbrush use, but I bet the majority of users are still using brushes. As you rightly say, perhaps we need two different formulas for both applications.
Regards;
Steve
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Guys;
I've fired off an email to Humbrol, so I will let you all know how I get on. I have tested all of the colours I bought now, which was RLM 02, 70, 71, 74, 75 and two tins of 76. The results were all the same with a brush. Good brushing qualities with a good drying time to a matt finish. The problem was with the colour. They all looked like clear varnish with a hint of streaky colour...very translucent. All colours were mixed thoroughly with an electric stirrer. I managed up to five unthinned coats of 76, and I still don't have a uniform colour. Surely a problem?
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Hi Seahawk;
I have to say that the batch I just bought are pretty dire. Unbelievably transparent in their coverage. It would seriously take a lot of coats to get a uniform colour with the paints I have. Like you, I spent £12 and did a 40 mile round trip to pick them up, so a bit miffed too.
I'm a big Humbrol fan. I've always used their paints, but if this how the new formula is supposed to be, I'll have to look elsewhere. I will contact them though as the batch I have just doesn't seem right at all.
Regards;
StevePS...Please do let me know how you find the paints yourself. I'll be very interested to compare notes.
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Just thoroughly stirred the RLM 76 and RLM 70 colours. Same issues. After brushing the paint out smoothly the colour was so transparent that it could be barely seen. Is there any pigment at all in these new paints?
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Hi Beetcleaner;
I think Montex do some Hurricane Mk I masks, but I recommend Ad Astra Masks. They can produce a custom set of masks for you at a very reasonable price. For example, they did a set of custom 1/24 BOAC Mosquito masks for me for £15.00. That was four sheets with everything needed. All you have to do is supply some photos or art work of the subject you want.
Hope this helps..
Regards;
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Well, I've been waiting for these to arrive for some time, and had to do a 40 mile round trip to collect them from my LSP. So far, I've only had time to try the RLM 02. It was stirred thoroughly with an electric strirrer, my favourite gizmo. Consistency seemed ok, and it flowed ok off a brush without thinning, but, the transparency of the paint was a big surprise. I can only compare it to the sorts of results obtained with DayGlo Orange or Yellow. I'm really not sure how many unthinned coats it would take to get a good finish. I was a bit surprised at this.
Recently I've been using a lot of old Humbriol Authentics, and generally, they cover beautifully with two thinned coats giving a lovely smooth, even finish with a brush! With new formulas being as they are, I wasn't expecting that sort of perfomance, but I was hoping for a lot more than what I've seen so far with the RLM 02. I need to try the other paints that I picked up, but reading the above, I'll not hold my breath. Are these brewed just with airbrush users in mind?
Regards;
Steve
New Humbrol Luftwaffe enamels: any good?
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Right ho!
I got a very helpful reply from Humbrol. Aside from passing my email onto QC, they have asked me to supply the batch number from one tin. Then they will send me one replacement. If the replacement is ok, they will replace my entire batch. If these replacments do not solve the problem, then I guess things will be taken further. However, if it has been already passed to QC, then I imagine that they will be looking into it anyway once I supply the batch number.
I'll keep you all posted.
Regards;
Steve