trickyrich Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Hockeyboy76 said: He’s got me into the double entendres too. oh yeah just blame me....... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 4 hours ago, trickyrich said: oh yeah just blame me....... Always. You'll get it licked Craig. It's not like you to let a banana get the best of you. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 17 hours ago, trickyrich said: .though it maybe I just has a smutty mind! Are you trying to say that you haven't? 17 hours ago, trickyrich said: All that aside, it does look good, though some of those joins will be a bit difficult to sort out. Maybe on a better fitting model the paint first would have been ok. But it's ok, you still have 10 days to finish this before your other duties are required!!!! Yes I don't think the metallic finish is going to survive. It may be that she gains a different finish than the one I had planned, especially if I'm to be ready for my tour of Vietnam. 9 hours ago, Hockeyboy76 said: Dear Aunty Budgie Smuggler from down under I think that should be Rich's new moniker from now on! 6 hours ago, Hockeyboy76 said: He’s got me into the double entendres too. Hmmm, I hardly think that you are completely innocent in this H. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, helios16v said: Always. You'll get it licked Craig. It's not like you to let a banana get the best of you. Cheers Chris, I will persevere. I've not been beaten by a banana before and am not about to let it happen now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Any more work on this one? Or is it still sitting in timeout for bad behavior? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 40 minutes ago, helios16v said: Any more work on this one? Or is it still sitting in timeout for bad behavior? The banana is off the naughty step and back on the bench Chris. She has had the white top sprayed and is currently being masked ready for dayglo areas to be painted yellow, I need to fade through to it in a couple of places, which should hopefully happen tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 9 hours ago, modelling minion said: dayglo At least it looks like you've got your helicopter dayglo fix in , 😋 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 I came here to see a helicopter but I’m leaving with a sackful of banana dad-jokes. Priceless. Looking forward to more (helicopter!). Regards, Adrian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 Putting aside the banana related dad jokes (for now anyway) its time to prove that the banana is back in work. Since my last update with piccies I have masked and sprayed the white upper surfaces and then masked and painted a yellow base for the dayglo areas and then painted the dayglo itself. I gave it a lighter coat in areas that were showing fading in the picture I have used for reference (different to the one linked at the start) and have also very lightly sanded through to the yellow too. After that was done I cut a circular mask for the area on the top of the spine where the national marking goes and then masked and painted the black along the spine using an off-black if you know what I mean. Pictures are better than words so here are a couple, starting with a shot of the whole airframe; And a closer look at the dayglo band around the mid fuselage which hopefully shows the fading; You can probably see the remains of a poor attempt at painting the black cheatline down the fuselage, this has now been covered over with thin decal strips, in fact I have started the decalling proper and have the national markings on but I shall save any more pics until the process is completed. Thats it for today so as usual thanks for looking and any comments and criticisms are gratefully received. Craig. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Great progress on the Banana, and nice neat job of the canopy masking. This is really going to stand out when its finished. cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Like the faded Dayglo effect, much better than in your face brightness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 That’s looking nice Craig. Looking forward to seeing the finished pictures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 20 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: Great progress on the Banana, and nice neat job of the canopy masking. This is really going to stand out when its finished. cheers Pat Thanks Pat, very much appreciated. I need to remember to paint the canopy black before I remove the masking. 12 hours ago, Jabba said: Like the faded Dayglo effect, much better than in your face brightness. Cheers Jabba, you should have seen it before it got faded, definitely needed sunglasses for that! 3 hours ago, Hockeyboy76 said: That’s looking nice Craig. Looking forward to seeing the finished pictures. Cheers H, I'm falling back in love with the banana and am really looking forward to getting her finished now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Hi Craig. I'm pleased to see you seem to be winning again. Great to see your progress. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 2 hours ago, PlaStix said: Hi Craig. I'm pleased to see you seem to be winning again. Great to see your progress. Kind regards, Stix Thanks mate, I'm working my way through the decals and they are almost done, they should be finished tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 Very pleased to report that I have finished playing with my banana. I shall take some pics tomorrow in what will hopefully be much better light than we have had today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 20 hours ago, modelling minion said: Very pleased to report that I have finished playing with my banana. I shall take some pics tomorrow in what will hopefully be much better light than we have had today. Looking forward to see your well polished banana in bright day light ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 16 minutes ago, desert falcon said: Looking forward to see your well polished banana in bright day light ... Your wish is my command! As if by magic here are some pics of the newly completed Banana, I shall be sticking 5 in the gallery too. A huge thank you to all who have been following the sometimes torturous progress on this build, your support has been very much appreciated and to be honest without some of your encouragement it might never have been finished. It is far from my best build but I do quite like the end result, I like how the dayglo turned out and the fading of it and it has given me the confidence to do it on future projects. I have learned some lessons on this build and will attempt another in the future which will hopefully stick together a bit better. So as usual thanks for looking in and all comments and criticisms are gratefully received. Craig. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 That is a magnificent result, very 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, desert falcon said: That is a magnificent result, very That is very kind of you to say, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 All your hard work buffing your banana has been worth it. Thats a cracking build Craig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, Hockeyboy76 said: All your hard work buffing your banana has been worth it. Thats a cracking build Craig. Cheers H, it took some serious buffing but I got there in the end. Thanks for your support during the build mate. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Fantastic result Craig. Very nice finish, I love the faded dayglo, and a model that will stand out from the crowd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Well that turned out very nicely indeed, well done. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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