nmayhew Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) Couldn’t resist a few shots of it almost complete definitely feels like a Big Jug now! have given it a Matt coat top and sides only at this stage weathering next, including oils probably Edited October 23, 2020 by nmayhew vvwse4, Fanes, kkarlsen and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) That's mighty impressive build speed for what? ..36 hrs? Nonetheless, top shelf in all respects Edited October 24, 2020 by Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 Ha ha this has taken me about 6 months then trying to find a stupid image hosting site finally settled on Flickr after a disappointing experiment with Imgur which has to be the least intuitive application I think I have ever come across Kagemusha and Lothar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 I really like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Very nice. I like the contrasting frame. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Looks great, I hate decals and paint on most markings but apply stencils using decals, so I have been on a buying expedition to get some of the HGW Wet Transfers in stock for future builds. Cheers Dennis nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Thats looking awesome! Great work indeed. Cheer's, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Beautiful work! What paint did you use for your metal color? BTW, thanks to your testimony I ordered HGW stencils for my Mossie and Mustang. Looking forward to using them! Cheers, Tom nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 Sorry I should have said this at the beginning I guess! Primer is Mr Surfacer 1500 from the jar, thinner 1 part primer and 2 parts Mr Levellinv Thinner. all my airbrush paints are MRP - if you haven’t ever tried these, quite literally you don’t know what you are missing primed in white this time - haven’t done this before - mainly because I think black basing is far less relevant in NMF I went for some old school preshading this pic looks cool but I shouldn’t have done it, or at least shouldn’t have used black (a mid brown would have been better) it turned out that the pre shade lines were much more prominent than I wanted next NMF I do I will use MRP smoke or MRP exhaust stains and post shade I think I then mottled in some MRP graphite If I do it again I will use a template - same effect (or better) a about a gazillion times quicker finish is MRP super silver hope this helps? Derek B, scvrobeson, Kagemusha and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 6 hours ago, dennismcc said: Looks great, I hate decals and paint on most markings but apply stencils using decals, so I have been on a buying expedition to get some of the HGW Wet Transfers in stock for future builds. Cheers Dennis Indeed Dennis I have already mapped out future projects based mostly on what subjects HGW do stencils for!! dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Looks good Nick, this is the Trumpeter kit ? nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 34 minutes ago, MikeMaben said: Looks good Nick, this is the Trumpeter kit ? correct build notes: 1) you don't need all the internal piping for the supercharger etc etc; the cockpit will sit really nicely and positively just on a couple of the bits of ducting - sorry I forgot to take pics of this 2) the engine is actually very easy to fit if you don't use all the internal stuff just behind the engine. Instead, i fitted the engine inside the cowling - again a very positive fit, and then glued the cowling to the main fuselage. Positive fit, CA glue, all done in a few seconds. 3) wing root fits are reasonable; some brute force and sanding of the wheel well bits beforehand and you will escape any need to fill / rescribe at the wingroot - something i hate with a passion and will do lots to avoid 4) fuselage / tail: i glued the tail fin pieces onto the fuselage parts before the fuselage was joined; was this better? who knows? 5) had to a little rescribing in relation to 4), but in the grand scheme of things not too much 6) for flaps down, i think i had to do some filing and sanding, and then quite precarious with CA glue 7) landing gear is kit parts with Eduard wheels; scratchbuilt hosing; gear fixed using 2 part 5 minute epoxy from Bob Smith; it dries *very* slightly flexible, so less risk of 'joint shatter' from an accidental ding'; the join will last longer than the kit and anyone reading this. and is my go to for landing gear now. MikeMaben, Derek B, Paul in Napier and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Looking great! Those HGW transfers are truly an amazing thing. Wish they made them for more kinds of aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 28 minutes ago, Alex said: Looking great! Those HGW transfers are truly an amazing thing. Wish they made them for more kinds of aircraft. Not just for more aircraft, but also genericones - i.e. for things that have a similar font and font size that is used across a specific era/type, such as 'do not lift', 'do not walk', various cockpit checklists or stencils used within the cockpit/landing gear area, etc. I for sure would be getting them ASAP were they available. Derek B and Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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