giemme Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I knew the camo one wasn't going to be disappointing In fact, it looks ace! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 They do look really splendid , the yellow looks very striking and the Camo one gorgeous, great work and good save on the 5 on he SAAF machine. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Excellent paintwork there, Johnny. Taking notes for sure James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 and there was I, so looking forward to seeing On 5/9/2022 at 5:03 PM, The Spadgent said: the blue worms. and all you show is grey worms. So disappointed. Lovely coloring in though. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Mike Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 That's come out a treat 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 22 hours ago, The Spadgent said: Hope you like the colouring in. Absolutely! 👏 It’s always a pleasure to see how you work with the paint, Johnny. Lovely build here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 On 10/05/2022 at 21:46, AdrianMF said: Lovely colours. And the pre-shading on the yellow is ace. Regards, Adrian Thank you kind sir. 😀 On 10/05/2022 at 22:26, VT Red Sox Fan said: Johnny, really like the custard Moth, but boy, the cammo aircraft demos incredible work so I am big fan of both—your pre-shading is amazing! Best, Erwin Too kind. Thanks. 🤗 On 11/05/2022 at 05:20, Natter said: It's your model and your hobby, do what makes you happy. That’s the plan. 😇 On 11/05/2022 at 07:40, giemme said: I knew the camo one wasn't going to be disappointing In fact, it looks ace! Ciao Thanks G On 11/05/2022 at 08:14, bigbadbadge said: They do look really splendid , the yellow looks very striking and the Camo one gorgeous, great work and good save on the 5 on he SAAF machine. Chris Thanks. Alas a free decal woes to come. On 11/05/2022 at 09:48, 81-er said: Excellent paintwork there, Johnny. Taking notes for sure James Thanks. Please take notes on the decals. On 11/05/2022 at 12:02, hendie said: and there was I, so looking forward to seeing and all you show is grey worms. So disappointed. Lovely coloring in though. Oh yes. I did buy blu tac but it ended up being white. Why you get white blu tack who knows?? 🫣🤪. Ken Russell would appreciate my white worms but as I’ve painted with them already they are a little dirty. Behold the grey worm . 🤩🥳 On 11/05/2022 at 15:30, Quiet Mike said: That's come out a treat 👍 Thank you. On 11/05/2022 at 19:57, Nikolay Polyakov said: Absolutely! 👏 It’s always a pleasure to see how you work with the paint, Johnny. Lovely build here. Thank you Old boy, much appreciated. 😍 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 Sorry for the lack of Weekend updates. The weekend passed me by but some progress has been made in small doses. As mentioned in the Mail box above the decals have again struck a raw nerve. Has anyone had trouble with extra decals? see on the custard one. ‘Twas smooth then once the top coat was added bobbles occurred? 😖 not a show stopper but a bit of a pain. I have micro solled again and popped what bubbles I can with a scalpel but I’m not happy. These decals aren’t really great. Too thin. They don’t stick and react badly under gloss. 😔 These have gone on ok but I am yet to top coat. I’ll do tentative coats. Roundels before the storm. The fuselage ones are looking good. I just hope the gloss works well tomorrow. And this is how they are until I try TS13. Decals done. Weathering and final construction to go. Then double rigging action. 😇🤩 Hope you all had a stunning weekend. Take castes and as always. Happy modelling. Johnny 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Looking good Johnny. Those bubbles are a pain but I'm sure you'll sort them. Fingers crossed for the gloss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 The decals really bringing them to life Johnny, it's a shame they reacted in that way, I did have a similar issue with the Xtradecal roundels on my FAA all yellow Anson on the top surface of the wings, I put it down to them being so big as all the others were fine !!! Splendid work on this pair. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 That's a pain about the decals, Johnny, I hope you've got them sorted now. I'll take note as well, I've got a couple of sets of Xtradecals, but not used them yet. I thought about you yesterday, I took a trip to Duxford and spotted they have a camo & custard Tiger Moth hanging in the first hanger there. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Weird is what it is, got me at a loss. Can you warn me as to which 'top coat' you applied which destroyed your equilibrium mate? Xtradecs are thin to fragile anyway but I found when using them that I apply over shiny glossy surfaces with a smidgeon of Microsol on, then when set simply remove the 'shiny' with a light dusting of TS-80 Flat varnish from Tamiya Their TS-89 semi gloss clear 'shines' up a surface nicely before applying transfers. Not that this will stop you producing magic, often these are the times when the magic extends. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 that's a kick in the wotsits with the stickers Johnny. I've never seen that before. Is it definitely the stickers that have bubbled and not the gloss globbing up on the surface of the decals? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 20 hours ago, The Spadgent said: Has anyone had trouble with extra decals? I have no idea what may have gone wrong with your model, I love xtradecals. Only the ultra close-up photos show the problem, the models look fabulous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Despite of the decal mishaps, the two look ace! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Red Sox Fan Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Johnny, thanks for the Xtradecal info/warning, they do have some nice markings so it nice to be forewarned about potential issues. That said your work looks brilliant! You did a great job knocking down some of the bubbles—looking fwd to the next update—best, Erwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 16 hours ago, CedB said: Looking good Johnny. Those bubbles are a pain but I'm sure you'll sort them. Fingers crossed for the gloss Thanks Mr B. I think I has it sorted. 😉 14 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: The decals really bringing them to life Johnny, it's a shame they reacted in that way, I did have a similar issue with the Xtradecal roundels on my FAA all yellow Anson on the top surface of the wings, I put it down to them being so big as all the others were fine !!! Splendid work on this pair. Chris Thanks Chris. It is I fear self inflicted, the others seem fine. Read on. 13 hours ago, 81-er said: That's a pain about the decals, Johnny, I hope you've got them sorted now. I'll take note as well, I've got a couple of sets of Xtradecals, but not used them yet. I thought about you yesterday, I took a trip to Duxford and spotted they have a camo & custard Tiger Moth hanging in the first hanger there. James Thanks for thinking of me while at Duxford. I bet that moth was a real stunner!! 