Richard Tucker Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 The engines look much better and the fit is good once the tops of the cylinders are trimmed off. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Your Bombay's looking great so far Richard. Shake n' bake kits are nice enough, but there's a certain extra satisfaction that comes from having to work a little bit harder . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tucker Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 I'm pleased with the first attempt with the clearfix. The window on the left is the kit clear window. The window on the right is the Clearfix. A great deal of boring masking was done yesterdfay. I did it when the fuselage halves were separate as I worried about poking the windows in. Just as well as I did poke one in. A bit of fettling with the seats in the cockpit area was needed as the 2 halves of the fuselage didn't fit together with the seats were they were. Once this was done, the 2 halves did align with only a small banana shape noticable at the front and rear of the fuselage. Hopefully the tape will hold it together while it glues. The landing light needed lots of fettling to get it to fit. Next stop, more masking of the canopy and turrets 😕 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Nice work with the ClearFix Richard - looks really good It does take masking once dry, by the way, in case you were worried. Good idea to mask the windows before join up too - always a pain when one gets poked in! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tucker Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 A lot of masking later.... While I waited for the clearfix to dry, I fettled the landing light into place. I completed the rest of the masking for the fuselage and dry fitted it. The seats prevented the fuselage joining! Lots more fettling and they are glued and joined. I left this to dry overnight, undid the masking tape and it came apart immediately. I re-glued it with the Humbrol Poly and re-masking taped it and left it to dry. It came apart again.... I think it should be the Bristol Banana, not the Bristol Bombay. I then tried some Tamiya Extra Thin along the seams and that has stayed together.... I'll need to do some sanding to remove the excess glue but it is in one piece. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tucker Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 Quite a bit of progress since the last time I posted. The wings were a surprisingly good fit. The trailing edges need a bit of filler along with the join at the top. The tail planes were glued and left to set overnight and have stayed attached. They don't have any extra rods or wires attaching them to the fuselage. It is just a flat join. I hope they hold. I have continued the masking. The glazing at the front is done and slightly glued to the fuselage. Once the clearfix dries, I'll remove the extra masking tape. Next I need to complete the canopy and rear turret. The pictures don't show you have big this thing actually is! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Looking good Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 This continues to impress Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 What a fantastic looking plane, one I'm not familiar with. Great job you're doing on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tucker Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 I've been concentrating on a few other kits I have in build over the last few days but the masking is done. I sprayed the whole plane with Vallejo primer. This took ages! Next up was the azure blue underside. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tucker Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 I knew I had a photo somewhere of the middle stone covered top and now I've found it.... It looks better in the flesh than in the photo. It looks really blotchy on screen but I think It'll look fine as it will look used in the desert sun. The next task is MORE masking for the Dark Earth 😕 I think I will use a whole roll of masking tape on this beast alone! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 FWIW: you can add a few extra drops of thinner to the Vallejo DE and with lower pressure (around 10 psi) get in really close. It cuts back on overspray, and saves masking That's what I did with the Hampden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tucker Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/26/2020 at 10:27 AM, alt-92 said: FWIW: you can add a few extra drops of thinner to the Vallejo DE and with lower pressure (around 10 psi) get in really close. It cuts back on overspray, and saves masking That's what I did with the Hampden. I'll have to try that. I think I'll try it on the Dornier DO17 I have waiting for its masking. I've got some Mr Color Levelling Thinner. Will that do the trick or will it strip the paint off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckw Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Richard Tucker said: Will that do the trick or will it strip the paint off? Don't know what it will do to the paint, but it will gum up your airbrush! Vallejo and Mr Color are not compatible. As I understand it you should use Vallejo's own thinner, Windex or just water. Given its readily available, I'd try water first, Cheers, Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tucker Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 1:05 PM, Richard Tucker said: I'll have to try that. I think I'll try it on the Dornier DO17 I have waiting for its masking. I've got some Mr Color Levelling Thinner. Will that do the trick or will it strip the paint off? I tried to paint the Dornier with lower pressure with some Vallejo thinner and I just couldn't get the finish I could get with the masking. It did use less paint and the overall coverage was good but I'm not practiced enough to get the edge I need. More practice is required I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tucker Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Lots of masking later and I sprayed the Dark Earth. The next job was the terrifying unmasking including unmasking the windows. These included the Clearfix windows. After about an hour, I had an unmasked Bombay with no incidents of windows popping in or out. The wheels were glued separately and then dry fitted, fitted and fitted again before CA'ing them in place. It needs quite a bit of touching up where the masking wasn't quite right but it looks really good and I even got a compliment from the wife about it! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Really good indeed - good job Sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 13 hours ago, Richard Tucker said: and I even got a compliment from the wife about it! Which puts you in a class of your own sir, congratulations ! Cheers Pat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Now I want one, the colors really look good on this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tucker Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Thank you for the nice comments. Some more progress and some steps backwards as you'd expect with this sort of kit. The cockpit and the front glazing / turret are done. The cockpit glazing is attached and I'm pleased with the effort with the masking. The engines are on and are almost painted fully. I need to touch up the exhaust stacks. The rear wheel just keeps coming off. I think I'll have to drill a little hole and actually get it to sit inside the fuselage rather than flush. The rear turret glazing is in 2 parts and doesn't like sticking together with Clearfix. I'll have another go later. I've touched up the camo all over and will spray it with gloss varnish later ready for decals. Anyone got any experience with Valom decals? Are they any good / badly behaved / explode on contact with water like Smer ones do? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) I know it's too late but you can save on masking tape by using small pieces for the edges and filling in the remainder of the space with scrap paper. Or even polythene bag offcuts. Ive built a few Valom kits and the transfers usually behave themselves. Just make sure the surfaces are nice and glossy and carefully work them into place. They are a little fragile but shouldn't disintegrate. Great work on the Bombay. Edited December 2, 2020 by 825 Shouldn't disintegrate not should - doh! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tucker Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 1 hour ago, 825 said: I know it's too late but you can save on masking tape by using small pieces for the edges and filling in the remainder of the space with scrap paper. Or even polythene bag offcuts. Ive built a few Valom kits and the transfers usually behave themselves. Just make sure the surfaces are nice and glossy and carefully work them into place. They are a little fragile but should disintegrate. Great work on the Bombay. Thanks for the suggestion. I've seen the scrap paper technique elsewhere on a GB and I keep forgetting to use it. I've just completed the masking of my Tempest for the Heller GB I now realise that would have been a perfect guinea pig. I will use it when I come to spray the lower surfaces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tucker Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 I got the longing to start another kit so I got the bit between my teeth and cracked on with all the little jobs to finish off the beast. The decals went on really well. Some confirmed to the panel lines, others weren't so good. Maybe some Microset would have helped? I used Microsol on the gloss varnish surface before placing the decal and some on the top after placement. That has worked well in the past, but these roundels are so big! Canopy glued with Clearfix. Check Front turret glued with Clearfix. Check The gun needs some more paint on the outside but otherwise, the turret looks good. Propellors. Check. Desert Panel Line wash. Check 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Looking very good Richard, very smart Micro Sol might help settle the decals - if you're ordering some I suggest you also get some Daco Strong, just in case they need a good seeing to! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Looks fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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