Roger Newsome Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Well I'd say that was a fairly productive Sunday. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Nice paint job, always liked this stage in an aircraft build, painted, unmasked and ready to have some fun with. Atb Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 27 minutes ago, Jasper dog said: Nice paint job, always liked this stage in an aircraft build, painted, unmasked and ready to have some fun with. Atb Darryl Cheers Darryl. The next step is a bit of a worry, are my measurements and calculations correct for the invasion stripes? 🤔 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 6 minutes ago, Roger Newsome said: Cheers Darryl. The next step is a bit of a worry, are my measurements and calculations correct for the invasion stripes? 🤔 Just went through that myself on a Seafire this weekend. For a 1/48 aircraft 9.5mm per stripe I calculated. I used 2mm tape to mark the edges inside the white stripe and a frequently checked with a locked set of dividers to make sure they remained parallel. Then filled in with 6mm tape. I mainly got away with it.. Good luck Roger, you’ll get it sorted.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 17 minutes ago, Grey Beema said: Good luck Roger, you’ll get it sorted Thanks very much. Great tip too but I did wonder how I could get a pair of dividers..... thankfully it only took a couple of seconds for the penny to drop....... chart table drawer on the bridge. 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Nice work Roger How many coats if white did it take to cover the camo colours? James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, franky boy said: Nice work Roger How many coats if white did it take to cover the camo colours? James Thanks James. I think I must have given it three or four coats of white. I use Gunze paint thinned with Levelling thinners, by the time I'd sprayed all of the white it was dry enough to start again so I didn't really take much notice. Roger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelholic Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Fuselage bands and invasion stripes are usually the first part of my painting process after priming. Spray the white, mask that, spray the black, mask that, then leave well alone until the rest of the paint jobs finished then remove and weather the whole beastie as required. Tom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Modelholic said: Fuselage bands and invasion stripes are usually the first part of my painting process after priming. Spray the white, mask that, spray the black, mask that, then leave well alone until the rest of the paint jobs finished then remove and weather the whole beastie as required. Tom It never occurred to me to do it that way Tom. Painting the basic scheme, then the stripes, band etc in the sequence it would have been done on the real thing seems like the logical way. However I'm prepared to accept what might seem logical might not be the easiest way. I might give that method a try on my next stripey build. Roger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Here's where I am now. I tried to go for a slightly less than perfect finish but in scale look on the invasion stripes, easier said than done. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 21/07/2020 at 08:02, Roger Newsome said: Great tip too but I did wonder how I could get a pair of dividers..... thankfully it only took a couple of seconds for the penny to drop....... chart table drawer on the bridge. 😄 Isn't that a keel-hauling offence? As you can tell, Roger, I have just found your thread. Not a motor bike and sidecar then? I always paint the invasion stripes first and then the camo on the rest of the airframe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 19/07/2020 at 21:39, Roger Newsome said: Well I'd say that was a fairly productive Sunday. Roger, I'm intrigued, I have the Eduard boxing of this kit, and it came with their Brassin Tempest tailplanes, but their resin tailpalanes are longer than the fairings on the fuselage, but yours do not look any longer? Confused of Bedale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Retired Bob said: Isn't that a keel-hauling offence? As you can tell, Roger, I have just found your thread. Not a motor bike and sidecar then? I always paint the invasion stripes first and then the camo on the rest of the airframe. Not a goulash kanone either, although goulash is on the menu for lunch here..... after the keel hauling. I'm going to have to try this alternative stripe method aren't I? 6 hours ago, Retired Bob said: Roger, I'm intrigued, I have the Eduard boxing of this kit, and it came with their Brassin Tempest tailplanes, but their resin tailpalanes are longer than the fairings on the fuselage, but yours do not look any longer? Confused of Bedale Hm, I dont know. Would it help if I photographed the kit tailplanes laid on top? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelholic Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I paint the leading edge yellow immediately after the stripes, mask and ignore for the rest of the painting. Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Modelholic said: I paint the leading edge yellow immediately after the stripes, mask and ignore for the rest of the painting. Tom That's the method I used on my last Typhoon and in hindsight the better way of doing it. If only I'd remembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 7 hours ago, Roger Newsome said: I'm going to have to try this alternative stripe method aren't I? Too late for that. 😁 7 hours ago, Roger Newsome said: Hm, I dont know. Would it help if I photographed the kit tailplanes laid on top? Here are the Eduard Brassin parts attached to the fuselage, as you can see the elevator sticks out beyond the tailplane fairing. https://flic.kr/p/2jpjGhj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Retired Bob said: Too late for that. Not on another kit it's not! 😄 3 minutes ago, Retired Bob said: Here are the Eduard Brassin parts attached to the fuselage, as you can see the elevator sticks out beyond the tailplane fairing. I can't see it Bob, flikr is blocked here. Pretty frustrating really seeing as most of the photos on Britmodeller are hosted by flikr. 😣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Just now, Roger Newsome said: I can't see it Bob, flikr is blocked here. Pretty frustrating really seeing as most of the photos on Britmodeller are hosted by flikr. 😣 Must be a problem, I replied earlier earlier today but the post was lost, and now the photo will not load, I'll try again. Seems to have worked now, how strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Retired Bob said: Must be a problem, I replied earlier earlier today but the post was lost, and now the photo will not load, I'll try again. Seems to have worked now, how strange. It's no good Bob, it's not possible to get anything from flikr on the ships internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Roger Newsome said: It's no good Bob, it's not possible to get anything from flikr on the ships internet. You will just have to get the ships cat to run faster on the treadmill. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, Retired Bob said: You will just have to get the ships cat to run faster on the treadmill. 😁 We could put Usain Bolt on it but we still wouldn't get flikr. There must be too much subversive content for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Roger Newsome said: There must be too much subversive content for us. I just cannot picture that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Roger Newsome said: It's no good Bob, it's not possible to get anything from flikr on the ships internet. I will describe the picture (until you come back to civilisation) The leading edge of the tailplane is in line with the fuselage fairing but the trailing edge of the elevator extends beyond the fairing, level with the rudder line. Or basically it sticks out at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 26 minutes ago, Retired Bob said: I will describe the picture (until you come back to civilisation) The leading edge of the tailplane is in line with the fuselage fairing but the trailing edge of the elevator extends beyond the fairing, level with the rudder line. Or basically it sticks out at the back. Does this help Bob... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Roger Newsome said: Does this help Bob... Well, yours are bigger than the standard Typhoon tailplanes, but the Eduard ones are longer at the rear edge, if that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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