Fatboydim Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Hello Stew, the engine looks very good. You've got a nice hue on the exhaust. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 Thanks very much Joe, it's Tamiya XF-84 Dark Iron, it's been my favourite exhaust colour for a little while now This morning while I was waiting for the shops to open I couldn't resist giving the engine a bit of a wash of black on the crankcase and cylinders, and a drybrush of silver on the push-rods: I also assembled the wheel spats: Then I cycled to Hobbycraft in the pouring rain to find that they didn't have any X-8 Lemon Yellow in stock, so thus thwarted I returned home and added some white to some ordinary yellow: It's lacking a slight green component I think, something is not right with it anyway, but it will have to do. It's still Tamiya paint, I sprayed it onto bare plastic and masked it because I don't mind if some of it comes off, as it didn't seem to adhere very well to the real aircraft; it will be interesting to see what effect if any is produced. Once the yellow was masked I sprayed the undersurfaces with Alclad Semi-Matt Aluminium: Hopefully before the end of the day I can get the uppersurface Giallo Mimetico sprayed on... Cheers, Stew 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Thanks Stew, that's a good colour. I've been using it for tank tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 Ah yes Joe, I can see that would be a good choice for tank tracks... In an effort to make the most of the day, I sprayed the Sovereign Colourcoats Giallo Mimetico 4 freehand to save time - I had forgotten how nicely it sprays and it covered very well cut about 50% with cellulose thinners: Emboldened by this success, I sprayed the Marron Mimetico 2 as well: and since this did not appear to have pushed my luck too far, as soon as that was touch-dry I sprayed the Verde Mimetico 3: Well, not my best work, but I hope it will look a bit better with the masking tape off and the transfers applied... For the time being I think I will leave that to dry for a day or so. Cheers, Stew 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Si Senor, va bene, multo bene... oh, sorry, I thought we wus talkin' Italian wiv all those paint names!! At least you're safe from the RC 'Sky' type arguments! Looks really good to me Stew, really nice Appropriate (??) Frank Drebin quote: Quentin Hapsburg: Que sera sera... You do speak French, don't you? Lt. Frank Drebin: Unfortunately no, but I do kiss that way. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHead23 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Looking very nice Stew Lovely kit isn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philp Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Camo is looking good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Very nice sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 That's a cracking bit of work stew. I would be chuffed to bits Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Marvellous paint finish, this ones going to be a right looker, Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Si Senor, va bene, multo bene... oh, sorry, I thought we wus talkin' Italian wiv all those paint names!! At least you're safe from the RC 'Sky' type arguments! Looks really good to me Stew, really nice Appropriate (??) Frank Drebin quote: Quentin Hapsburg: Que sera sera... You do speak French, don't you? Lt. Frank Drebin: Unfortunately no, but I do kiss that way. Thanks Ced - there is no such thing as an 'appropriate' Frank Drebin quote, that was part of the programme's charm - I got the dvd a couple of months ago, I didn't realise Police Squad (in Color) only ran for six episodes... Looking very nice Stew Lovely kit isn't it? Thanks very much Jim - it is a lovely kit, although I am still concerned about fitting that top wing, specifically about how I am actually going to do it Camo is looking good. Thanks Phil, it's at the upper end of my realistic expectations of my capabilities Very nice sir Why thank you sir That's a cracking bit of work stew. I would be chuffed to bits Rob Thanks Rob... it looks a bit better with the masking off and it is about as good as I could make it so mustn't grumble... Marvellous paint finish, this ones going to be a right looker, Sean Thanks Sean, the Colourcoats was always lovely paint to use and I'm glad to see that Sovereign Hobbies have maintained the quality Before I turned in last night I removed the masking tape and added the undercarriage and engine... So the next jobs will be detail painting - the interplane struts, guns, wheels etc... Cheers, Stew 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 In the words of one of the two best Scottish movies ever: "bella, bella" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'm not an adept emoji user but dang, that looks cool Stew. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Fantastic painting of a less obvious subject - looking forward to seeing this complete! Cheers, Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 In the words of one of the two best Scottish movies ever: "bella, bella" They dubbed 'Whisky Galore' into Italian? Thank you very much Jon I'm not an adept emoji user but dang, that looks cool Stew. Thanks Cookie; I'm not 100% happy with it but I'm not sure I could have done it any better if I had allowed more time and care anyway, so... Fantastic painting of a less obvious subject - looking forward to seeing this complete! Cheers, Paul Thanks very much Paul, it has actually gone remarkably quickly so far, I was expecting the scheme to take days but as it was I just banged through it on a Sunday afternoon I painted the interplane struts, tyres and guns and... added the top wing: If I was going to do that again, I would paint the upper and lower wings and the struts separately and not attach the struts until I was ready to fix the wings on - doing it the way I did (as the instructions recommend) meant the glue had well and truly set on the struts by the time I came to attach the wings and meant some fiddling, faffing and finagling - plus a bit of Berna clamp action - was required to bend everything to my will. I had to trim the central struts slightly too, and this means that the starboard one doesn't quite reach the fuselage now but keep schtum and nobody will be any the wiser Hopefully the next step will involve applying some transfers... Cheers, Stew 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) Lovely Falco, Stew! One of my all-time favourite aeroplanes (love those late biplanes). It served on the Eastern Front also, with the Hungarians, so of course it's on my to-buy list. Regards, Jason P.S. Wouldn't you know it, I just found one cheap on eBay, so it's no longer on my to-buy list, but now on my to-build (some day) list. Now all I need are some Hungarian transfers. Edited July 21, 2015 by Learstang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Thanks Jason, and apologies if I have led you astray but in for a penny, in for a pound... there are a couple of nice Hungarian schemes on the HAD transfer sheet here or the Sky Models sheet contains some... 75 schemes in total including RAI, Belgian, Swedish and Hungarian schemes plus one RAF. I might get it just for the drop-shadowed yellow numbers provided, it looks like you could make any CAI CR.42 out of it... Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Very nice ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 The camo looks superb Stew! I might look into Sovereign paints, do you buy straight from the manufacturer? Cheers, Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Thanks Rob I was lucky enough to run into Jamie from Sovereign at the Perth Model show on Sovereign's 'first official day out' and I snapped up the full sets of the Armee de l'Air and Regia Aeronautica colours. I recommend them to you without reservation. He's a forum member if you wanted to send a PM, they do mail order. I have no connection to the company apart from my folks living in the same neck of the woods as Jamie Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Thats a very nice build and an interesting project. The italian camo schemes are a challenge to do, especially in this scale. Looks great ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Bravo Stew . Mamma Mia (sounds Italian ) In English Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Stew that look's superb beautiful representation of a complicated scheme, roll on the decal's! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Looking good from where I'm sat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Beautiful little biplane Stew. It's looking really good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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