Pete in Lincs Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Going with the theme here, Smoooth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 yummy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 9 hours ago, hendie said: possibly a kit bash of AMG's Hawker Hart into a 'Art wiv an 'ook - An Osprey! Now there's a nice idea, just saying...... Venom is looking very impressive indeed. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Great work Hendie. What primer and paint are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Wow, what a fantastic job, you have created a wonderful model, especially considering all the hurdles you have had to overcome. Looking absolutely lovely with some paint on. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 That was quick!!!!!! You needed a "straight forward" build after the Wessie!!! A little fun came from the tail alignement andthe detail you added makes the difference! Nice paint work too!!!! Look forward to see the next update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 11 hours ago, hendie said: I have learned a few things as the build progressed. Namely, put the Vampire to the back of the stash and try and build everything else first. LOL!! It's funny 'cos it's true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Brilliant work on the u/c! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 22 hours ago, giemme said: She definitely looks smooth! Impressive paint job Ciao 16 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: Going with the theme here, Smoooth! 15 hours ago, perdu said: yummy Thanks folks, yes, I am pleased with the paint job. Not so much the model. 14 hours ago, Terry1954 said: An Osprey! Now there's a nice idea, just saying...... Venom is looking very impressive indeed. Terry An Osprey? nah... sticking with my 28 Sqn theme 14 hours ago, JasonC said: Great work Hendie. What primer and paint are you using? Jason, I use Alclad grey primer (I prime everything - always). I tried their black primer on the Wessex but it kept peeling off so I'm back to my tried and trusted grey primer. I've been using it for years and it always does a good job. The colory stuff is all Testors Model Master. I use mainly acrylics but had to switch to enamel for the Grey and the PRU Blue. The dark green is still acrylic though. I like the tone of Model Master RAF Dark Green. 14 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Wow, what a fantastic job, you have created a wonderful model, especially considering all the hurdles you have had to overcome. Looking absolutely lovely with some paint on. All the best Chris Thanks Chris - it's looking a bit better after today's foray into paint land. 14 hours ago, Massimo said: That was quick!!!!!! You needed a "straight forward" build after the Wessie!!! A little fun came from the tail alignement andthe detail you added makes the difference! Nice paint work too!!!! Look forward to see the next update! You're right Massimo. After Fly I really needed a quick win. This is definitely not one of my best but if nothing else, it's got me back into the swing of things now. 12 hours ago, Bell209 said: LOL!! It's funny 'cos it's true... Never a truer word spoken in jest as they say. 8 hours ago, Graham T said: Brilliant work on the u/c! Thanks Graham. It was pretty straightforward work though - just some tubes cut to size and a bit of drilling here and there. Coloring in. Yes, that's the fun part, or one of the fun parts at least. However before you can color in, you have to pay your dues to the Gods of Masking. They can be demanding masters they can. Masking this up for the PRU Blue took me well over two hours. Those twin booms were a real pain in the boom. And two of them at that. I decided to chance my arm this afternoon and decided to try masking just where I needed it. That of course meant that I had to try and be in control of, and reasonably accurate with the airbrush. Not one of my forte's. I opted to have the camouflage wrap around the leading edge ever so slightly - mainly because it save a load of hassle trying to figure out how to mask the intakes. Whether it's accurate or not is neither here nor there. Just finding a photo of a 28 Sqn Venom is hard enough - try finding one that you can use to determine paint demarcation lines! HA! Just to be on the safe side I did tape some polythene around the nose area -just look at all that unprotected paintwork! Living on the edge that is. The MM PRU Blue sprayed very nicely. It's not a color I've used before but I do like the color. (I couldn't be bothered masking the wheel wells - I'll hand paint them later - carefully! The masking did it's job. I should have mentioned that I used Aizu tape (1mm) to lay down the edges, then followed that up with Tamiya 6mm or 10mm depending on what I was covering. The Aizu is lovely to use - you can get it to wrap around compound curves quite easily to give a clean edge, and just block in with the heavier duty tapes later. All that hard work with the tail booms paid off in the end. Nice neat lines. I thought they were going to be problematic but weren't too bad at all. There were only a few very minor touch ups required, such as the exhaust and a couple of other small areas. After all that was done I had to mask up again to get the rudders painted black - Black Rudii Since I was on a roll, I decided to keep going and get all the major areas painted today - that meant I had to mask up yet again in order to paint the wing tanks. This time MM Insignia Yellow. These were a pain to paint - the tip kept drying on the airbrush and I'd only get a few light passes before having to clean the tip again. What flow improvers/retarders do you guys use? I currently have Vallejo flow improver but I'm not impressed with it at all. If I put more than a few drops in the paint it seems to separate the pigments so I can only get away with two or three drops and it does not seem to improve the flow one iota. I was looking at Winsor & Newton but there appears to be more than one acrylic flow improver and I wasn't sure which one to get - any suggestions? Anyways, - yellow tips With a nice clean demarcation line. Zoom zoom around the room There's still a few bits to paint, such as the tail boom bump stops, wheel bays, lights to add, stickers to stick, and leading edge slats, u/c doors etc, but I've broken the back of this Venom I think. To keep the mojo topped up I stuck the undercarriage in place to see what it looked like... (need to paint the tires again) Now remember that lead weight that I stuck in the nose before I closed up? That BIG lead weight that I could only just fit in there with no room for