Cookenbacher Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 All three are looking great Simon - all four if you include the XI(?) in the background! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 21 hours ago, rob85 said: The pictures look very nice, must be a good camera on there. Very nice work simon, all three look cracking and very nearly finished Rob Thanks Rob. Gawd only knows how many megapixels it is but it works pretty well in fairly low light. 21 hours ago, CedB said: Nice work on all three Simon and glad the Klear worked for you - I bet you let it dry properly eh? Nice photos too - the Galaxy S7 is it? Nice... Thanks Ced. Having several models on the go means the Klear gets to dry properly. The phone isn't only a Galaxy S7, it's a Galaxy S7 Edge. 18 hours ago, Cookenbacher said: All three are looking great Simon - all four if you include the XI(?) in the background! Thanks Cookie and well spotted, that is a MkXI in the background. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 6 minutes ago, Beard said: The phone isn't only a Galaxy S7, it's a Galaxy S7 Edge. Coooo. I'm an Apple freak myself but I had a quick look at the Samsung site - looks very good! 12M pixel camera and it says: Some of our most precious memories happen after dark. This is the first smartphone camera to have a professional-grade Dual Pixel Sensor with which you'll now be able to take crisp, clear photos in the dark. There are a few fnaars to add there, but it explains why your pictures are so good! The 'Gear 360 camera' looks like a novel invention too. Good stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 Some of my most precious memories have certainly happened after dark. After quite a lot of booze too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsyTy Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 The model looks great! The other day I had the chance to walk around a Mk 47, beautiful plane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 (edited) Deleted: I'm experimenting with Flickr app but it won't post the photograph, just a link. Oh well, back to the PC. Edited February 26, 2017 by Beard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) Sunday meant I could spend a few hours on the Seafire. Decals are, nearly, all on: The sharp-eyed amongst you will notice that I've started a couple more kits. There will be a prize (for prize, read something that I'm never going to build) for whoever correctly identifies them. (Previous winners are ineligible.) The Hurricane is pretty much finished, it only needs a gloss coat on the undersurfaces, some weathering, a matt coat and, the pitot installed. Thanks for looking, all comments and criticism welcome. Edited February 27, 2017 by Beard To correct spelling. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 All the decals are on, time for some weathering: I'm using Tony O'T's method which uses children's poster paints. Still needs some work. Thanks for looking. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Nice! Another weathering technique to try... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 25 minutes ago, CedB said: Nice! Another weathering technique to try... It's simple Ced: splosh the paint on, let it dry a little, remove it with a damp cotton bud or kitchen towel. Check out some of Tony's builds to see it done properly. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 The Hurricane in particular looks damn good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffajake Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 They're all looking great. I must say the Seafire is looking great with the wash applied. Big thumbs up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Beard said: It's simple Ced: splosh the paint on, let it dry a little, remove it with a damp cotton bud or kitchen towel. Check out some of Tony's builds to see it done properly. Thanks Simon - must get some... sounds like a technique even I couldn't mess up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 The weathering looks great Simon, and I love the menagerie pics. It looks like a museum, with the picture taken from a balcony. I can't figure out the other builds - the one with the taped wings looks very Spitfire-ish, Airfix IX? I have no idea what the four-gunned turret is for - are you building a 4E bomber? I like poster paints for weathering too. You can get them in every color and mix them to your heart's content, and they don't require white spirit to thin or remove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Procopius said: The Hurricane in particular looks damn good. Thanks PC. I'm pretty happy with the Hurricance, although if I did it again I'd use clear sprue for the wing-tip lights and would like to do a better job on the canopy (hand-painting is not really good enough). 8 hours ago, Jaffajake said: They're all looking great. I must say the Seafire is looking great with the wash applied. Big thumbs up! Thank you. 6 hours ago, CedB said: Thanks Simon - must get some... sounds like a technique even I couldn't mess up! As Cookie says, if it goes wrong it can be washed off. Try it, you really can't go wrong. 3 hours ago, Cookenbacher said: The weathering looks great Simon, and I love the menagerie pics. It looks like a museum, with the picture taken from a balcony. I can't figure out the other builds - the one with the taped wings looks very Spitfire-ish, Airfix IX? I have no idea what the four-gunned turret is for - are you building a 4E bomber? I like poster paints for weathering too. You can get them in every color and mix them to your heart's content, and they don't require white spirit to thin or remove. Thanks Cookie. You're nearly right with Airfix IX but miles off with the 4-engined bomber, think of something a lot smaller. I'm going to invest in some gauche and give that a go. I've also been experimenting with using poster paints to weather exhausts, I'll post some photographs of the results. Edited March 2, 2017 by Beard to correct spelling and grammar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Is the turret from a Defiant Simon? Nice group of builds you've got there, I admire you're work rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 16 minutes ago, Doug Rogers said: Is the turret from a Defiant Simon? Nice group of builds you've got there, I admire you're work rate. Thanks Doug, i generally go for quantity over quality and I'm about to start an Academy Tempest. It is the turret from a Defiant and there's a prize for correctly identifying it and the 'other' plane I'm making so you're half-way to winning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 I've fitted the undercarriage to the Seafire. No photographs as it's not very interesting. To fill the time, here's a photograph of the weathering on the underside of the Hurricane: To dirty? On my way home, I passed one of the local charity shops and bought this for a tenner: Not the best painting ever but I like it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 6 hours ago, Beard said: Not the best painting ever but I like it. I quite like it. This is the only artwork I have hanging in my house: 2017-03-02_09-54-11 by Edward IX, on Flickr I think it's one of the finest things in creation and it pleases me immensely whenever I pass by it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 I like that too PC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Nice art work chaps! and Simon the hurricane looks spot on. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Seconded! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Another vote for nice artwork, both Simon's and PC's . Nice find Simon, It's done in a calming style . I think I may have missed it, but what kit did you use for the Hurricane? Is it the Airfix one? Modern scribed panel line one or the older riveted type? It looks very good. I think the weathering is just right as is for an in service warplane. Best regards TonyT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 (edited) Thanks Tony. It's the newer tool (fabric-wing) one. I have 4 or 5 of the older one which, i think, was released in 1979. There's also an even older one, I think that's the one with the rivets, the last one of those I had was used as a Christmas tree decoration. Edited March 3, 2017 by Beard to correct spelling. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 I did a little yesterday afternoon then off to see the Handsome Family. I thought the canopy had gone on pretty well, this photograph proves me wrong. I also weathered the underside: Too much? Thanks for looking and your comments are welcome. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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