Klaus H Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 hi chris! wow... now a spitfire. and a very nice one. great work, as usual. the instrumentpannel looks great. was the glue already dry when you took the picture of the instruments? yours klaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 Hi Klaus, nice to hear from you again mate! Yes, i think so, why are you asking? The shiny instrument glasses is no glue, it´s Kristal Kleer, if you meant that Cheers mate, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Superb work mate. I like the "adventure in masking" approach. Always a tricky one when having the cockpit open on a spitfire but you have solved that problem easily buddy. I like the work on the rudder as well. You look at something and if you dont like it you fix it, no questions, and I like that. Cheers mate, Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 Hey Jay mate! Thanks, yes, of cosre, no question... And he trys and trys and trys... Did you already saw the DVD i send you? Then you know "Well, Mrs. Sofie, i´ll do my very best"... Here the latest pic guys. I don´t want to bore you with pics of the bird in primer, but here is one now with Alclad. I used White Aluminium. The result is not as good as i hoped, probable i used to much pressure. Cheers, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 No worries about the Alu mate, do you have the micromesh I sent still? You can buff that stuff up to a nice shine of you want. Cheers mate, Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus H Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 i think the camo color will get a good grip on that "non shiny" surface. by the way... do you prime your models with black before you use alklad? kristal clear... i think i have to get that. does anyone know a shop in austria where i can order it? or a shop in germany? i have tryed the same for an instrumentpanel some time ago. i used humbrol clearfix for it. its a glue for glass parts. at first everything looked fantastic but when clearfix dries, it starts to shrink. yours klaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 "Lovely work on that spit Chris, Very well done indeed. It is coming along really nice. Looking forward to the paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 Thanks guys! Jay, yes i still have a bit of Micro Mesh, but it´s not that the sureface is rough, it´s very smooth, it´s more that it is not shiny. It will be ok. Klaus, yes i prime it, but not with black, i use the Grey Alclad Primer & Filler for the first painting step. I got the Kristal Klear from a good friend in England. The stuff is very clear, but it starts to become yellowish after some time. Brian, thanks mate. I´m jsut back from town with fresh colors! Cheers, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 great coulor.. good process so far.. btw, when you are done you could make a small ww2 with your me's and the spit.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 Thanks Jens, it wouldn´t be a fair play, there are 6 Me 109´s, 1 Fw 190 and 1 He 162 against the Spitfire... Cheers, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Thanks Jens, it wouldn´t be a fair play, there are 6 Me 109´s, 1 Fw 190 and 1 He 162 against the Spitfire... Cheers, Chris Don't be so sure !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 hehe the spitfire still ot good chance to winn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 Damn... I was this morning in the city and bought some Tamiya paints for my Spitfire. At home i started painting the belly, but it seems that Tamiya colors don´t like Alclad... First it went ok, but then it started to get dusty. After it was dry, i sanded it carefully with 12000 Grid Micro Mesh. And then this.... Looks like a Spinner which layed for about 60 years in the channel :angry: So i have to go to town again tomorrow and then i will buy my lovely Gunze Acrylics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 another view... Cheers, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sav Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hi Chris, Don't post much these day's as i have not built a model for a while, but i have been following your builds. Great stuff mate. I think your little disaster with the paint has created a very realistic weathered effect. Those scratches are almost to a perfect scale, billiant. Can't wait to see the Spit finished and hats off to you for giving your 'airforce' a bit of Allied opposition. :-) All the best, Sav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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