Evil_Toast_RSA Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) Time for another update. First off, I take my previous statement back. Summer has arrived in all its sweaty glory here. Thursday midnight was a refreshing 26°C with 87% humidity for example, so it's slow going, but slowly plodding on. White metal undercarriage with plastic attachments done. Reminds me of my lost youth building 40K stuff! Going to attach the main legs now, leaving the nose carriage loose until later. Going to save some annoyance later I think. Time to bust out my 2 part epoxy. Flaps and slats done. Not an enjoyable experience for me. Next one I'm going to show them drooped, probably the easiest option, I hope. EDIT- as can be seen on the right, I had a small glue bottle tipping over oopsie. So, so glad no.kit parts were on the table at the time, so I'm taking it as a good sign ... Edited January 30, 2022 by Evil_Toast_RSA I'm not a smart person... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Toast_RSA Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 After a little break to get started on another GB, back to the Hornet. Got something done that always makes my sphincter clench, seam removal on clear parts. Before: After: I really, really need to get another grade of Tamiya polishing compound, using the finest one takes ages. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfa1983 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Just now, Evil_Toast_RSA said: After a little break to get started on another GB, back to the Hornet. Got something done that always makes my sphincter clench, seam removal on clear parts. Before: After: I really, really need to get another grade of Tamiya polishing compound, using the finest one takes ages. Can you please explain how you do this exactly? I use fine sandpaper then micromesh then toothpaste followed by a dip in thinned Gunze Aqueous clear, but it doesn't turn out as good as what you have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Toast_RSA Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) 34 minutes ago, arfa1983 said: Can you please explain how you do this exactly? I use fine sandpaper then micromesh then toothpaste followed by a dip in thinned Gunze Aqueous clear, but it doesn't turn out as good as what you have done. 1) Scrape seam line with hobby knife VERY carefully 2) Rough sand level with 800 grit wet/dry sandpaper 3) Use finer grades to sand, in my case I use a 4-in-1 nail polishing sponge block available at most pharmacies/drug stores/[enter your countries term here], starting with the 2nd coarsest going towards finest. Regular sandpaper can work, probably going towards the 6000-ish grit mark if you have. 4) Use Tamiya's Polishing Compound, in my case the Finishing grade. This is where I want a coarser one to use first. I use a cotton bud or a soft cloth (like one used to clean glasses) and polish the surface in a circular motion. 5) Once satisfied, I dip in Alclad Aqua Gloss, but Future works too if you have it available in your country. 6) Place dipped clear piece on a paper towel to wick away the excess fluid, and place a container over it to keep the dust out. Leave overnight to dry fully and put to one side, I try leave it as long as possible before doing any masking. By rights I should do this first so it will sit for a few weeks. From what you described, I'm a bit skeptical about using Gunze Aqueous Clear myself, not terribly sure how the solvent/s will react to clear plastic, but I will freely admit to have never used it for this purpose. Edited February 10, 2022 by Evil_Toast_RSA Info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfa1983 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Thanks so much for the description. I think my method is the same but I need some slightly different tools. The Gunze is quite benign to the plastic, so this bit I'm ok with. Thanks for the tips. I will get some polishing compound and nail buff sticks from the pharmacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Toast_RSA Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 And now the fun begins! Primed, little mistakes cleaned up until I hit the F.I.C.E wall and final wet coat of 1500. Time to load up a new blade in preparation of all that masking ahead.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Toast_RSA Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 And got the dark brown applied. As per the instructions, it's a 50:50 mix of C41 Red Brown and C310 FS 30219 applied rather heavily over a mottled XF-55 Deck Tan. Not going for super faded paint. Next, going to enlarge the painting diagram at work tomorrow and start masking in preparation for the mid brown (C310 straight). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Looking very 1970s in that brown! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Toast_RSA Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 Got the top splinter done. Dark brown mix was supplied above, mid brown was straight C310 FS30219 and the light brown was a 80:20 mix of C318 Radome and C310, as per instructions. I used XF-55 and XF-57 to lay down the marble coat and used C318 to lighten the mixes as required. Now for the sides and undersurfaces. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfa1983 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 You must be very happy with that result! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Toast_RSA Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 minute ago, arfa1983 said: You must be very happy with that result! I am, thanks! The camo isn't even close to 100% accuracy though, but I tried to keep as close as possible to the instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Looks super! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Very nice work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Looks great! Good job on the tonal variety as well. I feel like having chocolate now. Or taking that jet for a spin. Or both 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Woooooow...that's a great looking camo!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Toast_RSA Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 Spent tonight getting the band of C308 (FS 36375) down on the undersurface, and futzed with the burner cans. Started with a mix of Tamiya LP-19 Gunmetal & LP-18 Dull Red (no ratio, just an eyeball mix). Black panel wash and then a heavy drybrush of Vallejo Metal Color 77.703 Dark Aluminium. Finally a heavily thinned layer of Tamiya X-23 Clear Blue. Must admit I'm not the best at these, and would love to get some ideas on how to proceed. This has also been a brand new attempt using my gut feels, so eh, looks better than my usual "burnt iron and done" previous attempts. Right now I'm thinking a thin edge coat of X-19 Smoke and some black oils between the petals to give some delineation to the petals, maybe some X--27 Clear Red towards the bottom overlapping the blue to give a hint of purple in there too. Ideas are welcome! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Toast_RSA Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 And the 2 greys underneath are done. Straight C308 FS 36375 and C311 FS 36662 this time round. Used white and some XF-68 NATO Brown as the mottle color, going to help later when I dirty this bird up. Got the burner cans done using the colours and method mentioned above. Pic is potato quality unfortunately. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Nice looking potato, though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Toast_RSA Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 Decals and panel lines done. 1 more matt coat and then onto oils, next weekend probably. Going to start attaching all the parts and finish up the fiddly bits this week. Hopefully done before month end! My B-25 needs to get going again. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfa1983 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Again, this looks so good. I think it's gonna quite possibly be the best build of the GB... But I'll wait on taking bets until it's done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Toast_RSA Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 hour ago, arfa1983 said: But I'll wait on taking bets until it's done! Good plan, still plenty of time for me to mess things up before then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbus320 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 That looks fantastic!!!! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 That looks awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 very very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Toast_RSA Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 Oil paint weathering time. Started with the bottom, not quite sure how I feel about it though . 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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