SimonL Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) I had this sitting in my stash for awhile. It was an absolute joy to build - up to the very last stage. I had intended to do the very attractive XP629 of the Macaws display team from the Xtradecal sheet X72291. Here is the only photo I have of the almost complete model (sitting next to my in progress Victor). On spraying a coat of Tamiya Semi-Gloss clear from a rattle can, within seconds I got a nasty crazed look on the paint which starting lifting. Somewhat odd, as I hadn't done anything different that I was aware of from last time I used the rattle can. After much gnashing of teeth I stripped back the paint, and started again. This time I decided to do XN577 from the RAF College at Cranwell in the 1960s. I have a Gnat and a Vampire T11 in the stash Sio I figured it would be good practice for the silver/orange-red colour schemes. Obviously this time round I don't have a complete set of stencils, and I had to bodge up some walkways by cutting up some spare decals. Paints are Tamiya Bare Metal Silver from a rattle can, orange is a home brew of brush painted Tamiya acrylic. I scraped, sanded and polished the frame across the top of the main canopy as I gather this is correct. The lights on the nose are 1 mm little-lenses dropped into small indentations drilled in the appropriate places. A fairly light oil wash, as I guess this aircraft were kept pretty clean. Finished off with a brushed on coat of Tamiya Semi-gloss clear. She looks a bit bashed up, but I am pretty happy with the rescue job. Looks nice in the early evening sun. Have a great weekend everyone! Thanks for looking. Edited January 17, 2020 by SimonL Typo correction 62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetasker Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Stunner - love the scheme and very nice nicely done 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 That's a little beauty Simon,great finish,I love this kit one of Airfix's best new tool's I 've just started number three! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Hello Simon, Remarkable paint job on this little jewel. A joy to study. Regards, Orion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Great recovery from a paint disaster. lovely. David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbay133 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Beautifully done. Its a cracker! Graeme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Fantastic rendition in a great scheme. Well rescued! 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Fabulous rescue! I can really empathise with that What? Oh! Noo… feeling as something unforeseen brings disaster on an almost finished work. Per ardua ad astra! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Thanks for all the positive feedback! 22 hours ago, stevej60 said: I 've just started number three! I’ve just bought another one 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 LIDL were selling the starter sets for £5.99.may be a few still around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 42 minutes ago, stevej60 said: LIDL were selling the starter sets for £5.99.may be a few still around. Doesn’t help me 🙂 I’m all the way over in Perth, Western Australia. Local hobby shop had the latest issue at A$25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhenderson Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 She's lovely! You say you hand painted that orange? Did you do anything in particular to get that finish? I did a silver and orange gnat recently and had a nightmare with the orange. 10 odd coats of brush painted acrylic and enamel, just wouldn't cover. I've just come into possession of a Vampire which could be done in the orange/silver scheme - my initial reaction was one of horror thinking that airbrushing was the only way to get that orange right. Looks like it can be done! Al. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Great save and a very attractive result. I've a hankering to do a machine from the other Manby team, The Magistrates. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Nicely saved and finished ! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 A terrific result and one of Airfix's best. I do love that 1960s Training Command livery. Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 10 hours ago, alhenderson said: She's lovely! You say you hand painted that orange? Did you do anything in particular to get that finish? I did a silver and orange gnat recently and had a nightmare with the orange. 10 odd coats of brush painted acrylic and enamel, just wouldn't cover. I've just come into possession of a Vampire which could be done in the orange/silver scheme - my initial reaction was one of horror thinking that airbrushing was the only way to get that orange right. Looks like it can be done! Al. Hi Al. I must admit I was a bit worried about coverage with the brush painting. What I did first was spray the whole airframe first with Tamiya white primer from a rattle can. I then painted the orange bits - I was surprised that it only needed a couple of brushed on coats. I then masked and sprayed the silver from a rattle can. Then all that was needed was a few little touch ups with the orange. Very happy with the result- much more confident about the Gnat and Vampire that are in the queue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Looks fantastic Simon and I love the Cranwell scheme with the blue band,.....always a favourite and you could do quite a collection of aircraft that have worn that famous marking down the years. I`m currently battling with the Airfix dayglow decals on my kit,......urghhh!! Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Braver than me Tony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhenderson Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 10 hours ago, SimonL said: Hi Al. I must admit I was a bit worried about coverage with the brush painting. What I did first was spray the whole airframe first with Tamiya white primer from a rattle can. I then painted the orange bits - I was surprised that it only needed a couple of brushed on coats. I then masked and sprayed the silver from a rattle can. Then all that was needed was a few little touch ups with the orange. Very happy with the result- much more confident about the Gnat and Vampire that are in the queue. Thanks for the info, must try that. On my Gnat I painted the whole thing silver and then did the Orange. I have a practise spitfire in the garage which I have sprayed white (although not primer) - might have a go at painting Orange onto that and seeing how I do. I really like the silver and orange scheme.. Al. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Pearcy Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 That's a little beauty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Lovely job, Victor coming along nicely too! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 What a save. Looks fantastic in this livery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 That’s very smart that is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 That’s some very neat work! Never brush painted dayglo! Always looked hard work but you have nailed it. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Simon............. Your additional efforts have paid handsome rewards. Well done my friend!!!!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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