81-er Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 I'm happy to see you got the window issue sorted, and a lovely coat of primer on. Looking forward to seeing the top coats go on now James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 On to masking! Here is a contemporaneous photo of my subject. Here is CA's interpretation of that scheme. Unlike the profile, the photo shows the yellow on the horizontal stabilizer wraps around on the underside leading edge. Easy to do. But what about the yellow on the wing upper surface in the way of the fuselage. Is anybody aware of a contemporaneous photo like this to confirm or refute? TIA 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 That's a great looking scheme James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 @81-er, I do like that scheme and would most likely have chosen it even if decals for the blue schemes were provided. It's a good match for my Goose. The Duck apparently doesn't provide a yellow-wing scheme but @Duncan B did a wonderful job from his spares. The airframe is painted. I used Mr.Color C--113 (RLM04) as a base coat for the yellow with Mr.Color C329 (FS13538) as the final coat. Tamiya Mica Silver for the rest of the airframe. I hemmed and hawed on the best masking approach, but in the end I decided it was easier to mask the yellow bits, so I first spray yellow without masking, then masked the yellow, hit the yellow overspray with Mr.Finishing Surfacer 1500 White, and then applied to Silver. Worked just fine. Thanks for looking 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 That's looking very good James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 What a beautiful looking machine that is in the yellow wings colour scheme. Great work wrestling the kit into shape. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Beautiful paintwork, and subject. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Thats really good paint work, such a great scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Nice to see colour going on the old bird. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 Thank you so much for your comments, they are truly appreciated. Woohoo! Decals are on! While the plastic was quite trying at times, the Cartograph decals went on smoothly and without silvering. The rudder markings did take some time get the wrap-around to settle. No markings topsides, but the bottom is well decorated. The small bits are mostly painted. I still need to paint the wood props and tires, then add and rig the tip floats, landing gear, and antennas. Thanks for looking. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 The decals have gone on really well and look great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 The decals are really bringing this one to life James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 Thank you @modelling minion and @81-er. Well, I got ahead of myself and installed the floats. I used 6 mil ceramic fibre for this. The center braces are cut to length, laid in place, and glued in with Formula '560'. The side braces are inserted into holes drilled with a #80 drill and glued in place; these are cut over-length. I got ahead of myself because I wanted to clear-coat the model before installing the floats. Looking forward to finishing it this weekend. Thanks for looking! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Excellent job on the rigging for the struts it looks fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 That's some nice work on fitting the floats and rigging James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted Monday at 02:02 Author Share Posted Monday at 02:02 @modelling minion and @81-er, you're very kind. I do like ceramic fibre for this use as it provides rigidity to the tip floats; they were quite weak transversely without the fibre bracing. I was hoping to be done today, but I forgot to consider drying time for the Grumbacher Academy watercolor I used for the propeller wood grain; I used a Molotov pen for the spinners and metal propeller edge/tip guards. I sprayed Winsor & Newton Satin Varnish on the model and brushed W&N Matt Varnish on the anti-glare, wing walk, and tires. I'll use W&N Gloss Varnish on the props in a day or two. The RDF loop was made from a copper 'jump' ring and brass rod soldered together for strength. The antennas are Evergreen strip. Thanks for looking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted Monday at 08:04 Share Posted Monday at 08:04 This just gets better and better, and very close to being finished now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted Monday at 09:39 Share Posted Monday at 09:39 You're making a very fine model out of this one, with all the added details being nice touches James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted Monday at 20:47 Author Share Posted Monday at 20:47 Woohoo! I got 'er done! The kit needed some effort, but I'm very happy with the results. To be sure, the transparencies only fair, but it will stand proud next to its bigger brother, the JRF Goose. I used Mr.Color C46 Clear Gloss on the props as I didn't want to interact with the watercolor with a water soluble varnish. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted Monday at 21:26 Share Posted Monday at 21:26 She looks fantastic, you have taken a kit with a dubious reputation and shown us exactly what can be achieved with it with some skill and patience. The colour scheme is superb and would show up any flaws in the build, yours does not. Very well done indeed 👏. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted Tuesday at 11:32 Share Posted Tuesday at 11:32 She's a lovely build, and the gallery photos are superb. Well done, and thank you for joining us James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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