🤩🤩 13 hours ago, perdu said: Weird is what it is, got me at a loss. Can you warn me as to which 'top coat' you applied which destroyed your equilibrium mate? Xtradecs are thin to fragile anyway but I found when using them that I apply over shiny glossy surfaces with a smidgeon of Microsol on, then when set simply remove the 'shiny' with a light dusting of TS-80 Flat varnish from Tamiya Their TS-89 semi gloss clear 'shines' up a surface nicely before applying transfers. Not that this will stop you producing magic, often these are the times when the magic extends. Thanks for the advice Bill. I think you might have something there. I used Tamiya TS-13 as always but I think I put down too much of a wet coat on the outset and it forced a reaction with the decal. I’ll try the other one tomorrow but be less heavy handed. 10 hours ago, hendie said: that's a kick in the wotsits with the stickers Johnny. I've never seen that before. Is it definitely the stickers that have bubbled and not the gloss globbing up on the surface of the decals? Deffo the stickers. As I mentioned up there, I think I was a bit over zealous with the gloss and did a bit of a wet coat instead of a light dust. 🫣 1 hour ago, Natter said: I have no idea what may have gone wrong with your model, I love xtradecals. Only the ultra close-up photos show the problem, the models look fabulous. Thank you. Yes it’s not too bad really just a bit of a niggle. 1 hour ago, giemme said: Despite of the decal mishaps, the two look ace! Ciao Thanks G. Yes well. 🤔 I think it was I wot caused the darned thing to react. Looking at the others there is nothing wrong but I remember the tail looking a little grainy as I hadn’t quite got a good coat of TS-13 down originally. So in my infinite wisdom I thought it a good idea to go spray Happy with the gloss. Fool !!! so bubble it did. I have managed to pop the little blighters with a scalpel and pop on more MicroSol. A few rolls with a bud and they’re better. Not perfect but better. I’ll do a gloss coat on the tother tomorrow as Bill suggested and see what happens. Fingers crossed. Thanks for the feedback, it’s much welcomed. 🤗 Jont. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 11 minutes ago, VT Red Sox Fan said: Johnny, thanks for the Xtradecal info/warning, they do have some nice markings so it nice to be forewarned about potential issues. That said your work looks brilliant! You did a great job knocking down some of the bubbles—looking fwd to the next update—best, Erwin I’m sure the decals themselves are fine. They seemed to go down well everywhere else. I’ll do a post tomorrow with the new findings. 🤩 Thanks for the kind words. 🤩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMP man Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Johnny getting up to Foinavon and heading for the finish line and me walking my mount past Beechers on the first time around! Despite the 'niggles' both are looking lush (as the younger element say around these parts) Box on Strickers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 On 17/05/2022 at 23:12, HAMP man said: Johnny getting up to Foinavon and heading for the finish line and me walking my mount past Beechers on the first time around! Despite the 'niggles' both are looking lush (as the younger element say around these parts) Box on Strickers Hey it’s Not a race. It’s all about the journey. As long as you’re having fun that’s all that matters. 😀 The kind words are much appreciated Mind. 🤗 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 Late night catch up. 🌛 I did the old pop and roll but I still wasn’t happy with the bubbles on that tail decal. So I threw caution to the wind and hit it with a light sanding stick. This got the little blighters. I had some matching paint so that was the next step. A bit of hairy stick action and we’re away. You can zoom in and see some little errors but in real life it’s loads better. 😇 I’ll gloss tomorrow. While I was getting the bits ready for final construction I realised that the engine cover was missing. 😖😖😖 Not anywhere. I checked the thread to see where last it was. But I couldn’t find it. Then a few pages in I saw this just after painting the internal green. look in that right hand corner. It was in a little tin. 🤩 Now! Where’s the bloody tin? It’s like one of those find the item games. 😖😵 Can you see me? yes eventually I found it. Next to the fisherman. 😀 Phew! Not painted so I really must have totally forgotten about it for a while. At lest I have it. I had visions of having to make and print one for a minute. Ok moving on. The Navy moth got gloss coated today with no decal issues to speak of which is good. Soo it looks like gentle mustang works with TS-13 😇 this evening after it had dried I got the Flory out. only a light pass. I don’t want these super grubby so I’ll knock it right back but this does look over the top at this stage. After a good thirty minutes or so I hit it with a light cloth and cotton buds. Much more like it. Just enough subtle marks to make it worth while. The panels on the camo came out nicely too. I always worry about big serial decals as you can sometimes see the carrier film if you don’t cut around it but I think these ones worked out well. 😇 and top side. Just enough Flory in the lines and around the panels. Now some help from the hive mind. 🐝🤖 While doing this I thought that maybe there should be black panels (walk lines) on the lower wings. The scheme on the decal sheet doesn’t have them but they are there on the civilian offerings that come with the box. ideas? Any hoo that’s it for today. I is Pooped. Thanks for dropping in. Hope you’re all having a splendid week. Happy modelling chums. Johnny. 💛 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Well done finding the tin Johnny - was it in the last place you looked? Great Flory wash, as always. Great stuff. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Excellent work on the washes, Johnny. I can't help on the wing walkways, but here's a shot of the Duxford Moth James 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 This is the lower port side walk area on a civie Tigger. Its not painted lines but a very thin rubber with a grippy type grit bonded into it. Exactly the same on the starboard side 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Well, after that catch up I am impressed sir. Decals can be a pita at times but you have beaten the little blighters. All looks good from here mate. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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