Nigel Heath Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Your home made canopy is a big improvement on the kit part. Well done as I know from experience that its not that easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntoineG Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 Thank you Nigel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 It's just inspired me to crack on with my Pegasus OEF Albatros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Excellent work so far. It's always nice to see a basic kit get the full treatment. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntoineG Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) Hi, Thank you for your support. That helps to keep the momentum, especially with the Rufe teasing me and crying to have its cockpit painted. Before attaching the windshield in position, I’m trying to finish the “dirty” work that would present some risk of damaging this so difficulty obtained part. This consists of: Scribing new panels and rescribing the ones that have been erased by the sanding Lowering the flaps; this is done by cutting the sides of the flap with a fine razor blade, by deepening the engraving of the flap on the lower side with the scribing tool and by gently bending the flap into a convincing position, without breaking it loose. Creating formation lights I use some artistic licence for the scribing and the light as nothing can be found in the available documentation. Hope you like them! Cheers, Antoine Edited August 21, 2017 by AntoineG 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Nice looking work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntoineG Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) Hi, Haven't had much time to seat at my workbench lately. Here is a picture of the cockpit. Nearly finished. Next step is masking and painting. Cheers, Antoine Edited August 21, 2017 by AntoineG 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntoineG Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) Hi, Jjust a quick update. Paint job is proceeding but only slowly. Wings are done... and masked I'm struggling to get a smooth surface finish on the fuselage though. Should have use primer… I'll come back when masks are off. Cheers, Antoine Edited August 21, 2017 by AntoineG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunarhighway Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Hi, So finally I have decided to go for the home made canopy. It has been a long time since I haven’t done one but here is how I have proceeded. Feel free to comment. This is the material I used: One small candle Fimo paste Razor blade (the tape on the second blade is made to avoid cutting myself) Clear plastic sheet So, in a first step, I created supports for the old canopy parts thanks to the Fimo paste. Don’t hesitate to make them high enough so you can easily strap the soften plastic around it. I didn’t and had to improvise supports… Then I cut strips of clear plastic 5or plain, depending what has to be acheived) wide enough so that I won’t get burnt. They are then softened above the candle, trying to get an even soft surface. Once still hot and soft, they are pressed on the old canopy parts. After a few second, the plastic cools and it can be removed. The excess plastic is trimmed off. Once again, I used the old part as a guide for finishing. And here we are: one home moulded canopy. At the end of the day, this was not that terrible, but some tries were required to get cleanly moulded part... Now I have to adjust it on the model but that would be for another night. Cheers, Antoine While the outcome certainly looks fantastic. what i sometimes find usefull to make canopies is the use of a female mould. sust a simple piece of thick card with a shape cut out slightly larger than the plug. this also means the plug mould will have to be a bit taller than the actual canopy, so you'll have to add a 'foot' to it so that when it's pushed all the wat in the actual mould will slide all the way tough and past the edge of the female mould. hold the card with the plastic at the bottom and heat untill you can observe is getting softy, and than quickly either push if over the male mould. your clear bit deeds to be clamped or taped along all the edges. this adds a bit of complexity wich isn't always needed, as you demonstrate, but i find it reduces the ammount of plastic needed as you can use smaller pieces and also prevents the plastic from warping at the edges. But great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Moon Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Looking very nice! You've done a great job so far - the canopy especially makes a huge difference. I'm looking forward to seeing how the paint comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntoineG Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 (edited) Hi, Paint done . I used Gunze paints: H417 = RLM76 H421 = RLM83 H422 = RLM82 Wings were masked. Fuselage was free-handed. I'm not 100% happy with the result (some strips are on the "heavy" side on the tail)... maybe I'll try again... or not... Hope you'll enjoy the pictures. On 27/02/2016 at 6:58 AM, lunarhighway said: if you're still looking for balls, i'd look at the heads of sewing pins, an added advantage is thai if you cut off the actual pin but leave a short length of it you have an instant mounting peg, and you might even find one in the right color. you may have some around the house, but they're usually cheap and have a million modeling applications. should the diameter be to small you can increase it slightly by dipping into paint or something like kristal kleer. lovely build! By the way, now you can see the sewing pins. Thanks again for the tip! Have a nice weekend, Antoine Edited August 21, 2017 by AntoineG 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 That is looking extremely smart! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Moon Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Beautiful! I just picked up one of these and it's almost unrecognizable from this. Your scratch work has really turned it into a sinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Love that camo.....It's a flying Velociraptor! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Those gear bays look excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntoineG Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) Hi, Thank you for your comments. Here are the latest progresses. Decals have been applied and sandwiched between two layers of gloss varnish. I know lot of people use some Future-like product but to be honest I have had several bad experience with this product, on application as well as after a couple of year. So I'm using Gunze varnish (heavily diluted). The decals are mostly coming from my spare box (feedback is that Italeri decals behave very well even after 20 years; for instance, the grey dots are coming from their Fw-190 A8 box that I built back in '91... and in the end, no a single trace of silvering/ congratulations Italeri ! ). The model was then washed with a mixture of black oil paint and white spirit. Graphite power was used on the canon nozzles. Then it was all sealed under a matt varnish (Gunze again), tried to avoid applying this layer on the engine metallic nozzle. The end result look like that: I have now some finishing jobs to do: a few paint patch-up (see the white line behind the cockpit) add the breast belts add the landing gears' bay doors with their actuators. So next time, I hope to be able to present you with a fully finished model. Cheers, Antoine Edited August 21, 2017 by AntoineG 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 By all the gods that looks amazing! Nothing about it whatsoever says PM Models, I mean.....It's symmetrical! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyverns4 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 and A stunner! Christian, exiled to africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntoineG Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 Thank you guys. Glad you like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntoineG Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 (edited) Hi, I don't know how you manage your modelling, but for me, finishing a kit always takes ages Anyway, here is the end results (at last). Since last time, some touch-up of the paint (rear of the cockpit) and scratch built of the gear bay doors with their retracting mecanisms. Thanks again for all your encouraging messages for this first participation to this forum. Cheers, Antoine Edited August 21, 2017 by AntoineG 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 That's tuned out lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntoineG Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 (edited) One last picture taken under the good old sun light Edited August 20, 2017 by AntoineG 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Awesome! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Worth every second fella.....That would be an amazing build if it was a Tamiya kit, but no, it's PM Models! Your camo rocks too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I've got one of these planned for the next "Blitzbuild Group Build" here on BM. I had no idea this kit could be made to look this good, congratulations. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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