keefr22 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 I do exactly what hendie does too Ced, so yes h it does make sense! Shame you hang them from the ceiling Ced, stuck to a base no-one would ever see any wobbliness...!! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) On 8/2/2019 at 1:56 PM, CedB said: sticky out bits now and touch ups. Oooh err Missus! 🤣 Been away for a week and look what happens. They look like a stunning pair you have there Mr B. Masking greatness indeed. Bravo kid. 🥳 Johnny Edited August 4, 2019 by The Spadgent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 16 hours ago, keefr22 said: I do exactly what hendie does too Ced, so yes h it does make sense! Shame you hang them from the ceiling Ced, stuck to a base no-one would ever see any wobbliness...!! Keith Thanks Keith - yes, I have to take of my bottoms - no wobbliness for me! 5 hours ago, The Spadgent said: Oooh err Missus! 🤣 Benn away for a week and look what happens. They look like a stunning pair you have there Mr B. Masking greatness indeed. Bravo kid. 🥳 Johnny Thanks Jont - glad the camping went well Thin tape masking and dotty touch ups done: There's some build up that will need Micromeshing and I still have touch ups to do on the main colours. I've glued in the aerials ready for this and I've cut the rear-view mirrors off the sprue, then realised I can't glue them on until the canopy mask is off Stuck to some tape in the 'little bits' box. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 1 hour ago, CedB said: then realised I can't glue them on until the canopy mask is off Dipstick! Masking looks good though! Ian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 2 hours ago, limeypilot said: Dipstick! K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 5 hours ago, CedB said: Thin tape masking and dotty touch ups done: This thread is playing havoc with my new glasses. Keep thinking I'm seeing double... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 On 03/08/2019 at 17:17, limeypilot said: Dipstick! Masking looks good though! Ian Quite! Thanks Ian (I think) On 03/08/2019 at 19:35, keefr22 said: K Mum, they're all laughing at me! Pull yourself together, big boys don't cry (cue song…) On 03/08/2019 at 21:35, TheBaron said: This thread is playing havoc with my new glasses. Keep thinking I'm seeing double... Sorry Tony That's made me think I should really get some new glasses too… No modelling yesterday, family here. This morning I, guiltily, decided I needed to do something about the small faults in the seams that you've all been too kind to mention: Better let that dry before touch ups. All this waiting has prompted me to choose my next build. I did have a Blackbird waiting in the wings for the Specialist GB (missed it) or the Lockheed GB (missed it) and there have been a few on here recently so I decided to return it to the stash and choose something else. It's strange for me when I do this. I think it's mostly influenced by others' recent builds. Especially the good ones… Barracuda? Nope, I still remember TheBaron's excellent build so I have to forget that before I bash the kit myself. Ah, the Fly Whitley. I've been waiting to build that until people have forgotten that Airfix have brought out a new tool that is, no doubt, much better. It looks like a nice kit though; resin, PE, nice canopy molding and I even have a set of masks that I bought before the cutter arrived. That one then. I'll post a link later. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) Why am I not following this? How did I miss it? What happened to me? And it's almost done! And you're already talking of what's next! Aaaargh! And there's no room left, not even at the bar ... 😭 OK, I'll tag along anyway to watch this coming to its end Ciao Edited August 5, 2019 by giemme 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 Don't worry Giorgio, I'm hiding in a GB… still plenty of scope for errors! Link to the soon-to-be-started Whitley here: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 Touch ups done (fnaar!) so what's next? Gloss it you say? Need a smooth surface for the transfers? Colourcoats is really smooth… Oh, alright then, gloss coat it is - now I'll have to wait for THAT to dry… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, CedB said: Oh, alright then, gloss coat it is Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, giemme said: What Giorgio's icons said...!!! K 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 Thanks Giorgio and Keith I've learned a lot from this site as you know - and I've even remembered some of it… Something else I remembered was the stand that my daughter gave me some time ago. I reckoned then that the Sphere-stand pins would go in the end and they do: Very handy - bendy arm so you can position the model for