TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 18 hours ago, John Masters said: Thank you @VG 33...the decals arrived. Now I can continue on with this! Tell me Patrick...where does the Mastiff go? Opposite the Scorpion? --John Good morning John Yes the Mastiff goes on the left side and the Scorpion on the right This should help you https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/5/1/7/1129517-85-instructions.pdf Best Regards Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Looks terrific John and well done Patrice for the correct decals, kind of sums up the spirit of this group build perfectly, well done gents Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 Finally back at this! This feels really good. I chose Vallejo Air Silver for the first stage of the NMF. I'll give the exhaust some Burnt Iron, some of the panels will get Duraluminum. I'll Levi the anti-glare panel on the nose matte black unless someone tells me differently. Btw...I began to move house a few days ago. I will take a long time to keep it mostly painless. I owed up and moved all the built models this morning. Below is an example...a Box of Migs... Process..layer of aircraft on a bubblewrap base. Then the peanuts. Then the lid. I dis this repeatedly. Most bins have two layers. I think I need to build more Migs. And I ended up with these... Not bad. The hard part will be unpacking them carefully, re-shelving, etc. --John 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Good luck with the move John. I hope all those modelling treasures survive intact 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 When I moved house a couple of months ago, that is how I moved my models. I used the bubble wrap and packing noodles and also shredded paper. Only breakage was a radar aerial off the nose of a Me-110G nightfighter. One thing I did that I regret was in some boxes I used the bits of foam used as cushion filling, this was a mistake as it left a layer of fine particles on the models. AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Andwil said: a layer of fine particles on the models. That will be part of the difficulty with unpacking: using a fine soft brush to dust the models before the go back on the shelf. It'll take some time. 8 hours ago, Vultures1 said: Good luck with the move John. Thanks! Slowly, slowly... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 I hope your move goes well John and that all your models survive the process intact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 Thanks @modelling minion… it’ll be a slow process and probably include models moved mid-construction! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Good evening John Best of luck with your build .. Best regards Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 12 minutes ago, TEMPESTMK5 said: Good evening John Best of luck with your build .. Best regards Thank you Patrice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Hi John I understand it was right on time to send you the decals before moving home. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 9/20/2021 at 11:03 PM, VG 33 said: I understand it was right on time to send you the decals before moving home. Perfect! Thank you1 I am applying the decals on this tonight. I must wrap this up. I have other builds wish to begin! The anti-glare area... --John 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 Thanks to @VG 33 again. I applied the decals tonight. I also attached the undercarriage, painted the wingtips green and the top of the fin a light blue. The kit decals were ok...just ok. Opaque enough, but oh, sooo fragile. Those long arrows on the side split quite a few times. The trick was to let them soak for a long time, then run a very soft brush beneath the decal to release it from the paper. Slide it on with a lot of water. Tomorrow I'll carefully give it some varnish, then a bit of pinwash here and there for panel detail. --John 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Very nice work John, that green stripe along the full length of the fuselage helps make for a colourful model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 On 9/24/2021 at 12:03 AM, modelling minion said: that green stripe along the full length of the fuselage helps make for a colourful model. I agree. Thanks Craig! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 John thats turned out very nice indeed 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 Thank you @Hewy! It’s a good looking aircraft. That always helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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