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Post by Armorguy on Mar 20, 2023 5:55:50 GMT
Another fine looking bird on its way by the looks of it AG Doing my best Steve, however this being the second plane from the kit...I didn't repete the mistakes I made, instead I made some other.😅😂 I must have began a major ferkup with the gluing of the top pe instruments panel onto its plastic part. It wasn't lined up properly due to the artificial light I was using and I didn't notice. Well to keep things short, it kept beating back during the rest of the build. It was sitting just a small tad too high in the cockpit and careful sanding and filing became a time consuming job but luckily I made the 'damage' smaller. The three parts canopy had to be sanded too to keep it fairely lined up and once glued in I had to use filler in places. Minor sanding to keep the panel edges smooth was necessary and I might have lost a bit of detail such as the subtle rivets right under the canopy, we'll see after the paintwork. Still enjoying the process and I'm looking forward to the next stages
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Post by Paul B on Mar 20, 2023 6:42:17 GMT
She looks grand Guy, just stick in there and go a tad slower
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Post by Armorguy on Mar 20, 2023 7:04:20 GMT
She looks grand Guy, just stick in there and go a tad slower Thanks Paul, she does look good but this time I had to work for it, my own mistake.
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Post by PorcoRosso on Mar 20, 2023 12:01:32 GMT
Great cockpit, Guy.
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Post by Armorguy on Mar 20, 2023 18:35:56 GMT
Thank you Joe, glad you like it. With the build done yesterday I degreased the model with soapy water. After drying I sprayed on a black preshade from my rather stubborn airbrush and I immediately cleaned it to move on with the white without issues. It looks weird imo but with the colours added it will look the way I like it.
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Post by Paul B on Mar 20, 2023 18:59:43 GMT
Nothing weird about that preshade Guy, it'll look even better with the camo over it
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Post by Boots on Mar 20, 2023 19:17:29 GMT
My kind of pre-shade .....i`m just not as neat as you , that`ll set the ball rolling nicely mucker ..........top job indeed
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Post by Ian H. on Mar 21, 2023 0:20:21 GMT
This is going to be awesome!
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Post by Armorguy on Mar 21, 2023 14:47:07 GMT
Thanks friends, red is on. This will be masked and then it's the camo to be added
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Post by Armorguy on Mar 21, 2023 16:26:46 GMT
White.
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Post by Paul B on Mar 21, 2023 18:34:20 GMT
Good to see the pre-shade still showing
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Post by Armorguy on Mar 21, 2023 19:00:43 GMT
Thanks Paul, now I know when to stop airbrushing.
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Post by Boots on Mar 21, 2023 19:13:35 GMT
Oh yes indeedy
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Post by Armorguy on Mar 21, 2023 21:37:01 GMT
The red stripe was masked and the excess red was oversprayed first with black and next with white to get the preshade effect back. Tomorrow more colour slapperizings.
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Post by Boots on Mar 21, 2023 22:11:51 GMT
Can`t wait
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Post by tommygunn on Mar 22, 2023 0:51:27 GMT
Jolly good show.
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wouter
Plastic connoissuer
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Post by wouter on Mar 22, 2023 10:16:07 GMT
Guyke doing an Emil? I'm in!
Looking neat so far. Love that preshade showing subtle through the white markings on the wingtips!
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Post by Armorguy on Mar 22, 2023 10:39:02 GMT
Boots, Tommy, Wouter, thanks guys. Wouter, you must have missed my first Emilleke, built that just before this one.
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Post by Armorguy on Mar 22, 2023 10:40:35 GMT
Guyke doing an Emil? I'm in! Looking neat so far. Love that preshade showing subtle through the white markings on the wingtips! Let's hope the camo preshade shines thru as well.
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Post by Snipersmudge on Mar 22, 2023 14:45:19 GMT
tremendous stuff mate, that pre shade is the dogs!
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