Jinxman
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Nice work on the kit - and nice looking grub.
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Small session to get the rest of the clear parts ready for painting. The small indicator parts were very fiddly. Gave some of the silver parts a wash to tone them down. Body looks ok, quick polish later perhaps, and a thin coat to finish.
Session time = 1 hour 7 minutes, Total time = 11 hours 52 minutes
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Afternoon, and out come the clear parts. Not the best bit of the kit, and so a bit of polishing is in order. The rear panel has been left soaking in Future to hopefully improve the appearance.
Off for a cup of char now.
Session time = 1 hour 17 minutes, Total time = 10 hours 45 minutes
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29 minutes ago, KevinK said:
Weathering's a bit overdone in places, though.
In my defence, it was because of a correction to an un-square cut performed by someone else - no way could it be left like that. The thin edge burnt easily! Defence completed, m'Lud.
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Magnificent work in a blitzbuild, (or any other time for that matter.)
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Frank Cooper's Oxford on toast for brekkie - food of the Gods!
Everything looked ok this morning - the body needed a quick polish to smooth down a few defects though.
Compressor then packed up, but I've got a little spare one that was cheap on eBay - phew.
Some of the parts, (tyres/seats), were given a coat of Nato Black + Black to create a satin finish, some parts had a silver coating, and the body had another coat, though this time using the retarder thinner to let the finish smooth down, hopefully.
Into the dehydrator we go!
Session time = 1 hour 20 minutes, Total time = 9 hours 28 minutes
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Gotta love a propelling pencil. Breakfast looks good as well.
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Supper was lentil shepherd's pie with carrot and broccoli. Quick pic to start the session showing the lovely engine detail - not bad for a 1971 mould. Had to put a late one in, to get some black on the sub-assemblies, and the body had another thin coat. Went up to a 0.5mm needle, and both the black and orange sprayed a little better, with no spatter. Not bothering with the dehydrator to see how it looks in the morning without it.
Session time = 2 hour 10 minutes, Total time = 8 hours 8 minutes
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2 hours ago, Enzo Matrix said:
I had a lot of comic books from the late 60s through the 1970s, all carefully bagged and boarded. I had Detective Comics from DC, and a lot of Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer from Marvel. I even had issue #1 of Black Lightning. Sadly, my mother hated those comic books and as soon as I joined the RAF they all went to the tip!
Snap! I went to Uni, and when I got back I found my stash (only small then), started models, finished models, and most of my tools/paints had been given to a lad down the road.
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It's a cracker!
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Well done - super, first Blitzbuild effort,
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Another mini-session - getting towards a spraying session, to get some black on the chassis, engine, and tyres. I like this kit a lot. Here are the figures as well - nicely moulded, and I think I'll make the effort to do them. My children got me a Redgrass wet palette for Father's Day, so it would be a chance to test it out.
Session time = 1 hour 20 minutes, Total time = 5 hours 58 minutes
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12 minutes ago, Johnson said:
Your body looks lovely!
(sorry, I don't get to say that much these days... I'll get my
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I don't get to hear it much either!
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Afternoon session done. Lovely, grilled halloumi pittas for luncheon. The body shell has improved - reckon it will need another two or three coats to refine it. Letting it have a good dry before having another sanding session on it later.
Started going through the other bits, mostly simple, but the chassis & gubbins underneath are quite nicely detailed. I haven't decided whether the figures will get a showing in this GB.
Music has been some '94 compilation thing - mostly not my kind of stuff and a Stiltskin offering - remember them?
Session time = 1 hour 12 minutes Total time = 4 hours 38 minutes
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3 hours ago, Dave_R said:
Unbelievably while I was typing the last bit the Postie turned up with the PzIII I'd original wanted to do! should I change plans and the do PzIII or stick with the big gun? dunno - what would Enzo do?
@Enzo Matrix would build both I reckon.
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Nice progress - the detail on the figure looks lovely.
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Great progress - looking forward to seeing some paint on it.
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Brown sauce - yum yum! Oh, and nice progress on the Eagle.
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Morning session done. The paint was dry - though not sure it was anything to do with the dehydrator, the Tamiya lacquer flashed off very quickly anyway. Also think that a primer would have benefited, as it needed a wet sand before applying another coat. Also started on the construction of the engine and floor pan - it really is a lovely little kit.
Lunch looms,
, Session time = 1 hour 59 minutes Total time = 3 hours 26 minutes
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Made a start - the spraying didn't go too well. There was a bit of spatter, probably didn't thin the paint enough, and the pressure was too low. Anyhows, it went into the dehydrator, and it was on 35 degrees for 30 minutes - we'll see in the morning if it has helped it dry. Quite like the colour though, so that's a plus. Also had a little go at starting the engine pieces, but it's time for bed I reckon. More tomorrow
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Session time = 1 hour 27 minutes Total time = 1 hour 27 minutes
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Love a MiG - good luck with it.
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Great idea - good luck with it.
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Bourbons - yum yum!
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29 minutes ago, Hockeyboy76 said:
Oooo nice.
pink primer?Tamiya reckon their lacquers don't need any primer, so it's straight onto the plastic - I can't quite believe that myself - we'll see.
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Airfix 1/32 Beach Buggy +++Finished+++
in Blitzbuild 2022 - Part 2
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Run out of puff - that's it for the day. Scoffed a chickpea, chard, and mushroom curry for supper - lovely.
The build moves on - starting to put bits together, and it's gone together quite well. I'll leave the body polish until tomorrow - the paint should be that much harder. Mostly detailing tomorrow - the trickiest part will be masking up the clear parts for spraying. Hopefully the Future will have dried sufficiently.
Session time = 1 hour 19 minutes, Total time = 13 hours 11 minutes