monthebiff Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 A little more done and decided to paint the flaps as they where up when the FAA scheme went on so painted the intermediate blue details on And decals on Need to get the engine completed and closed up up next, decals performed superbly with micro set/ sol so very happy. Regards. Andy Brett M, Kagemusha, daveculp and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citadelgrad Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 So cool to see a bird in an unusual (for me) color scheme. What a difference camo makes. Very nicely done! monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Lovely work, Andy! The Corsair looks so cool in that scheme. Kev monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Beautiful work Andy! That is looking superb. Cheer's, Jeff. monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainM Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 That looks absolutely great! Nice to see a FAA scheme. Having built one of these, I can agree to what a fantastic piece of engineering it is. Looking forward to the end result Iain KUROK and monthebiff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I'm afraid that looks too good Andy monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Great and smooth paint. What brand are you using? monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Nice work Andy Derek monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Very, very nice- and different! Great job. Cheers, Chuck monthebiff and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 5 hours ago, KUROK said: Great and smooth paint. What brand are you using? My go to paint has always been Tamiya acrylics which I have used on this one as usual. I always thin the paint quite heavily and most importantly add X-22 clear at a ratio of 1 to 1 to the paint prior to adding thinner. Always works well for me and get a nice smooth finish. Prior to adding decals I then spray Tamiya X-22 clear again quite heavily thinned which leaves a perfect gloss to add decals to and then go on and weather. Regards. Andy Derek B, MikeC, Fanes and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 5 hours ago, Derek B said: Nice work Andy Derek Thank you Derek, I think I'm getting there now after 5 years and 2 visits to the SOD Regards. Andy Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 hours ago, chuck540z3 said: Very, very nice- and different! Great job. Cheers, Chuck Thank you Chuck, one of Tamiyas' finest and just fancied something a little different. Got to say I'm pleased I've gone down this route as she definitely looks a little different. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Working through the last pieces of assembly prior to weathering and the main sub assembly to be completed is the engine, I'm not a huge fan of building engines particularly radials but very happy with it so far. Dry fitted in position as the glue for exhaust alignment etc goes off. Still plenty to do but definitely getting there. Regards. Andy Anthony in NZ, USMC Herc, scvrobeson and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 I've now managed to complete the engine and reasonably happy with the results in the end I've purchased the Eduard Brassin cowl set as I really liked the look of the set and especially the detail on the open cowl ring. Sadly the fit of this set is awful, badly thought out and a waste of money! I've used plenty of Brassin sets on other builds and always been super impressed with the fit and quality. Neither foward of rear cowl fit at all well as they are oversize and coupled with that the interior detail of the two engine covers doesn't give a clean/ smooth fit even when assembled without the engine inside. Such a shame as the detail was superior. No problems with the fit of the Tamiya parts so I'll get these painted up and fitted as I want to get this over the line now after several visits to the sod, all my own making of course! Regards.Andy Anthony in NZ, LSP_Kevin, scvrobeson and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefH Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Just catching up. Love seeing kits built in slightly out of the ordinary schemes. Jeff monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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