AliGauld Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Hi There, This was a holdover from 2020 as I was awaiting Euro Decals GR.4 Stencils to arrive as the kit ones were Bi-lingual in places. The conversion kit came from Freightdog, The Decals were Xtradecal X72216 RAF 2014 Update (I've got a Tucano with these in mind too) Primed in UMP Primer. Painted with Mr. Hobby Gloss Black, Colourcoats Medium Sea Grey and Light Aircraft Grey, Tamiya Nato Black, Neutral Grey, Matt White, Rubber Black, Clear Green and Clear Red. Vallejo Silver and Aluminium, Xtreme Metals Aluminium, Steel, Burnt Metal and Jet Exhaust. Clear coated with Windsor and Newton Matt and Gloss. The Fin caused me a few issues when it came to the final coat. I hit it with two lightly misted coats of Mr. Color Super Clear then a wet coat and it was like I'd put a crackle glaze on. I admit to user error here as the wet coat must have been too wet. I micro-meshed it back very lightly when fully dry and then coated with Windsor and Newton. Just about got away with it. Looks OK from 3 feet. Of course I only noticed that I hadn't filled the port cannon port up after I had placed the Squadron decals. Fixing that called for some very ginger filling, sanding, masking and painting. There is a slight dent still visible but again good from 3 feet. I then found that I'd fitted the outer pylons the wrong way round, which were then fixed but they don't fit quite horizontally. Anyway, enough waffle, Thanks for looking and as always comments and criticism are welcome. Cheers, Alistair 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Looks very good! I couldn't have done stencils in 1/72 scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 Thanks very much. I did them over about 5 sessions and was pretty much cross-eyed by the time I'd finished. There weren't as many as a Phantom though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Very nice build Alistair.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, swralph said: Very nice build Alistair.😀 Thanks very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 You've overcome these issues masterfully, and I love the scheme honouring 617s famous past. Nice work. Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Dr. Quack said: You've overcome these issues masterfully, and I love the scheme honouring 617s famous past. Nice work. Q Thanks very much. The issues were all of my own making. I don't think I'm capable of doing something simply. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, RMCS said: Excellent Thanks very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ-WobblyHands Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Very nice , that is a great build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 minute ago, RJ-WobblyHands said: Very nice , that is a great build Thanks very much for your kind comment. Cheers, Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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