transfers on one side: … then turn it around for the other side. Repositioning over the scheme diagram for the top: … and then just flip the model over for the bottom (oooer missus): First one done in no time - with the wooden stand I normally use, I had to wait for the transfers to dry to avoid knocking them about. No problem with this! Once the main transfers were on I disciplined myself (mentally) and picked up the, gnnnuuuughhhh, stencil sheet: See anything wrong? I'll give you a hint. What are the worst stencils to apply? Walkway strips. Look at the diagram; use either 12?13 for the front stripe. Sounds OK but they were painted over with the stripes. AND the scheme shows them going over the roundels - NEVER said Edgar (RIP). Tricky. With my usual air of manjana I decided to delay the pain and go onto the second model: Love it! Just imagine the scene… D-Day approaches and the order goes out to hastily apply the stripes. Ground crew frantically apply the stripes and stand back to admire their work. Out come the pilots… "I say old chap, which one is mine?" "Sorry Sir, won't take a minute to fix that…" The transfers performed beautifully with Micro-whatever-the-name-of-the-first-one-is and are already settling well without stronger stuff: Two done, waiting for stencils: By the way, getting the 'painted over' K positioned was tricky. Remember I said I needed to Micromesh some build up? Well I forgot 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, CedB said: Well I forgot In the inimitable word of @limeypilot - dipstick! Micromeshed or not they look great Ced!! Keith 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 1 hour ago, keefr22 said: Micromeshed or not they look great Ced!! Agreed! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Agreed again That stand looks like a really good idea, can you ask your daughter where she got it from please? John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 Thanks Giorgio and Simon - nearly there John the stand is from an obscure audiology digital microscope my daughter uses - they come with a stand and they're never used apparently. I'm not sure if this one would work with 1/48 but other 'Gooseneck stands' are available. HTH 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Looking good Ced For what it's worth, and if it's not already too late, I don't think the walkway markings* would have been repainted over the invasion stripes either, as the stripes were only intended to be temporary anyway... Cheers, Stew * or indeed any of the stencils that happened to have been painted over by the stripes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 Thanks Stew - not too late at all and appreciated I'm having to force myself to do these basted stencils but I will persevere. Props done: You know that even Eduard know that this is a pain by the number of extra transfers they give you; two extra red circles and LOTS of little white lines - one sheet was enough to do both. The walkways are done and the upper wing, non-covered stencils. Here's a tip; remember to do the yellow LE stripes before you apply the gun covers. I didn't Out with the Liquidex pen: That's getting much easier to use as there's a little slot worn into the tip now so I can just run it along the LE a couple of times. Only one kit had the covers on so I'll use Stew's Rizla trick to cover those. When I have some more mojo… 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 Bottom of one completed: Mostly. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Ced, your bottom looks mighty fine in that photo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Both looking just fine, Ced Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 On 07/08/2019 at 17:19, hendie said: Ced, your bottom looks mighty fine in that photo Thanks Hendie On 07/08/2019 at 18:30, giemme said: Both looking just fine, Ced Ciao Thanks Giorgio I'm torn between two of my least favourite tasks at the moment; these stencils and the Whitley turret - must discipline myself! This morning I completed the 'I can read that' stencils on the narrow stripe one and the Stew-inspired Rizla paper was taken out: … and the gun covers replaced with some Gator's thin: They'll need a trim when the glue's dry. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 54 minutes ago, CedB said: and the Stew-inspired Rizla paper was taken out: … and the gun covers replaced with some Gator's thin: Ah! That's brilliant! I'll shamelessly nick that idea, thanks Ced and Stew Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, giemme said: Ah! That's brilliant! I'll shamelessly nick that idea, thanks Ced and Stew Ciao I hope that does not encourage you to take up a bad habit? Simon. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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