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The varnish was drying whist we discussed these yesterday, but as you see the Magni X making was easy This set are made to a size I am using to concept test, but I think they might be exactly what I need. Now to work on Harbour Air decals...

Did that of course but the one I least fancy getting into is the Magni X engine drawing on the nose. I think it will be almost invisible but incredibly obvious if I miss it off. This is 1/72 scale of course... Twice as big as ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Bushy eyebrows? Yes but there is purpose behind the brows. Airfix totally got the windscreen area wrong for some reason. The top line wraps around under the wing leading edge down the side of the cockpit, which wasn't feasible with the curiously stunted windscreen provided. There was nowhere near enough clear plastic to wrap around like the above so time for remediation... So looking forward to drawing that Magni X logo for the decal sheet, not! This is my take on the task ahead. Stupogloo used as filler here, 'brows' filed to shape. Just rough sanded for now to test the shape, refinement is on once I am happy. Seems OK.

Fences and scoops on now, must tidy the window place then we'll be ready for the paint job. The architecture of the window frames is complex, but not I hope too complex for a Swann-Morton no 1 or 2 Not tackling that today, Saturday will do for that bit.

Thanks G, it does look a bit like the necessary Ford cab. Suitably here, a work in progress. I went for a walk through the hinterlands of model paint suppliers, finding Zero paints, a blast from the past whose turquoise I was loaned to finish the Red Bull scheme on my Sauber many years ago. Right in the middle of our Birmingham display table at a much missed Huddersfield show many years ago, the turquoise was far better than that printed by Revell They have a yellow which has enticed me to pop in an order... A reveal in a day or two

Save my place, I'm going to be a wing fence Better pray for sharp, really sharp knife blades and a better than average eye for a shape And wheels, I need Ford truck wheels and more white Milliput, not quite there yet... But close enough I think

I would have normally only painted over the usual white base but recent events have me considering the outlandish ideas now. I'm even wondering whether to spray a coat of Tamiya X-25 Clear Green to see if that has an effect on yellow paint, pushing the colour cast where I would like it.. Fun tomorrow, pictures if I can use the phone camera and the airbrush equally reasonably...

You have an almost, no not almost, legendary ability there Giorgio You smelt it they delivered it. Twenty minutes ago Experiments will occur tomorrow in the garage, enamels and low odour thinners at the ready.

Has to arrive first Giorgio Soon though I hope, I need to finish the S61s and Canberras

After my experience with undercoat colours for yellow on the S-61 build I have decided that an undercast colour might just make the Blue Angels Yellow green enough not to add paint to a mix which seems doomed to oblivion. Remember this, beige and pink in comparison This was a rather thick aerosol coat over two colours, I think I might have decent results with an airbrushed finish over a green base colour Experiments to commence once Big H delivers In the mean time all but a couple of vents to be added this is a Beaver, electrified Ready for her close-up Mr B H Oooooopsadaisys Wing fences, four wing fences too, what am I like?

Sometimes life gets kinda wonderful, says Grandad Bill Welcome amongst us coochie-cooers Ced

Going to be glue soon, I sense it. Closing in on the Hendie-perfection target as usual Alan. Fabbuluss

This will be good, here at the bar Ced.

Moving toward transparency fitting now, the basic airframe together at last The auxiliary lower fin filed and fitted Tailplanes slotted for the additional finlets to be added Still the large nose cooling vent to be made and the exhaust vent ready for tidying Cant really make brrmm brrmm noises with this one can I? Prop noises only for this baby Right Next time, windowing

Superb Ced, it's a beauty mate.

