mike romeo Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 21 hours ago, stevej60 said: Hi folk's,I sprayed some fine lines over the airframe just to break up the monotone look,sadly the decal's Martin kindly sent self distructed which was not surprising given their vintage so I resorted to the spares box for insignia a period serial looks like a Widow would have looked.Started the glazing painting so next photos should be gallery shots. Sorry 'bout that, Steve. I thought they were ok. Regards Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 Not a problem Martin still finished her so alls well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Looking very nice indeed Steve. Your paintwork looks excellent. Great work fella. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Hi folks,just a little touching up to do and I'll get the stand fitted and in the gallery. 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Gosh that looks smart! Very nice. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I WANT one!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Congratulations Steve, looks a cracker mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Ooooo very nice indeed Steve, great finish and great work. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 8/30/2019 at 6:35 PM, PeterB said: Reminds me of the "improved formula" glue that came out back in the 70's I think it was. at the time glue sniffing bacame a problem. Smelled nice, but did not stick anything - my Airfix Do 17F fell apart repeatedly. Looking good Steve. Pete I remember it being called Kit Stick and having a citrus smell. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Hi Steve, your modelling abilities are becoming stellar! Congrats on a very tasty Widow! Keep them coming. Cheers JR PS: I can't remember when glue sniffing became a problem, but I have always been a sucker for bitter almond-smelling glues! The best one was a white gooey paste in a little plastic jar, and it had a small "spoon" fitted in the lid. I smelled it any occasion I could... So it kind of made me a junkie at a very tender age, although it never did anything weird to me... Then a couple of years ago in the DRC I bought a bunch of marker pens for my work... and they had exactly the same bitter almond smell... I had quite a bit of explaining to do, as I kept having black mustaches and black nose... Proust's madeleines were definitely far more user friendly... But I am sure they did not glue plastic kits worth a damn... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Another superb model Steve. I know this has been a bit of a trial so well done on getting it finished, it will be a fine addition to the gallery. 21 minutes ago, jean said: PS: I can't remember when glue sniffing became a problem, but I have always been a sucker for bitter almond-smelling glues! The best one was a white gooey paste in a little plastic jar, and it had a small "spoon" fitted in the lid. I smelled it any occasion I could... So it kind of made me a junkie at a very tender age, although it never did anything weird to me.. I seem to remember almond smelling glue being used in UK Primary Schools years ago, a case of 'get em hooked early' I guess. Nothing like that when I was in school though, just some horrible brown stuff. As an apprentice, I did develop a liking for the cellulose based primer that was sprayed on aircraft assemblies. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Great work Steve. Much better than the Novo P-61 I built when I was about 8 (but then it wouldn’t be hard to improve on my modelling skills back then)! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Well done Steve, yet another excellent build from one of BM’s most prolific GB modellers. It’s just taken me the best part of the day to add some stencil decals to my Canberra, I’m staggered how you achieve all this in such time. Cheers and well modelled.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Nice 'Widow! Very .... black. Regards Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propforward Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 9/8/2019 at 2:37 PM, stevej60 said: Hi folk's,I sprayed some fine lines over the airframe just to break up the monotone look,sadly the decal's Martin kindly sent self distructed which was not surprising given their vintage so I resorted to the spares box for insignia a period serial looks like a Widow would have looked.Started the glazing painting so next photos should be gallery shots. I really like what you have done with the black here. I specifically have been searching for advice on what to do on black aircraft. Can you explain your technique a little more? Looks like you did overall flat black, what did you use to go over the panel lines and break it up? Just black with a teeny drop of white in it, or some incredibly dark grey? Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Hi Propforward.sprayed in tamiya black then with quick passes on low power with the airbrush using their NATO black just to break up the single shade. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propforward Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Thanks! I'll give that technique a try, because it's very effective. Nicely done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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