Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Antb said: Thing is, do I wait for a replacement or crack on? How much tape do you have ? The masking can be very important to get right might be wise to wait if you dont have enough tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antb Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: How much tape do you have ? The masking can be very important to get right might be wise to wait if you dont have enough tape. I've got enough but if I need more the LMS is only 10 minutes away. So this evening has been spent adding another thin layer to the 65 on the fuselage sides, painting the underside of the cowling and the rudder rlm04 and made a start on the rlm02 on the wings. Haven't ever sprayed rlm04 before and have to say I'm rather pleased with how it's come out! Sorry for the rubbish photos, I'll get some better ones on the daylight. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 So far the paint is looking real good on this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Those sides are looking good and that yellow is popping. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 looking very nice, is that yellow Tamiya? rgds John(shortCummins) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil23 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Amazing paint work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antb Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 Thanks chaps. 3 hours ago, shortCummins said: looking very nice, is that yellow Tamiya? rgds John(shortCummins) Hi John, no it's Mr hobby aqueous RLM04. It's lovely to paint with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antb Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 Morning folks, A few rubbish pictures but wanted to share last night's progress. I'm hoping this rain clears up so I can get some decent natural light to show the effect properly but seems unlikely at the moment. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antb Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 The great thing about having young kids is they go to bed early and with the wife busy working more progress has been made. I actually managed to get more done last night than I showed in my earlier post so this is a combination of 1 and a bit evenings work. I was really nervous about using the masks for the markings, they were really fiddly and didn't want to line up very well but I persevered with them. I started by placing each individual piece onto the model being careful not to stretch the vinyl which, to be honest, is quite difficult. Each one too a bit if time and didn't always sit perfectly. I was starting to wonder whether they were worth the hassle. Once all pieces had been placed I removed the parts that needing to be painted white. Nice thin coats which were allowed to fully dry and then the masking for these parts were put back. The masks were removed for the black parts and again sprayed with thin coats. All masks removed and I was really happy with the outcome. There's a couple of bits that need touching up but no overspray. These will dry overnight and then probably tomorrow evening I'll see if I can get the bars and chevron sprayed and the crosses underneath too. Any feedback at all would be awesome! Hope you enjoy the photos. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Bravo on the markings, if i ever do a larger scale kit I'm pretty sure thats the way to go. I have to live in the smaller/medium sizes due to lack of storage. But someday hope to build a few large aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Don't let lack of space keep you from getting those larger kits.😉 Really looking good with the decals. The whole thing looks top-notch! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antb Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 On 25/09/2019 at 22:13, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Bravo on the markings, if i ever do a larger scale kit I'm pretty sure thats the way to go. I have to live in the smaller/medium sizes due to lack of storage. But someday hope to build a few large aircraft. Thanks Dennis, i think we we all struggle with the space issue, wouldn’t it be nice to build as big as we wanted and not have to worry? no real progress over the past few days other than mask up the underwing crosses. I started to mask up the bars for the fuselage but I think I’ll just use the decals as it a right royal pain and don’t think painting them is going to be worth the effort. More this evening though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimea River Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 You did very well with the masks and I find that painted markings are usually superior to decals. Wondering about the swastika though. Standard ones at this period would have had a thin white and black border which would be very finicky work with masks unfortunately. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antb Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Crimea River said: You did very well with the masks and I find that painted markings are usually superior to decals. Wondering about the swastika though. Standard ones at this period would have had a thin white and black border which would be very finicky work with masks unfortunately. Thanks mate. The masks didn't come with the white border strangely and I am giving thought to adding it in. Quite some work though so won't tackle it just yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimea River Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 I'd be using decals there to be honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antb Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 5 hours ago, Crimea River said: I'd be using decals there to be honest. It is tempting but I'll see what happens when I get to doing something about it. No in progress shots this evening as just got cracked on for a couple of hours. The underwing crosses were masked and painted and decals on for the rest of the markings and stencils. I think it's time to make a start on the engine. Gulp. Wish me luck... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Shes looking really good all around. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Coming along real nice. Can't wait to see the engine mounted up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Braver man than me with the masks. The markings look really good though. Hope to see this one at the club next month. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antb Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 37 minutes ago, Silver Fox said: Braver man than me with the masks. The markings look really good though. Hope to see this one at the club next month. Thanks mate. It should be done by then so if it is I'll certainly be bringing it along. Be gentle though 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antb Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 Good morning folks Bit of a disaster last night. I masked off around the cockpit to paint the back before glueing the rear canopy section in. Unfortunately the tape went onto the decals and, Well, ripped part of them off 😥 I've had to cobble together parts from decals left on the sheet. Not perfect but some work should see then blended in. Gutted. In other news work has started on the engine. It's relatively straight forward but the pipes and hoses are fiddly. A couple from the bottom have broken in half when cleaning them up but as they're on the bottom it doesn't matter so much as they won't be seen. Here's how the pipes and hoses come in the box Engine at the stage of being ready for semi gloss black. I won't add the mourning brackets etc until later on. The whole lot got a coat of semi gloss black last night and has been left to dry fully. I'll have a look this evening at any bits that the paint hasnt got to and 're paint of necessary. Then it's paint the aluminium and silver bits the work out how to attach the wires. Should be fun... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 That's one lil gem of an engine! Glad it'll be on display. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antb Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Thom216 said: That's one lil gem of an engine! Glad it'll be on display. Not bad is it. But then for the money it should be! More progress last night. Feels like the build has come to a stop and progress has really slowed down because I'm into fiddly bits but it's getting there slowly. First up, the airframe got a flory dark dirt wash and this was removed. A bit peeved though. I usually don't clear coat over the paintwork as paints in the past have been hard enough to take a quick run to get the wash off. Not sure if it's because the paint here is thin but a few spots have worn through. Nothing major just a tad frustrating. A couple of the stencil decals are a bit pants too. They haven't gone down well at all. Here's the finished article with the flory removed And the engine. Semi Gloss black. Flory sand wash applied to try and represent some dust and weathering. Removed with a cotton bud, paintbrush and water. Wiring started And one side finished. Took forever. Reasonably happy but then I'm always hard on myself so could be better. And that's where we are. Edit. Should also have said the super glue used on the wiring has reacted with the semi gloss black. See the white underneath the wiring. Might be able to use it as some weathering. Edited October 1, 2019 by Antb 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Do you apply the Flory wash on the airframe by flicking it from a brush? The engine is coming along splendidly. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Beautiful aircraft, my favourite from the second world war. Don't tempt me to buy one, Emils are the best! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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