nimrod54 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Great mod work Ray, going to look fantastic mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 Filled and reprimed with the antennas installed. I had to scratch build the two on the tail. more to go underneath. So how I go with those. (RAAF Convair 440 sneaking into the pictures in the background, trying to finish that one off that was started back in 2017) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Ray, this is a tough model, and you're tackling it well! Lots of tough areas to negotiate on it, particularly with the look of the windscreen. Looking forward to next steps, but your finish (in terms of seam-filling) looks awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Ohhhh, some paint is on 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 After some touch ups ( read mask and respray all the white and a few sections of the light grey) I managed to mask and paint the wheel wells and exhausts I then moved on to the slipper tanks, HH has moulded them a tad thin, so I did some surgery and modified them by adding a 4mm shim to the centre of each tank. first one partly done The dirty truth Both reshaped and putty setting 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Looks lovely with the paint on. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 Some more assembly and painting, props still need to be finished. I had to add a shim behind the prop else it would rub on the cowl I think I should have lengthened the gear rather than cutting the nose strut down. The nose doors look over size so I might trim them down a tad And finally some decaling started I am still working on the slipper tanks when when filled will ned some fairing in and touch up paint. I will leave the rest of the decals until after they go on and are finished. The anti glare panel on the nose will need painting as well 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 Well I had a minor disaster with the decals after I masked over them to paint the antiglare panel. I tried to match with paint which did not go well, so Pete at Hawkeye to the rescue with a replacement sheet. These new decals were done on a new printer so the colours for the cheat line are a touch different. I could not just cut a section out to replace the damaged area. Off with the cheat lines, so some masking tape on the cheatline decals took them off nicely, I also removed one of the wing roundels as I had placed it too far outboard. The slipper tanks were fitted... and faired in with PPP which was tidied up and painted. Masking of the nose after the decal/paint stuff up. And finally masking off and ready for cheatline decals to go back on. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Sorry to hear about your decal disaster Ray, but glad that you're back on track now Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 What a save! When I saw the first photos with the transfers on I thought 'WOW!', then came the disaster and I thought 'OH NO!' but then came the recovery. It is looking fabulous. All the best, Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 Thanks chaps, it is finished. Calling it done. More pics in the gallery 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Well done Ray. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 33 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Well done Ray. Thanks Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 That's a beautiful job Ray, and well done on recovering the decal snafu. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Great work Ray. Always love to see a Viscount, and this one’s superb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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