mozart Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 that looks bloody amazing - a real tricky finish wonderfully rendered I so wish I could paint... brilliant Max, really, really brilliant.. Peter Thank you Peter for your very kind words; I'll swap you painting skills for foiling/metal skills! Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Looking really good Cheers Ron! I managed to get the canopy parts masked yesterday but I'm off for a week's holiday today so the closing stages of the build will have to wait a while. It's been good practice for the trickier G-4 build though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Hi Max, your build looks great. The paint job and weathering are first class. Ernest mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Hi Max, your build looks great. The paint job and weathering are first class. Ernest Thanks Ernest, making a black aircraft look a little interesting has been a bit of a challenge at times, but great fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Like the real Mozart, your user name is quite apt. You , Sir, are an artist. Hat off!!! mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) Like the real Mozart, your user name is quite apt. You , Sir, are an artist. Hat off!!! I'm very flattered Gerhard, thank you! Unfortunately my user name has nothing to do with the composer, it was the wartime call sign for 467 squadron flying Lancasters out of RAF Waddington, the squadron being a special area of interest for me, hence my website www.ordinarycrew.co.uk Edited April 15, 2018 by mozart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 I've spent a lot of hours masking all the glasswork, I must admit I succumbed to buying an Eduard pre-cut mask for it which is my book is kind of cheating, but why not! The inside framing is so exposed and needed somehow to have the RLM02 finish so, although it was fiddly, I sprayed some tape then cut strips of varying thicknesses and laid them in place. It's not perfect when viewed through an optivisor but it works with the Mk 1 eyeball! These are just roughly placed; the next tricky job is to get the aft two sections secured together plus the top bit, not shown here, as one assembly. Not too far to go now though!! LSP_Kevin, Wouter, JefH and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Currently feeling your pain with the 110 canopy framing Max as thats exactly what I am up to this afternoon!, I too went for the Eduard set which does make like somewhat easier. Looking good by the way. Regards. Andy mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 Hah! My pain is over! I guess with an RLM66 interior the inner frame colour isn't quite such an issue, though that depends on your colour scheme I guess. I'm still worried about that vacu-form aft section on the G-4 but I can't see an alternative. Once the E's canopy's sorted there's just a couple of hours work left before I can utter that not-often-heard phrase: Model completed!! monthebiff, Shawn M and LSP_Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 i dont think the vac canopy will be as much as an issue as rumored. I just did my first on my MIG-15, relatively painless monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 i dont think the vac canopy will be as much as an issue as rumored. I just did my first on my MIG-15, relatively painless It's not the vac canopy per se Shawn, it's the visual compatibility between the IM front sections and the vac aft section. Shawn M and monthebiff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 Well that worked! Kahunaminor, MikeMaben, LSP_Kevin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 i dont think the vac canopy will be as much as an issue as rumored. I just did my first on my MIG-15, relatively painless It's not the vac canopy per se Shawn, it's the visual compatibility between the IM front sections and the vac aft section. Agreed Max/ Shawn, the vac canopy fit is pretty good butits just the differnce between the two canopy materials but my feeling is that when it is all together, painted and finished then it wont really be an issue. Been working hard on getting this area sorted today so will hopefully be able to update soon so you can see what I mean. Regards. Andy mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Beautiful! Your finish is so smooth! mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Brilliant work, Max! Kev mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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