Azgaron Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Sorry to hear about the paint mishap! Better to get things right than in time for a GB deadline! HÃ¥kan mikeblack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Hi Mike. Sorry to hear about the paint problem. Hope everything will turn out right in the end. This type of camouflage is about the most difficult to do. Your observations on the way RLM 76 is applied are absolutely correct. This appears on some other types also, so you might see some examples you can use as inspiration. Regards, Alain mikeblack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyZeit Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Hey Mike! Interesting subject =) I just finished my 290126, you can check out my build here: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=61165&page=1 I'd be more than willing to help you with my paint colors. Justin mikeblack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Sorry to hear you too will miss the deadline due to those paint issues - she's a beaut so far and looking forward to seeing how you get on - that scheme is certainly not for the feint hearted Torben mikeblack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Sorry it's not going to make it, but you're perfectly correct: it's better to take your time and do it properly rather than do a botched rush job to meet an arbitary deadline (that sounds like work!!). http://dilbert.com/strip/2010-04-26 Look forward to seeing it when it is finished. mikeblack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeblack Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 Gentlemen, many thanks for your kind and encouraging words following my 'Great Painting Disaster' - they are much appreciated Last night I came home to find that a framed picture's string had snapped and (pure Murphy's Law!) being directly above the model fell onto it knocking it to the floor. With so much additional weight in the front it must have hit the ground with a thump. One wing has split open and the other is cracked but the cockpit section is largely undamaged. Sooooo..... I have decided to start again and build the same kit in the same finish (WN 290126 in British markings) as Eric 'Winkle' Brown flew her in 1945. I've often joked that I should build each kit twice so that I could learn from my mistakes and incorporate the advice and emulate the example on forums such as this one. That's my plan! However, I have a busy couple of months so I'm unlikely to restart this project until December. Will post updates in due course. Thanks for visiting Mike Lee White 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeblack Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 Hey Mike! Interesting subject =) I just finished my 290126, you can check out my build here: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=61165&page=1 I'd be more than willing to help you with my paint colors. Justin Hi Justin - I picked up your build thread quite early on in my research. Your Uhu is a beauty and richly deserved the awards and accolades it received! If I can get 50% of the way towards that I'll be pleased. Thanks for your kind offer of help - I take it that you used the NASM's (Uhu) paint scheme as your reference? As you can see from my latest post I'm starting the whole project again so the painting will be some time off... Will be in touch and thanks again Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) Ouch! Are there many parts or sub-assemblies of the original build you could salvage? That would save some repeated work at least. Much sympathy; plus respect for your stoic attitude - if it happened to me my teddy would still flying after I'd thrown it out of the cot ... Edited October 21, 2016 by MikeC mikeblack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeblack Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 Ouch! Are there many parts or sub-assemblies of the original build you could salvage? That would save some repeated work at least. Much sympathy; plus respect for your stoic attitude - if it happened to me my teddy would still flying after I'd thrown it out of the cot ... Hi Mike - thanks for your post. Yes, as I was in the painting phase there were a number of sub-assemblies waiting (cowlings, propellers, landing gear) for attachment that I could use again. But who knows...I might be able to improve on them at the second attempt Mike MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Just moved this out of the Group Build at Mike's request. Kev mikeblack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyZeit Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Hi Justin - I picked up your build thread quite early on in my research. Your Uhu is a beauty and richly deserved the awards and accolades it received! If I can get 50% of the way towards that I'll be pleased. Thanks for your kind offer of help - I take it that you used the NASM's (Uhu) paint scheme as your reference? As you can see from my latest post I'm starting the whole project again so the painting will be some time off... Will be in touch and thanks again Mike Mike, I used the NASM subject as the baseline. My suggestion is to switch to Tamiya Paints and use their lacquer thinner. All of the colours I used were custom mixed. I can tell you the colour codes when you're ready. I didn't have any issues at all spraying them except doing the actual Wellenmuster squiggles, which requires constant thinning of the paint until it's too watery to use. Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeblack Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 Mike, I used the NASM subject as the baseline. My suggestion is to switch to Tamiya Paints and use their lacquer thinner. All of the colours I used were custom mixed. I can tell you the colour codes when you're ready. I didn't have any issues at all spraying them except doing the actual Wellenmuster squiggles, which requires constant thinning of the paint until it's too watery to use. Justin Hi Justin Many thanks for this. Yes, as the painting was the 'Achilles Heel' on my first attempt I've put a lot of thought into how i'm going to do it on the second attempt! Will definitely not be using Xtracrylix! Tamiya sounds really good and I would be interested in your colour codes in due course - thanks. However, in my research I've become a bit more laid back about the RLM 76 as, by that stage of the war, it was a case of 'beggars and choosers' as the German war machine ran out of raw materials. Shame that the three photos of '290126' are slightly over-exposed so don't show the upper camouflage that clearly. In addition two of the references I've used are slightly at variance with the photos themselves! Therefore, I too will use the NASM aircraft as a baseline. Finally, as I was trying to complete the build for the end of October deadline I started to feel self-induced pressure which began to erode the enjoyment: I think you had the same experience coming up to the model competition? Going to take a page out of 'Mal's Way/Corsair' build in this section: do it slowly and enjoy it (and hopefully I'll make fewer mistakes with paint)! First going to sort out the model bench Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Any more work on this one, Mike? Looks like all the images have been Photobucketed. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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