Christer A Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Ooooh, it looks very very nice, especially the spinner and topside! I'd probably (well, I did) add some more grubbiness to the underside though. Merlin engines leaks a lot of oil I've learned, and Morotai wasn't exactly filled with asphalt and concrete runways... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 thanks for those photos, their excellent rgds John(shortCummins) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 When I sat at the bench this morning I found that I’d managed to stuff up one of the decals so I broke out theTamiya XF-23 light blue and had a go at touching it up the light blue colour is not an exact match but as my old Nan would have said “a blind man would be pleased to see it”, no I’ve no idea either While I had the paint brush out I decided that I’d add some more scratches using Mr Metal Color stainless I wanted to add a bit more colour variation so I opted for a dot filter these were then blended in by a paintbrush lightly soaked in odourless turpentine …after letting the oils cure for a couple of hours this is the result Once the dot filter had dried I added some streaking to the underside Next I added the remaining bits and pieces radiator flaps undercarriage and pitot tube ariel cockpit door …and finally removed masks from the cockpit glass and added the propellor I’m calling her finished, she’ll be ready for inspection shortly. until next time as always, any suggestions or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins) 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Looking great. Nice work on the spinner & interesting to see the use of oils for the dot filter. I think the crowbar on the cockpit door should be steel, black or interior green. Red is only used on modern restorations - Health & Safety probably! Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Wow! Your doing great! As Pete says, red crowbars are a post-war regulation. Perhaps you could also add some dirt to the tires? they look far too clean compared to the rest of the airframe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 19 hours ago, Buzby061 said: Looking great. Nice work on the spinner & interesting to see the use of oils for the dot filter. I think the crowbar on the cockpit door should be steel, black or interior green. Red is only used on modern restorations - Health & Safety probably! Pete 18 hours ago, Christer A said: Wow! Your doing great! As Pete says, red crowbars are a post-war regulation. Perhaps you could also add some dirt to the tires? they look far too clean compared to the rest of the airframe. Thanks guys, I didn't know about the red crowbar, I've now painted it steel, I wanted to keep it 'distinct' I've also added more dirt to the tyres as I agree they did look too clean compared to the rest of the airframe Now I just need it to stop raining and I can take some photos for the RFI rgds John(shortCummins) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earnest Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Great job and huge inspiration for my oncoming build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 22 hours ago, Earnest said: Great job and huge inspiration for my oncoming build. what are you planning to build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earnest Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 On 4/12/2018 at 4:37 PM, shortCummins said: what are you planning to build? The other variant in the box! In the not so distant future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 An inspirational build log, and so quick too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Congratulations... very nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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