CedB Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Whoa! That's striking! Nice job Heather! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Very striking colour scheme not far to the finish line now Stay safe Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Very nice Heather, the older MPM kits seem to have been designed by one person and the resin added in by another person who didn't get on with the original designer and then the instructions were written/illustrated by someone who strongly disliked the other two. None of them, of course, actually made the kit up. Other manufacturers have also been guilty of the same weak instruction production. Re airbrushing. I was a dedicated hairy stick user until about 25 years ago when I used a fairly basic Tamiya Spray Work set up with enamels. I currently use an Iwata Neo with a compressor that came fitted with a pressure gauge and water trap and spray acrylics of various brands through it. Like Ced I like the fact that one airbrush session to get a colour is still quicker than several brush applied coats. I have gone back to brushes to put on camouflage patterns as post stroke I really struggled with working out making patterns as that bit of brain was what got scrambled, amongst others. Wheels, props small bits I have always brush painted Off topic and nearer your paid work, I am currently finishing a Genesis kit of a diesel brake tender. It is awful, must be the Merlin Models of the model railway world. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Wow! The D.XXI looks fabulous! Looking forward to seeing the fully finished article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Love the paint job. Looking forward to triangulation! Regards, Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 3 hours ago, CedB said: Whoa! That's striking! Nice job Heather! I like the Dutch colours. They’re certainly different. 3 hours ago, Hamden said: Very striking colour scheme not far to the finish line now No, not far. Far enough that I mustn’t rush. Well, not too quickly anyway! 2 hours ago, Mr T said: Very nice Heather, the older MPM kits seem to have been designed by one person and the resin added in by another person who didn't get on with the original designer and then the instructions were written/illustrated by someone who strongly disliked the other two. None of them, of course, actually made the kit up. Other manufacturers have also been guilty of the same weak instruction production. There’s a large overlap, I find, between MPM, Special Hobby and Azur, to name but three. I think it’s a sensible approach to liaise with companies of similar interests. 1 hour ago, 2996 Victor said: Wow! The D.XXI looks fabulous! Looking forward to seeing the fully finished article! Patience. 41 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: Love the paint job. Looking forward to triangulation! Black and orange triangles are go! Like my recent Azur Koolhoven build, the transfers in this kit are by Aviprint. They are very thin, have next to no carrier overlap, and come away from the backing paper almost as soon as it’s wet. I like to test how long they need to be dunked in water for, so I chose part of the German markings as sacrificial - and it slid off the paper barely five seconds after being immersed. I tend nowadays, to dunk the transfer, then lay it in a puddle of water on the cutting mat. That way it’s unlikely to float off and become a tangled mess if I’m distracted for some reason. I chose the box art markings. You’ll get the full spiel in the RFI when it’s done. Meanwhile, I’m letting this sit and dry before I contemplate a top coat varnish. I want to avoid the rather flat dull finish I got on the FK58, so I may opt for satin over matt. We shall see. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 MPM is the "master" company, with Special Hobby being one of their trade names for short-run kits which gradually replaced all the others. Azur is a subset with French roots, initially doing a side range of French subjects that didn't clash with Heller but gradually widening their subject matter. Nowadays Azur will do more specialised releases of Special Hobby kits, but has also diverged into specifically Romanian subjects. Others could add more I'm sure, but this explains the background to the overlap. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Thanks Graham. That makes sense. I forgot to mention the rudder. It’s a separate part, and I left it off knowing it would likely present problems with the transfers. I’d rather deal with them on the bench than on the model. I painted the rudder black as a start, knowing there is a black border to the orange flash. Getting each transfer, which is slightly oversize, to centre was a fiddle. I’m leaving these to really dry before I risk a coat of varnish and begin clearing the various slots. I had hoped the trailing edge would succumb to setting solution, but I think it will simply be carefully trimmed off and retouched with black if necessary. Wow! Where did that morning go? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 That camo scheme is stunning Heather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Looking great Heather Glad to see the rudder making an appearance… I was starting to worry! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 That's a great looking paint job. That, plus the orange and black, will certainly liven up your collection! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 That @CedB has a lot to answer for. He causes a run on fancy tweezers, and encourages people to try new things. This time, it’s the W&N Galeria matt acrylic varnish. It has been brushed on, without thinning, and has had a couple of coats just to try and eliminate my brush marks. Very pleased I am. Not too matt, a little bit of life on the surfaces, and dries nice and quickly. I think I’ll get the satin one in stock, too. Right, just the rudder and prop to fit. There are a couple of etched ground handling loops for the wingtips, but I’m not fitting them. No-one will notice. Aerial wire, and then it’s ready for RFI. Aside from the cockpit stuff, this has been an essentially trouble-free kit to put together. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Your matt varnish is perfect to smoothen the surface. And the rudder is well done too. Patrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Love the build. The camo and the Dutch markings are quite striking. Yes the @CedB is causing me to buy things but my fancy tweezers are Chinese knockoffs from eBay ( but I must admit are now the only tweezers I use) and now that the local art and hobby shop is open I will be getting some w&n acrylic as the xxi looks pretty good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Funny, I looked at the pic in post #81 and immediately thought of an alert terrier, ears pricked up and ready to go! 😁 Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Heather Kay said: That @CedB has a lot to answer for. All good tips, hopefully! Glad you like it Heather 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 1 hour ago, limeypilot said: Funny, I looked at the pic in post #81 and immediately thought of an alert terrier, ears pricked up and ready to go! 😁 Yup, I see it. Definitely a pugnacious little interceptor. The high stance when sitting on the deck, and the high cockpit, make it look very businesslike. A quick taster of the RFI. Things fitted at the last minute included the wing-mounted pitot tube, gunsight (disappointingly not an etched one for some obscure reason on MPM can provide), W/T wire and the tailplane wires. You will forgive me not attempting the twin wires the real thing had. I felt it virtually impossible to achieve at this scale without things twisting themselves together. Fairly happy with that. I want to dive into the Valom Fokker T.V now, but there’s nowhere for it to fit in the cabinet. Full to bursting. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Nice DXXI and fantastic collection. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Time for a new cabinet! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Tell me about it, Ian. We started thinking about a new cabinet a few years ago. We never quite get the time or circumstances to coincide for it to actually happen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 And the RFI is done. Thanks for following along on this little model. A quick scan of the stash shows I currently have three more Dutch planes, though I think there are definitely some gaps that I need to fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 4 hours ago, Heather Kay said: Hi Heather, Just wanted to say that this is an absolutely superb D.XXI! Kind regards, Mark 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 I’ll second that, fabulous! AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Stunning result Heather looking forward to the next one now Stay safe Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 That's very smart? What's next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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