Drift Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Pretty damn smart. I need my mojo back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 On 12/19/2018 at 4:54 PM, limeypilot said: Very nicely done, she's gorgeous. That's some auto pilot too! 😉 Ian 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 Stilll got a few days of modelling left before the Christmas break so this ones next: Fancied a wiffer racer, been ages since I did a civvy warbird! Man this would have made a stunning Reno racer with the powerful RR Griffon and that mean looking prop, so thats what it's going to be. Sprues first First off, a simplified interior with none of the finesse of the later kits but fine under the thick canopy: went for primer grey in the true Reno tradition. Eduard belts (new steel Luftwaffe ones as I have a lot of them) and IP decal from one of my many Spit F22 kits as AF supply nothing. Wildly badly fitting underwing lenses camera ports! Not a problem for me as I'm blanking them with Milliput.If I was to ever build an proper XIX, I'd build this up with odorless cyano and polish to clarity. Went for clipped tips as a lot of racers have them, 30 seconds with a JLC saw and Read that the long intake on the nose was for cabin pressurisation, no use to a low flying racer and a mere source of drag: Duly excised and polished. While I was there added a missing coolant inspection hatch on the exhaust fairing using a beading tool-life is too short to try and scribe a 1.5mm circle. AF supply a badly fitting blanking port that will be faired in with Mr Surfacer 500 and wiped off. I added recesses for the oil filter and fuel caps that I'll add later on as per my F22: So after two days we are ready to zip everything up, start de-seaming. I'm going for a wacky two tone metallic blue on this one with go faster stripes etc so time to raid the decal stash and see what calls. Cheers Anil 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, azureglo said: Eduard belts (new steel Luftwaffe ones as I have a lot of them) I'm tempted to try those steel efforts, better than earlier editions I hear? You're not hanging around with this 'civvy' racer, looking cool already with the mods. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 1 minute ago, Courageous said: I'm tempted to try those steel efforts, better than earlier editions I hear? You're not hanging around with this 'civvy' racer, looking cool already with the mods. Stuart Way better, they bend easily and stay in shape and are better painted with some "pre-shading". You'll love 'em! Anil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Good Lord you don't hang about do you! I've spent most of the day pondering my next project, and you're already this far into your next! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 1 hour ago, clive_t said: Good Lord you don't hang about do you! I've spent most of the day pondering my next project, and you're already this far into your next! You gotta build 'em Clive or they'll take over the planet! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 1 hour ago, azureglo said: or they'll take over the planet! Darn Spitroaches! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 13 hours ago, Drift said: Pretty damn smart. I need my mojo back. Mojos never go away, they just chill till its glue sniffin' time! Grab a kit, don't think, just build it !! No masks? Brush paint the canopy. Wrong paints? Do a whiffer,. Rivets in the wrong place? Drink a large single malt whisky and the numbers/placement will magically work, Build baby, build it good yeah! 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 Bah humbug, less jollity and more build: First off home made mask tweaked to fit using my Cricut Explore. A few minutes work drawing them in illustrator and cut varying percentage scaled sizes ( whats four inches of Tamiya tape worth?!) Near perfect fit. Had noticed these gaps during dry fitting. Easily dealt with, a card shim: Some 0.5mm square strip softened into place with Mr Cement S: Note lots of Mr Surfacer 500 to close up minor gaps. Noticed that if everything was lined up at front, the rear of the wing insert was about 1 mm too narrow: New stuff: Upol glazing putty, amazing stuff rock hard in 20 minutes and you can even scribe it. Only downside is its two part and reeks to high heaven...Note how beautifully it feathers and takes a polish. This is going to be another go to product for yours truly. So a busy day and good progress, tomorrow may see some primer while I ponder the various metallic blues I have. Cheery byes peeps Anil 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Can we just have a moment's silent appreciation for how good those steel belts look in situ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 55 minutes ago, 06/24 said: Can we just have a moment's silent appreciation for how good those steel belts look in situ... 