Out2gtcha Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I really like the scheme you have chosen too. Looking fantastic Mike. Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Nice, and very interesting approach with the decals! Cheers Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 On 11/4/2018 at 10:42 AM, MikeC said: Dark red nose - 356th FG at Martlesham Heath by any chance? Looking good in any case. Thought so. Still looking good - good luck with the diamonds. Incidentally, MrsC and I drove past Martlesham only the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 looking sharp! can you just cut a mask for the diamonds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 Thank you men ! Shawn , since , in this case, none of the diamonds actually touch each other, the connection between each diamond would be verrry thin. I personally decided it woud be unmanageable. I suppose you could do it tho ... if you were a masochist ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Looks great as it is so I can't wait to see what happens next, shame about the diamonds, I wouldn't have a clue where to start with them ! Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 Most of the dekkelz on, now's when I start noticing things I missed and boobooz so it'll need some minor changes but this is the general idea ... Uncarina, R Palimaka, D.B. Andrus and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Oh wow. You don’t see this livery everyday. I really like it. Well done Mike. Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Great job Mike! I really like the scheme! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 That looks really nice! A scheme you don't see often. Still have that delicate job of the stripes on the spinner, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 15 hours ago, LSP_Ray said: ... Still have that delicate job of the stripes on the spinner, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 Wow ! time flies, didn't realize how long it's been since I last posted but I'm getting close to the finish line. Ray , I tried a couple of different methods for the spinner stripes and finally came up with the following. I cut a plastic disc from .020" sheet and attached it to a Dremel cut off wheel shaft. Then smashed the disc inside (blue tac) the spinner (already painted red) and chucked that into my 18volt Black and Dekker drill. Using a C-clamp so I could adjust the trigger / speed , I found I could spin the thing verrry slowly , then just hand painted the blue stripes. Turned out OK so I'm finishing up the odds and ends which shouldn't be too much longer. In these pix, the stripes are white as an early experiment I tried brush painting Aim toothpaste (with a little white in it so I could see it better) so I could mask the stripes and spray them rather than hand brushing. Didn't like it so I switched to brush painting the blue instead. shadowmare, Grunticus, Alain Gadbois and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 That's wonderful Mike!!! LOVE the 'G' clamp on the drill...LOL MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Holey Dooley that looks nice! MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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