fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Looking great, and the bit of struggle is just more learning opportunities. Very elegant scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 3:39 PM, Hayden Northcott said: Would Tamiya masking tape be better then tape from a trade store? Not necessarily, the trick with masking something like that is to seal the edges of the tape with the colour you're masking, in this case yellow, then any colour bleed won't show & the black shouldn't be able to get under the sealed edges. She is looking really smart in those later photos. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden Northcott Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 32 minutes ago, stevehnz said: Not necessarily, the trick with masking something like that is to seal the edges of the tape with the colour you're masking, in this case yellow, then any colour bleed won't show & the black shouldn't be able to get under the sealed edges. She is looking really smart in those later photos. Steve. Thanks for the tip That sounds like a simple way to do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden Northcott Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 De-ice boots are painted. Overall I'm much happy with these compared to the decal version. A few minor touch-ups are needed. Over the weekend, I also managed to finish off the propellers, and made a start on the landing gear. The nose wheels are so tiny! Hard to believe that it's nearly finished! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 That's really beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Just found this one, really great job, and a wonderful scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Looking really good Hayden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden Northcott Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Time for another update. I've been doing some work on the landing gear. I've mixed up some matt black for the wheels and given them a first coat. I choose not to use a primer on them. The oleo and strut I've painted black as a base coat, then painted chrome silver. Technically I imagine that there should be some white or grey on the oleo and strut, but I figured that they are small enough to not worry. I'll touch it all up once they are glued together. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden Northcott Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 Time has gotten away on me, and life had gotten a bit busy.... Here is ZK-MVJ sitting on it's landing gear, without the doors fitted. And now with props (and gear doors) fitted. All that is left is a bit of weathering and maybe some varnish. I'm yet to figure out how to do either of these. I'm looking for a spray can solution, and I'm not sure if it should be gloss or not. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Looking beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispisme Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 My personal opinion, leave it gloss. From the pictures it looks just right. but again...just an opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Another for it being gloss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden Northcott Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 Every opinion is worth having! I do think gloss is a good idea over all. I'm just not sure about how that works on parts painted with matt paint? The de-ice boots & tyres are matt, and the props are semi-matt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 That is one beautiful finish there! I too would say gloss where needed. Great work. All the best, Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cklasse Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Beautiful ATR72. I just put in an order for one. Guess what? I want to build the fern leaf marking plane too. I deliberately booked one ATR flight from Christchurch to Wellington during one of my NZ holidays and reserved seats right smack at the propeller so that I can watch it from start to end. What a roller coaster ride that flight was when it approached Wellington. The windiest city was a challenge to land for light plane and I rocked and rolled all the way onto the runway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden Northcott Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 12 hours ago, Cklasse said: Beautiful ATR72. I just put in an order for one. Guess what? I want to build the fern leaf marking plane too. I deliberately booked one ATR flight from Christchurch to Wellington during one of my NZ holidays and reserved seats right smack at the propeller so that I can watch it from start to end. What a roller coaster ride that flight was when it approached Wellington. The windiest city was a challenge to land for light plane and I rocked and rolled all the way onto the runway. Thank you. Are you getting the same F-RSIN model & decals from Old Model Decals? Wellington can be an interesting place to fly in & out of on a typical day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cklasse Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 7 minutes ago, Hayden Northcott said: Thank you. Are you getting the same F-RSIN model & decals from Old Model Decals? Wellington can be an interesting place to fly in & out of on a typical day! Yup, decal from Old Model and plane is F-Rsin. It was fortunately that I had booked a flight from Christchurch to Wellington, not knowing the Kaikoura earthquake would struck during my South Island holiday, cutting the ferry service. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cklasse Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 My ATR 72 was delivered today. I didn’t realized it is that small at 1/144 scale. Would be interesting to place it beside my 1/144 B777-300ER after they are built. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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