Shoggz Posted January 16 Author Posted January 16 7 hours ago, Dpgsbody55 said: Nice work so far. This is a really good kit to build. Except for those silly guns... Cheers, Michael Thanks Michael, and yes it is! But those guns are almost as fiddly as the PE bits on the HGW seat belts, and that's saying something! Martinnfb and Dpgsbody55 2
Shoggz Posted January 16 Author Posted January 16 4 hours ago, Biggles87 said: I have just ordered the ‘ Brian Lane ´ version, which I intend to build straight from the box and avoid any ‘ improvement/correction ‘ delays, which is what usually lead to my interminably long builds. Here’s hoping. John Nice one John. Martinnfb and Biggles87 2
Shoggz Posted January 16 Author Posted January 16 3 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Looking good so far Rich. Yeah thanks for showing us uninitiated what it looks like going together. Cheers Mike! Martinnfb and MikeMaben 2
Shoggz Posted January 16 Author Posted January 16 1 hour ago, dennismcc said: That cockpit looks really good, and the guns are silly. Cheers Dennis Thanks Dennis! Martinnfb 1
Shoggz Posted January 20 Author Posted January 20 A 'fiddly bits' and masking night tonight. Hopefully I'm now in a position to do some of the 'big painting' stuff next session! Landrotten Highlander, Furie, Biggles87 and 15 others 18
Shoggz Posted January 27 Author Posted January 27 Quick update: I've now got a brown Spitfire! LSP_Kevin, williamj, Biggles87 and 11 others 14
monthebiff Posted January 27 Posted January 27 I do like a brown Spitfire as well, green incoming! Regards. Andy Shoggz and Martinnfb 2
Thunnus Posted January 27 Posted January 27 Very nice work, Richard! I can't get over the fuselage rivets though. Are those present on all of the Kotare Spits? Martinnfb and Shoggz 2
geedubelyer Posted January 27 Posted January 27 That paint looks really smooth. Good job Richard. Martinnfb and Shoggz 2
Shoggz Posted January 28 Author Posted January 28 12 hours ago, monthebiff said: I do like a brown Spitfire as well, green incoming! Regards. Andy Yeah, got the joy of mega-masking first! Martinnfb 1
Shoggz Posted January 28 Author Posted January 28 12 hours ago, Thunnus said: Very nice work, Richard! I can't get over the fuselage rivets though. Are those present on all of the Kotare Spits? Thanks John. They've been present on the three that I've built! Martinnfb 1
Shoggz Posted January 28 Author Posted January 28 12 hours ago, geedubelyer said: That paint looks really smooth. Good job Richard. Cheers Guy geedubelyer and Martinnfb 2
Shoggz Posted February 4 Author Posted February 4 So.. here's where I got to last night. Firstly, many minutes of masking. Rather than spraying the camouflage free-hand, I took the 'easy' route and masked everything. (A mistake in retrospect, but we'll come to that.) Here it is, all trussed up! Much spraying of green paint later, and like a moth appearing from its chrysalis, we got this: Eek! I'd completely underestimated how good the chipping fluid I'd applied would work, and removing the masking removed rather a lot of the brown paint too. I actually took the photos after I'd done a bit of damage limitation, plus added some of the extra bits (spinner, exhausts) just to make myself feel a bit better. So, some respraying is required before I can start the weathering process. Hey, ho, it's all part of the fun isn't it? Would be boring if all went perfectly, eh.... John1, Biggles87, Landrotten Highlander and 11 others 4 10
Uncarina Posted February 4 Posted February 4 You’ll definitely get to where you want to be Richard and despite the setback I think your build is looking great overall. Cheers, Tom Shoggz, Martinnfb and geedubelyer 3
geedubelyer Posted February 4 Posted February 4 I feel your pain Richard Something similar happened on my MkIX build after I used hairspray as my chipping medium. The coloured layer of paint remained extremely fragile all through the remainder of the build until I gave it a final sealing coat. Good luck with the renovations. It's purely a temporary setback. Shoggz and Martinnfb 2
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