TonyW Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk1a F218F Pushing my luck a bit at this stage of the GB, although it's a simple enough kit to build and I'm going to make it even simpler! It's the fourth P40 from me in this GB but the parts were sitting here, daring me to build them. Curse them, they won! It's missing a prop blade so a clear disc can substitute. That means I can build it without undercarriage and use a late FROG stand to build an in flight version. That simplifies the build somewhat. The model will also sit well against the other version from this issue that I have already completed, the 450 Sqn RAAF one, as that is wheels down. The decal sheet shown is cracked beyond rescue and may well be a NOVO one. The part sheet has the RCAF fuselage decals and badges that are usable as the rest of the sheet was used on the Aussie one. A start has been made, with a bit of vintage tube glue meeting the plastic parts for round one. I hope to have the airframe in primer by this evening. I've also dug out a pair of FROG stands, one big one and one small one. I'll decide which one to use later on. The other P40's mentioned are the first issue, the RAAF version of the issue above and a stalled Chinese AF build that I can't finish as the decals broke up on application. I might be able to salvage something there if I'm lucky, it would be good from a collector point of view to have built examples of all the FROG issues. Greedy bugger. Tony. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 Well, so far, so good. The basic bits are assembled and primed. A bit of filling and the start of the paintwork tomorrow should see the back of this one broken, so to speak. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Great stuff Tony I thought you might have been tempted to build this in the sharkmouth GB. Delighted to see this one being built in this GB instead. Good luck with the build Cheers Pat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Great stuff Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 By doing a bit every now and then on this one, in between other builds, it's seemingly building itself! A couple of thin coats of Humbrol Middle Stone went on easily enough, followed by another couple of coats of Revell Dark Earth. The spinner has been filled and painted red in preparation for its clear disc prop. The interior, or rather lack of interior has been hit with interior green and the transfers applied. The wing roundels came from the spares box and the blue is a bit different to the fuselage blue. A bit of weathering should even that up a bit. I'm confident this one will be done before the weekend. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 (edited) This one should have been in the Gallery today. Everything was done and dusted with just a bit of shine on the transfers that caught my eye a bit. A coat of Humbrol satin clear was applied and the plane put to one side while it dried. Coming back to it later on, I was less than impressed to see the satin varnish had clouded! A white residue showed up rather alarmingly all over the place. I've repainted the dark earth as best I can, the middle stone will get a tidy up tomorrow. I had taken a few pictures before the disaster and here's one to be getting on with until I can take another lot. The stand is a FROG Skybase one. It has a swivel head on it enabling the plane to be posed as required. It also has a hole in the base so you can screw the stand to the wall. Parents would be delighted! The prop disc is a circle of 10 thou clear plastic card. Edited October 13, 2019 by TonyW 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Lovely work Tony Sorry to hear about the clear coat. Hope you can recover things. Cheers Pat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Hi Tony, In the past when using non acrylic varnishes I have sometimes had a white residue after spraying. I found it went away (dissolved?) after I sprayed a light coat of the same varnish thinned a bit more. Mostly it was on tank kits where the varnish had "pooled" around parts of the superstructure.. I have not had much problem with acrylic varnishes though there have been hints of white patches once or twice, but the second coat seemed to see them off. If you have this problem again it might be worth trying respraying as it avoids repainting. Just a thought. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Can't see your picture. All i see is this a small pulsing grey box with this in it: IMG-9538.jpg Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, dogsbody said: Can't see your picture. All i see is this a small pulsing grey box with this in it: IMG-9538.jpg Chris All fine at this end Chris. I use Postimage for pictures and it seems to be working so far. Do the other pictures in the thread show? Tony. Edited October 14, 2019 by TonyW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Tony, I've had luck just respraying another clear coat over the top of a 'cloudy' coat just as long as it's the same 'medium' of clear. Lately, I've been using Tamiya's good old range of Clears and mixed with their Acrylic thinner they seem to work out pretty well. Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Thanks for the tips guys. I've binned the Humbrol clears I have here. I have no confidence in them anymore as this is not the first time the brand has let me down. I had a similar thing happen during the Matchbox GB with white areas appearing after clearcoating. I'll give the Tamiya stuff a go, the few Tamiya paints I have here seem to perform perfectly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) Here's an early morning Kittyhawk view, showing the white bloom on the wing and tail... Annoying, but recoverable. The roundels will need replacing but the rest will be fine. Looking at the picture, I see I've overdone the wing root wear. I'll tone that down a bit while I'm there. Edited October 14, 2019 by TonyW 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 12 hours ago, TonyW said: All fine at this end Chris. I use Postimage for pictures and it seems to be working so far. Do the other pictures in the thread show? Tony. The picture is visible now. Looks nice. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 All done now, pictures heading off to the Gallery as we speak. Have this one as a parting shot, far too magnified for the standard of the modelling, but suitably dramatic to end the thread! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 That looks great Tony, well done and congratulations on yet another superb Frog kit build. You deserve to sit back and have a few quiet ones to celebrate what's been a massive effort from you. Cheers and well done.. Dave 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Lovely Job Tony Congratulations on an amazing collection of Frog builds in this GB. You have been a very big part of what has made this GB so special. Cheers Pat 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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