PhantomBigStu Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/19/2020 at 9:00 AM, modelling minion said: Good to see that she will be back underway soon. Yep, troublesome seems prevented it being ready for gloss 2.0 tonight but once it is I promise Ill be more patient to avoid a repeat. And to help my restraint ive turned to the wings, which will be brush painted. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 That's a lot of wing to brush paint Stu! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 10 hours ago, modelling minion said: That's a lot of wing to brush paint Stu! I reckon a four inch flat will do it! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 You’ll be needing one of these 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 She will be looking mighty fine once she has been cared for in your "paint hangar" 🙂 If you want to safe time on the decals, you can give her the registration A6-EDB and leave her all white (though admittedly a bit boring), that's how the real aircraft will be leaving Emirates and Dubai anytime soon 😪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 Patient respray has gone well, come of spots need a little sanding etc but nice gloss finish that has actually cured. Not working on the wings as I didn’t have a suitable grey, What was meant to be suitable Vallejo for Airbus/Boeing/Voodoo grey was too dark and blue, ordered some lifecolour instead. So working on the sanding of the engines. And @desert falcon, that would mean not using the nice decals I paid for 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Good job on the fuselage Stu, you've got that looking very nice. The engines are coming together very nicely too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 8:03 AM, modelling minion said: Good job on the fuselage Stu, you've got that looking very nice. The engines are coming together very nicely too. Sadly wrong tense, had an incredibly fustrating morning yesterday that wore my patience beyond breaking point and I sprayed them with a heavy coat of what I thought was primer, and instead was gloss, had to strip them, so back to square one. Two steps forward one step back. Still least the wing paint has arrived 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Ouch, done stuff like that myself. It only takes a couple of days before you look back and see the funny side of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Its fighting you this build stu, but you will beat it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 On 7/31/2020 at 8:54 AM, Dansk said: Its fighting you this build stu, but you will beat it Hopefully, taking so long to progress, not least as the lifecolor grey is very thin. A few coats left, then a light sanding before the final few on each side before masking the coroguard and bare metal. As for the engines got touch up the white where a bit of the bare metal leaked through the masking, redo the gunmetal exhausts and paint the pylons grey 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 You're doing well covering that amount of wing area Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 2 hours ago, modelling minion said: You're doing well covering that amount of wing area Stu. Nice wide brush and doing it a halfside at a time hence the slow progression, much sanding, 4 quarters x 3 coats, much sanding 4q x 5c, plus lifecolour doesn’t dry as quickly as other paints 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Coroguard on, gone light as photos of emirates 380 made it appear quite pale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Very nice work on the wings Stu, they look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 You’re getting there, wings look good Stu keep it up 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 (edited) What do you think Stu can you get to the finishing line? Edited August 10, 2020 by Dansk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Dansk said: What do you think Stu can you get to the finishing line? Would said yes had we not had this heatwave and had I not discovered one winglet tip was shortshot/broken, shame but will be done when it’s done. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 One day this will be done. One day 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 Come to a realisation after couple of years of accumulating a vast backlog of WIP builds it can’t go on so I’ve either been finishing them or binning them due to lack of time and space, likewise with this one I’ve decided I’d rather have a 747 on display than this as well so it won’t be done now. Instead this thread will switch to a 747 for the upcoming unarmed GB. Ironic as I actually wanted to do the Revell 747 instead of the 380 but lost out on eBay. Anyway haven’t binned it yet but have the 747. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 (edited) Image upload test post. And the new thread subject so least this has a happy ending Edited December 3, 2021 by PhantomBigStu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 Having got a new host site cracked on with the build, interior painted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Good to see you’re on track again with this one 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Was going so well, interior and pilots painted, fuselage closed up, then notice the pilots and the seats and by extension the interior interior was not level, so apart the fuselage came and had to do a little surgery to get the fuselage back together, so plenty of filler was needed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 Engines and wheels done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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