Nigel Heath Posted May 21, 2016 Author Share Posted May 21, 2016 The duck egg green was a little rough so I smoothed it down all over with a fine sanding stick: Next I masked for the yellow stripes on the other one: Then the masking for the red fins: Here are the colours applied: Masking removed: With gloss coats applied I could then start on the decals. Like the other Meng kit I've build I found the decals very stiff and would not sink into the panel lines even with Daco strong solution, in the end I pushed them in with a blunt knife but they invariably broke with this treatment: It was even a struggle to get them to conform to the curvature on the fuselage: So here are all the kit decals applied: I then went hunting in my spares box few a few additional decals. I got as far as applying this Japanese script on one side then decided it didn't look right and removed it: In the end I just applied serial numbers and a couple of stencils: These are now ready for another coat of gloss and a panel line wash which funnily enough is almost where my TB2 is at. Bye for now, Nigel 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 They look great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 They both look great. I would try hitting the decals with a hairdryer, that sometimes softens them. Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I'd probably plug the hairdryer in and switch it on first .... you may find that the heat works better than just battering them to death with a room temperature BaByliss 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I'd probably plug the hairdryer in and switch it on first .... you may find that the heat works better than just battering them to death with a room temperature BaByliss Silly man! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Looking great with decals on! I'd probably plug the hairdryer in and switch it on first .... you may find that the heat works better than just battering them to death with a room temperature BaByliss :rofl: Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Today I have applied a panel line wash and then started on the final assembly stages, adding the rocket boosters and wheels: I had painted the guns as a single length of tube to be separated into 3mm lengths when required just prior to assembly: I like how my pitot tubes are looking: Finally the guns were installed and the errant fin put back: They are all ready for a coat of matt varnish in the morning, I am trying the Hobby Color varnish for the first time to see if its any better than Vallejo. Bye for now, Nigel 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Looking very smart Nigel! Make sure you thin the Mr Hobby Matt thoroughly, as it can come out milky if it's not thinned and stirred enough. Karl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I like those pitot tubes too! Also, very neat job with the wash. Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I'm not keen on the Mr Hobby varnishes, I found they would stay tacky for ages. I prefer to use the Mr Color ones like GX100 Super Gloss and the semi matt one (GX101?). DB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Thanks for the warning Duncan, I might try the W&N Galeria varnish instead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Just a thought and it maybe that I am being as thick as pig poo, but how was one supposed to land these things without seriously damaging the fuselage? Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Just a thought and it maybe that I am being as thick as pig poo, but how was one supposed to land these things without seriously damaging the fuselage? Martin Landing is for wusses! A real man would crash it into his target when the ammo had been expended! Karl 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Today I got the Galeria varnish on (impressive stuff - I'm a convert) and removed the last of the masking: Then I finished off the weathering with some pastel chalks. The duck egg green one I'm leaving as factory fresh whereas the other one has seen some action: The final job was to glue the green one onto its trolley with Gator Grip: With that I can declare this build as complete. The RFI can be found here. Bye for now, Nigel 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 nice job Nigel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Nice and quick, impressive! :clap Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 They both look very smart Nigel. Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 How have I missed this? These are definitely in the 'I never knew these existed' category. Excellent as are all your builds Nigel. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Very nice. You don't associate the Japanese with the more experimental and esoteric type aircraft that appeared at the end of the war. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsticker Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Fantastic builds Nigel, ingenious masking too - and as Trevor said, who knew.....? Cheers Geoff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Very nice work Nigel - one observation though, and I'm sure you already know, but ramjets don't tend to have compressor fans, as they're very simple engines with only the fuel pump that moves. That's what the V1 used for simplicity and cost, and the catapult gave the bug its forward motion to start the ramjet going, whereas the Kayaba uses those little rocket packs to achieve the same thing and boost it to altitude. The intake is so small though that it'll only be the most intrepid observer that spots them anyway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Excellent job. Just popping over to the RFI. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now