keefr22 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 57 minutes ago, giemme said: Decals, weathering and the final flat coat are going to dramatically reduce the effect (at least, that's what has happened to me so far 😏 ) You are probably spot on there G, I always seem to under do the post shading & it almost disappears!! K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amblypygid Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Silenoz said: and then there are also the Mr hyde putty (less "creapy" it seems 😉 ))and the MIG spin off from panzer putty I use one of the many makes of silly putty; seems to have very similar properties to the much more expensive panzer putty. No residue, most importantly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Bellisima! Well recovered. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Another vote for the many makes of masking putty. Just about no residue, perfectly malleable . It's great, but the make that I'm using is starts to sag after a little while (like less than an hour) so one have to be quick with painting. Blue-tack or similar is much more form stable over time, which is good for notoriously slow builders like me 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 She looks great. The post shading is about right as adding extra layers later on Will blend everything together. Top stuff my man. 😀 John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Thanks for posting the link Silenoz, I know this stuff gets various reviews... I like it actually but have learned to stretch it out thin before application to avoid major creeping. HTH Håkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Yes, thanks for the tip, Ced! Håkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Looking nice Giemme. Good touching up done sir. Enjoy the weather sir. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 On 21/06/2018 at 13:36, Biggles87 said: Bellisima! Well recovered. John Cheers John, thanks! On 22/06/2018 at 00:20, The Spadgent said: She looks great. The post shading is about right as adding extra layers later on Will blend everything together. Top stuff my man. 😀 John. Hopefully so, Johnny On 22/06/2018 at 15:03, Spookytooth said: Looking nice Giemme. Good touching up done sir. Enjoy the weather sir. Simon. Thanks Simon I did actually enjoy the weather, and BBQ with friends, and ine, and swimming pool ... As a result, not much time was left for modelling last WE, so here's the little I did: I made a paper copy of the decals, cut out the shark mouth and test fitted it in position.... ....to determin where to spray a black area to be faired in with the actual decal which I did airbrushing Tamiya Flat Black the same Tamiya Flat Black was sprayed on the fin tops, followed by Tamiya Sky Blue Then I glued in the leading edge slats, touched them up by brush and gloss coated The camo on them needs merging with the wing surfaces, so I'll attempt a dry-brushing and see how it works. Next time though All comments welcome, as ever Ciao 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Another imaginative use of Lego, did you buy some from Ced? 😁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Another imaginative use of Lego, did you buy some from Ced? 😁 Thanks John, I actually have a good provision of my own That's my standard aircraft stand, anyway; I've been using it for all my recent builds on BM Ciao Edited June 25, 2018 by giemme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Sorry, my short term memory is rubbish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Looking rather nice G, coming on well! K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 3 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Sorry, my short term memory is rubbish. Tell me about it! 1 hour ago, keefr22 said: Looking rather nice G, coming on well! K Cheers K, thanks! Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 4 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Sorry, my short term memory is rubbish. So is mine Fred. LOL Simon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Very nice Giorgio, she's looking smart under the varnish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 45 minutes ago, CedB said: Very nice Giorgio, she's looking smart under the varnish Cheers Ced, glad you like her Although her current appearance is far from the one I have in mind for when it's finished ... Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 Hi everybody; little progress to report. I started working on another long postponed task, to wit the main gear struts and wheels. First this: On the left the unaltered kit part; the triangular reinforcement in real life is hollowed out in the middle, so I thought the best way to replicate it was to cut out most of it and glue in a plastic strip from 0.5mm styrene sheet Both done I glued the strips in using Tamiya Green Cap and let them settle for the night; then I'll have to do some shaping/filling/sanding to get to the correct shape and size. I also glued the wheel halves together, and here are all the main gear parts (except for the actuator arms) I forgot to mention that during the final unmasking after the camouflage painting, I partially cracked open the port wing to fuselage join , so last night I also fixed that (hopefully) This is staying a good 24 hours like that, then I'll remove the tape. I'll be off for the WE, so no progress till mid of next week, I think All comments welcome Ciao 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Nice job on the gear struts Giorgio Bad luck with the wing join but I'm sure you've sorted it now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I see that you are up to your usual tricks Giemme. The U/C legs look nice, as for the wing? Ah well, ..it happens mate, at least it was spotted before any other work was done. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 1 hour ago, CedB said: Nice job on the gear struts Giorgio Bad luck with the wing join but I'm sure you've sorted it now. Thanks Ced Tonight I'll check if the wing join is sorted. Fingers crossed 1 hour ago, Spookytooth said: I see that you are up to your usual tricks Giemme. The U/C legs look nice, as for the wing? Ah well, ..it happens mate, at least it was spotted before any other work was done. Simon. Thanks Simon The wing issue wasn't that evident, if not for the dihedral .... 🙂 Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Nice work with the landing gears, and I hope the join holds! Håkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Lovely steady progress G. The UC looks nice. 🤩 Johnny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Very impressive progress Giorgio - hope the wing is sorted okay. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 On 28/06/2018 at 16:58, Azgaron said: Nice work with the landing gears, and I hope the join holds! Håkan Thanks H, the join did hold On 30/06/2018 at 09:47, The Spadgent said: Lovely steady progress G. The UC looks nice. 🤩 Johnny Cheers Johnny, thank you On 30/06/2018 at 23:44, PlaStix said: Very impressive progress Giorgio - hope the wing is sorted okay. Kind regards, Stix Thanks Stix, and yes, as said above, the wing is sorted. Service resumed on this one during the WE, so here's a progress report. Main gears refined: so it was time to glue their actuator arms in. Before doing that, I deepened the hole shown here (top undone, bottom done) and glued in using Tamiya Green Cap (apologies for the poor pic, and it won't be the last one, unfortunately) PPP applied where needed, and smoothed out with the usual spongy make up brush I then added a simplified version of the piping/wiring Main wheels got sorted too, removing the central edge and sanding them to reproduce a flat spot So now I have a bunch of stuff ready for priming (that's another awful pic, I know ) Back to the main airframe, while CA glue I used for the gear struts piping settles; I masked around the retractable ladder bay and the avionics bay Then I first airbrushed a flat black base coat, followed by the final gloss aircraft grey layer Then some detail painting (by brush) inside the avionics bay I now need to raid the spare decals bank and see if I can find some suitable little black placards, and after that I'll add a dark wash and a flat coat. Next time, though; comments welcome, as ever Ciao 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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