Oldgitian Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 So this is my first attempt at putting some words and pictures together regarding my latest build. The model is the TAMIYA 1/48 scale Grumman F4F-4. I decided to build a Royal Navy WILDCAT V and chose JV394 of 842 sqn using decals from Eagle Strike. I like to have folded wings on my carrier borne aircraft and so also have a resin conversion kit from AIRES. Main components laid out ready for next stage. 11
Oldgitian Posted March 12, 2022 Author Posted March 12, 2022 Made some progress on the painting. Primed and pre-shaded. Now masked up ready for EDSG and DSG camouflage Primed with Mr Finishing Surfacer 1500 and pre-shaded with Tamiya XF1. 7
Oldgitian Posted March 15, 2022 Author Posted March 15, 2022 Had some bad luck with the decals. Showed water to the Eagle Strike decals and they promptly disintegrated as you can see. Have since given the remainder of the sheet a coat of Microscale Liquid Decal Film and they seem to have survived. Will very carefully try to complete the application and hopefully the results will be acceptable. Very disappointed that a new sheet of specialist decals should react in such a bad way. Ian. 2 4
Terry1954 Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 26 minutes ago, Oldgitian said: Had some bad luck with the decals. Showed water to the Eagle Strike decals and they promptly disintegrated as you can see. Have since given the remainder of the sheet a coat of Microscale Liquid Decal Film and they seem to have survived. Will very carefully try to complete the application and hopefully the results will be acceptable. Very disappointed that a new sheet of specialist decals should react in such a bad way. Ian. Not good with specialist decals! However, Im sure a man of your caliber will find a way forward. Terry
Gatesy64 Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 Following with interest. Good luck with the decals. 1
Oldgitian Posted March 15, 2022 Author Posted March 15, 2022 3 hours ago, Terry1954 said: Not good with specialist decals! However, Im sure a man of your caliber will find a way forward. Terry You old smooth talker Terry. The cheque's in the post. Ian. 1
bigbadbadge Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 Looking forward to seeing this progress too, great start, hope the decals go on okay now. Chris 1
mark.au Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 8 hours ago, Oldgitian said: Had some bad luck with the decals. Showed water to the Eagle Strike decals and they promptly disintegrated as you can see. Have since given the remainder of the sheet a coat of Microscale Liquid Decal Film and they seem to have survived. Will very carefully try to complete the application and hopefully the results will be acceptable. Very disappointed that a new sheet of specialist decals should react in such a bad way. Ian. I’ve had trouble with Eagle Strike decals in the past, on more than one set and now stay away from them. It’s a shame, they are well researched and look great on the sheet. 1
Oldgitian Posted March 17, 2022 Author Posted March 17, 2022 Thanks for your words of encouragement. I very carefully applied what was left of the decals and managed to piece back together the codes. The roundels came from the spares box as the Eagle Strike examples were beyond repair. All now sealed with Xtracrylix matt varnish and so on to the really tricky stage of trying to attach the wings in the folded position with very little to locate them. Will make some support struts from sprue which I hope will help hold them rigid. Ian 8
Terry1954 Posted March 17, 2022 Posted March 17, 2022 Nice seeing a bit of colour on there Ian. Whose paints did you use for the EDSG/DSG/Sky combo? Terry
Oldgitian Posted March 17, 2022 Author Posted March 17, 2022 16 minutes ago, Terry1954 said: Nice seeing a bit of colour on there Ian. Whose paints did you use for the EDSG/DSG/Sky combo? Terry All colours are from Xtracrylix. Having previously used Tamiya, Vallejo, AK and others I'm really pleased with the way they cover and the surface texture. Think maybe my limited experience with the airbrush suits the water based product. Ian 1
bigbadbadge Posted March 17, 2022 Posted March 17, 2022 Looking absolutely lovely, fantastic paintwork and weathering. Great work Chris
Oldgitian Posted March 21, 2022 Author Posted March 21, 2022 Finished. I'll add more photos and details into the "Ready for Inspection" section but this is the completed model with wings attached and braced. Thanks for looking and all your kind words during my first BM post. I'll see you in Ready for Inspection. Ian 5
bigbadbadge Posted March 24, 2022 Posted March 24, 2022 Oh yeah , it foes look lovely. Great work Chris
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