Procopius Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 That gunsight is unreal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Morning All! Great progress Stew - looking really good (and nothing like a Spitfire now even if I squint!) Some brilliant scratching going on here - that gunsight looks just right! Good luck with the bus and for Tuesday! I had a look at Alclad Grey primer to see if it was smelly (it is, isn't it?) and Models-R-Go says "spray at 15 psi for best results" - HTH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I had a look at Alclad Grey primer to see if it was smelly (it is, isn't it?) On a scale of one to trapped in an elevator with a woman wearing too much perfume, I give it a five. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 On a scale of one to trapped in an elevator with a woman wearing too much perfume, I give it a five. Hey, that's my dream Thanks very much Jon, Ced Yep, Alclad primer is one of those industrial sort of smelling mixes, probably noxious, if you spent the whole day smelling it you'd probably be completely off your face by lunchtime and dead by afternoon teabreak Cheers, Stew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 I applied the second coats of the uppersurface camouflage: ... and left them most of the day to cure; yesterday evening I applied a generous coat of Klear: So a bit of detail painting to go this weekend and hopefully I'll get the transfers on too... Cheers, Stew 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Morning Stew! Looking good and an interesting camo pattern! Tres bon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Tres Bon indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Looking very nice Stew Rob. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Yep, Alclad primer is one of those industrial sort of smelling mixes, probably noxious, if you spent the whole day smelling it you'd probably be completely off your face by lunchtime and dead by afternoon teabreak I've spent my entire working life in situations like that. It hasn't done me any harm... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 Morning Stew! Looking good and an interesting camo pattern! Tres bon! Morning Ced, and thank you very much Tres Bon indeed! Thanks very much Jon Looking very nice Stew Rob. Thanks very much Rob I've spent my entire working life in situations like that. It hasn't done me any harm... No, it's not really a problem Mitch, so long as the fluorescent skeletal vampire bats don't get you Cheers, Stew 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 No, it's not really a problem Mitch, so long as the fluorescent skeletal vampire bats don't get you Cheers, Stew I've had a few of cross the PM table in my time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 I've had a few of cross the PM table in my time! Ah Mitch, clearly you are an inadvertent substance abuser after my own heart I completed the assembly yesterday, with the exception of the retractable underwing landing light which will be added last of all: Of course the version I chose to model had to be the only one of the options provided that wore the large and complex Bronzavia flame-damper exhausts - four pieces of resin per side, plus you have to guesstimate a piece of wire and join them up with that - note the scrap view of the exhaust arrangement in the instructions is not to scale so don't use that as your guide. After a certain amount of faff I used another piece of brass tube: However in the way that modelling is sometimes tangentially educational, I discovered from the instruction sheet that the Czech word for 'wire' is 'drat' which my brain subsequently echoed to me in the voice of Dick Dastardly every time I fumbled the exhaust pieces, so I had a slightly more entertaining afternoon than I had anticipated I have started applying the transfers, and the rudder stripes have already caused a whole series of "Drat and double-drats!" so far, though the Aviaprint decals are very thin, remarkably strong (up to a point at least) and quite flexible... well; rudder stripes, innit? Need I say more? Cheers, Stew 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 The French had really weird ideas about what spinner sizes vis a vis the fuselage were aesthetically pleasing, didn't they? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 That's proper modelling, that is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 +1. You deserve a medal for that Stew. Oh, no sorry, that was Muttley (snarf snarf snarf). PC "The French had really weird ideas" period! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 The French had really weird ideas about what spinner sizes vis a vis the fuselage were aesthetically pleasing, didn't they? It is a bit odd, since you mention it; the Hispano engine series used in the MS.406 and the D.520 have a similar cross-sectional size to the Merlin, but the size of the spinners of both aircraft compared to the Spitfire or the Hurricane covers about half the area; like trying to streamline a brick by glueing a split-pea onto the front before throwing it Of course that does rely on my assumption that the purpose of the spinner is streamlining; the French call it a casserole d'hélice so perhaps it doubles as a cooking pot or something Apologies French forum-mates; I mock, gently, to hide my own ignorance Jon, Ced, thank you - in fact it isn't difficult to do that sort of thing as long as you have the right tools and materials; I can do it but generally I would rather the kit manufacturers did it for me Cheers, Stew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 PC "The French had really weird ideas" period! Correction: The French still have and always will have very weird ideas... Period! This having been confirmed, what's wrong with the size of the French "casseroles"? Subtle and delicate are the key words... Look at the French sexy lingerie and you'll understand the underlying idea. Then do the same in countries with big spinners... Great job on that 406 Stew! Keep on having fun! JR 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 ...This having been confirmed, what's wrong with the size of the French "casseroles"? Subtle and delicate are the key words... Look at the French sexy lingerie and you'll understand the underlying idea. Then do the same in countries with big spinners... Great job on that 406 Stew! Keep on having fun! JR Merci JR, I agree that under certain circumstances "less is more" and certainly an obsession with the size of one's spinner is a sign of infantile insecurity Let us speak of it no more I have finished applying the transfers: Those rudder stripes still need some attention though. I'll have a fiddle with them and then give it another coat of Klear to seal the decals, tomorrow hopefully I can get the matt varnish coat on and do what weathering and detail painting remains - hopefully I can get this polished off before the bank holiday weekend finishes... Cheers, Stew 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Looks smashing Stew How did the decals behave, if I may ask, just for reference, as I have not built an Azur/RS Model kit before. I have no experience with the decals supplied and was wondering if the rudder decal may be tricky for instance. Cheers, Rob. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 Hey Rob The transfers are very nice, they are very thin and floppy though so are best slid off the backing paper onto a pre-wetted surface with a paintbrush... they're quite strong and can take a fair bit of moving about; when you are happy with the positioning blot it down and it will suck right down onto the surface sweet as you like However the rudder stripes are une vache, to adopt the vernacular, they are oversized and will crumple where they overlap the edge of the rudder, I may have been clumsy and/or unlucky though, and in the end I think I might have got away with it. Are the RS Models transfers done by Aviagraphics as well? I seem to remember I liked the RS Models transfers but it was a while ago and I don't remember the details... HTH, Cheers, Stew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Look,s beautiful Stew,lovely smooth demarcation on the camo colours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHead23 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Very nice indeed Stew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 The transfers are very nice, they are very thin and floppy though so are best slid off the backing paper onto a pre-wetted surface with a paintbrush... they're quite strong and can take a fair bit of moving about; when you are happy with the positioning blot it down and it will suck right down onto the surface sweet as you like Score at least 2, fnaar fnaar (and yes, I have had wine!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Coming alive now Stew - it looks fantastic! Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 Thank you all gents; I believe the wee beastie is finished now: More pics in the gallery. Thanks to you all for the support, interest and amusements... Cheers, Stew 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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