Murdo Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Hi Jamie, Is the cutting mat slightly grooved along the strips or do you use a (very) small rule to get them so thin? They do seem beautifully regular strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 8 hours ago, Murdo said: Hi Jamie, Is the cutting mat slightly grooved along the strips or do you use a (very) small rule to get them so thin? They do seem beautifully regular strips. Hi, The cutting mats have laser engraved grooves and are utterly, utterly brilliant for this sort of thing. So long as your scalpel blade is vaguely sharp you just whizz around whichever shapes you want. I say that as a serious sceptic who reluctantly accepted some samples then wondered how I ever lived without. I use the reverse side for cutting and working with PE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMP man Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Hello Jamie, the cutting mats a and b have been ordered, and the effect looks dead convincing, should work for the 'walked on' look by masking the centre of a panel and raising the rib area with a couple of layers of undercoat and/or aircraft primer and metalic paint. Box On Strickers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Sure looks better then scraping... interested in the progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 I have spent a little time this morning. I'm now on to my second strip of Tamiya 12mm tape. The fuselage is done and as can be seen I am now masking up the wings. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 I seem to have misplaced a few months. Most of today has been consumed applying more strips of masking tape. It's now ready for primer. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iang Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Nicely done. I look forward to the reveal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 Hi Ian - the first coat of primer is on. I'm going to let that harden up and apply some more tomorrow. Then shall follow around 5,000 manhours of peeling masking tape back off before the sanding can begin 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 The current state: The next steps are going to be a bare metal coat on the wing roots, followed by ACUS23 yellow zinc chromate on top of that, then the overall ACUS34 ANA623 Glossy Sea Blue top coat. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 Some Duralumin on: ...and some Yellow Zinc Chromate 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 A coat of ANA623 on the undersurfaces needs to dry before I spray the topsides. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iang Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 That has come out really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 That's looking real nice, Jamie! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies said: Nice product placement! [Only teasing]. Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMP man Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Hello Jamie, Very successful exercise, intending to use this on the fuse of my SH Sunderland MkV as seen at Hendon. Should look good on a dirty white ground. Top tip Stickers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 That really is looking impressive mate - works exceptionally well on that glossy coat Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Brilliant work Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Wow the paint looks great who makes it and where do you get it 😃. genuinely looks really good, I like the stressed look you have achieved, from my side of the internet its nice and subtle! great work! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 Progress Off to see a man now about maybe, possibly, getting some post-fire repairs started some time this year... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 After a general polish to see if it's worth continuing we have this: There are probably still refinements I'd like to make on the fuselage in particular (specifically, learning how to augment the distortion of the skins to portray shear loads which look like diagonal buckling) but overall I'm fairly pleased. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iang Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Personally, I think you've done a terrific job on the stressed skin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 So do I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboVoice Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Amazing!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 I'm trying to keep this cheap so aftermarket PE is vetoed, but the straps holding the long range tank on were an obvious omission in the kit. I've made representations to stand in. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Tidy work as always Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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