anything else? Well, guess what? It's a tail sitter!!!!!! Oh yes, it's a tail sitter. If anyone ever makes one of these and gets it to sit on the undercarriage as God intended - please let me know how you did it, cos there's no way I could get any more weight in there That's about it for this episode folks. I'll leave you with these parting shots just cos I took 'em From the front it looks darned decent. I'll let that paint cure for a day or two then get a gloss coat on it ready for the transfers. toodle pip and all that 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Too bad she's a tail sitter - she looks gorgeous nonetheless Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Migods Alan how bl..dy frustrating and such a shame because she is really gorgeous When I take my Gannet and Catalina to shows to display I have to hold them tail high so the Liquid Gravity gets to roll all the way forward When the little lead dots start pouring out I know I am ready to put 'em on the table, damned irritating for me too It is a good job that you have been displaying 28 Squadron aircraft on their own base, looks like the answer for the Venom too 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 8 hours ago, hendie said: An Osprey? nah... sticking with my 28 Sqn theme Ah, my mistake. An Audax of course then, and there's me thinking you were about to go all Naval on us! That PRU blue looks the business, and the yellow tips are fine also. I've had similar oddities occurring with flow products in Acrylics, sometimes turning to a gloppy gunk! Odd about the Alclad black vs grey. Never had black peel off, but have had cases of it never setting. The art/science of model paints can be a complex one with all the options we now have available. That's a b****r re the nose weight, but as Bill says the base solution will sort it. Great stuff. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I use the W&N flow improver when I’m using acrylics (which isn’t often at the moment; Ark is largely a Jamie-fest). But I wasn’t aware that they did more than one type, so I can’t help you choose! Venom looking as good as expected. She’s no Sea Venom, but she’s still gorgeous. That lovely Vampire with hints of the Vixen to come evolution. Yum. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 She looks the business. The paintwork looks spot on. I built two (nowhere near your standard, the second was so I could throw the first in the bin) and neither sat on all three. I got my CA Vampire to sit properly with lots of weight and over filed flats in the main wheel tyres. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 9 hours ago, hendie said: Oh yes, it's a tail sitter. If anyone ever makes one of these and gets it to sit on the undercarriage as God intended - please let me know how you did it, cos there's no way I could get any more weight in there micro rare earth magnet? I got some on ebay that are 2 wide, 3mm high, so would fit into the nosewheel. Needs putting on a metal base, but they have quite a strong force. Can't make any claims it will work, but they quote this Quote Max Pull*: 145 g Max Vertical Hold*: 29 g *Holding force values are calculated for this size and shape of magnet. It represents a maximum value for comparative purposes. There are many factors that will influence real world results so please contact us for advice. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tiny-magnets-2x3-mm-N52-neodymium-disc-small-neo-craft-rod-magnet-2mm-dia-x-3mm/162028306916 sure there is something same/similar available in the US. HTH 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: I use the W&N flow improver when I’m using acrylics Thanks. I'll give that a try as I reckon I use Acrylics almost 50% of the time. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Great paint finish, Hendie. I'll root around in the spares boxes for a fat Pilot..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Hello Hendie, I will drill on the lower part of the tip tank, pour a bit of white glue and some tiny fishing leads... Just my penny, or may be using that same procedure in the wheel well, it will be less visible.. But knowing you, I think that you will tame it at least !! Great work on the painting... On 2/23/2020 at 10:14 AM, Terry1954 said: An Osprey! Now there's a nice idea, just saying...... Venom is looking very impressive indeed. Terry Hello Terry... Why do I buy a Hawker hart ?? Turning it into an Osprey obviously... So, I need 2 hawker Hart ?? Far less obvious, I will have to smuggle it in my collection... Black ops CC 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, corsaircorp said: Far less obvious, I will have to smuggle it in my collection... Mission Impossible? Is CC really Tom Cruise? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Lovely paint job hendie, very nice indeed! I never put any nose weights in my jets and they never tail sit. I stick them all to bases! Makes them easier to handle - and you don't have to paint the wheel wells either (not that I'd ever do such a thing...!! ) Keith 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 24/02/2020 at 09:28, Ex-FAAWAFU said: I use the W&N flow improver when I’m using acrylics Me too. I use it with Humbrol acrylics when I'm doing internals etc - shake the bottle, drop of flow improver in the lid, mix it about. You can see the surface tension break up as soon as you drop it in. Nice stuff 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 23 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: Mission Impossible? Is CC really Tom Cruise? No CC is not Tom Cruise, he's just a very naughty boy! She looks lovely Hendie. Martian 👽 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I've just had a thought re the tail sitting Hendie. Your Venom can carry drop tanks. Why not fit the tanks and fill the forward part of them with extra weight. As long as the weight is forward of the centre of gravity, it will help the existing nose weight. Martian 👽 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 48 minutes ago, Martian Hale said: As long as the weight is forward of the centre of gravity, it will help the existing nose weight. Commonly known as beergut theory. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich F Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Beautiful work Hendie I'm blaming you for inspiring me to dig out my CA Vampire 😀 Hope you don't mind but I'll be stealing sorry adapting some of your techniques for my build and probably be adding a few 'Greeblies' of my own! Keep up the good work! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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