ClumsyDude Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 Next up, clear coat. I laid down some Gunze Mr Super Clear Gloss (it's great stuff), nice and wet: Here it is dry ... Then on to polishing. I led with micro mesh cloths, despite my previous experience with the scratches, because there were some air bubbles which had left sink marks in the gloss. End result was woeful - lots of scratches, plus I sanded through in one spot. So back to the gloss coat, this time thinned a bit to help with bubbles. This time I limited the micromesh to 6000 grit, which is enough to smooth out the faint orange peel effect. Here it is after micro mesh. Then Tamiya coarse compound. Then Tamiya fine compound. And Tamiya finishing compound ... looks all right! Not sure what the streaking effect is on the near side, it's hard to see in real life. One of the goals I'd set myself was, if I could see my face in it, I'd be happy. So here you go: Final glamour shot: There are still some faint scratches, which are hard to see in the photo, so the technique isn't perfect ... but we're on our way! Thanks for following, everyone. Cheers Jim tucohoward, hpetiers, Emilio and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Great stuff mate. Sean is a very hard taskmaster isn't he! Eric ClumsyDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitmodellerNZ Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) Very nice work. Loving the look of that paint work! I'm currently building the 1/32 Hornet too. I used the kit intake nacelles and got around the terrible fit by doing this... Quite happy with the results Edited March 15, 2017 by KitmodellerNZ F`s are my favs, ClumsyDude and Guyman1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Awesome shine on the stabilizers - polished like a canopy. @ Kitmodeller: Lovely flawless fit!! ClumsyDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Nice work there Mate! Looking forward to the next update. I see bubbles in that Tamiya bottle. Is that a result of shaking the bottle? ClumsyDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyman1 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Very impressive work here mate this is shaping up to be a stunning build. Guy ClumsyDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I'm a late comer to this build but I must say, that gloss coating looks amazing Jim! I'm definitely going to have to come back to this for a reference. Cheers, Craig ClumsyDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Beautiful finish, Jim! ClumsyDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Thanks all! Really appreciate you stopping by. Nice work there Mate! Looking forward to the next update. I see bubbles in that Tamiya bottle. Is that a result of shaking the bottle? It is the result of shaking ... that bottle is (I think) some kind of wax. It doesn't make that much of a difference from what I can see, so I'm going to try car wax. Next update I'm going to (gulp) start on the tails. Don't need to tell you that is going to be a white knuckle exercise ... Very impressive work here mate this is shaping up to be a stunning build.Guy Thanks mate! Not banking on anything before I get through the next phase with the tails ... but keeping fingers crossed! I'm a late comer to this build but I must say, that gloss coating looks amazing Jim! I'm definitely going to have to come back to this for a reference. Cheers, Craig Thanks Craig! Means a lot coming from someone who can do what you do. Beautiful finish, Jim! Thanks Ben! I shudder at getting it even across the whole build, but hopefully I can figure it out. Very nice work. Loving the look of that paint work! I'm currently building the 1/32 Hornet too. I used the kit intake nacelles and got around the terrible fit by doing this... Quite happy with the results That's a sweet fit on the intakes ... as you've seen, mine was a lot fiddlier. I did sand where you mentioned on my Dmold intakes, maybe I just rushed it too much. It's also hard to see unless you look straight down the intakes from head-on, but one turbine face sits higher than the other ... it pisses me off but I've decided to live with it. Great stuff mate.Sean is a very hard taskmaster isn't he!Eric Thanks Eric, much appreciated. Yeah, Sean ruthlessly sent me complete diagrams of the correct RAAF harness after I'd gone and bollocksed it up from some other shots ... but that said I think the scratch building on the seat belts was some of the most fun I've had at modelling, probably ever. Awesome shine on the stabilizers - polished like a canopy.@ Kitmodeller: Lovely flawless fit!! Thanks Milan! I am going to need to re-polish the canopy too as I managed to drop it ... at least I know the drill! Cheers all Jim F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 JimWOW ... absolutely stunning work. Simply one beautiful deep, gloss finish Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 It is the result of shaking ... that bottle is (I think) some kind of wax. It doesn't make that much of a difference from what I can see, so I'm going to try car wax. Next update I'm going to (gulp) start on the tails. Don't need to tell you that is going to be a white knuckle exercise ... You got it. I have little doubt. If you need a webex cheerleader I'll be there for you. I for one can't wait to see the other side of the stabs. I know the masterpiece that is about to be unleashed on us................. ClumsyDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Abslutely stunning finish, Jim. I'd be more than happy to achieve something like that. Never mind a few (hardly invisible) scratches. Cheers Rainer ClumsyDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squizzy 78 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I've built several hornets, but after going through this build thread, I want to drag another one out of the cupboard. That paint job and polishing work is unbelievable! ClumsyDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Thanks Randy ... going to take the vertical tails very slow, I'm a bit intimidated by them. Let's see how we get on. Thanks Peter, Rainer and Squizzy. Really appreciate the comments, it's great for keeping the inspiration going. The polishing so far is taking one hour per stabilator - per side! So I'm going to need plenty of it. Here's the results of today's hour - still got the other side to go. Jim F`s are my favs, Rainer Hoffmann, 109 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Thanks Randy ... going to take the vertical tails very slow, I'm a bit intimidated by them. Let's see how we get on. Thanks Peter, Rainer and Squizzy. Really appreciate the comments, it's great for keeping the inspiration going. The polishing so far is taking one hour per stabilator - per side! So I'm going to need plenty of it. Here's the results of today's hour - still got the other side to go. Jim Crikey! Kev ClumsyDude and stusbke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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