FIGHTS ON Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Perdu - I feel your pain (ref the yellow) - as you can see in my thread, I have had a similar week to you with the "Yellow Peril" - clearly the most vile colour ever to be used by modellers. I tried using Tamiya Yellow as an undercoat followed by Xtracolour X019 (cr@b Rescue Yellow) - but I could not get the mixture right for spaying & reverted to brush painting. Anyway - please keep up with the posts on your cracking build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Thanks fights, I will be finishing the monster yellow I've decided that generally acrylics just don't work for meso I'm going back to the future with enamels I understand enamels so that is just how its gotta be Paint should arrive this week then I'll get it done B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I am also using the Xtracolour RAF yellow for my HAR 2 - as I read somewhere that is a better match than the Xtracrylix. I agree that it is a pain to paint with. I am about to put on a third coat and the panel lines are beginning to get obscured. Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Ifyou look at my HAR2 over at the start of my thread youll see the damage Extracolor Yellow did to mine Frankly I'll never use that again either The pigments are not carried well in the varnish base I hope the new Sovereign paints yellow is better but yellow is a notoriously bad colour in any medium Iam considering using a light orange misting under this later before I colour it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 20 hours ago, perdu said: Ifyou look at my HAR2 over at the start of my thread youll see the damage Extracolor Yellow did to mine Frankly I'll never use that again either The pigments are not carried well in the varnish base I hope the new Sovereign paints yellow is better but yellow is a notoriously bad colour in any medium Iam considering using a light orange misting under this later before I colour it Will you be brushing the yellow on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 Oh god I hope not Jamie I'm wondering if a priming coat in a light buff or cream hue will be necessary, well see, if Parcelfarce ever get them here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Sorry to read about your travails on this Bill. Whenever it's ready it'll be a pleasure to see it. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Hopefully PF will get them to you soonest, I take it Sovereign are acrylic because I thought enamels were far too explosive to be carried by the said delivery firm, in fact I am surprised they are allowing the extremely hazardous water based paint! I agree about yellow, I used to use a trusty Halfords one to provide the best coverage, unfortunately I cant get them over this side of the pond and auto paints over here aren't designed for the concerning modeler. I'm just glad I am now committed to a 1:48 Canberra with a stripy underside, black and yellow! Nothing will go wrong with that eh! Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 Ho and even ho No it'll be OK, I mean what could possibly go wro... But it'll be worth it for a fabblous Cranberry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 15 hours ago, moaning dolphin said: Hopefully PF will get them to you soonest, I take it Sovereign are acrylic because I thought enamels were far too explosive to be carried by the said delivery firm, in fact I am surprised they are allowing the extremely hazardous water based paint! I agree about yellow, I used to use a trusty Halfords one to provide the best coverage, unfortunately I cant get them over this side of the pond and auto paints over here aren't designed for the concerning modeler. I'm just glad I am now committed to a 1:48 Canberra with a stripy underside, black and yellow! Nothing will go wrong with that eh! Bob Hi Bob, They're enamel, but Parcelforce are in fact the only UK postal company who seem to have a sufficiently joined-up thinking process to get a contract to post enamels. Our factory sends paint to us via another courier all above board, but we can't get past the phone drones at said courier company to get as far as them agreeing to package test our consignments of the same liquids they happily delivered to us. We've tried them all. Royal Mail even has a contradiction on their own prohibited and restricted items lists, which their dangerous goods "expert" tried to clarify to mean as being interpreted to mean water based oil paints. Water based oil paints huh Mrs DG Advisor? My mother thought I was arrogant when I was young. Rather, I sometimes wonder if I'm living in a reality TV show where people I have to liaise with are all actors paid to come out with the most demonstrably daft statements to see how far I can be pushed before I crack up like Basil Fawlty thrashing his car with a stick. I must say it amuses me no end to think that big companies have some subject matter expert on the payroll to decide on behalf of the company what does or does not pose a technical safety and loss prevention risk to their business, when said "expert" does not spot the oxymoron that is a water based oil paint! I mean what kind of person can be trusted to understand what a flashpoint means in the context of air travel at lower density altitude who doesn't know that water and hydrocarbons are immiscible and at best form scummy emulsions? /Rant over 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 On 14/02/2017 at 9:01 AM, perdu said: Oh god I hope not Jamie I'm wondering if a priming coat in a light buff or cream hue will be necessary, well see, if Parcelfarce ever get them here. If it's spraying on, then an undercoat of matt anything will suffice to do it in a couple of passes. I'd suggest a light grey would do the trick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 I used a white base for the Vallejo Not pleased with that I tells ye Finally got a PF tracking info today when I checked Jamie, posted 10th up in the frozen north Out for delivery at last this am 15th from a depot in Coventry Not very great for a service labelled Parcel force 48, in my opinion And they're not here yet in Sutton Cofield. Oh well,the day is young... I'll give the yellow a light undercoat of grey Jamie, thanks for the suggestion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Is that so? Can you drop us a mail and I'll complain to them again. Parcelforce has a fairly liberal policy on 48 hours - they define it to mean 48 hours on working days (Mon-Fri) starting from when a paid for / posted package reaches their first depot. They still charge me £11 a go though so I'm happy to give them grief. If they can't do it cheaper they can at least do it fast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Hi Jamie, good news sir Parcel arrived this afternoon sometime after 13.20 hrs which was when I had to take my grandchildren back to Nottingham Signed for by next door neighbour which was fine with me They said on the tracking app that they collected it on 10/02/2017 I can say that I'm very happy with the condition of and packaging of the parcel, thanks and I'm sorry if it seems I would give you any grief over the delivery. Not my style, I'm glad we can still get paint delivered I'll be trying it out soon, but not tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 I don't know a: if I can add to this item or not b: if anyone's watching But I intend finishing this sad little beastie I'll begin a short Work, suspended but now In Progress over in the main WIP area tonight Hopefully with photographs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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