Valenstitch Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Gloss coat done today, decals tomorrow....................... It looks better in the flesh.............. I would have done more today but the grand prix was on.................................. And I thought I would have a quick look at this box of bits...................and before I knew what was going on......................... I`d built all this! Ta for lookin` no "G" Granto 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 The Corsair is coming along nicely, never been brave enough to do the chipping stuff, especially in 1/72. As for the Spit...you should never have opened the box. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Looking good with the Corsair looking forward to seeing what you do with the Spitfire Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valenstitch Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Got some shed time this morning and was able to get the decals on without any trouble, although centering the underwing and fuselage red centres to the roundel was a bit of a pain, the microsol just seemed to aid the decals ability to skate off all over the shop, but it`s all ok now! Gloss coat tomorrow morning and a dirty wash on wednesday I think! Ta for lookin` no "G" Granto 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valenstitch Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 having a few issues with gloss varnish now................I've gone off the "Mr Colour" and swapped to "Ammo of Mig", but I`m still getting inconsistent results, I`ve tried polishing and wiping down in preparation for the gloss coat, varying pressure, thinning, finishing with a mist of neat thinner and the only place the gloss has gone gloss is on the wings below the cockpit............stumped! None the less, I fitted the wheels............ I`ll get her finished this week and dabble with something else! Ta for lookin` no "G" Granto 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Looks good from here - really come together now Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valenstitch Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 Well I finally got this bench blocker out of the way, I`ll try and take a couple of decent fots for RFI, but she`s done. I`m not happy with the finish, she should be gloss, but I had some issues with spraying a decent gloss finish, I put that down to my inexperience with acrylic paint, so I flatted her off and forgot about it! I cracked the canopy and my repair isn't as invisible as I hoped. My stretched sprue antenna wire, while it looked extremely thin on the bench looks like a scaffolding pole on the aeroplane, she`s too weathered, BPF Corsairs in GSB finish all appear to be in apple pie order, mine looks like shes just been used as a stand in for a flight 19 avenger from "Close Encounters", I could go on and on and on.........However, I have two more of these in my stash now, with vacform canopies just in case, and I also have my unused AM decals, I learned a lot with this baby, and at £7 a pop it`s well worth a second or third attempt! Ta for lookin` no G! Granto 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 That looks superb love the finish In this scale it may be worth considering a satin finish as IMHO gloss looks to toy like. Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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