zaxos345 487 Posted Saturday at 06:27 AM Share Posted Saturday at 06:27 AM Great work and tutorial as always Chuck!! Really admire your patience John chuck540z3 and Derek B 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Thunnus 11,957 Posted Saturday at 06:45 AM Share Posted Saturday at 06:45 AM Wow that is awesome! That's going to be very eye-catching once the metal finish goes on! Great explanation as well! Derek B and chuck540z3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jaro 32 Posted Saturday at 08:14 AM Share Posted Saturday at 08:14 AM What a spectacular effect! The model looks gorgeous. It seems this it the trusty way to go with HGW. I love the epic stories of this kind (followed by happy end of course) chuck540z3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Rainer Hoffmann 1,613 Posted Saturday at 02:23 PM Share Posted Saturday at 02:23 PM Hard to believe what you did there, Chuck. Your patience must be off this world. Rainer chuck540z3 and Derek B 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Brett M 1,839 Posted Saturday at 02:59 PM Share Posted Saturday at 02:59 PM Rivet hell! She’s looking great, Chuck. Love the details and learning experiences you share with all of us, too. chuck540z3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
chuck540z3 9,159 Posted Sunday at 12:31 AM Author Share Posted Sunday at 12:31 AM (edited) Thanks you Gents for your kind comments! Minor update, but I'm a bit pumped. I've started to add rivets to the Starboard side, and with my new found knowledge of how to apply these little suckers, not only am I now relatively fast, I'm actually enjoying it! Rivet lines are straighter, film comes off early, no rivets are lost, decals strings are not sticking too soon and the added detail looks terrific. I am now certain that this bird will be a stunner with several shades of Alclad, especially the High Shine ones. That is all.... Cheers, Chuck Edited Sunday at 02:19 PM by chuck540z3 Christoffer Lindelav, scvrobeson, Buster99 and 7 others 10 Link to post Share on other sites
MikeA 528 Posted Sunday at 12:58 AM Share Posted Sunday at 12:58 AM That is one amazing amount of effort, and the look even on just the black coat tells the tale. This is shaping up to even more of a stunner! Cheers Mike chuck540z3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
F`s are my favs 2,649 Posted Sunday at 03:46 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:46 PM What an adventure! . . . When I get to the part with the lenght of the stripes and the spacing of the rivets, I figured out what really ''rivet counting'' mean. But that's next level! chuck540z3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel111 2,547 Posted Sunday at 09:27 PM Share Posted Sunday at 09:27 PM Great to know that even a pro like yourself runs into a sticky situation sometimes (pun intended). The result now look incredible! Cheers, Marcel chuck540z3 and Derek B 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel460 979 Posted Monday at 01:03 AM Share Posted Monday at 01:03 AM Excellent tutorials on the rivets and paint! Thanks for taking the time to put them together. Beautiful build so far! Dan chuck540z3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
J.C. 245 Posted Monday at 03:31 AM Share Posted Monday at 03:31 AM What an outstanding thread!! I am learning much about the complexities of natural metal finishes!! Chuck, your work is truly superlative and makes for some fabulous opportunities for the community to improve their skills, if they so wish. Thank you!! chuck540z3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DrewH 125 Posted Monday at 02:10 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:10 PM fantastic work Chuck - loving every second of it. chuck540z3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Hemi 16 Posted Monday at 03:16 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:16 PM I cant wait to see the aircraft with paint.I think it will be mind blowing and thanks again for taking the time to help us all improve our skills. chuck540z3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
chuck540z3 9,159 Posted Monday at 04:29 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 04:29 PM (edited) Hey guys, as I continue to add a few more thousand decal rivets, LSP Kevin has just sent me the a copy of his new eBook of my Tempest Mk V build. He did a fantastic job of sifting through my cluttered WIP thread to make it nice and clear and added a lot of new information on both the kit and aftermarket items that are available for it. It also has a few of my tutorials on how to apply a gloss black finish like this build, apply a camo paint job, decant paint from a spray can, use paint masks, apply HGW wet transfer decals and do salt weathering. The book can be found at Kevin's website here: Building the Special Hobby Tempest Mk V in 1/32 Scale Cheers, Chuck Edited Monday at 04:30 PM by chuck540z3 Derek B, Landrotten Highlander, F`s are my favs and 6 others 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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