mike romeo Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Hi folks, Thanks for letting me join the gb. This build is going to be a RAAF TF.X produced in the UK and painted in the TSS camo scheme of EDSG / DSG / Sky. Decals are a very generous gift from @tonyot and I have a choice of 2 Beaus in this camo scheme, both from a dk decals sheet. Using the latest boxing of the Airfix kit with the very evocative artwork: Build will be oob, as I'm keen to get to the painting. Not done too much so far; just priming, spray-painting and some basic assembly. More soon, hopefully. Rgds Martin 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Looking forward to this one mate and seeing which decal option you go for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 hour ago, tonyot said: Looking forward to this one mate and seeing which decal option you go for! I'll try not to let you down. At the moment, I'm not sure which I'll go for: the one with the replacement rear fuse; or Margron III. Both have their attractions. Want to choose for me? Rgds Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) On 2/15/2021 at 5:40 PM, mike romeo said: I'll try not to let you down. At the moment, I'm not sure which I'll go for: the one with the replacement rear fuse; or Margron III. Both have their attractions. Want to choose for me? Rgds Martin LOL,.....of course you wont,.... oh,.... and ,... NO! I have enough trouble choosing my own decal options!!! Edited February 18, 2021 by tonyot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Delighted to see this one in the GB Martin, best of luck. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 So, got a bit more done. The basic airframe assembly is complete: Fit has been very good, as it should be. Just a little correction fluid needed around the wing and tailplane roots. I also like that 2 of the 3 cowling joints are covered by other components. More soon, hopefully. Rgds Martin 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 So, have made some more progress on what I've now decided will be "Marcron". After many many coats of over-thinned Xtracrylics Dark Slate Green, I put on 1 coat of Dark Sea Grey (yeah, I know; it's faded, innit). However, I then realised I had copied the wrong camo pattern! D'oh! However, I had let the green cure, whereas the grey was fresh, so it came off with a light rub of a tissue moistened in ipa without too much damage. Another couple of light coats of green and we're here. Hopefully grey on tomoz. Rgds Martin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 And here is a slightly better photo with the grey in the right place: Some touch ups a bit of a polish, some varnish, and then onto decals, I reckon. Rgds Martin 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 Started the decals on Marcron II tonight. Thanks to @tonyot for the fuse roundels, codes , serials et al. The remainder are Aeromaster RAF c-type roundels without the red centres. Makes a bit of a change from other schemes, I think. Rgds Martin 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Looking really nice that Martin,..... good stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, tonyot said: Looking really nice that Martin,..... good stuff. Thanks, Tony - and for the decals! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 54 minutes ago, mike romeo said: Thanks, Tony - and for the decals! Just glad to see they have been put to good use mate,.... sorry I couldn`t help with the wing roundels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Nice progress Martin, decal option looks great to me, 30SQN! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 Sorry folks, these are not the most interesting threads to view. Not feeling that chatty. However, despite work issues, modelling continues at times: A few more decals, gloss coat, then weathering. Small bits are being painted ahead of time. I like the scheme with the RAAF decals. Rgds Martin 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Looking great Martin,.... will you be accentuating the panel lines with a wash,...... especially around the engine nacelles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 Hi Tony, The answer is yes, although my upper camo wash was light and disappeared with the matt varnish. Hey ho! Did some other weathering and it doesn't look too bad. The underside looks ok, though. Just got the small bits (pitot, aerials, nav lights) to go, plus the rocket armament. Rgds Martin 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 And another one where I left the build almost finished. Will post some shots in the gallery b4 it locks. Rgds Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Congratulations Martin, looks the business Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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