Brandy Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 She's looking good on her legs! Interesting photo which would certainly make for something out of the ordinary. Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Ah, interestingly, the xtradecal sheet also points out the overspray - I didn't know what this meant until seeing the previous photo... Not sure how you are supposed to achieve this with the transfers?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 All the bits on now and shiny due to gloss coat. Last few steps are the white squadron bars (perhaps with a bit of overspray), weathering, a flat coat to seal it and finally, the moment of truth, all the masking comes off. Also a clue on what's up next! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) Looking good, Samincam. I built the ICM He 111 H in Battle of Britain markings with the formation bars on the wing and fin. Mine was A1 + DA, from the same unit as yours. If I knew how ro post pictures I would, but I need to read how to do it ! As a note of interest I've read in several books that the wing and fin bars were sometimes painted in a pale pink, so the decals would be correct, although I played safe and used the kit decals, which were white. HTH . Spoiler Edited March 20, 2019 by Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 PS : Oops ! disregard the spoiler ( finger trouble ! ) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 Got the identification bars masked up and sprayed on last night and I think they look ok! I added a tiny touch of red so there is a hint of pink in the shade. The overspray on the wing is deliberate (based on the photo below) though I've just realised I should have spaced the bars a bit wider rather than copying the decal pattern. Oh well! Hopefully I'll get time to do some weathering and get this finished off this weekend. Cheers, Sam 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 The formation bands look good. But... ... welcome to a lifetime of having to explain "but the real one looks like that"... Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 Real life has got in the way of modelling this weekend - it was the last game of the hockey season on Saturday and been 1:1 sanding, filling and painting in the bathroom today. However... the gap between the white bars was bugging me so got the masking tape out again and fixed them to look a bit more like the photo above... happy with that! Cheers, Sam 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Looking very nice, that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Finished! Weathering is fairly low key: first I used a fine brush and a steady hand to paint on a little bit of chipping around the panel lines, engine intakes, etc. I then used white, brown and black oil paints to add some streaks - I do this by putting a little dot of oil paint on un-thinned and then streaking it away with another clean brush. It's difficult to see in these photos but I'm happy with the effect in real life. The aerial cable is stretched sprue and everything got a final coat of Vallejo flat varnish. Overall I'm really happy with the build, the airfix kit goes together without too many dramas, I like the BoB scheme and decals and I think the extra bit of effort on the cockpit and riveting were worth it. I'll get an RFI together later in the week, thanks to those who have followed and for the advice and encouragement along the way! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amblypygid Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Nice work, Sam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Finally got around to taking some photos, RFI is here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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