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Post by jabbly on Jun 9, 2020 10:07:34 GMT
So another shelf queen that I’m going to try and drag over the finish line now my fear of canopies has receded and I can use what I learnt with the Bristol Beau Fighter.
Out of the box besides a masking set which will help particularly with the turret MG and all its curves. Still some filling (my fault, not the kits) to do before getting the masking done and ready for the primer. The good thing is that I’ve got white primer and half the camo is white so that will save me a bit of time. The one I’m trying to work out is a Tamiya colour match for Dark Slate Grey. I think some Khaki Drab with a little bit of Khaki to lighten it up should be close enough but I also seen a couple of call-outs for a much darker green.
So here’s where we are at.
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Post by Paul B on Jun 9, 2020 10:54:47 GMT
Go get her done fella  . After that beauty of Beaufighter I am certainly looking forward to this one  |
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Post by jabbly on Jun 9, 2020 11:52:48 GMT
Go get her done fella . After that beauty of Beaufighter I am certainly looking forward to this one Who doesn't like a plane with TV aerials on the underside of the wings? |
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Post by Mence on Jun 10, 2020 20:42:18 GMT
Dont think i have ever seen one of these built, interesting.
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Post by Robbo on Jun 11, 2020 9:47:48 GMT
Oh, I'm in and right near the front
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Post by jabbly on Jun 11, 2020 11:12:43 GMT
Welcome Robbo and I'm hoping that I don't have any mishaps which seems to be my thing with aircraft builds.
@mence I kinda didn't choose to build it as I ordered a Lancaster off Amazon and this arrived instead. I did think about returning it but as the reviews where positive and the coastal command version is a bit different, well why not!
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Post by Ian H. on Jun 11, 2020 16:08:59 GMT
Nice work on the Whitley! Anxious to see this one built up.
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Post by jabbly on Jun 11, 2020 19:59:05 GMT
So a bit more progress this morning with lots of masking and then primer time. I’m still trying to decide what colour Dark Slate Grey is as there seem to be variants of it between a Khaki Drab and more of a Dark Green. I’m now toying with from Khaki Drab to RAF Dark Green 2.  |
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Post by SteveM on Jun 12, 2020 7:16:14 GMT
XF22 RLM02 is a good staring point for Dark Slate Grey, I add a touch of XF1 Black and a drop of XF7 Red until it looks right to me.
I judge it more on the contrast to the other camo colour more that photos as PC/tablet screens differ
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Post by Paul B on Jun 12, 2020 7:43:33 GMT
Nice primerage |
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Post by jabbly on Jun 12, 2020 9:01:33 GMT
XF22 RLM02 is a good staring point for Dark Slate Grey, I add a touch of XF1 Black and a drop of XF7 Red until it looks right to me. I judge it more on the contrast to the other camo colour more that photos as PC/tablet screens differ Thanks Steve, I did see that, or similar, as one of the suggested mixes but I’m still a bit confused as even by the normal standards of variations in what’s the ‘right’ colour it really does vary. I think I’ll take the judging on contrast route instead of getting to hung up on it. |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Jun 13, 2020 10:01:31 GMT
Very nice indeed.
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Post by jabbly on Jun 13, 2020 11:14:59 GMT
Well I started masking time for the camo and as there's two canopy variants I'm going to give the mask and then cut out the non-mask bit a try.
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Post by jabbly on Jun 15, 2020 17:59:29 GMT
So then, masking for the dark grey and then the masking for green. That took a bit of time. The mishaps, I knocked off, and lost, one of the little aerials on the tail fins and realised I didn’t drill the holes for some of the antennas. No biggy but must pay more attention next time.  |
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Post by Paul B on Jun 16, 2020 3:55:47 GMT
The patience of a saint  . Give the masking edges a coat of the dark grey to stop any unwanted bleeding  |
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Post by jabbly on Jun 16, 2020 6:14:18 GMT
@paul B, I find it a bit like individual track links, slightly time consuming but at the same time quite relaxing with brief moments of swearing. A couple of things I’ve found useful for me are cutting the tape into relatively thin strips (just makes it easier to work with) to do the outlines and the old trick of internally putting the whole job into sections so you have that now I’ve completed that section mindset. Oh, and the drawing template I bought did come in handy.
I did decide to try my hand at free-handing the main camo masks and that turned out to be easier than I thought and I prefer it to using magic putty. So today is the big reveal or as I also like to call it, find out where you did things wrong.
The wingy thing certainly makes you go through the masking tape at a rate of knots but fear not Hobbycraft is now open again.
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Post by SteveM on Jun 16, 2020 7:02:23 GMT
I enjoy the masking bit but hate indy track links.. funny ‘in it B) Though for big areas I tend to mask the edgeS and fill the gap with tissue. Looking good fella, can’t wait to see the reveal |
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Post by jabbly on Jun 16, 2020 17:36:34 GMT
Ermmmm ... mostly happy (just a few easy to fit some paint lifting) but I’m not happy with the demarcation lines above the wings. I’ll try and tidy it up so I can get it to state that I think is acceptable as I really don’t want to have to get the AB out again. Overall though still enjoying it a something I’ve learnt, using white flexi masking tape on white primer makes it hard to see exactly what you’ve done!  |
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Post by SteveM on Jun 16, 2020 18:14:45 GMT
High contrast painting is always difficult buddy but you’ve made a good start there
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Post by jabbly on Jun 16, 2020 19:31:01 GMT
High contrast painting is always difficult buddy but you’ve made a good start there Thanks Steve, I’ve left it for the day as I know from the experience that if there’s something that annoys me a bit and I delve straight in I’ll end up making when rose. |
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