Dunny Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 13 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Ooooo looking absolutely stunning Roger, cracking paint and weathered finish. Love the look of these with the glazing and it certainly looks impressive with the frames painted too. Great job all round fella. Chris Thanks very much Chris - I am becoming pleased with the overall effect! 6 minutes ago, AliGauld said: Wot he said. Quick question. I've just surfaced so may not have read everything correctly. To knock back the code decals did you add a couple of drops of grey to the clear coat. I like the effect and will be forced to nick it. Cheers, Alistair Alistair, The flat coat had a couple of drops of Sky Grey added to add a fading effect to everyt'ing. Please feel free to nick away... Cheers, Roger 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Dunny said: Please feel free to nick away... Many thanks. That is most kind Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, AliGauld said: Many thanks. That is most kind Cheers, Alistair This is of course on the premise that we will share newbie cutter tips... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 21 minutes ago, Dunny said: This is of course on the premise that we will share newbie cutter tips... I think that is a necessity. Certainly from my end. One thing I did find was when using a jpeg to make the mask if you leave it zoomed out it makes it so much easier to get rid of the speckles with the threshold slider. Then you resize it for use. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Nearly missed this., but thankfully for me did not. T’riffic build and, as a bonus, enjoying the cutter discussion (even tho’ I’ve not got one) and squirrelled away the tip of a couple of drops of light grey in the clear coat. On 10/8/2022 at 4:17 AM, Dunny said: When I first looked at this (excellent) piccie I thought “what’s an Imperial War Museum van doing in the photo” 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 21 minutes ago, Fritag said: what’s an Imperial War Museum van doing in the photo A fair point - those vans do get everywhere, and I made sure to credit IWM for all the pics of L6670! (Also happy to remove photos if required). Happy to share the flat coat tip for the greater good, and let's all jump on the cutter roller-coaster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Wow! Lovely work on those exhaust collectors! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos brierley Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Looking very nice in matt varnish, and also looking nicely-nicely are the engine collector rings. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 The Battle of Blenheim lasted around 12 hours, it seems you’re able to build and finish one in about the same time! Nice work, Roger, I like the fading on the roundels and markings, it ties the finish together. RFI Peter today? 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 4 hours ago, dogsbody said: Wow! Lovely work on those exhaust collectors! Chris Thanks very much Chris - I'm pleased you approve! 2 hours ago, amos brierley said: Looking very nice in matt varnish, and also looking nicely-nicely are the engine collector rings. 😉 Thanks for the kind words Amos! 1 hour ago, mark.au said: The Battle of Blenheim lasted around 12 hours, it seems you’re able to build and finish one in about the same time! Nice work, Roger, I like the fading on the roundels and markings, it ties the finish together. RFI Peter today? 😂 Thanks very much Mark - I'm not displeased with the fading effect. Imagine how good it would've looked with the markings painted 🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 Hi All, A final update on the Blenheim! The only substantial outstanding task was the building and finishing of the turret. Here's the structure partly in place on the helpful jig component which Airfix provide: And here's the mostly finished article (clearly sans glazing) . After that it was just fiddly bits, and rigging of the antenna, and I'm calling her done. Here's a couple of teaser shots: I have to say I've thoroughly enjoyed this build - the kit is superb and I do like the Blenheim in this scheme. Thanks to all those who have offered kind words and support along the way - it has been sincerely appreciated. I'll do an RFI post and link it into this thread. Thanks for looking, Roger 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Superb, Roger - absolutely fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 12 minutes ago, jackroadkill said: Superb, Roger - absolutely fantastic. Thanks very much JRK - you are most kind! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 I like that a lot, Roger. The scheme you chose is interesting and the quality with which you executed it did the kit justice. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 40 minutes ago, mark.au said: I like that a lot, Roger. The scheme you chose is interesting and the quality with which you executed it did the kit justice. Thanks very much Mark. It was a shame not to use the mask cutter on this build, but the kit decals were pretty good! As always appreciate your kind words and support, Cheers, Roger 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Absolutely superb Roger, love the scheme and you have certainly done a fantastic job . Have enjoyed seeing this develope in this wonderful model. Great work Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Absolutely superb Roger, love the scheme and you have certainly done a fantastic job . Have enjoyed seeing this develope in this wonderful model. Great work Chris Thanks for the kind words Chris, and the support along the way. I think you should work your magic on this one, Cheers, Roger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 That has come up stunningly well Roger, I'm impressed like anything. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, stevehnz said: That has come up stunningly well Roger, I'm impressed like anything. Steve. Thanks for the kind words Steve - glad you like it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slowbuild Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Don’t know how you build such a lovely thing in so short a time! I really like the clean-but-lightly-faded finish, spot on for me. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 What a trip. She looks absolutely wonderful. A cracking build thread. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Gorgeous! The paint job is the cherry on top of a great build. If I didn’t have three or four FROG kits to build I would be seriously tempted to buy one and blame you!! Regards, Adrian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 13 hours ago, Dave Slowbuild said: Don’t know how you build such a lovely thing in so short a time! I really like the clean-but-lightly-faded finish, spot on for me. Dave Thanks for the kind words Dave - much appreciated! 10 hours ago, AliGauld said: What a trip. She looks absolutely wonderful. A cracking build thread. Cheers, Alistair Thanks Alistair - appreciated your support along the way! 4 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: Gorgeous! The paint job is the cherry on top of a great build. If I didn’t have three or four FROG kits to build I would be seriously tempted to buy one and blame you!! Regards, Adrian Adrian, go on - you know you want to! Appreciate the kind words, Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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