Shaka HI Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 ..and Nice clean workbench! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Geeeezz...looks fantastic, Carl! What's that "Gauzy Glass Coat Agent"? Thanks Shaka! It's for dipping canopies in like the way some modelers do with Future. I saw it and gave it a try but I'm not completely sold on it. I'll have to try it again and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 I installed the MLG onto the centre wing sections. I also attached the flaps. Here's the topside view: Thankfully the weathering matched up fairly well. Next up were the tailplanes: Here's where I've left off for the night. The cowling has been sprayed with clear gloss where the Reluctant Dragon decal will go. tucohoward, Shaka HI and F`s are my favs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 ..and Nice clean workbench! Lol! What's actually helped there is the hobby hand vac I bought. It really makes a difference. Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Lovely work, Carl! Kev BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 A small update tonight. I have a set of HGW's wet transfer stencils so I decided to give them a go. Seeing how much I really hate having to clear coat a model, I decided to try them on the flat finish first and see if they'd work. Which they did. However, I did end up with a small side effect. In removing the clear film, it seems that it was a bit too aggressively attached to the wing surface and took some of the paint with it. The ones on the starboard wing came out a bit better. I'm glad that they do work on the flat finish so I'll keep plugging away at them. I never realized how many stencils a Corsair had! Carl It may have been unvoluntary, but the worn/chipped paint effect on these ammo boxes is one of the most realistic I have seen ! Carl ! Hubert BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hansen Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I like how its turning out Carl. See what i mean about adding the red fuel filler caps? The doors that go on the front of the landing gear struts are a tight fit. The clearance between the outboard edge of the door and the side of the tyre is about the diameter of a #2 pencil; very very close. There is a tiny gap between the top of the gear door and the lower wing skin. On the real plane, there was a piece of flexible rubber that filled the void between the two and sealed the gaps when the gear was retracted. You might be able to replicate this with some white glue, but its not really objectionable if you omit it; i haven't done it on the two models i've built. Are those the Barracuda , or the Eduard resin tyres? david BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Carl Holy Cow ... the weathering is looking a near perfect as can be. Absolutely fantastic work Keep 'em comoing Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Nice work Carl, those HGW Wet transfers are something different to work with aren't they, hardest problem I had with them was removing the adhesive left behind when the film was removed. Regards. Andy BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Lovely work, Carl! Kev Thanks Kev! I'm not sure I'll be able to finish it this year but probably right after the new year. So I'll be right behind your P-39. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 I like how its turning out Carl. See what i mean about adding the red fuel filler caps? The doors that go on the front of the landing gear struts are a tight fit. The clearance between the outboard edge of the door and the side of the tyre is about the diameter of a #2 pencil; very very close. There is a tiny gap between the top of the gear door and the lower wing skin. On the real plane, there was a piece of flexible rubber that filled the void between the two and sealed the gaps when the gear was retracted. You might be able to replicate this with some white glue, but its not really objectionable if you omit it; i haven't done it on the two models i've built. Are those the Barracuda , or the Eduard resin tyres? david Thanks David! The doors just about touch the wheels so I guess that's accurate then. Those are the Barracudacast wheels. I think I have a set of the Eduard ones as well but those were in the box so that's what I went with. David Hansen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 It may have been unvoluntary, but the worn/chipped paint effect on these ammo boxes is one of the most realistic I have seen ! Carl ! Hubert Thanks Hubert! Sometimes the unexpected results work out the best. I think I'll touch it up a bit but leave it mostly the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Carl Holy Cow ... the weathering is looking a near perfect as can be. Absolutely fantastic work Keep 'em comoing Peter Thanks Peter! I'm more like you in my preferred finished which is lightly weathered so I'm glad this is turning out as well as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Nice work Carl, those HGW Wet transfers are something different to work with aren't they, hardest problem I had with them was removing the adhesive left behind when the film was removed. Regards. Andy Thanks Andy! The wet transfers are definitely a different approach. How did you get extra adhesive off? I've got a bit in a couple places so it wouldn't be bad to know a way to get it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 (edited) So it was time to apply the nose art. After soaking and applying the decal to the cowl, I noticed a small problem. It's supposed to go on the fuselage aft of the cowl, not on it! I didn't have a choice but to apply it in the correct spot where I hadn't clear coated it. Thankfully it worked out OK without any silvering. This is the first time I've used Monokio decals. They're a bit stiff but responded well to Solvaset. I installed the light lenses in both wings and then finally glued them onto the main assembly. Edited December 31, 2016 by BloorwestSiR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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