Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Hello everybody...Well we are quickly approaching an aircraft. Tomorrow is final sanding, polishing, and re-scribing the few lost libes and rivets. After that theres not much left to do before paint. Questions, comments, and or thoughts ? Dennis 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Great progress Dennis The kit is much sharper and detailed than expected, keep up the good work cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Hi Dennis. It's really nice to see this kit being built for a change, particularly in SCW colours. I started a radial-engined version a few years ago (Bolivian). I'm now thinking that I should dust it off for this year's KUTA! Cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Just now, CliffB said: Hi Dennis. It's really nice to see this kit being built for a change, particularly in SCW colours. I started a radial-engined version a few years ago (Bolivian). I'm now thinking that I should dust it off for this year's KUTA! Cheers Thanks Cliff... This should be in paint by Sunday and Im looking forward to it. For a 50 year old mold its actually quite good. Yes you should put into KUTA it deserves its day in the Sun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Hello everybody... I was able to spray the RLM65 today. I will let it cure for a day or two before i start the upper colors. The big bump on the starboard wing is a drop of white glue to mask the landing light. I see now that i goofed by adding the “V” braces for the Horizontal stab. Im going to either get creative with masking or possibly adapt the scheme to account for those ? Possibly brush painting the colors under the braces ? I did not forget to do the control surfaces. Or the main gear or crew entry doors. Questions, comments, and or thoughts ? Dennis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Good morning everyone... I pulled a long session tonight on the A/B and got the first color sprayed down on this. Its a custom mix for RLM63 and i think its pretty good. All of it free hand on the demarcation between the 63 & 65. I will have to most likely hand paint around the stab “V” struts. Thats why they're taped of for now. I will let this cure and spray the next color in a couple of days. Questions, comments, and or thoughts ? Dennis 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 Evening everyone... I spent several hours today spraying with a total of 6 colors I was able to get the darker green done and will let that cure. Next up is the the RLM61 brown color, so far so good. Questions, comments, and or thoughts ? Dennis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) Hello everyone... Well I think its a success. It needs a few touch ups particularly the tail surfaces and under them. The full span flight controls need the lightest color sprayed. In my rush to get paint on this, i forget to tape them in place before i did the first color. The first photo is to show the last stage of masking. Next is the finished product. Questions, comments, and or thoughts ? Dennis Edited February 9, 2020 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Great result Nice and crisp Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Lookinggreat there Dennis. Certainly a very colourful camouflage. Quick question, just how many models are you building at a time? There are 5 in this picture alone! Colin 😁 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 14 hours ago, Colin W said: Quick question, just how many models are you building at a time? There are 5 in this picture alone! Your count is pretty accurate Colin. I usually build between 3-5 at any one time. The most Ive ever done was 7 at one time but that got a bit stressful. I find it hard to do just one at a time so i start another to use as a fill in while things are drying/hardening on model one. Then i realize hey model # two is still drying. Just maybe i can start another... which is how it usually goes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 Hello everyone... please be patient with me as I have every intention of getting to this. I sadly had to say goodbye to my beloved friend and companion of 16 years this morning. My Martin was a pugnacious pug and took no guff from anyone. He will be missed and I'm taking time along with SWMBO to grieve. I will check in daily but just cant see myself building anything yet. Please everyone have a good day. Dennis 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 So sorry to hear your sad news Dennis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 On 1/23/2020 at 3:55 PM, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: What I do to deal with raised lines is take 800 - 2000 grit W/Dry during the sanding polishing stage and lower all the lines until they're almost smooth. For me it works just fine, and it never really gives me any issues with the decals then. Now that is a good idea which I'll be trying on the next suitable model I build. I loathe scribing and don't get me started on rivets Nice subject choice, I think going lighter on interior colours is very sensible even in my preferred 1/48 scale. @TonyTiger66 Good to hear from you, sorry it's from a hospital bed though. My I-16 will make an appearance later on. SCW GB Take 2 will rule @Corsairfoxfouruncle Losing a friend is always hard, remember the good days though and it will be a tiny bit easier. Good call on holding off model-making IMHO too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Hello everyone... Trying to do something to take things off my mind. I was able to place all 10 decals on this today. Its not much and the rudder crosses need to be trimmed for sure, Italeri made them way to big. But here it is in all its glory with markings on. Questions, comments, and or thoughts ? Dennis 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Hi Dennis First of all my sincere condolences on losing Martin. We lost our 16 year old golden retriever "Dizzy" many years ago, i still get upset when i see another retriever, pathetic isnt it ! To return to more cheerful things your Ju-86 is a delight, the definition of the colours looks perfect, can you say which colours your chose, or did you mix them yourself ? cheers Pat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Hello Dennis, I would like to also offer my condolences on losing Martin. Very upsetting. A cat that theoretically lived at a neighbour’s home when I lived down under; “Gobble” went missing the week after I left; last October. He spent most of his time with us and genuinely was a good friend. Even though I left the country, the news was saddening. Pet friends really do become just like people friends. They’re often more cuddly too. 