Ordered two Blue Angels Yellow, one Blue ditto and paper blanks for the windows shape being tested The blank to the right is closest yet, the game is afoot While I wait for the Blue Angels yellow a sample is tested from Vallejo acrylics, just to see A smidgeon of MIG-0054 for testing porpoises

Laaaydees annd gennulmenns Allow me to introduce our very own colour guru Magister Terry1954. Hoorah Terry mate you know this is why I love this place and you all, the hive mind can work miracles and this is an example of you making it work perfectly I knew I needed to find a colour comparison tool but frankly I also knew I would need an expert to find results for me. My new computer isnt yet up to speed, graphically and an attempt to bring in CorelDraw has stalled in a fog of inadequacy, mine and theirs so for you to do this for me has changed the game again Thanks mate. I think I will start by buying Xtracolor Blue Angels Blue and Yellow and maybe test mixtures with purple and maybe turquoise or sky blue, what do you think?

I have noticed the green cast, definitely time to practice Thanks for your help chaps, exactly what I hoped for

We have to hope I can do the graphics first Alan, but I do love a bit of a challenge

Before I repair to the paint purchasing apps I have another one for the team. I am not finding it easy to match the paint colours on the Harbour Air scheme but I might have a line on it now. I was thinking Blue Angels Blue and Yellow at first but the blue looks darker than in the Angels scheme, although maybe the yellow is viable Does anyone have a decent idea what blue to use? I think that is a problem for maybe next week G, huh? This week has been for addressing, hmm, oddities in the Airfix part of the build. They have been, it must be said, very generous with holes and gaps left in the airframe to enable the various configurations to be modelled but to be fair I don't need many of them for the floatplane fuselage. Look That three hole combo is repeated on both sides but for this version I only need the holes immediately below the door hinge, which take the wing struts. The other large blocky holes are simply where the fixed wheel legs mount to the kit. There do not seem to be corresponding holes on the Beaver for real, doh. Problem approached and dealt with Two pieces of Evergreen 0.060" square extrusions and the very lovely flat sanding sticks I bought almost by accident a few months ago brought into play. Yes the bad seams noted and to be dealt with before the paint shop. OCD Celebration time You are invited to look at the screen given in the kit And also invited to tell me how well that would have matched this As you see the screen shape is only vaguely akin to the wraparound screen on the electro-Beaver so I had to rethink the shapes A length of 0.073" tee section Evergreen let into the hole in front of the driver to be the start of a different size and shaped screen, preferably with a nice curved edge to the glazed panels The upper screen frame given by Airfix is only vaguely like the deHC product you see. Plan A for the glazing has the screen shape completely changed for, I hope, the better. Straight from the centre to where the rounded corner begins, I used a tee section so I can begin to glaze from the middle and when finished a flat yellow finisher will finish off the appearance of the screen. The tee section will be grey like the interior to make painting easier before the glazing is put in. This shot shows how wishywashy the upper screen line looks, filler and French filing will get that sorted. Well it's not much and it's taken longer to tell you than to do it. Time to imitate Hendie, start doors and bulged windows next. Ciao

I dunno Terry, I might, I have form don't I? I let the occasion carry me away, see.

Good point, well made Alan. Been uncharacteristically fast hasnt it, I wonder if there is a fault on the local, Streetly procrastinator. I'll be looking out for little oriental geezers with yellow robes and a brush now, at least until the usual lethargy strikes again. But in the meantime. Yes that link is mis-fitted... Sorted.

Any spare for the rest of us Ced Now Tank? Lovely, it is for a museum after all Stripe? Much better, for that museum of course Car? After the histrionics did you ever try removing a battery lead for ten minutes or not?

Then suddenly it's here Wings on, fin on and 0.025" Evergreen rod in holes provided for Beavers of an entirely different persuasion, all martial and browny green they were due to be. Including racks underwing for stuff to dangle below them All filled in, sanded and ready for me to hang the delicate little hinge brackets along the moveable control surfaces. Gosh they're tiny and look very easy to cokkup. I'm off now to take care with them, laters guys.

OK John, I will ask CC to pop out to check on you up there, can't have you in danger mate. I expect he'll be bringing you a bottle or two for sustenance too, I know how tiring ladder work can be when every breeze makes it vibrate.