Greg Law Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Not much today. I did some cleaning up of the putty and had to add a bit more on the rear wing to fuselage joint. I'm continuing to make these minor reports so as to encourage me to keep the build moving every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Greg Law said: Not much today. I did some cleaning up of the putty and had to add a bit more on the rear wing to fuselage joint. I'm continuing to make these minor reports so as to encourage me to keep the build moving every day. That should keep the mojo ticking over Greg. Any photos to post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 Yesterday I added the last bits before undercoating. It is a hard call deciding the colour. I know the RNZAF P-40N's where a bit darker than the RAAF ones. I just realized I should mask and add the canopy first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 Todays progress has been the undercoat. I chose to go with the grey Mr Surfacer. I will need to give it a rub down with a Chucks cloth. I find that works well for flatting the paint finish. I have done three planes at once. This will help my shelf of Doom a bit. Gloria still needs a bit of joint treatment by the looks of it, but not much. My painting area is getting unusable at the moment. Too much cat hair among other things. Makes painting very difficult at times, like today.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 I thought I would put this image up showing the undercoat. As you can see the exhaust issue has been taken care of. I do need to rescribe the wing joint at the leading edge. Overall I'm quite happy with it for now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 As this build has stalled long enough I will be doing some pre-shading on it today. Decided to use a new technique. I have painted the lower surfaces by doing different densities of paint. Ended up in a nice weathered look so far. No point in showing it at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 Does anyone know the correct width of the white bands on Gloria Lyne or any of the RNZAF P-40's? I have t o get this one moving now time is running short. I thought I would lay down an area of white first then mask off the bands then paint the green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 All is good I have found I have decals for it after all. They were hiding behind the main set. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) “Does anyone know the correct width of the white bands on Gloria Lyne or any of the RNZAF P-40's?” @LDSModeller may know the correct size of the bands. Edited October 29, 2019 by Corsairfoxfouruncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDSModeller Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 51 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: “Does anyone know the correct width of the white bands on Gloria Lyne or any of the RNZAF P-40's?” @LDSModeller may know the correct size of the bands. From previous research (yeah, can't find it for this question ) the band width is 6 inches (or 6 inch stroke) which is 3.1mm in 1/48th. Hope that Helps? Regards Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Thanks guys. I will do them with the decals now I have found them. I painted the tail white today. All going well I should get the top surfaces painted tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 Progress today. Canopy is on, so I'm ready to paint the top surfaces. I have mixed up some Olive green and Olive drab to create I colour closer to what I think the RNZAF P40's were painted. This is just my own interpretation not any thing official. I have fixed the canopy with the Tamiya quick drying cement, so I hope it works. I will find out when I remove the mask I suppose. The mottle is just some pre-shading I'm trying. I need to touch up where I masked the cockpit when I painted the rear Of the cockpit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 Progress was small today. Put a second coat on the white tail and painted some parts I had missed when I did the lower surfaces. I should be able to mask for the top surface spraying on Friday. I like to give the white a few days to harden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 It is looking like I might miss another deadline. I will do what I can, but I have a work project that is taking far to long and interfering with my planned modeling time. However, I will press on as much as I can. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Fingers crossed Greg (as long as it doesn't interfere with your modelling...). Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Don't rush it Greg. You've put excellent work in to the model. I look forward to seeing more when you have time. Cheers 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 The P40-N got it's dark olive green top surfaces today. I'm very happy with the effect I got out of the blotchy spray I did the other day. At the moment it is exactly as I had intended. I just need to spray the canopy area again in the morning. I think I avoided it out of habit and the frames might not have enough paint on them. After that I will share an image of the progress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 Here is an update image. As you can see I have used a dark olive green mix. This is because the RNZAF was repainted like this. At least my interpretation of it. I expect it to lighten up with a matt coat. You will note the uneven finish. This was created by the mottle coat I did earlier. Next is the clear coat. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Looks good Greg 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 Thanks Greg. I'm not looking forward to those long decal. By the way, the plane isn't as dark in reality. Clear coated now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Good luck with the decals. I hope the white stripes are not see through. Cheers Greg 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Planes had two coats of clear coat so it is decals today all going well. I've got my fingers crossed that the white will be dense enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 This is the latest progress. The decals were generally good. However, the white in the wing markings seems a bit transparent and you can see the band through it. Also the band behind the cockpit doesn't take into account the shape of the fuselage. As a result I got a bit of creasing in it. I will need to weather that a bit to hide the crease. There is still some small decals to go on tomorrow. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 That’s looks lovely Greg, those blue roundels really pop out don’t they. Looks great. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 Today will be decal seal clear coat and painting of spinner etc. I'm starting to think this one might make the deadline. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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