PhantomBigStu Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Progress, now the greens on and can mask up for the black 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 That’s the way Stu.. looking good mate. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 Topside done, now to sand the underside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 Many hours later 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Coming along nicely Stu.. good going. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 Working on the business end, should be a second control column but no way I can make one that doesn’t look pathetic next to the kit one 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Bit more progress, hopefully should be decal ready some point this week, and finally printed the noseart decals for the hurricane so can get the companions done this week 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 Been to cowardly to do the canopy framing but have put some decals on the companions 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Good to see all these getting finished Stu. Lanc canopy framing is not my favourite topic either, however I seem to know it quite well having spent so much time on it on my build and still think it needs a bit more work! See you in the gallery shortly. Cherrs.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 (edited) Sadly this won’t be finished by next Sunday now @Rabbit Leader, discovered two of the nacelles have been significantly flattened and have to be built up, given how long miliput takes to harden think I can abandon any hope of making it Edited May 24, 2020 by PhantomBigStu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 That’s a shame Stu, however best not to rush it just to make a date deadline. My Lanc is close, however the more time I seem to put into it, the further the finish seems to be? I’m working the next four days so progress will be limited to an hour a day and that’s dependant on how the work days goes as I’m usually shattered when I get home. We’ll see it as an RFI when you’re happy it’s finished. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 12 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: That’s a shame Stu, however best not to rush it just to make a date deadline. My Lanc is close, however the more time I seem to put into it, the further the finish seems to be? I’m working the next four days so progress will be limited to an hour a day and that’s dependant on how the work days goes as I’m usually shattered when I get home. We’ll see it as an RFI when you’re happy it’s finished. Cheers.. Dave Indeed, not going to rush though I will finish the companions so I actually have something completed for the month of May being yet to finish anything else. Gives bit more time to finish my two in the navy entries which I’ll need, apparently there’s 250 decals on the phantom to apply 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) Nacelles are done, though problem is the Humbrol dark green has changed colour and won’t settle back to the original shade no matter how much shaking/stirring occcurs, annoying it as it’s affected not just this but two spitfires that I hoped to get decal ready alongside this today Edited June 22, 2020 by PhantomBigStu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventora3300 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, PhantomBigStu said: Nacelles are done, though problem is the Humbrol dark green has changed colour and won’t settle back to the original shade no matter how much shaking/stirring occcurs, annoying. I feel your pain, Stu. This happened to me then I realised I had varnished before the last of the touch ups. Another coat of varnish on top blended it in - I was lucky! Maybe a final, final stirring session and re-touch plus varnish will cure for you? Edited June 22, 2020 by Ventora3300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 18 hours ago, Ventora3300 said: I feel your pain, Stu. This happened to me then I realised I had varnished before the last of the touch ups. Another coat of varnish on top blended it in - I was lucky! Maybe a final, final stirring session and re-touch plus varnish will cure for you? Nope can’t get the Humbrol to shift back, fortunately I’ve discovered Vallejo 888 makes a nice substitute for Humbrol 163. Now just a few touch ups of the black and sort the canopy framing out 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 And it’s decal ready, as is another companion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 Decals on completion is near 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 It's a mighty and a mighty big airplane, and you'll soon have a very nice looking model of one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Indeed, been left to one side as I had a straggler in my production line, 4 models now in the varnishing process 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 Will be done and on the stand with the companions later, just to assemble the turrets and add them alongside the aerials 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 Not quite as simple but it is now finished, or rather it was, now discovered PA474 has the post war cabin heater intake that I’ll have to scratch, think a spitfire intake and miliput will do 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Congratulations Stu, she's a beauty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 8 hours ago, vppelt68 said: Congratulations Stu, she's a beauty Cheers, will be posted in the RFI (and the spitfire STGB gallery) later, just the varnish on the touch up around the scratched intake to do 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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