AnonymousDFB1 Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 (edited) After my abortive attempt to build the Trumpeter Me 262 Night Fighter. I will be entering the GB with this. Building starts soon. Sprue shots Laters... Edited July 25, 2010 by Mish
AnonymousDFB1 Posted June 24, 2010 Author Posted June 24, 2010 Well if you have a look in pic three you will see that there is a prop blade missing. My first thoughts were to scratch build one but.... I've got around it by ordering some prop blurs $2.50 inc P&P from USA to UK... Bargain So ground running or in flight? Ideas please...
_H_ Posted June 24, 2010 Posted June 24, 2010 Hi Mish. Love this kit. If need be I may have a spare prop and I might well be in St Neots in the next week or so? If you're going for the blurs I reckon ground running with crew entering the aircraft as if about to embark into the night sky! Howard
AnonymousDFB1 Posted June 24, 2010 Author Posted June 24, 2010 Thanks Howard, I've been thinking about giving blurs a go for a while now, so I'll go with them thanks.
_H_ Posted June 24, 2010 Posted June 24, 2010 I look forward to seeing them then. Offers there if ever you need as I'm often in Eaton Socon as my best mate lives in Honeydon Avenue. Howard
AnonymousDFB1 Posted June 24, 2010 Author Posted June 24, 2010 Thanks for the offer Howard. I've just had an e-mail from the guy that runs Propblurs and in his words I have been confused by his website and ordered not two blurs but two templates. Now waiting for an updated price.
AnonymousDFB1 Posted June 28, 2010 Author Posted June 28, 2010 Having a bit of problem getting the prop blurs as the guy that makes and sells then in CA has just put his postage up to $13 and that is £1 more than 2 x three bladed propblurs. But I'm hoping to buy them and get them sent to a friend in Denver who is sending me a package of bits. Anyway did a bit of work on the Beaufighter this evening, mostly spraying all the parts that need to be interior green,
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 3, 2010 Author Posted July 3, 2010 Got a little done today Cockpit taking shape Started playing around with metallics for the exhaust collector rings, not happy with the Tamiya offerings. Crew are coming along, bit more work to do yet. More soon.
_H_ Posted July 5, 2010 Posted July 5, 2010 Nice start Mish. Those collector rings are a bit of a pain to sort out the colours. I look forward to seeing what you do with them. Howard
darson Posted July 5, 2010 Posted July 5, 2010 Looking good Mish, keep the updates coming. Also, what looks great on the cowl rings after you have painted them bronze is to apply some maskol with a broken piece of sponge then AB the rings black. Once all is dry remove the maskol and you have the effect of paint peeling away due to deat showing the bronnze metal underneath. Cheers
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 8, 2010 Author Posted July 8, 2010 Thanks for all the comments guys, so this mornings efforts More later...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 9, 2010 Author Posted July 9, 2010 Right this mornings progress. While I was waiting for a few small bits to dry I thought I'd try and knock up a bit of a display base. So starting with a thick piece of plasticard I started scouring 7cm 'squares. Here I have run some black wash in so I can see where the scours are A bit of preshading Than after a light dusting of Tamiya Deck Tan and a good covering via the airbrush of Phil's (Promodeller) new concrete wash. it looks better to the eye than it's come out in the photo. At this point some body will probably pop up and say that the RAF didn't have surfaces like that in WW2? Nearly happy with the engines and engine cowls. Tamiya Copper wixed with Matt Black and a couple of washes of Tamiya Smoke, may add one more coat I think. One MLG assembly done the other's being made
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 9, 2010 Author Posted July 9, 2010 Not much to show for this afternoon. So just pic showing a mock up of how she should look when it's all finished. More tomorrow...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 10, 2010 Author Posted July 10, 2010 (edited) Masking and paint this morning. primed and then a coat of Tamiya XF-69 Nato Black More later... Edited July 10, 2010 by Mish
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 10, 2010 Author Posted July 10, 2010 This afternoon saw me finish of the painting, put a coat of matt on and unmask the engines. Still got to decal, put the antennas on, nave lights, varnish again, then I have to make and paint the ground crew. BTW the props are just for show at the moment as I'm waiting for some prop blurs to arrived from the US. More soon...
Mal Posted July 10, 2010 Posted July 10, 2010 Mish I am in awe, how do build them so quickly,I started my Beau the time you started the 262 I've still got to paint it and it's only 1/72! Malcolm
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 10, 2010 Author Posted July 10, 2010 (edited) When I'm not at model shows, airshows, visiting friends etc, I model every Saturday for about 4 - 5 hours and a 2 - 3 hours on Sundays. This week I have been on leave from work so I've got about 4 hours in on Monday, Thursday and Friday. Of course it helps living alone I have nobody to please other than myself, oh and the cat Should get the decaling done tomorrow, there's not many in this kit and then the rest finished off next weekend? Edited July 10, 2010 by Mish
galgos Posted July 11, 2010 Posted July 11, 2010 Your Beau is coming along beautifully Mish, I look forward to seeing the next steps in your rapid progress! I'm glad to see that you also like Tamiya's NATO black for a night finish, far and away the best paint for the job in my humble opinion! Max
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 18, 2010 Author Posted July 18, 2010 Got a little done today. Did some subtle post shading to try and give the plane some 'presence' And then got most the major decals on Sorry the colours are a little out as my main laptop has developed a fault and the backup doesn't have have a program with white balance correction. More soon...
Jazzy Jase Posted July 18, 2010 Posted July 18, 2010 Nice work Mish, I've been post-shading mine today too. How did you manage to put the decals over a matt finish?
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 18, 2010 Author Posted July 18, 2010 Thanks, I used plenty of my own setting solution, Microsol and water 50/50 mix on the area where the decals to go then once the decal is in place, roll a cotton bud over to get rid of air/mix. Then Microsol on the decal and multiple 'pricks' with a acupuncture needle.
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