PlaStix Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Now that is looking very impressive! Good work on the engine too. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Not much done on this over the past weeks until I pulled my finger out a couple of days ago, still not sure it will be finished on time as I think I would need a lot of time on Sunday and I can't see that happening, apparently there's some kind of special day that date . The blu-tak masks seemed to have worked quite well for the camo and the end result looked like this. Looks like a serious case of measles! Unfortunately the white band was far too big, not sure how as I had measured the size of the decals which needed to fit on it, so this meant some masking and re-spraying which went okay. The model was given several coats of Klear which gave it a nice glossy surface and the decals applied. I used the decals from the Italeri sheet and I have to say they worked well and settled down nicely. With all the decals applied this is how she looked. As you can see a wash has been applied to the panel lines as well. Since these pictures have been taken a matt coat has been applied which has toned things down nicely. I now have to start putting the sub-assemblies together, thw wheels look like they will fit quite well but I am very nervous of getting the struts and top wing on. Hopefully there will be another update tomorrow. Thanks for looking in and as usual all comments and criticisms are gratefully received. Craig. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 That's looking superb Craig, nice work Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Cheers Stew. If I don't get her finished on time I shall carry on and update this thread anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Hi Craig. As Stew said above: it really is looking superb, especially with the decals on. I hope you manage to find the time to get it finished by Sunday. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 Sorry guys but as suspected I have had a "spot of bother" with the struts and despite the intense use of some "engineering language" it is not going to be finished in time. I don't want to rush things and make them worse so I will finish it at my own (rather slow) pace. Thanks to all of you who have looked in and a Merry Christmas to you all. Craig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Never mind Craig, best decision though as you don't want to ruin a great model! merry Christmas! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Hi Craig, that's a shame, but better to do it right than to do it quick. I had a job with the struts too, if it's any consolation. Have a good Christmas mate, we'll look forward to seeing it when it's finished. Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Hi Craig. That is such a shame but, as the guys said above, it's better to end up with a well finished model than a rushed one. I hope you are having a Very Merry Christmas. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 Well I've finally got her finished, despite Italeri's best efforts to get me to bin it through not doing the struts very well (some the wrong length, dodgy and vague attachment points etc) and whilst it's not my best build I'm quite happy with the results. As we can't add to the gallery here are the pics of the finished item. Thanks for sticking with the build guys and for all the support during it. As usual all comments and criticisms are gratefully received, and a happy new year to you all. Craig. (Who is never building another biplane!!) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 That looks like a cracker Craig. As i know nothing about Italian bi-planes, it looks perfect to me. Even if it did, it still looks perfect. It's nice to see you keeping up the build average for the club too Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Lovely work Craig, very nice. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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