Rabbit Leader Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Nice update and additional details Jean. Not seen this kit so this is all very educational too, Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 I think the generator is just to the right of centre. Chris 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 11 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: Great to see this one coming along JR. Out of curiosity what colour green are you going for ? Cheers Pat Hi Pat, I have two greens to try, and then I will decide: 1- the old Humbrol Authentic colors HB1 (The "British" dark green.) 2- A mix of Humbrol 30 (75%) and Humbrol 3 (25%) I may end up using something else, but one of the above should be right! That is the same green that is to be used on all the inter-war French aircraft, before the four tone camouflage was adopted in 1939. Cheers JR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Those French designers weren’t afraid of wacky strut arrangements, were they? Looking forward to seeing more of this (when you manage to wrestle the camera away!) Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 18 hours ago, dogsbody said: I think the generator is just to the right of centre. Chris Hi Chris, yes, that is the one! Thank you for the photo. This is a pretty good view, and with the other angles I have already, I should be able to cobble something approaching reality... I was already quite content , having a good excuse not to build this thing... You just scuppered my alibi... Now I will have to do it! Thanks again! JR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Fabulous shark markings on that plane! If I wasn't already doing three I'd be tempted... [edit: it came as a decal option on a CMK Kits 1/72 version] Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 This is looking good. I am always a fan of the InterWar French aircraft. There is something sporty and elegant about them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 13 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Fabulous shark markings on that plane! If I wasn't already doing three I'd be tempted... [edit: it came as a decal option on a CMK Kits 1/72 version] Regards, Adrian Go on you know you want to ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 15 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Fabulous shark markings on that plane! If I wasn't already doing three I'd be tempted... [edit: it came as a decal option on a CMK Kits 1/72 version] Regards, Adrian Yes, if I recall correctly, the shark was blue and yellow! Miam Miam!!! Even someone as petrified of sharks as I am is tempted! I will second @JOCKNEY tempting comment... JR 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 Hi everybody, finished the cockpit: added PE seat belts and scratched built a throttle quadrant for the left side of the cockpit. After a coat of mat varnish, I am very happy with the way it looks. This evening, the fuselage will be closed and then things should speed up. I will only take some photos on Sunday: I have learnt not to push my luck! Apologies for the text only update. Cheers all JR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) Hi all, at long last an update with some photos of the progress to date. The top wing is pretty much done. Having seen photos of 622 without a wind generator fitted, I may decide mine had not yet been upgraded. If guilt was to become overbearing, I may relent. We'll see. Lifting hooks and tank breathers have been installed. Almost ready for painting and decalling! I am busy tidying up the fuselage: CA as mastic. There will be the face of the oil tank to make on the underneath of the fuselage and a couple of other panels. Again, I will use adhesive aluminium foil. The brown stain on the starboard wing tip is good old African dirt, after the model took off in a gust of wind and landed several feet away!!! Still quite a few joints to fix. But moving fast. Thanks for watching! JR Edited October 28, 2020 by jean 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Lovely work JR Although I think it's a little early for African weathering powder, I'm sure this build will be all the better for it. Really looking forward to the next installment. Cheers Pat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 16 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: Really looking forward to the next installment. Hi Pat, your wishes are my command... within reason. I have a phone again so can take bad photos of my builds again! So have been busy painting the top wing and a few odds and sods at the same time. The top wing just needs a few corrective touch ups and a coat of gloss varnish. Then I can add all the decals. I am quite happy with the way the green came out. The French called it "Vert Emaillite" (Emaillite being a paint quality: nothing to do with the color of the paint.) This is the same green all the Armee de l'Air aircraft were painted with until about 1938-1939. The fuselage is mostly finished and I just have to add the various panels on its belly. Great model to build! Have fun!!! JR 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Nice progress Jean. What shade / type / make of French Green did you end up using? Is this an out of bottle paint or home brew mix? Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 13 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: Nice progress Jean. What shade / type / make of French Green did you end up using? Is this an out of bottle paint or home brew mix? Cheers.. Dave Hi Dave, nothing fancy. All Humbrol (enamel for me): 3 parts Hu 30 + 1 part Hu 3. It is very much in the right ball park for the "vert emaillite" my Froggie compatriots used int he thirties... Cheers JR 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 2 hours ago, jean said: Hi Dave, nothing fancy. All Humbrol (enamel for me): 3 parts Hu 30 + 1 part Hu 3. It is very much in the right ball park for the "vert emaillite" my Froggie compatriots used int he thirties... Cheers JR At last, a use for the gallons of H30 I have when I used to use it for RAF camo green ! I had rather hoped the green would be nice and glossy to go with the polished aluminium Cheers Pat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said: At last, a use for the gallons of H30 I have when I used to use it for RAF camo green ! I had rather hoped the green would be nice and glossy to go with the polished aluminium Cheers Pat Hi Pat, my thoughts exactly! I never found any use for the Hu 30, until now! This shows that hoarding can be good!!! Re the glossiness, there is the appropriate varnish. That's my plan anyway, as most aircraft looked semi-gloss. Have fun with your gallons of green paints. JR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 Hi everyone, well modelling has taken a hit, on account of the weather! For several days now we have balmy temperatures hovering around 42 Celsius during the day, and only marginally less at night. So modelling at lunch time has to be a quick affair, as paint and varnish dry almost as soon as they are on the brush. And at night zillions of little bugs swamp any light that is switched on... So no playing with bits of plastic at night! So tonight as there were no bugs, I decided to take a photo of the progress to date. Needless to say, they arrives as soon as I started taking photos! Anyway, the wing is painted in "vert emaillite" and has been varnished gloss. Unless I decide to give it another coat of gloss, it is ready for decalling. You will see on the right wing the first bug who decided to land for refuelling. Hundreds had followed suit a minute later! I still like the color: pretty spot on, AFAIAC. Cheers and have fun with your builds. JR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Good to hear and see that nature is never that far away from your builds Jean, there would be something missing if that wasn’t the case. Although I’m sure our environments are very different, I too am not looking forward to the many light attracting and skin sapping flying bugs that will soon be drawn to our neighbourhood as Australia’s summer approaches. Cheers and the NiD 622 is looking great... Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Can you 2 stop showing off about how hot your weather is Chris and I are freezing our nads off ! Chris has to wear a tennis racket on each foot to get to the garden gate ! Love that shade of green, looks the business well done mate ! Cheers Pat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 15 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said: Chris has to wear a tennis racket on each foot to get to the garden gate ! So slightly more than what Canadian’s Eugene Bouchard seems to wear most days! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 The only things flying around outside here are snowflakes and ravens. Chris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 29 minutes ago, dogsbody said: The only things flying around outside here are snowflakes and ravens. Chris I had no idea you were neighbour's with John Snow and the Night Watch up at the wall. Watch out for Wildings hiding in the shrubbery. Cheers Pat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 4 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: I had no idea you were neighbour's with John Snow and the Night Watch up at the wall. Watch out for Wildings hiding in the shrubbery. Cheers Pat The Wall is just up the road a ways. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) Hi everyone, this is work in progress! After two coats of Humbrol Gloss Cote, I decided to apply the decals on the main wing. Has to be done before gluing the wing on the masts. A few things happened: I managed to tear some of the first roundel I was putting. That is when I discovered that the Heller decals take ages to be able to slide off the paper. Impatience did not pay off! I was not totally happy with the blue of the roundels anyway, as it was not grey enough. So I decided to use some Model Art Decal System French roundels, where the blue is perfect. I will have to live with the rudder sporting a slightly different blue. Too much text on it to bypass it. Re the white registration, I had detoured each letter, as I knew that keeping the groupings of numerals with the extensive film in between was going to be a disaster. I had some breakage but all in all it went better than I expected. As you can see, there are quite a few air bubbles I need to gently perforate and wet with Micro Sol before I can brush another coat of gloss onto the decals. This is a great fun kit! Thanks for watching and enjoy your builds. JR Edited November 15, 2020 by jean 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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