mozart Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Padraic Conway said: Really looking good there Max. Great mottling! Cheers Padraic, let's hope I can keep it going for the larger surface area on the Bf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Very convincing paint test Max! Looks like you got your paint mix and pressure just right! Alain mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 16 minutes ago, Alain Gadbois said: Very convincing paint test Max! Looks like you got your paint mix and pressure just right! Alain The paint is MRP Alain, for me it's unbeatable and sprays beautifully straight from the bottle. Being thin you can gradually build up layers, but you're right, pressure and airbrush setting is critical so the Hurricane's starboard wing will be my test bed to get that setting right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I just bought some MRP for my '110 build. Fuse looks good max! mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Shawn M said: I just bought some MRP for my '110 build. You won't regret it Shawn, just make sure you give it a really good shake each time! Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Wow, excellent stuff Max! On 11/25/2018 at 9:17 AM, mozart said: The paint is MRP Alain, for me it's unbeatable and sprays beautifully straight from the bottle. Being thin you can gradually build up layers, but you're right, pressure and airbrush setting is critical so the Hurricane's starboard wing will be my test bed to get that setting right! 5 hours ago, Shawn M said: I just bought some MRP for my '110 build. Fuse looks good max! 30 minutes ago, mozart said: You won't regret it Shawn, just make sure you give it a really good shake each time! Oh yeah, 110% agreed. Ive been using MRP on all my stuff for the last few builds and I can say without hesitation Ive not found a better, smoother shooting paint through the AB than MRP. Its just downright LOVELY. It can be layered on so delicately and the paint dries so nicely that I can see past the extra cost up front for the pre-thinned paint. The mixture is BANG on 100% of the time, and its beauteous. mozart and Shawn M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) Time to move on to the nose, initially drilling and pinning the FuG220d supports: Whilst that's all setting I drilled out the apertures for the 30mm cannon. I bought some Aber brass cannons needing a 2mm hole to be drilled through: These two are wondering how they're going to get the wheels fitted tomorrow: Edited November 29, 2018 by mozart Wouter, Alain Gadbois, Out2gtcha and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Very nice Max! Every time I see one of the pastors G4 builds it makes me want to dig mine out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Every time I see one of the pastors G4 builds it makes me want to dig mine out Just do it Brian!! The next GB is the perfect excuse.......it's a challenging but very rewarding build. Shawn M and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 7 minutes ago, mozart said: Just do it Brian!! The next GB is the perfect excuse.......it's a challenging but very rewarding build. I didnt even think about the G4 conversion for the multi engine GB. That is a great idea, but I've already got something special lined up for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 come on Brian.....do eeeet all the cool kids (me) are :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 My most dreaded part of the build, fitting the FuG220d array supports to the nose. As Chris noted in his build, the difficulty is aligning each arm in three dimensions, but added to that each one also has to be aligned to the previously fitted ones; not easy and not done without a lot of thought. I tried to come up with a smartarse jig to help, but not being a smartarse I failed miserably so it was back to the Mk 1 eyeball, a few bits of masking tape, a ruler and a sliver of card. Oh, and the first problem that I found was that the port and starboard supports are not "handed". There is a slight angle on the support/nose interface to aid mating, but the angles are the same for both sides so the starboard upper and port lower have to be amended. The two vertical tape strips are 48mm apart as per the instructions, I tried to get everything centred to help symmetry: I found the distance of the back edge of the support to the cutting mat to be 23mm, so a strip of thick card helped get that distance sorted for the other ones: After an anxious morning, it doesn't look too bad, though of course fitting the arrays will show up misalignment more: blackbetty, Wouter, KiwiZac and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 well done Max, bravo my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Rather you than me, but it looks like you have cracked it. Cheers Dennis mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 I hope so Dennis, at least the nose is on now: May get a coat of primer on tomorrow, though Herman's quizzical gaze is telling me that I need to do a bit of tidying up first!! Dany Boy, KiwiZac, Out2gtcha and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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