general melchett Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 John ,I see that like Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect you can't travel far without your towel !! nice colour scheme and texture ,where did you get it ?, I had a similar one about twenty odd years ago, never went anywhere without it ,( love the weathered and used look of it!!! ) ...oh by the way plane looks nice too ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnerdad Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Flip, amazing. You're probably being watched though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Superb...am looking forward to investigating the link between OCD and Tamiya Masking Tape Seriously, this has got to be entered in the competition at SMW this year...you'd clean up, you really would! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Boy, each time I check this thread it gets better and better John! I am impressed with your attention to detail. Can't wait for the finished model to grace the site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiSteve Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Nice plate How long did the masking take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Sorry John, I still think it's rubbish... I'd get yourself some nice stamps if I were you... philately is supposed to be a nice relaxing hobby that requires no skill whatsoever! Just be careful you don't take up Philology by mistake, or you're liable to end up as the lead character in a CS Lewis novel.... Oh, nice model btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 Thankyou peeps, actually the masking didn't take THAT long, most of it is cut up into fine strips and small triangles/oblongs which you can do suprisingly quickly when you get into the swing of it . Melchy, I think the towel is older than me to be honest, well at least it saves the floor from a coat of gunship grey J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelly Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Modeling of the highest order John! Just superb mate! Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 Thanks Marcus Ok - most of the top coat done, but a few more RAM effects to add and tidy up yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Very nice John, does the Pentagon know about this superb model? What next Aurora? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albymoore Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 John, Did I say this model rocks so far yet? All that masking has paid off well! Cheers, Alby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snipersmudge Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 top stuff old bean! love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 Thankyou peeps Now here was a minor set-back. I unmasked the windoews in order to check if the inside glass had stood up to the rough and tumble of all that sanding and scratchbuilding....not very well unfortunately! Small bits of sanding dust and flakes had settled on the inside of the glass, can't really see it in this pic but it needed sorting. So, with the circular saw on the dremel I cut open the roof. This allowed me to get an Isopropryl soaked cotton bud inside to clean the glass and restore the glazing to a nice transparency Next I re-sealed the roof wedging some styrene card around the edge and carefully CA'd in place Finally some very careful sanding and painting Sorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Don't ya just HATE it when that happens? Same thing happened to the Valiant when I cut off the nose, but could I be arsed to sort it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Nice one John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseaFC Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 nice save mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 She's looking great John, the paint effect is excellent, I am now scared to pull mine out as I would try and build it to a standard you are doing yours to! Too bad about the cockpit but you have recovered nicely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Nice job John , It's a royal pain when that happens , had the same thing with my Victor , but as the cockpit had all been sealed up I fed a tiny bit of tubing through the porthole into the cockpit and blew very low pressure air into it to remove offending dust . Not always possible but you seem to have saved the day with this one !! Looking very nice...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 Final stage of the repair work on the cockpit roof, hatch markings re-sprayed and tidied up, even i'm quite suprised how clear the cockpit glass is. Time to re-mask and press on with the underside of the aircraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 This has got to be the definitive Britmodeller thread! superb work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 What's the next step John? Don't keep us waiting there fella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Kelley Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Fantastic looking build John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Bloody hell John that was a radical save there! Good on you not only for having the guts to try it but also pulling it off so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 more progress on the belly of the beast Lower surfaces prepped with a coat of lightened gunship grey, undercarriage and bomb bay doors fixed in place and sealed with maskol , and then the whole lot masked in the same old painstaking way Then a slightly darkened layer of gunship grey with some subtle weathering touches, de masked - et voila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Bloody hell John. That is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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