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  1. Val
    Amazing work!
  2. Val
    Stunning model! Love your work!
  3. Val
    Fantastic work! I love that aircraft! I really like your smooth gloss finish as well. I'm currently doing a Red Arrows Gnat and a 727 and struggling to get a gloss finish, half the reason most my models are weathered, so I really appreciate your work!
  4. Val
    Beautiful model!
  5. Val
    A stunning spitfire! Top work!
  6. Val
    Thanks, really kind of you to say so!
  7. Val
    Thanks
  8. Val
    A super stunning model!
  9. Val
    Very nice work indeed!
  10. Val
    Great work!
  11. Val
    Really nice work!
  12. Val
    Great model, top work!
  13. Val
    A beautiful model
  14. Val
    I have this kit, it's excellent and good value. I would say I was a little surprised the resin nozzles weren't included as they are probably the most important upgrade in my opinion. But the snow camo scheme... beautiful!
  15. Val
    Stunning model!
  16. Val
    Amazing work! Love a VC10!
  17. Val
    Stunning work!
  18. Val
    Stunning model!
  19. Val
    Thanks! Been a bit of a hiccup polishing up the wings so will need to respray... Enamels and gloss finishes is a new experience for me so a bit of a learning curve!
  20. Val
    So, the silver bird has been treated to a coat of Aqua Gloss, I'm not worried about dulling down the metal too much as I'm going for a High Speed Silver finish as opposed to NMF. I then painted the bits to be bright orange with Tamiya XF-2 white so the dayglo comes through nice and bright. And this is the result (after a few touch ups): Incidentally the anti-glare panel is Tamiya Rubber Black. I just need to touch in the wingtip then we can get decalling. I have also painted the other gnat but with less success. The finish itself is Tamiya gloss red thinned with Mr Color self levelling thinners. No complaints there, but to get a smoother finish I used Tamiya polishing compounds. This worked well in itself but with two problems. Firstly I've rubbed through in places. And secondly, and most annoyingly, the compound has got stuck in the panel lines, although not totally obvious in some of the pics. I have tried a cloth to get it out but with no success. I have also tried a wet cotton bud with more but not total success, the panel lines are too deep. So the final option was a cocktail stick. While this worked best, it also took paint with it. So I think the only option is a re-spray. I'm not going to lose any panel lines, that's for sure! So, the trainer is coming on nicely and good progress should be made soon. The gloss red gnat is a pain, my first time doing gloss work so it's a learning curve. I think micromesh cloths might be the best bet to polish them. Val
  21. Val
    She is coming on a real treat! Great work!
  22. Val
    Fantastic work! She's looking a real knock-out! Great work wedging the aires bits in, worked a treat, and glad she's recovered from her first flight. My models often launch themselves from my desk as well!
  23. Val
    She's looking stunning!
  24. Val
    A fantastic model!
  25. Val
    Fantastic model!
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