rob85 Posted February 7, 2016 Author Share Posted February 7, 2016 Rob, I don't know if Micro Liquid Decal Film will help or not. I have some, but never used it. PC says that he's used it, but is difficult to verify its efficacy, as who knows if the transfer would have worked or not in the first place. The decals on Tiny cracked here and there, but not too bad and I was able to salvage them. I thought I'd warn you, as they came from the same Xtradecal Corsair sheet as some that may have re-crossed the Atlantic in your direction. cheers for the heads up cookie! We shall no doubt find out how they fair in the up coming GB. If they don't work I could go mad and build it with stars and bars... A tribute if you will to the American that helped me out with some fleet air arm transfers!Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 it's a shame about the letter cracking up as it looks great with the decals on. If it's only the letter L that's useless you maybe able to make up a simple mask and hand paint it on! Being straight lines makes the whole process, use Tamiya tape of something similar and slice into fine strips, then using the other one as a reference mark it up on the fuselage, with a little more effort the F could be done as well? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Good to see more progress Rob. Shame about the decal though - I think Rich's idea, above,sounds like a possible way forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Cheers chaps, You are of course right, I could mask the letter codes... I would rather transfers as it's the less time consuming option.... I don't want another Bofb GB! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 (edited) Hi Rob, I can send these to you, they are for a Bubbletop, but they are Academy, and all that they entail. You'd have to change the serial of the Jug though. aca_12491_decals by Sean McAleenan, on Flickr Sean Edited February 8, 2016 by sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 😍😃😃😃 pm sent old bean Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 PM back at ya, Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 So, as the very kind Sean (see above) has sent the academy transfers there will be a change of scheme..... Well letter codes, scheme is the same but it will KW*R on the side instead. Very much appreciated as it saves me trying to mask it off! Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 So as you know, the good man above pinged some transfers my way! Which means I can get started on this again. I have slightly tag teamed this with my f4u on the corsair GB. here is the work I have done on this. Untitled by robert mulvey, on Flickr Untitled by robert mulvey, on Flickr Untitled by robert mulvey, on Flickr So above is the the main transfers on and the while stripes gone at again, still not perfect but the best I can get I feel. Next up was trying to get a bleached and weathered look to the paint work. Untitled by robert mulvey, on Flickr With and with out Untitled by robert mulvey, on Flickr Both sides done Untitled by robert mulvey, on Flickr And a wash to the underside. And that's where we are at so far chaps! I will have to glue the prop back on next, and finish painting it before I do that. Next up painting the bombs and a bit more weathering. Nearly done! Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Nice one Rob - she's a big bird isn't she? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Lol, indeed she is! Building these big radials is a bit like going up a scale after building loads of hurricanes! Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 It's called the 'Tiny' effect. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 It called the 'Tiny' effect. Tiny, yes of course, my adopted corsair! The brute amongst the ballerinas.... I think however the p 47 is less, what's the word, well it's more direct! Yes it's more direct than even the corsair.... Like a battering ram Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 she looks great Rob!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 Cheers! As does your Brazilian beauty Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Looking very good Rob. These P-47s are big beasts - I compared my Tamiya P-47 alongside one of my Spitfires and it seems massive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 One of my favorite P-47 quotes is from Soviet test pilot Mark Gallai: "The P-47 Thunderbolt is not a fighter. It is bigger than our standard frontal bomber and has a longer range. It carries more bombs and is more heavily armed." It's hard to believe that it was actually a successful air superiority fighter (perhaps the first). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Nice one Rob, I see you managed to tame those decals, they can be a bit of a bugger to get to stick right. She's looking good anyway, home straight ahead, Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 Nice one Rob, I see you managed to tame those decals, they can be a bit of a bugger to get to stick right. She's looking good anyway, home straight ahead, Sean I must say Sean I heeded your warning of using patience, I took my time and so boiling water to soften, they behaved like true gentleman and did their duty. Cheers again... However I have forgotten to do the under wing roundles.... Bugger. They were big beasts and rather good at their job! Probably because, though big, they had the power to make it work.... However Tom Neil did have a go in one while seconded to the usaf, not being knowledgeable on the type treated it like a spitfire. Impressed by the power took it up to altitude and promptly flipped it and dropped out of the sky like a stone.... I personally would have wet myself and smashed into the ground... Thankfully he did not. Supposedly pilots who flew the type knew it to be a problem and kept away from it... Or at least that's what he said Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 This has just gone very wrong....tried spraying clear laquer from a can today, the surface is ok in places but the canopy is frosted!!!! So angry! I did give it a apart on an old kit, it went fine! But not in this... Not sure if I can pull it back Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Don't like the sound of that Rob. Is it salvageable? I'd hate to think you got this far and not be able to finish, Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 A light rub back with the micro mesh or similar should help remove some of those patches, the canopy if you can remove it, just strip it back with over cleaner or such and repaint. I had the same thing happen a while back, I applied a final flat clear coat to an Ar-234 and large areas on the wings and fuselage went frosty as well. I just carefully rubbed it back and touched up a couple of spots, she ended up looking fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I had that happen recently too Rob, and sanded it back with very fine sandpaper as Rich said. It went fine. P-47 canopies are really cheap, if worse comes to worst. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 Cheers chaps for the support. I will let it fully go off then sand the worst areas and hopefully the flat coat will cover the rest 😬 As for the canopy I will probably replace! It's bad.... Cheers for the link cookie that will come in handy! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hi Rob. Sorry to hear the lacquer coat did not go well. That is not good news. I hope you are able to salvage what you have done so far.......fingers crossed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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