Terry1954 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Canopy and everything else (that I have so far seen) looks good to me. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Great work on the Vixen Bill ! That make me looking more lovingly to my own Vixens too....🤔 But, not for now, I must be reasonable... Hum ! Well Almost ! For glueing my clears, I used to use microscale Crystal clear, and it can also fill some little gaps. Now I think about turning one of my Vixen into a FAW 1, I start to collect some docs about it.... After all, I'm crazy enough to modify on of my Wyvern into a RR Eagle powered one So Why not ?? Sincerely. CC 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 4 hours ago, perdu said: I think this looks better H, what d'you think almost there Bill - a little bit more fondling required and it'll be ready for prime time (wait! that was a pun wasn't it?) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 Oh go on then, yes I believe that does qualify 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 (edited) These red engine access panel stripes, a couple of ideas: mask and paint them in sections, i.e. horizontals, then verticals, then diagonals, etc. Time consuming but easier than masking everything in one go. Or: Get some "self print" decal paper. cut some off. Spray it red (I suggest car rattle can paint as water won't affect it). Cut strips of the correct width. Apply ad infinitum. I use the last method using black paint for all those fiddly stripes on modern missiles. Hope this helps. Edited October 29, 2018 by Bigdave22014 Speeling mistaks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 I do have a set of red Microscale thin stripes to use but the big problem will be marking out the actual panels I should, oh yes should, have traced the outlines before I rubbed them off But... No worries, I'll get there Thanks for the handy tips 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 It's looking good. The canopy captures the real one's weirdness very nicely. I can't even to do one "don't walk" panel on a Mosquito wing, let alone a dozen, so good luck with them! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 48 minutes ago, perdu said: I should, oh yes should, have traced the outlines before I rubbed them off I was looking for drawings for you but found this. Does it help? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 Isn't that a beauty Thank you Richard I'll try that out for 're-size' 🍻 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 here's another beauty.. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 And that looks very much like 'my girl' Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Very nice Bill, lovely work as always 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Hi Bill, the canopy looks much better now! I'd say you got the shape correct. The red stripes are the reason why I bought the print scale sheet for mine...to be , but they're just a minor challange for a real man, one brave enough to dare painting gloss white a couple of Buccaneers not long ago! So I'll keep watching as I'm confident you'll do it!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 Well I think I have the cockpit in a reasonable state now I know from bitter experience that if I try doing anything else now I can only mess it all up So its Stickertime It actually looks OKish to the bare nekkid eye so No Mo Wories As for the stickers, beautifully printed, in perfect register but with almost nothing of a varnish layer If I'd printed these when I was a trainee silkscreen printer at The Transfers Factory I would be expecting an unpleasant interview with The Management To give the lithographed images the strength to be popped in hot water, pushed and pulled off the backing paper and manipulated 'til they were in the proper place they need a varnish layer under and over the imagery which keeps the inks still on the wet paper These had a thin base layer and no upper varnish at all, I used the red lines that should mark some esoteric locations on the drop tanks possibly trestle marks? Who knows? Well me not know Anyway, they took ten minutes to apply three simple linked lines They folded and flopped as I expected so I have now given the rest of the sheet a couple of coats of Tamiya varnish, semi gloss over matt Looks better, and I will try them out when I am sure they are dry enough Time for lines all over here ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Brrrrrrr..... Good luck! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 see! I knew if you fondled it enough... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 She's looking sweet, Bill - just like her cousin in the background Did I ever mention I hate decals? Well, that applies to stickers too! I'm positively not envying you here... Ciao 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 Yeah me too Giorgio but progress does proceed A start made These lines are being allowed to settle with the help of a dripping of Decalfix but when I finish it is obvious there will be a huge disparity of finish so the Tamiya semi gloss varnish will come into play to make the surfaces similar Ish Of course doing the lines, boxes and exes this way means I need decent pictures to follow This is a good as I can find It works for me ciao 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 On 10/29/2018 at 9:31 PM, Scimitar said: here's another beauty.. That is just so .................. well natural, the way the world is meant to be. Keep those decals coming Bill, almost there. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Really coming together now Bill. Don't envy you all those (just to show my age) TRANSFERS though! LOOKING GOOD Roger 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 I thought I had seen something familiar behind the Buccaneer!!!! They're both stunning!!! Another couple of superb kits from an obsolete base!!! Well done Bill!!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Looking grand. Good luck with the stickers/decals/coloured in bits. 😄 Johnny 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 Coloured in bits... Hmm yes OK I just had to search deep and wide to find the lady hiding back near the bottom of page 8, message to Bill "keep on the ball Bill" As for the stickers, I delved deep and wide inside my transfer cache hoping to find the right size 'font' in black for XS680 nothing, diddley squat, nowt... So in order to get that serial number under the wings I had to rely upon an ability of Win X using machines to load extra fonts from the interweb I thought the Appleuniverse was supposed to be better than Microsoft world but both times I have advised Mac users to find and load RAF_PW_ATH they have returned with a message, I cant get it loaded Oh well I can I fired up MS Word and selected the RAF_PW_ATH font and chose a pica size that might do the job This was 24 point for starters and I typed the XS680 text onto the page and ran off a sample print 24 was way too small so I used the 'increase font' button and converted the font style to bold then ran off another copy using the same piece of paper, waste not etc I also copied the text piece across to a second space for comparison Then used a sheet of transfer paper to test the colour fastness Looked OK but does need to be normal style I tried the print against the kit's transfer sheet for size and style I can find minor quibbles but I dont intend to so it was put the paper in the printer and rock'n'roll time These have been treated to several layers of Tamiya TS(80)? for strengthening purposes Some of the kerning is out a little but I will be cutting out the individual letters to respace the serial anyway Ok its sticky time, see y'all later Oh yes the font size I increased to was 37, 36 would have sufficed 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Looks great! Never mind the guys with the rulers an tape measures... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 Thanks John, even though I no longer build to allow occasional competitioning I like to get as right as I can I think this is close enough ... Getting a bit nicer now Still got all those interminable red crosses for the engine access KEEP OFF crosses and the usual stencils to add Not sure whether to use some of my very rare Aeroclub aerofoil struts to make intake vanes when they are due to be hidden behind the FOD guards There isn't much left (in the world I understand) so I may (as well) save it for another day 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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