Radleigh Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Mines on my shelf, I've promised to finish it this year. I just lost the enthusiasm after the same sand fill repeat business.... But that's all done now, just needs engines installing, cowlings' and glazing. Looking good Leon, you don't see to many of these about so I'm glad your cracking on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 Mines on my shelf, I've promised to finish it this year. I just lost the enthusiasm after the same sand fill repeat business.... But that's all done now, just needs engines installing, cowlings' and glazing. Looking good Leon, you don't see to many of these about so I'm glad your cracking on Come on Radleigh you've done the hard work... I just noticed some errant seam lines on the engines. Here we go again.... anyone seen those sanding sticks!!! AAAARRRRGHHH F*(&%!!! aaarrrgggghhhhh That's better..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Right update time.... Sanding and seams are all done and primer on.... Time to replace those rivets. Now, let's be honest I am not, and never will be, a rivet counter. It's good for some but not me. The reason why I say this is so that I can manage any expectations. The 215 is a rivet heavy airframe but what I want to do is just replace the lost rivets with a showing/representation of what would be there. I know that what I have done is not truly accurate but it's enough with the time I'm willing to dedicate to the rivets.... So here we go... Progressing... This is very time consuming.... The underside That's the rivets done, not exactly riveting stuff but I'm happy enough.. Now I've sprayed on some matt white and started the masking.... I used a length of cotton as a guide to get the line along the fuselage straight.... That's all for now. I'll finish up the masking and get the orange on soon enough. Still a fair amount to do but I feel that I'm approaching the final leg.... Thanks all.... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 (edited) Superb build there, and great to see so much attention to getting it right and the detail for this kit. I want to build one myself sometime. If you need photo references of 282/283 I have loads in this album (plus other more detailed shots - just ask if needed), https://www.flickr.com/photos/56270329@N08/albums/72157632802332347 Canadair CL-215 282 C-FAYN Buffalo Airways 16 Jun 15 by James Thomas, on Flickr Edited May 9, 2016 by 71chally 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 71chally, may I say that is an awesome photo! Taken at St Athan? The reason why I ask is the sky appears to be wrong colour and have something missing.... Rain and clouds!!! In all seriousness, you have a very nice collection of photos which I'll definitely use as a reference. Are you South Wales based? Leon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 (edited) I work at Saints. Was lucky with the 215s as their arrival, test-flights and departure were all on glorious days, above was during one of the flight tests. Looks like your build will do them justice! Edited May 9, 2016 by 71chally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 I'm wondering how well the rivets will stay on when painted and masked. Looks like a '215 to me. The Manitoba government has a few '215s for sale in good condition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted June 12, 2016 Author Share Posted June 12, 2016 I'm wondering how well the rivets will stay on when painted and masked. Looks like a '215 to me. The Manitoba government has a few '215s for sale in good condition.The rivets have coped well with the paint. They're stuck on pretty well so I am hoping that they'll survive! A quick update I've finished the initial masking and get the orange on. It's a bit bright so I'll highlight a few areas to break up the colour a bit. I'm also considering misting some yellow over it to clam it down. I'm not sure if it would have the desired effect, any thoughts? That's all for now.. Leon 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Looks like it sat outside a lot, judging by the dull paint, at least from the photo. Maybe a slight yellow or whitend orange just on the topsides misted onoverall? Just a thought, I don't know if you want to weather it much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4u Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 A little lighting is needed I think as said above they were outside quite a bit so a little bit of white or a light grey miisted over should do the trick. Does look good though and coming a long nicely. Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 Ok the sun is shining and I'm a happy man.... Finished the last part of the painting and removed the masking. No major issues or paint bleeds.... So here we have a sneak peek of where we're at now.... Thanks for looking.... 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Looking really good, love the colour scheme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Looking really good, love the colour scheme I second that. Beautiful scheme, beautifully painted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Yep, that's a bit of work so far with all the masking, really looks good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Thanks for the comments, appreciated. The next stage is to paint the frames around the windows. My references show them to have black frames and the area around the radiator intakes should be black too... Oh and I want to add some plumbing in the main gear bays... Once done I reckon it'll be time for the decals, weathering and the sub assemblies.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foresterab Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Looking good... Really nice work on the trim lines/masking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 I wish I could mask like that... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 That is really looking good, great paint work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunarhighway Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 wow you're making this model really come alive (but you're killing that brush), i'm sure it has to do more with your moddeling skills that the kit, but still it seems like heller kits will often turn into very realistic models. lovely build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 wow you're making this model really come alive (but you're killing that brush), i'm sure it has to do more with your moddeling skills that the kit, but still it seems like heller kits will often turn into very realistic models. lovely build! I confirm that no brushes were harmed during the painting of this model.... Thanks for the comments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Very nice, doing the CL-215 some serious justice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover 27 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 (edited) "I counted all the rivets, but."......... Just kidding Great attention to detail. Nice job on those lights. And I really like the successful and colorful paintwork so far. Starting to look a really super cool model. I continue to follow your building process Leon. Success! Edited July 24, 2016 by Grover 27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4u Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Some nice paint work there and great to hear no paint brushes were harmed! Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Thanks for the comments. I am currently working on the window and door frame outlines. I have had varying degrees of success but happy enough with how they look. I'm away on hols soon, I'd like to get her ready for decals before I go...hmm we'll see. I'll get some photos up before I go.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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