blunce Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) I'm building this for a friend. He built a Revell issue a long time ago (1972) in these markings, which he handpainted. He wanted to build it again, better this time, with actual decals, but unfortunately, before he could get to it, some medical issues have all but prevented him from building anything. I told him I would be honored to build it for him since he couldn't anymore. I've never been too fond of the Eduard prepainted items, mainly because the colors are usually incorrect and also because the few times I have used them, I haven't weathered the parts any. So, I decided to spray a flat clear coat over the top of all the prepainted stuff to facilitate some weathering later in the form of filters and pastels. This will 1. allow weathering, and 2. allow me to alter the color a bit if needed to get it closer to the correct color, though I don't see much if anything that will need to be altered. The color fret as it comes from Eduard: and after a clear flat coat has been applied. Not sure if a difference is really noticeable in the pics, but I can see it IRL Edited July 12, 2012 by blunce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunce Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Edited February 1, 2012 by blunce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunce Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Edited February 1, 2012 by blunce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2wings Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Nice looking build! Never would have thought of using white glue for a mask! If you dont mind me asking did the clear over coat on the PE prevent it from cracking the paint when it was bent? Always happens to me The touch ups never match! keep up the good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunce Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 Nice looking build! Never would have thought of using white glue for a mask! If you dont mind me asking did the clear over coat on the PE prevent it from cracking the paint when it was bent? Always happens to me The touch ups never match! keep up the good work Not sure if it was the reason it didn't crack or I was just lucky, but, yeah, there was no crackin' to be had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroenpeters Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I Hope it's not your last build on lsp... Cheers, Jeroen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 This is extremely nice work, and I agree with Jeroen - I hope it won't be your last contribution here! I especially appreciate your clear and detailed explanations, along with your great photography. Looking forward to more! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Good job ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Awesome start for a project with a terrific story behind it. Looking forward to following along and enjoying the build as well Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I'm with the guys on this, clear, concise how to's and pics. Awesome start and looking forward to more ! Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Looks great! Very true on the dihedral on the Has P-40. As im in the middle of finishing my E up as well, I found that even after the spar is in place, there will still be a bit of a gap, or at least there was on mine. Basically it went from horrible to not as bad, but still a gap. I too applied both rear cockpit halves on their respective halves prior to assembly. Cheers, and hope to see more! Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomek Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Looks like a great debut on LSP! Great photography, presentation and modeling! I'll be following with great interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz826 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I enjoyed reading through this. Excellent explainations and pictures, good luck with the rest of the build. Looks great so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ads Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Wow fella - really nice save on all of those parts Which decal versions are you making - the one with the springboks n the front? Welcome to LSP Mate Ads Edited January 31, 2012 by Ads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunce Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Which decal versions are you making - the one with the springboks n the front? Ads This one: Thanks everyone for the compliments and welcome! I figure I've been registered here since '09, probably ought to get something built huh? Edited February 1, 2012 by blunce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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