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Stencil decals? The work of the devil, especially those tiny ones with 'writing' on that immediately silver…

 

Zen calmness being sent in your direction :) 

 

Nice work so far Jamie.

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Not sure if I'm just getting old or if I'm justified in finding these difficult to see in order to cut them out.

 

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I ended up trying to cut them out using their reflections

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Anyway. 3 hours of my life later I am thoroughly bored and have a very sore neck. The stencils are all on and it still looks the same 😐

 

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1 hour ago, dogsbody said:

Oh, those white stencils! I can see them now.

 

Jamie, did the engine come adrift inside the cowling? It seems to be at a weird, obtuse angle.

 

 

 

Chris

 

Hi, it's just in there so I don't lose it. It hasn't had the ignition leads made yet or any highlighting etc :) The cowling is just placed on for now...

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Just now, Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies said:

 

Hi, it's just in there so I don't lose it. It hasn't had the ignition leads made yet or any highlighting etc :) The cowling is just placed on for now...

 

Oh, good! I thought that perhaps there had been an OH ( insert your favourite word for excrement here ) moment.

 

 

Chris

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Looking great Jamie, and the stencils are DEFINITELY worth the effort. It is, after all, the little things that make the difference!

Or so I've been told by people who make and sell the stuff.......

 

Ian

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Ultracast no longer supply to trade which saddens me.

 

The Eduard propeller is not very good - the hub is mishapen and the blades are like cricket bats. I still had an Ultracast one here so I pinched it and it's going on this model now.

 

Likewise the kit wheels are ok, but the tyres are split down the middle which just annoys me. As above, an Ultracast set were obtained and the hubs of both wheels and propeller sprayed ANA623.

 

A set of Master gun barrels was sprayed in a base colour of Alclad Duralumin.

 

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20 hours ago, Stew Dapple said:

"Don't get high on your own supply" :D 

 

Worth it though, she's gonna be a beauty B) 

 

Cheers,

 

Stew

That's literally the *entire* reason I started this lark!

 

45 minutes ago, CedB said:

More nice work Jamie.

See, stencils are good when you do close up shots! :) 

I just wish someone else applied them for me :D

 

Last night I glued together two lengths of heat stretched sprue and chopped it into little sections about 0.5mm long. These were then glued around the central ignition harness ring. Hopefully tonight I will get the individual ignition leads made from copper wire and attached. The engine can then be glued on and given a very dirty wash, you know, because it's a radial and they only stop leaking oil when they've run out of oil.

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