Gazontipede Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Yowza. Now there's a scheme that'll make your eyes water! Its almost like one of the erks in the paintshop had seen a book on WW1 dazzle camouflage and decided he hadn't been spending enough time on a fizzer. You don't have to be a madman to take such a scheme on, but I'd say it probably would help! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Did someone say yellow? We got yellow! We'll let this cure for a bit before I go crazy with the Kabuki tape. No, wait, I'm already crazy according to you blokes. So let me tell you about this yellow - you may recall that I intended to use Testors Model Master RAF Trainer Yellow. That was until I opened the bottle and stirred it up. Now I'm not entirely sure, but I don't have any photos of RAF (or in this case RCAF) training aircraft or target tugs where the yellow has the sickly brown-green tinge to it. And this wasn't an old bottle of paint either, I just bought it and it wasn't dusty, so I don't think it was sitting in the rack at my LHS for eons. But then, Testors has always been my go-to "Paint That Never Fails To Disappoint." I'm working on the landing gear and wheels/tyres now as I'd like to get her standing up. I have a question for the Annie subject matter experts - should the side walls of the turret opening be interior grey green or yellow? I sprayed them yellow, but afterwards thought that perhaps they should be the interior colour. But thinking has not been my forte lately, so I figured I'd better ask. Cheers, Bill 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Yes Bill, that is quite...yellow. Tumeric in fact! 😄 As to the turret walls, I'd always err on 'anything inside is an inside colour' unless evidence too the contrary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 On 4/29/2018 at 10:58 AM, Navy Bird said: Wow, it's been a bit since I last updated this thread! Sorry about that, but I had an unexpected delay. It seems that two-year old boys, who gaze into my display case chanting "Plane!" all the time, also like to fondle these objects, especially when their grandfather leaves one in a location they can reach. Let's just say that Annie can fly! And, thanks to Mr. Newton, she can also land. As is sometimes the case with these landings, the plane exceeds its design limits and there you go. Thankfully, the pilot was not injured and the aircraft did not need to be stricken from the fleet. Just a little trip to the maintenance depot... After she came out of the hangar, it was time to give her some nice shiny new paint. I've chosen the following scheme because: I really like the looks of target tugs and trainers -or- I'm insane Which is it, I wonder? Accordingly, she's in the process of getting a coat of white primer to serve as a nice base for the yellow. I'm going to use Testors Model Master RAF Trainer Yellow as that seems to be the right shade. I'm thinking I might have to stock up on Kabuki tape... Cheers, Bill Nice! I always like Canadian content, especially something from so close to my birthplace. Moncton is about a 3 hour drive from where I grew up in Nova Scotia. That's gonna be really bright. Chris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 8 minutes ago, dogsbody said: Moncton is about a 3 hour drive from where I grew up in Nova Scotia. Practically next door in Canadian terms. Nice Avro Canary you have there, Bill. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Practically next door in Canadian terms. Nice Avro Canary you have there, Bill. Yep, especially compared to where I am now. It's a 2 hour drive south just to get out of the woods. It's another 3+ hour drive to get to the first hobby shop. Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 55 minutes ago, Navy Bird said: So let me tell you about this yellow - you may recall that I intended to use Testors Model Master RAF Trainer Yellow. That was until I opened the bottle and stirred it up. Now I'm not entirely sure, but I don't have any photos of RAF (or in this case RCAF) training aircraft or target tugs where the yellow has the sickly brown-green tinge to it. And this wasn't an old bottle of paint either, I just bought it and it wasn't dusty, so I don't think it was sitting in the rack at my LHS for eons. So Bill, you only told us half the story about the yellow - if it wasn't the Testors sickly brown-green tinged one, what paint did you use? Enquiring minds need to know!! Whatever it was you've got your usualsuper smooth paint job with it! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 26 minutes ago, keefr22 said: So Bill, you only told us half the story about the yellow - if it wasn't the Testors sickly brown-green tinged one, what paint did you use? Enquiring minds need to know!! I melted down some Crayola crayons and applied with a spatula. Cheers, Bill PS. Or was it Gunze H329? I can't remember. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I would be inclined to go along with The Baron's rule of thumb about the interior colour. Martian 👽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Another question (or two) - look to the center of the red circle: What is it? And is it applicable to my RCAF Mk.I W2531 of No. 8 Service Flying Training School in 1941? Special Hobby provide this as a resin part. Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 A yellow beauty! 👏 I'd have never thought I'd say anything like that about an Avro Anson . Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael louey Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Looking great Bill! By the way, just to get an idea of the finished product - Here's one completed by a friend last year for our local comp. http://www.modelexpo.com.au/gallery.html#prettyPhoto[pp_gal]/22/ Cheers Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 That yellow looks good to me Bill Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 ... and me, very smooth. I know what you mean about the 'dirty yellow' Bill - looking at my ceiling I've been using Humbrol 24 'Trainer Yellow' but that's impossible to spray unless you decant from a spray can... and then it clogs your airbrush. I'm sure you'll weather it down beautifully 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 11 hours ago, dogsbody said: Nice! I always like Canadian content, especially something from so close to my birthplace. Moncton is about a 3 hour drive from where I grew up in Nova Scotia. That's gonna be really bright. Chris I've done one in the stripey scheme. Great fun to do!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 9 hours ago, Navy Bird said: Another question (or two) - look to the center of the red circle: What is it? And is it applicable to my RCAF Mk.I W2531 of No. 8 Service Flying Training School in 1941? Special Hobby provide this as a resin part. Cheers, Bill That dooberry on your Awesome Annie might be a cover or chamber over one of the altitude or speed sensing implements on the dash Bill, but that is simple surmise Looking ( with a slightly skeptical eye) at the drawing of Annie The Wasp it seems to have it drawn on the nose Go on, stick it on How could it hurt if the kit supplies it anyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 18 hours ago, Navy Bird said: Another question (or two) - look to the center of the red circle: What is it? And is it applicable to my RCAF Mk.I W2531 of No. 8 Service Flying Training School in 1941? Special Hobby provide this as a resin part. Cheers, Bill This is the first thing I found on-line. It's of not great quality, but better than a boot to the man-vegetables. It says it's an air temperature thermometer. Chris 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 That yellow is looking really good Bill. Not the easiest of colours to do in my experience. Cheers Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJP Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) Photograph here: http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK-Air-Force/Avro-652A-Anson-I/2552625/L?qsp=eJwtjEEKwkAMRe%2BStRupWOlOL6ALLxCSTy3WzpAJ6FB6d%2BPg7vEevJUkLY6P32sGDVTAJg/aUWbjV6FhpSfqO5kG03I49X3EkswvNYSy4yyC7NC/v5rCfglF2meM7z4AdmtM3TG8TiXP3B5wnmbati/oKS3j That's N4877 G-AMDA. Edited May 3, 2018 by RJP clarity 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Wow very striking Bill looking very nice can't wait to see this cracking scheme. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 22 hours ago, Navy Bird said: I have a question for the Annie subject matter experts - should the side walls of the turret opening be interior grey green or yellow? I sprayed them yellow, but afterwards thought that perhaps they should be the interior colour. But thinking has not been my forte lately, so I figured I'd better ask. Cheers, Bill Looking at the decal sheet instructions you don’t need to worry; your subject appears to have been turretless with the turret well plated or boarded over. I remember trying to do this on an Airfix Anson using nowt but 10-thou sheet and appallingly industrial quantities of liquid poly and bad language. Hindsight suggests that the Alan W Hall approach of balsa, dope, talcum powder and sandpaper would have reduced these significantly. I wish I had your skills when it comes to transparency masking: even using pre-cut masks my fat fingers usually result in having to do it the hard way anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 Hmm, I've painted myself into a corner on this one. When I started building the fuselage, my plan was to do one of the markings that came with the box, and they all have the turret. Then, I saw these interesting RCAF markings with DG/DE on top, silver on the bottom, and rectangles of trainer yellow on top of the wings and the spine (I think Tony O'T even posted a photo of that one). It also had the turret. So I went out and bought the decal sheet, and discovered it also included a cool striped plane. I decided to do that one, because, as you all admitted, I'm insane. To back that up with action, I forgot that it doesn't have the turret. Oh boy. So I can either find another scheme that uses a lot of yellow and has a turret, or I can cut out the section of fuselage where the turret goes, and replace it with the section with no turret (Special Hobby provide this in the kit). Any ideas? Cheers, Bill 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Oooops.... I vote for the replacement because: a) it's going to be totally educational (for me at least) b) you are admittedly insane, so ... 🤷♂️ Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickthebrief Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I agree... Ditch the turret and go stripey! Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 Easy for you guys to say! Cheers, Bill 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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