Saunders Roe SR-177 by Freight Dog

[AltcarBoB]

Beginning to think I have made the underside to dark. It was supposed to be a dark silver but it seems to have come out slate grey. 

[AltcarBoB]

Oh damn I have had a disaster putting on the transfers. Managed to get the upper wing roundels on okay and the fin flashes but when it came to putting the reg number on the underside of the wing you can see what went wrong

 

IMG_20191201_133025683 by Stuart, on Flickr

 

I used Tamiys paint then a coat of Humbrol Clear to help the transfers sit nicely and then used Humbrol DecalFix as instructed and its melted the paint.

 

Clucking Bell who would have thought two products by the same manufacturer dont work together dont they test these things.

 

Any ideas how to fix the mess would be appreciated.

 

Edited December 1, 2019 by AltcarBoB

[AltcarBoB]

I had a few hours free to slap on some transfers. I had a bit of a disaster using Humbrol DecalFix as seen above so decided to bin that muck and just use hand hot water with a tiny droplet of washing up detergent to break the surface tension. The transfers went on fine and I dont know why I bothered with the decal solution. I managed to touch up the areas with melted paint and they should disappear when I slap some mat varnish on top. To take the viewers eye off the touch up I painted the tail fins of the drop tanks red hoping it would attract the eye away from the wing underneath. Just need to paint up a couple of missiles and fix them in place and I think I might be nearly finished. One thing that needs painting on the plane is the pitot tube on the tail but I am not sure what colour it should be its currently just in primer.

 

IMG_20191204_185949775 by Stuart, on Flickr

 

IMG_20191204_190014660 by Stuart, on Flickr

 

IMG_20191204_190027806 by Stuart, on Flickr

 

IMG_20191204_190116944 by Stuart, on Flickr

 

IMG_20191204_185949775 by Stuart, on Flickr

 

IMG_20191204_190041976 by Stuart, on Flickr

Edited December 4, 2019 by AltcarBoB
edited photos

[Mr T]

I learnt a trick years ago, I think from a fellow Sheffield IPMS member of using Klear thinned with about 50% deionised water to stop decals silvering and it seems to work most of the time. Humbrol Decalfix is quite strong, like some other softeners it appears to have acetic acid in it, which can react with some finishes. 

[AltcarBoB]

5 minutes ago, Mr T said:

I learnt a trick years ago, I think from a fellow Sheffield IPMS member of using Klear thinned with about 50% deionised water to stop decals silvering and it seems to work most of the time. Humbrol Decalfix is quite strong, like some other softeners it appears to have acetic acid in it, which can react with some finishes. 

It is quite strong stuff it has stripped the some of the varnish off the handle of the paint brush I was using to apply it. Dont know if its Acetic acid thats vinegar I believe, it smells more like Ammonia or window cleaner.

[Mr T]

I had the varnish stripping experience which put me off the stuff, not sure about the smell repeated nasal polyps some time ago has wrecked my olfactory senses. 

[AltcarBoB]

All finished apart from a quick coat of matt varnish. Its been a learning experience and a bit of a frustrating experience at times I had forgotten how much I like building and how much I hate painting 😀.

 

 

IMG_20191207_203122531 by Stuart, on Flickr

 

IMG_20191207_203153070 by Stuart, on Flickr

 

IMG_20191207_203258593 by Stuart, on Flickr

 

IMG_20191207_203334601 by Stuart, on Flickr

 

IMG_20191207_203501804 by Stuart, on Flickr

Edited December 7, 2019 by AltcarBoB