marevic1 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Taking a little break from my current Hornet builds (in various stages of completion), I decided to try a quick build of something different for me. (Apologies for the camera phone pics in advance) I recently picked up a 1/200 Airliner kit. And when I popped open the box, found a bonus set of decals that peeked my interest. The kit went together fairly easily. Doing a quick search on the web showed most airline builders fill the windows and use decals instead so that's the way I went. Allowing for putty drying time and sanding, paint was done and dusted within a day and a half. Time for the the difficult part....the DECALS. These are all separate sections and takes a lot of care and patience. That's one side done and dusted. Pretty happy with 2 days work. Hopefully I'll get the other side next weekend. Cheers Jurgen 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Great to see this build - I have the decal set too and realised the paint job was going to be a challenge so it's good to know how you took on the challenge- really looking forward to seeing the end result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 That's one hell of a decal sheet Jurgen. You've made a lovely job on the paint work too. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Nice work so far Jurgen Can I ask what shades of blue you used ? I have this scheme to build in 1/144 one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marevic1 Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) Thanks guys 😀 On 9/29/2019 at 11:48 PM, Gimme Shelter said: Great to see this build - I have the decal set too and realised the paint job was going to be a challenge so it's good to know how you took on the challenge- really looking forward to seeing the end result Gave the entire kit an initial coat of white, covered the front section in Cling Wrap ( which protected the white section and made handling easier) and then painted on the blue. I then added some more white ensuring I feathered it towards the blue. 4 hours ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: Nice work so far Jurgen Can I ask what shades of blue you used ? I have this scheme to build in 1/144 one day. Blue shade is Tamiya Blue (X-4) Edited October 1, 2019 by marevic1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 anything new to report - can't wait to see this little 1/200 gem of a Jumbo come to life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 That is blooming impressive Jurgen, Looking forward to the final reveal, it'll make a stunning display piece that's for sure. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marevic1 Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 Thanks guys! After the decal placement on the tail, I noticed the blue shade demarcation was showing so I masked the section and reapplied the lighter blue. Next up I masked the paintwork in prep for the metalic colours. Engines were glued into place and wings dry fitted to see how it all sits. Just need to glue the wings in place, add the nav lights and fit the cockpit windsheld into place. Thanks for looking 😀 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Looking marvellous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Very nice indeed. AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 awesome - looks stunning and great to see a dash 300 as opposed ot the norm of the 1,2 and 4 series. Watch that cockpit piece - they can ping for miles as I have found out and they can be brittle and prone to snap. I've not had one slip into place without a slight bit of guidance from the flat side of a scalpel blade myself if it helps you here. Looking forward to watching it move over to the RFI pages soon,... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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