825 Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Windows and windscreen masked. Ive added extensions to the wing struts from laminations of plastic strip, easy to do. Just laminate and flood with cement. Leave over night and then gently sand to shape. One wing added. And please believe me it does have a little dihedral But there is a little bit of filling still needed. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 Second wing on. And has got a nice degree of dihedral. Jus about ready for some paint. It will take a fair number of coats of brushed thin paint. I do have a can of Halfords Appliance White but the weather is horrid and damp and I'm not sure that it will spray well even if the domestic authorities will permit indoor use of it. The underside of the aircraft would be awkward to paint with a rattle can as well. Time to ponder. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 What a great choice 825 The kit lets itself down a bit because the bottom of the windscreen curves up (like the mouth in a smiley face ), whereas it should curve down . If you fancy a bit of 'trompe d'oeil', you can paint in the missing bottom corners of the windscreen using black paint. Car manufacturers do it all the time! I did this on a Brymon scheme many years ago and it improved the appearance a lot. Having said that, your scheme will look great whatever! Cheers Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Taking shape beautifully! Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Great looking aircraft and very nice scheme you've chosen. Looking very good, best wishes for the rest of the build! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 On 11/15/2019 at 7:29 PM, CliffB said: What a great choice 825 The kit lets itself down a bit because the bottom of the windscreen curves up (like the mouth in a smiley face ), whereas it should curve down . If you fancy a bit of 'trompe d'oeil', you can paint in the missing bottom corners of the windscreen using black paint. Car manufacturers do it all the time! I did this on a Brymon scheme many years ago and it improved the appearance a lot. Having said that, your scheme will look great whatever! Cheers Cliff Thanks Cliff, I'll see what it looks like when I've got the paintwork done. Thanks for your kind words Jaime @jrlx and Charlie @Johnson. An overall white scheme is quite challenging but the black and red trim does make it look really good. Ive decided to go down the hairy stick route with Citadel's Ceramite White glossed up with Kleer. Itill take a few coats and here it is after a couple. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Coming on well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Nice paintwork. It looks like A Short Skyvan after a crash diet! Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 15 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Nice paintwork. It looks like A Short Skyvan after a crash diet! Regards, Adrian And it's wings put on a rack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) A goodly number of thin coats of white brushed on and now even and ready for a couple of coats of Klear to gloss it up, and hopefully prevent it lifting, before masking for the black and red. Sorry the photo's not that great, a combination of an all white airframe and artificial light. It's now getting dark at 4pm on a dull day here as mid winter approaches. Edited November 22, 2019 by 825 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Looking nice in the white paint. Looking forward to seeing this on it's floats. I will have to take a look at the one in my stash as I can build a more accurate model now seeing your thread. Keep up the good work All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 Seems a while since I posted last but a combination of busyness and the time to layer on multiple coats of white and Klear, with a lot of polishing between coats takes time. The white is hopefully finished. Now masked and some black already on. 8Q TMA didn't have the black leading edges so made things a little easier 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 A bit more paint on. The red/orange looks a bit darker than expected or lacks a bit of orangeness. I actually used photos of the real aircraft to match the paint in games workshop. It won't matter too much on the wing tips or even the engines but may on the fin. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 Masking tape off. And Oh Dear! It's my own fault as I rushed in with the Gloss Black rather laying down a coat of Klear along the masking tape edges to seal it. I should have known this would happen as the trailing edges has multiple grooves and undulations. The underside is worse. Never mind, a bit of time with a sharp scalpel, well an hour or so removed much of the excess but even after polishing up some masking and white paint was needed. And now looks not too bad, after touching up and some more Klear looks like this. The red on the wing tips didn't leak at all. The floats are pretty well finished. Now there's some delicate masking to be don emperor on the engine nacelles which are curved. I think I'll use some narrow Tamiya masking strip, apply the red over some matt white, then use a transfer strip soaked with Microsol/set for the trim. Also the props have four black stripes to be added which again will be tedious. But can be done with patience, a sharp scalpel and some good music on the stereo 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Coming along well. Note the stripes on the prop blades are different widths. This is to give an oscillated effect when working thus attracting awareness to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 26 minutes ago, Paul J said: Coming along well. Note the stripes on the prop blades are different widths. This is to give an oscillated effect when working thus attracting awareness to them. Thanks Paul. I'm going to work from photographs of the real aircraft so I should be able to get it right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Well recovered on the masking leaks. The red/orange wingtips look dead on in the photos of the real thing and the model. The nacelle masking and trimming looks like it will keep you busy for a while... Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 This was a lot less traumatic than I thought it would be. The Tamiya flexible strip is excellent for this type of thing. I'll seal it with Klear first to minimise bleed as it will need some white undercoating before I apply the red. Now on to the props and the front of the floats. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 On 11/30/2019 at 12:01 PM, Paul J said: Coming along well. Note the stripes on the prop blades are different widths. This is to give an oscillated effect when working thus attracting awareness to them. I've had a look at a few photographs and the stripes look pretty much even apart from the two at the tip which appear to be slightly broader. But not appreciately enough to notice in this scale. And it may even be an optical illusion. However, one blade is different in that it has four black stripes and three white, while the other two have four white and one black. So I'll have to be careful to get it right as well get all 7 stripes on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 I've measured the prop blades and their 15 mm. This means that I can use my 2 mm Tamiya tape, so again hopefully not too traumatic but will take a bit of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 25 minutes ago, 825 said: stripes What about that lovely pin-striping on those engine nacelles. ...only joking. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Red paint on the nacelles. There's a little scrape on the black from removing the masking tape but otherwise not at all bad. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 hour ago, 825 said: There's a little scrape on the black from removing the masking tape Nothing a tiny bit of touch up won't cure, not bad at all! Coming on nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) Enjoying this build as it brings back memories of our trip to the Maldives when we took the seaplane option to go to our hotel. Except ours was in this blue and yellow livery. The two flights were the most tremendous fun, especially take off and landings! Edited December 8, 2019 by Whofan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Great work 825 , the cowls look lovely so far All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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