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While I was waiting for the Microscale Liquid Decal Film I decided to add the kit supplied stencil graphics and some others from the spares box.

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Now that I’ve received the Liquid Decal Film I can continue with the home made decals following Corsairfoxfouruncle’s excellent instructions on how to use the decal film.

 

As I said previously the nose art was created in illustrator and needed a white base to highlight the tusks and teeth so the area was masked and a base of white was sprayed.

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The decal was then cutout and then placed on the white background.

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The squadron logo, a vampire skull was also created in illustrator and also need a white base.

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The nose art, aircraft ID & vampire skull.

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The Players Navy Cut ad’ decal was applied to some thin (10 thou) plastic-card cut to shape and nailed to the fuselage.

Here’s the decal and plasticard “panel fix”.

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The decal has been stuck onto the plasticard and turned over to ensure that the decal covers the plastic.

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Once the decal had ‘dried’ it was cut to fit the plasticard.

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And fixed to the fuselage.

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Weathering next.

 

until next time

as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received.

rgds

John(shortCummins)

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12 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said:

The new additions look great and I love the skull!

It should be a compulsory kit bash standard marking.

Thanks Pete

 

the vampire skull...

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I made the image using Adobe illustrator, the image size is 1636 x 2052 pixels @300dpi.

 

if anyone wants a copy drop me a PM and I can send you the file as either an illustrator file or as a jpeg

 

rgds

John

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12 hours ago, The Crusty one said:

Looking absolutely brilliant mate nice work 👍

thanks Crusty

 

now that the home-made decals 'work' I think I'm getting close to finishing the build, the most I've enjoyed a build since returning to the hobby

 

rgds

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On 13/09/2019 at 09:40, corsaircorp said:

Hello John !!

Surprising !! It really look great !!

And thanks for sharing...Some good ideas on here !!

Sincerely.

CC

 

On 14/09/2019 at 06:42, Biggles87 said:

I’m with CC. It does looks really great!

 

John

thanks lads

 

its been an enjoyable build full of interesting new challenges and I'll be building another kit-bash in the foreseeable 

 

rgds

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Small bits’n’pieces, that hopefully I won’t knock off, were added to the airframe, Corsair exhausts and rear landing gear.

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I had thought to “close” the rear landing gear however I wanted to break-up the rear fuselage lines as I think its a better look. The landing gear needs a bit of touching up.

 

All of the decals were given a coat of aqua gloss to protect them.

 

Tamiya panel line accent color dark brown was used to fill all panel lines.

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Thom216 suggested that part of the exhausts could be blued to represent heat-staining, such a good idea, thanks Thom216.

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The Players “panel fix” was given darker edges and rust streaks, 502 Abteilung oils were used for this.

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Gun stains, fuel spills and other grime was added with various 502 Abteilung oils.

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Next I’ll be adding the underwing armaments.

 

until next time

as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received.

rgds

John(shortCummins)

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13 hours ago, Thom216 said:

Loving the rough, sci-fi look of her.

Thanks for the support Thom, its appreciated, I hadn't realised how difficult weathering a NMF aircraft would be, I think it still needs a bit of work but she's getting there!

 

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13 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said:

It just keeps getting better.

its been so much fun, as I said to Thom I'm not really happy with the weathering, its close perhaps some more prominent exhaust stains? I'll have a ponder

 

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1 hour ago, shortCummins said:

Thanks Crusty, now its getting close to being finished I'm definitely thinking about the next kit-bash

 

rgds

John

Haha I'm nowhere near mate and I'm already thinking about the next one🤣🤣🤣

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I really wasn’t happy with the weathering so…

 

I use highly thinned, 90% thinner 10% paint, Tamiya XF-64 NATO brown was applied in several light coats to build up the exhaust stains along the fuselage.

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I'm much happier with that.

 

 

Next will be the under-wing armaments.

 

until next time

as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received.

rgds

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The anti-glare panel and other bits of “paintwork” were given a coat of vallejo matt varnish and the it was time to bolt the bombs and rocket launchers under the wings.

 

Spitfire bomb’s were added to each wing

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Two rocket launchers were added to one wing.

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The “big” bomb hung under the fuselage was from the Corsair kit.

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The other wing had the Mossie’ bomb.

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A cluster of 4 Bf109 bombs and a ‘large’ German?, it came from the spares box I think it was also from a 109, were attached to a rocket mount from a Hasegawa P-38.

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Lastly a bomb from the P-47 was fitted to the outer wing.

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This is what she looks like fully loaded.

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I’ll be building the stand next.

 

until next time

as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received.

rgds

John(shortCummins)

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