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Another refurbishment of a really early in my building years the airfix dc-10 that had yellowed. Thought I’d use it as an opportunity to try out the humbrol metalcoat paint. Unfortunately not overly impressed with it 1 small can only just covered the fuselage which needed 2 coats and even then was patchy and polished through. If anybody has a suggestion for a better or cheaper polished aluminium look paint (C54 and B29 in the stash) please let me know. Pre refurb. Post. (excuse the missing cockpit glass and door surrounds. The glass shattered and yellowed and no spare door surrounds yet)
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For my 3rd project I had in my queue an Airfix DC-10, that I've bought for 15€. I went to check his information on scalemates and I've saw the version I've bought was from 2002 plus the skill level was 2, so I wasn't expecting that much from the kit itself, but I got surprised. For 19 years old the kit looks very good, with nice outlines and shapes in general. In theory I only have 10 stapes to make, but we all know how the process in general can be long. While my other 2 747's were drying I've decided to start in baby steps this kit. So yesterday I sanded the windows already and also painted some parts of the engine 2. I isolated the windows as much as I could with tape, to save the lines that I will use as reference for the painting process later on, and I must say I've nailed it. Despite having a little of putty between the windows, I've passed my finger through them and I didn't noticed any kind of changes in the surface so I left it in that way and the primer will tell me if I did something wrong or not. This kit brought 2 decal sheets for SAS and American Airlines. Despite I like both airlines very much I decided to make this one with the Lufthansa retro colors (I was thinking in the beginning to make with the Swissair chocolate livery but in the end I was loyal to the German crane.) Once more I've order the decals from 26Decals, and I'm sure they will fit quite well in this model. This Lufthansa livery has some complicated curves in the belly in fact as it isn't fully silver with some light grey also on the wings section. I will continue this project with calm and time
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Oldmodels Decals announces its latest additions to the DIGITAL range: Air NZ DC10-30 1/144 and 1/200 Air NZ DC8-52 early schemes 1/144 and 1/200 Air NZ DC8-52 late scheme 1/144 and 1/200 The two DC8 schemes remain available in 1/227 in the INKJET range. As always these are available through my website or TradeMe (NZ customers only) John Oldmodels Decals www.oldmodelsdecals.com