😔 My sincere apologies for the ludicrous delay in providing info regarding the model/photographs. I will PM tomorrow. No longer in hospital, but 3 weeks of being as much use as a chocolate teapot afterwards, then a week in London at Infected Blood Inquiry. Now back home and, for the first time in a few months, with Mrs. Tiger here, not 11,000 miles away 😊. You have done a beautiful job on this Italeri classic. Your model looks so authentic to the original subject. I too am fascinated to know your colour choices, so far I have used Agama, Life Color but these colours here look superb. 😍 🤗. When your Ju-86 is finished; a little request: Any chance of a black and white photograph of it? Maybe with a little ‘age’ tint? I suspect it will be hard to tell from the real thing. 👍 I will message tomorrow, meanwhile, keep on keeping on; its so good to see a SCW/GCE subject done justice like this 😊. It will help take your mind off of Martin too. Best regards TonyT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 2 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: Hi Dennis First of all my sincere condolences on losing Martin. We lost our 16 year old golden retriever "Dizzy" many years ago, i still get upset when i see another retriever, pathetic isnt it ! To return to more cheerful things your Ju-86 is a delight, the definition of the colours looks perfect, can you say which colours your chose, or did you mix them yourself ? cheers Pat Hello Pat Thank you for the Condolences and i return them for Dizzy. As for the Junkers i opted to use both out of bottle colors for the RLM 61 and RLM 62. The RLM 61 is Tamiya's XF68 NATO Brown. The RLM 62 is AMMO 0206 which is BS641 or FS34079 and Ammo lists it as RLM 81. The last color RLM63 is a bit of a hard one and i had to mix the color. I used Tamiya’s RAF colors Medium sea grey XF83 6-7 parts to Tamiya RAF Dark green XF81 2 parts. 1 hour ago, TonyTiger66 said: You have done a beautiful job on this Italeri classic. Your model looks so authentic to the original subject. I too am fascinated to know your colour choices, so far I have used Agama, Life Color but these colours here look superb. 😍 🤗. When your Ju-86 is finished; a little request: Any chance of a black and white photograph of it? Maybe with a little ‘age’ tint? I suspect it will be hard to tell from the real thing. 👍 1 hour ago, TonyTiger66 said: Hello Dennis, I would like to also offer my condolences on losing Martin. Very upsetting. A cat that theoretically lived at a neighbour’s home when I lived down under; “Gobble” went missing the week after I left; last October. He spent most of his time with us and genuinely was a good friend. Even though I left the country, the news was saddening. Pet friends really do become just like people friends. They’re often more cuddly too. 😔 My condolences on “Gobble”. Thanks for the comments, believe it or not they actually mean a lot. Coming from someone that I think knows quite a bit about the period/theater of conflict. I have listed the colors above as Pat @JOCKNEY also asked. Here is my best attempt at aging the photo’s as i no longer have a sepia filter it wont be perfect. Up first are the Noir filter’s Next up is something called a Silver-tone filter. Personally I think it would be better in a Sepia tone but don't have the ability. I hope they look as good in B&W as they do in color. When its finished and nicer outside I may take it to the local airport to get some more photo’s. Dennis 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Lovely paint work Dennis. Yes...we share the same professional grade scraps of paper! 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 Hello everyone... Well I almost didn't do a very good job on the landing gear but fixed it before the glue set. As you can see shes on her gear and everything is holding. Not much left to do. The canopies, antennas, flat-coat, and weathering. Not necessarily in that order. Questions, comments, and or thoughts ? Dennis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 My condolences on your loss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 Hello everyone... Next update we have done the flat coat, added the canopies, and mounted the two guns which will be visible. The dustbin turret is done but it will be tucked up inside the plane so not visible. Though to be fair the guns still need to be painted yet. I cant express enough to anyone building one of these or contemplating such a build. LEAVE THE CONTROL SURFACES OFF THE WINGS UNTIL EVERYTHING IS DONE !!! I have already repaired both sides three times, because i picked the model up by the wings. Pick it up from the fuselage only once you've added them. Questions, comments, and or thoughts ? Dennis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 That is really looking the business. Beautiful finish. Good advice which I'll try to follow too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Bravo Dennis I can't remember seeing one of these built before, and very much doubt I'll ever see a better one, congratulations 👍 cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) Hello everyone... Well I pulled this down today and added the props. Im going on a few B&W photos of Spanish/Condor Ju.86’s. The front of the props are polished metal and the rears are a dark color Not dark enough for black so i went with a chocolate brown as this seems to be a common color on props of the era. The props are only mocked on as of now. Now if anyone has any knowledge as to the color please speak up so I can repaint them if needed. Questions, comments, and or thoughts ? Dennis Edited March 25, 2020 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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