JefH Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) Happy belated Canada Day. Happy 4th in advance and happy any other national holidays going on right now I'm not aware of. Fought with the kit a bit over the last week. Tried out Alclad aqua gloss for the first time. It honestly wasn't too bad, but I'll probably stick with Tamiya in the future. For some reason when I used my aftermarket decal set the large white national insignias shattered when I put them on the kit. So I had to remove them, repaint and re-gloss a couple sections. I'm fairly new to aircraft modelling, so I didn't have any appropriate replacements in my spares bin yet. With the state of Canada Post getting replacements shipped would take forever, so I replaced them with the segmented black styled ones. It's not entirely accurate, but I'll live with it since I prefer the look of them anyways. On to the photos. I'll hit some of the more stubborn decals with some Mr. Mark Softer, then seal in the decals before I move on to some weathering. I hate this part of a build when everything is glossed up and it looks like a toy. Thanks for looking. Jeff Edited July 3, 2018 by JefH Tolga ULGUR, D.B. Andrus, Out2gtcha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Jeff, I think your efforts look great! This gloss is just the ticket to avoid the dreaded decal silvering, and your build is inspiring me for my (hopefully) eventual F-8 build. Cheers, Tom JefH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I reckon it looks great! Gloss is only temporary. Gaz JefH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Wow, I think that looks great! Although not "realistic" in full gloss coat, it does give one an idea of how well the model was built. Yours was obviously done very well, as it looks pretty pristine in gloss! JefH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Looking really sharp! JefH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefH Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) Hello again. Been working on the kit a little bit over the past two weeks. Fought with a couple of the national cross decals that silvered. Since I was out of replacement decals (and patience) I masked off the silvered area and repainted them. Thanks to the guidance of some forum members on another post I think it worked ok. Put down a pin wash and a matte coat (Alclad Matte) to get me to this point. Looking forward to getting the cockpit & radial unmasked to get a better idea of how things will look. Thanks for looking. Jeff Edited July 16, 2018 by JefH Posted without text Greg W, Fooesboy, Dany Boy and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Great looking Butcher Bird!!! JefH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 That looks terrific, Jeff! Kev JefH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Very nice, Jeff! JefH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Well done, Jeff. Cheers, D.B. JefH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Just awesome Jeff! Gaz JefH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefH Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 Thanks for the compliments guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefH Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 Hello again. Only a quick update as I've been swamped this week with work and a sick kid, AKA my standard week. Managed to do some minor chipping with a coloured pencil, attach the landing lights and wheels and get a start on the exhaust weathering. I'm not 100% happy with the exhaust staining but I never am. I put off doing it for 2-3 days out of fear of ruining the model at the finish line. I may play with it a bit more. What do you think? I still need to attach the canopy, run an aerial wire, decide if I want to hang bombs under the wings and play with the prop a bit more. I've enjoyed the build a lot, but I'm starting to get the point in our relationship where we need to start seeing other people. Thanks again for all your input and encouragement. Jeff Greg W, LSP_Kevin, Kahunaminor and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 20 minutes ago, JefH said: I've enjoyed the build a lot, but I'm starting to get the point in our relationship where we need to start seeing other people. If you do start seeing other people, make sure your first date isn't another younger FW190 or the F8 will say bad things about you to all the other airplane kits. MikeC, Kahunaminor and JefH 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Really turning out nice, Jeff! JefH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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