PhantomBigStu Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/Airfix_1_72_Dornier_Do17Z_A05010__about44933.html?sid=164000987e4f3b9fa308693b88b3917c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Thanks Stu. I've also found the normal Defiant boxing instructions: http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/Airfix_1_72_Boulton_Paul_Defiant_Mk1_A02069__about45103.html (you probably already have them) Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 no probs, correct I have the defiant ones, got them on the floor next to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Top work Stu and thanks for the message and the tips. Cheers Jaime as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 well haven't touched the dornier since yesterday, only the defiant, the milliput is refusing to say attached to the edge of the tail, even tried supergulling it on to no avail think I may have to get a replacement piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 defiants had the sky and dark earth painted, now for the dark green camo before doing the sky demarcations dorniers fuselage is now closed, not happy with the pilots but not much I can do now, after 4 coats of paint the damage is done, followed stew dapples advice to fit the pilots in differing seats to the instructions, they all fit though lost the control yoke, no way I can get it back in, pilots in the way 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 base camoflage is on the defiant though needs touching up to improve the finish wings now attached to the dornier 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Nice progress, it looks cozy in that cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 dorneirs all together now, though can't get the underside glazing to fit. Done some filling though need to craft some replacement elevator tabs as mr absent minded here cut them off after correctly cutting the tabs off the flaps defiant on pause, the inevitable happened, the kit gun barrels have disintegrated so have to get the resin ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) update time, spent ages masking the dornier splinters, and when I removed it it was clear the paint had ridged massively sanded them down but now got to hand touch them up..what was the point of masking..... EDIT: decided to start again, and despite sanding all the ridges till it appears as smooth as possible, there visible under a recoat of RLM71, so looks like I have to just use them as a guide to remask? how to avoid ridges this time? Edited July 27, 2015 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 What a pain ,the splinter on the dornier 17 is a pig to mask and paint as the sharp angles almost chanel the paint in many places . Good luck on 2nd attempt . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 EDIT: decided to start again, and despite sanding all the ridges till it appears as smooth as possible, there visible under a recoat of RLM71, so looks like I have to just use them as a guide to remask? how to avoid ridges this time? If you are airbrushing I would suggest spraying into the area to be painted while keeping the airbrush on the outside of the masking tape. Ridges form when paint is pressed against the tape's edge, so keeping the tape between the airbrush and the area to paint would minimise this. I'm not a brush painter but would guess that using the brush from the outside in, over the tape, would also minimise ridges. Does this make any sense? Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 That might be it, had a very heavy Friday night, may well have been brushing in the wrong direction without noticing, which given I did two coats may well be the issue, never had it so bad normally you a quick sand with the 1200 grit touch up and go.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 well decided to strip it back with the oven cleaner, taking its time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Hi Stu, Sometimes a clean start is the better option. Don't let it loose your motivation. You'll get on track in no time Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) a load of oven cleaner, nail polish remover and elbow grease later got most of the paint off, thought if I gave what remained a good sanding it would be fine...repainted two coats of RLM71 and the finish is quite uneven and worst the port elevator fell of and now can see daylight between it and the wing also my resin guns arrived so work restarted on the defiant, got the eduard mask out for the turret, absolute nightmare trying to find the panel lines, was near impossible but does look better than freehanding it so perhaps worth it motivation is pretty low though, finsihed one that looks a bit naff, the trails of these two, swifts buggered before its even started and a lightning that the paint will not go on nice Edited August 1, 2015 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 well decals all on the defiant aside from the walkway that disintegrated and 4 little tiny ones which went missing when I inadvertently stuck my wet hand over the little bits of paper they were on , gloss coat all overr to seal. now to paint the black bit on the prop eek splinters redone on the dornier, gone better this time, still needs touching up plus the demarcation of the fuselages done before final assembly and decaling 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 The Defiant is taking shape nicely! I hope you're not too depressed about the Dornier and go back to it soon. Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 Cheers, as the 2nd part of my post says I've gone back to the dornier, looks big better, tbh no worse than the defiant looked before decalling and touch ups which made a world of difference, dunno when I'll get back, going to the bridge tommorow, and what little spare time is allocated to another build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Somehow I missed the text below the picture. That's great news regarding the Dornier, then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) oh damm, the dornier bitten me again, realised the fuslage window needed refitiing, after a lot of fiddling got it back in place, squirted some superglue onto the inner bits. then decided it wasn't quite right so gave it a nudge to fit better and it promptly fell of into a pool of superglue excess on the bombbay ceiling, klear did not unfog it, and now its vanished.....as has the starboard rudder Edited August 8, 2015 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Sorry to hear that Stu. The Defiants looking good though. Just started mine so grateful for all the tips from you build. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I'm sorry too Stu, carpet monster again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Not so much carpet monster as putting it down somewhere in a rush before the football kicked off.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 That's a pity Stu you can ask a spare from Airfix but right now they seem to have none available for the transparent parts. I also have a problem with my Dornier transparent parts: they are foggy and some kind of fluid mixed up with the plastic during the moulding process. I'm now waiting for Airfix to send me a spare sprue. Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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