LSP_K2 Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 One area that still needs some serious work, is the tail section to fuselage joint. While my visual examination (before primer) indicated this area was OK, it obviously isn't, and highlighting this fact, is one of the great things about primers. I also apparently neglected to scribe a few lines, but I'll make short work out of those. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Looks great Kev. The grey looks right but slightly harder to tell without more light LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Some work done to the cannon barrels (two of the four are done now). I considered some nice Master barrels, but given the additional cost, decided against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Some good news, and some not so good news. Cowl repainted with Alclad, and now looks much better, at least to me. Flaps got the same treatment, and I'm a lot happier with them now. Alain Gadbois and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Now the good news/bad news. MLG turned out great, at least on the inside,... But I fumbled one of the gear assemblies immediately after painting it, dropped it, but caught it, naturally grabbing a hold of the freshly painted surface. LSP_Kevin and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 The tail joint was a hard one for me; yours is less noticeable than mine. That is the biggest flaw in this kit for me, but not a deal breaker. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Bummer! What would modelling be without dropped parts and damaged finishes... I would be heaven dammmmmmiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gaz LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Kinda like dropping a piece of buttered toast; of course it COULD land bread side down, but you know it won't, and will invariably land butter side down every time. LSP_K2 and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 The tail joint was a hard one for me; yours is less noticeable than mine. That is the biggest flaw in this kit for me, but not a deal breaker. I seem to always have issues with tails that are separate. I glommed on two coats of Tamiya white last night, so I'll be sanding that out later today. It also looks as if there's perhaps a sink mark immediately ahead of the joint, so I'll have to check that out too. I also noticed that I must have wobbled the camera the moment the shutter was released, as it appears there are two of each panel line, when there's of course only one of each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Kinda like dropping a piece of buttered toast; of course it COULD land bread side down, but you know it won't, and will invariably land butter side down every time. At least it was the door side, and that'll be a lot easier to deal with than if it'd been the gear side, so I'm not complaining too much. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Tail seam now dealt with. I didn't spray quite enough primer on here to be absolutely sure, but it looks pretty good to me now. After I touch-up a few scribing "issues", I'll primer it again, just to be safe. (I hate scribing.) LSP_Kevin and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Top got some primer too this time around, and again, all looks good to me. Tape over 'pit, is to remind me not to spray too close to the opening, splattering paint on the inside, and yes, I have done that before, and that's very frustrating,... to say the least. MikeMaben, Trak-Tor, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 OK, time for the great reveal (not really so great, but I thought I'd throw that out there anyway). I've used two different things here to try and get the general chipping look down; Elmer's rubber cement and hot candle wax, and both seem to have been quite effective in creating the larger areas that I want to do. (The candle wax cools so fast, that it doesn't have a chance to affect the paints beneath, which is what I'd hoped for). The smaller scratches and scrapes, will be done with Prismacolor pencils, as usual. I'm actually pretty satisfied with these results, and will now proceed to the air-frame itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 Rather ironically, the hot wax seems to have worked way better than the rubber cement, which is the opposite of what I'd expected. Also, while trying to dislodge the rubber cement, I discovered (quite by accident) that gentle scraping of the X-Act blade, is great for generating minor scratches and scrapes. Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 Last, but not least, some very gentle scrubbing/polishing with quadruple ought steel wool, also neatly removed green from raised surfaces, revealing the clear coat protected Alclad beneath. Using these methods with my Prismacolor cool grey (30%) pencil, should prove more than ample to weather up my George. I'm a happy pup. NukerDan, Alain Gadbois and MikeMaben 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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