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Post by agalbraith on Apr 28, 2019 20:45:23 GMT 12
Pleasure to help Alex!
Well both wings, and a few other bits n bobs added. Just priming the model and fixing any little blemishes in the surface. Its coming up nice, oh and I have ordered a few more Ultracast bits and a detailed stenciling set for the airframe...Hmm I am thinking I might want to keep it now, LOL
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Post by agalbraith on Apr 30, 2019 16:20:35 GMT 12
Spraying Mr Surfacer on, then sanding, buffing, polishing....more spraying, sanding, buffing and polishing in the quest for a flawless surface Getting close to spraying some camouflage base on soon!
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Post by agalbraith on May 3, 2019 13:53:19 GMT 12
Well a good friend has seen this project and come to the party to help out by CAD'ing up the Gee Navigation sets for me. I will get these printed and HR339 will have an accurate set up installed. Thanks buddy (he wants to stay anonymous)
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 3, 2019 16:33:43 GMT 12
He does top work!
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Post by agile on May 4, 2019 8:29:01 GMT 12
I'll say. That's outstanding.
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Post by agalbraith on May 5, 2019 8:51:18 GMT 12
Thanks everyone, the guy doing it is a forumite so I am sure he appreciates your comments. Still doing a couple of little prep jobs on the surface, but life has kept me busy with the Auster rebuild, plus family stuff, work etc. But once I get those Gee units printed and painted I will be ready to pop the canopy on.
Then comes the task of pulling out all stops and trying to get a top notch paint job done. That can either make...or ruin a model!
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Post by Mustang51 on May 6, 2019 16:22:48 GMT 12
On the current evidence, the finished scheme shall be magnificent !
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Post by agalbraith on May 6, 2019 19:15:45 GMT 12
Awww thanks Ando, I appreciate your confidence!
I am going with a technique called black basing, the effects I have seen look very convincing indeed
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Post by agalbraith on Jul 13, 2019 18:45:03 GMT 12
Bet you didn't realise HR339 was a nightfighter did you??? LOL, no this is just the black primer base that has been sanded and buffed many times to get a good finish. Black really does show everything up. And underside Just got a bit of tidying up around the canopy still then I can start building up the grey Been slow going as a certain Auster has been getting a lot of attention! Thanks for checking in
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Post by agalbraith on Jul 13, 2019 22:26:13 GMT 12
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Post by agalbraith on Jul 20, 2019 11:44:51 GMT 12
Started the process of building up the grey(this isn't the finished colour yet)....tedious job I must say! But I think the finished results will be worth it if my finger lasts the distance on the airbrush trigger!
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Post by agalbraith on Jul 22, 2019 14:05:44 GMT 12
As you can see now, I am building up the paint opacity. If you look at the lower rear fuse and tailplanes in this first photo you can see it is pretty much done. It is hard to see in real life, but worse in photos, but the surface has got this beautiful random textured finish on close inspection. I have tried pre-shading before but this method looks more natural, to me eye at least. What I DONT want is a model that looks like it has dots all over it! I am showing you these pics 'warts n all' so you can see how I am doing it...its not pretty to look at, at this stage! Be prepared if you are going to paint this way it's going to take a long time! Anyway, onto the pics....critique and ideas for improvement are always welcome Still a fair bit of work on the wings yet to go My Eduard masks arrived today so I can mask the canopy properly. Thanks for checking in
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 22, 2019 14:10:26 GMT 12
Fantastic to see these progression shots!
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Post by agalbraith on Jul 25, 2019 9:07:57 GMT 12
Thanks Dave The grey is practically finished now, just got to paint the u/c, bomb bay doors and new Resin flame dampening exhaust shrouds. then I can move on to the disruptive Dk Green upper surface. Might still blend in a 10% lighter (super thinned) MSG over the top for scale effect and slight variance. But I just wanted to do a shout out to Roy Sutherland of 'Barracuda Studios' for sending me his 1/48 Mosquito decal sheen with all the stenciling. He thinks its an awesome project for the resto crew....thanks Roy, you are a legend mate! Just need to start sorting out the rest of the decals incl the C.1 upperwing roundels and doing the EG-J/HR339 codes etc Thanks for looking in and support Ants
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Post by agalbraith on Jul 27, 2019 14:05:15 GMT 12
Greys are on...next up green. Bomb bay and u/c doors are now painted and the 2nd layer is on for slightly used flame dampeners. Paint looks quite light in this pic, but is a shade or 2 darker in real life. Thanks for looking in
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Post by agile on Jul 28, 2019 18:37:11 GMT 12
Looking great mate! I can't wait to see further progress. Any chance of a pic of the marking decal sheet (appropriately watermarked etc to protect the manufacturer)? There are likely to be a few anachronistic markings, depending on how fussy you want to get. For example the locking marks on the fuselage hatch and the red fire access panels on the engine nacelles are post war innovations.
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Post by agalbraith on Jul 28, 2019 20:04:30 GMT 12
Thanks Alex! I must say it’s really taking on a whole new look now the green is going on. It’s taken most of the weekend to get just over half of it on and look natural but operational .....sheesh it’s given me a headache. I’ll try and take a photo of progress tomorrow and the decals.
I will pop down and spend some time with you and Dagy before I start the decals and check out what ones to leave off etc. Plus I need to finalise a few minor details to get as close to accurate as I can for the Trade Me winner.
Thanks for your feedback mate
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Post by agalbraith on Jul 30, 2019 9:53:08 GMT 12
The never ending application of Dk Green..... Thanks for checking in.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 30, 2019 10:53:20 GMT 12
That is looking great!
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Post by agalbraith on Jul 31, 2019 11:23:35 GMT 12
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