Grey Beema Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Looking good - not to far to go now, rather than painting the canopy, could you try using decal strips painted in the appropriate colour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 A bit late for me on this ! Nicely done 825 !! Love the Fulmar !! Sincerely. CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 On 2/27/2019 at 7:32 AM, Grey Beema said: Looking good - not to far to go now, rather than painting the canopy, could you try using decal strips painted in the appropriate colour? I did think about this but I've never had much success previously especially where there isn't precoloured transfer strips and one has to paint up and cut into strips. Also there are parts of solid colour. Ive masked a couple of Fulmars before and it does take time but works. I'm not sure what would be quicker or less tedious. I've got a mask set which will make things quicker than previously when each pane was individually masked. 22 hours ago, corsaircorp said: A bit late for me on this ! Nicely done 825 !! Love the Fulmar !! Sincerely. CC Thanks CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) Canopies masked. The Peewitt masks were pretty good and didn't take too long to do. and now onto the airframe. The observer's canopy needed some gentle filing down at the ends to fit. And the pilots needed secured down as it had a tendency to rise up. It also required a wee bit of light trimming to fit. I suspect I filed off about the equivalent of a few coats of paint. Edited March 1, 2019 by 825 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Very smart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 An initial coat of the interior colour. Some filling was needed around the pilot's canopy on this side. Then the camouflage colours. I'm not 100% happy with the pilot's canopy. Despite having trimmed , sanded and taped it down it's seems to have risen up and isn't sitting right. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 Canopy painted, a couple of coats of matt varnish, undercarriage and prop on. Slowly but surely getting there. Although there is a fair amount of etch to be added at the end. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 Here we are today, few more bits on and another coat of matt varnish after touching up the paintwork. Needs de-masked, wheels on and finished off. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I was wanting to buy this but thought it got a bar rap, seems to go together pretty good though if you take your time on it. May consider it buying it after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Yes, you may have earned Special Hobby a few more sales with this build - looking very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted May 6, 2019 Author Share Posted May 6, 2019 Wheels on and canopy unmasked. There's a little bit of over paint on a couple of panes. I need to fit a new blade to the scalpel to scrape it off. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 That’s looking great, nice work on all the glazing. I do love a fulmar. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 This has been sitting in the corner winking at me for the last 6 months. Although I've been busy with other things it's been my aversion to etch and resin that's been the barrier so I've slowly but surely added the bits piece by piece and now I'm here. Apart from the Yagi aerials and something underneath that looks like a catapult cradle it's almost done. Ive also trimmed the radar aerial masts off the resin moulding block and will pop them on next. Once they've had time to solidify up I'll add the aerials and hope fully my Fulmar that I rushed to start will be finished. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 Pretty well finished. All the etch on and sitting waiting for the photocall 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 Finally done, with a number of pictures taken for RFI. Thanks everyone for your comments and support on this build, which was not without its challenges. It is a little different from the usual TSS Fulmars. I do have some more Fulmars in my stash and I think one with US stars in Operation Torch would be in order. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Very nice Fulmar, good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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