🙏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Lovely stuff Anil - gaps gone, lights gone, smooth as a Baby's… Great work 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 A bit of modelling done as I wind down for the day and prepare for obligatory excesses tomorrow: The canopy got bruised by a sanding stick so needed micromeshing and re-Futuring ( ? ). Meantime these arrived (0.1 mm drill?!) So I drilled out the very fine exhausts with the 0.2 and 0.4 mm bits, ludicrous and enjoyable. While I was there, decided to re-profile the spinner: To be blunt, Well nothing more till Friday when I come home and primer up as they say, So have a very Happy Holiday and see you all soon! Anil 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Same to you sir, same to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 … and from me - have a good one Anil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Lovely work as ever Anil. Quote Man it is smooooooth, ya dig? That primer finish is exceptional, something we can all learn from. Great tips on your builds BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Proper job coming along there Anil. Can't beat a racing Spit. Nice additions and little tweaks too, though I'm surprised at the quality, or lack thereof of some of the fit. I thought this was a new tool. The belts look great too, as others have commented. Although one little gripe - Luftwaffe belts in a Spitfire, c'mon mate we do have principles... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 3 hours ago, Tomoshenko said: Proper job coming along there Anil. Can't beat a racing Spit. Nice additions and little tweaks too, though I'm surprised at the quality, or lack thereof of some of the fit. I thought this was a new tool. The belts look great too, as others have commented. Although one little gripe - Luftwaffe belts in a Spitfire, c'mon mate we do have principles... Hey Tom, I'm going with the war surplus theory, that and an ebayer had put them on for £4 instead of £9 so I bought 5 sets, thats a lotta belts to use up baby! The PRXIX is from 2009, same as the IXC and both are lot cruder than the 1A that came out the following year. neither has decals for the IP, open and un-detailed wheel wells 2mm thick canopies and some of the fit is near Novo like. I guess "new Airfix" was just beginning , that said if you bought the 2017 "reissues" for the same kind of money as the various Eduard weekend kits, you'd be pretty disappointed. I built the IX ages ago and was stunned by how bad it it was but forgave its quality on the grounds it was cheap, like wise this is one my many Home Bargains £2.99 purchases from 2016, so its really just a practice kit for the price of a fancy coffee. 11 hours ago, Nigel Heath said: Lovely work as ever Anil. That primer finish is exceptional, something we can all learn from. Great tips on your builds BTW. Cheers Nigel, I'll make some of the grey/leveling up for you when I next see you at our impending Curry night! Its really incredible stuff and the leveling thinner just makes it a dream to use and clean up. I haven't given up on totally on Stylnylres and am acquiring some of the Lechler dedicated thinners and gun wash as I have been told all waterborne primers rely on being "thixotropic" and also something called "filming*" which is essential for their wet on wet application, followed by curing under infrared lamps. Cleaning though is my major issue with STYN, the stuff welds its self on in minutes to all parts of the airbrush* it touches. That said if I was being honest, the Surfacer 1500 is way smoother and levels better with right thinner as Spit 22 showed, plus no temperature/pressure issues but its nice to have non-toxic alternatives. Cheers Anil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 hour ago, azureglo said: Surfacer 1500 is way smoother and levels better with right thinner ...and do you use as a thinner, and what do you use to clean the stuff from your brush? Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Courageous said: ...and do you use as a thinner, and what do you use to clean the stuff from your brush? Stuart Hi Stuart I use Mr Leveling Thinner for dilution and clean up is just cheap lacquer /cellulose thinner. When diluted (40% thinner by weight) Mr Surfacer 1500 behaves just like Mr Color/Hobby and sprays at 10-15 PSI/0.4-6mm needle. In truth I would only dilute this now at a max of 25% thinner. Cheers Anil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 hour ago, azureglo said: I use Mr Leveling Thinner for dilution and clean up is just cheap lacquer /cellulose thinner. When diluted (40% thinner by weight) Mr Surfacer 1500 behaves just like Mr Color/Hobby and sprays at 10-15 PSI/0.4-6mm needle. In truth I would only dilute this now at a max of 25% thinner. Looks like the only bit I need is a change in needle/ nozzle as I've only got a 0.2mm. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 All this talk of primer made me fire up the compressor and voila, a smooooth spitfire Tomorrow sees paint hopefully if I can be restrained withe Cabernet Sauvignon tonight Cheerio all Anil 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 On 12/29/2018 at 6:29 PM, Courageous said: Looks like the only bit I need is a change in needle/ nozzle as I've only got a 0.2mm. Stuart Good move Stuart, a 0.2mm will only give you decent wide coverage when you move far away from the model, which will give you gritty primer thats already dry when it hits the beastie. In any case virtually all primers and gloss coats are much happier with a 0.4-0.6MM Cheers Anil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 And let's kick off the new year with some masking for my two tone hotrod, laid down a very iridescent Tamiya light metallic blue first, And then the Mica blue, ooh fifties baby! (Silver rectangle is for the Rolls Royce logo). Finally, primed the prop with a 50/50 mix of Mr Surfacer black and GX112 super gloss, I'm going for a see-your-own-reflection vibe when I hit it with the Alclad chrome, Some last minute touch ups done, gloss coating and wacky WHIF fifties race decals tomorrow, it looks like the first finish of 2019 is imminent! Happy New Year to All Anil 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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