Chek Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Colin. one thing I did on my smaller scale Bucc you might like, was to dip the tailcone bullets into the kids play-doh then pour some Fast Glass resin into the depressions. It's a 2-part polyester resin I got from a car spares shelf in a garage years ago. But it dries to a translucent brown shade which looks far better than any painted radome. You needn't even varnish it after sanding to fit for an authentic look. Scotsman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 Wow, that's really stepping things up, what a great idea, I'll give that a try thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonCornes Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 It’s the detail that makes the difference! Keep going Colin!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 And then suddenly tadah it’s taking real shape. Looks great and keep pressing on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 Another update 2 in a month , seems like the imposed isolation is having an effect , After the paint settled down , a quick coat of Future, to provide a base coat for decaling and weathering. On the subject of Decaling , as you know the promised Kit World decal sheet scale up never happened, and with the start of Covid, I guess its unlikely it ever will, so its on with my Plan B , make it up from bits and pieces.. so here we are , the basic markings are in place , including the walk ways ,,, For those of you planning to go this route , well a word of advice.. never throw anything away Xtra Decal type B roundels, generic Yellow striping, Red striping, 12 Sq badges from a hunter T7 sheet, Serials from a generic Xtradecal set, and to complete the Maintenance markings Xtradecal set 32-019, Lightning Stencils, it seems to have most if not all of the missing White maintenance markings , OOP, but worth searching out . All I'm missing is the pail blue 889 numbers for the tail.. any suggestions? Stevepd, LSP_Ray, R Palimaka and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonCornes Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Brilliant!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonCornes Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Does Fantasy Printshop do anything that might work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 That's the 12SQ logo source, and some of their roundel sets should work, but I'd still go with the Xtradecal Set instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonCornes Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Don’t Fantasy have various colours numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 Thanks for that , unfortunately FPS has closed down for the duration I'll just have to be patient , something I/m getting used to ! Dutch Man and Stevepd 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Thats a great build thus far, congrats on beating it into submission and building such an impressive beastie. Yep timings could not have been worse for the decal "issue" dunno if things will change, as im sure they have gone off radar. My Bucc will be staying in the stash for a while yet until I can get the courage to tackle it, Inspiration is however in this build thread! Dutch Man, Stevepd and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonCornes Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) Well I checked my stock and lucky me has Xtradecal 32-019 but then that started me thinking that I could probably use the Trumpeter stencils from the Lightning as well. I haven't actually checked the Xtradecal sheet so I'm not sure if it provides enough for 3 airframes, ie, in Lightning context, natural metal, grey, green or grey/green? Must check but this could be a real lifeline! A suggestion - what about Xtradecal X32031 - Hawk stencils? That might help? And Hannants have 25 sheets in stock at £7.99 each, post free? Edited April 21, 2020 by SimonCornes Added Hawk decals Phartycr0c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Amazing work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I have to say really like how this is coming on will be great to see it on its legs.. have sent you a pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 Quote what about Xtradecal X32031 - Hawk stencils I have 2 of them , and they're being used aLLOT, they're a little small, but they are extremely useful, the warning triangles are perfectly sized for the pylons ,(4 per pylon/Launch rail What fun!!! More pics in the near future, its starting to look ok - Well It think so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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