Dpgsbody55 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Looking good, especially after being "shot down". You'd never know from looking at your pictures . Cheers, Michael mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 12 hours ago, mpk said: Thanks mate. He's only 18. I recall doing some stupid things at that age. I just learned not to use Japanese decal fluids with Techmod decals. They're too strong. I practised with the set I'd bought by mistake. I'm glad I tested them. Micro sol is best. Always used micro sol products on decals rather than the more aggressive solutions. Techmod decals are superb arent they but need some careful handling to! Great work Dale a d your perseverance is paying off. Regards. Andy mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Thanks guys. This morning I went out on a limb to try something out. Unsure what goal I had in mind. The light today is overcast ant it's hard to see. I'll likely sand it way back. I think I've lost control over it. My exhausts arrived from Mad Monkey. The model as it looks now. themongoose, Landrotten Highlander, Greg W and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Back again. MikeMaben, Sparzanza, themongoose and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Nice Dale , luv your bench mess , reminds me of home mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Yeah it became very busy. I'm taking a day off tomorrow to head south. I'll tidy it up on Wednesday. I'm going to travel a different path with the hurricane. I wasn't happy with it. I'll strip it on Wednesday. I'll wing it and hope whatever I do looks okay. I thought about placing it in Finnish markings. Sadly it seems Finland didn't fly Gloster hurricanes. Happily the model is large enough to screw with. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Well I failed to head south. I noticed a gap had appeared. I mentioned to Gazza the other day that I've begun using Vallejo plastic putty. It took less than 10 seconds to fill this gap. I used a toothpick to slosh some putty into the gap and wiped the excess away with a damp cotton bud. Slosh. Wipe. Done. Landrotten Highlander, BradG, Greg W and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 You are paint stripping again your perserverance is impressive & it mus be costing you a bomb in paint At this stage I'd be tempted myself to throw matt black car rattle can at it and declare it a nightfighter !!! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 Sparzanza, BradG, Greg W and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Achtung , the Red Baron approaches ! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Panzerwomble said: You are paint stripping again your perserverance is impressive & it mus be costing you a bomb in paint At this stage I'd be tempted myself to throw matt black car rattle can at it and declare it a nightfighter !!! Hey mate. This build is a practice for the next hurricane I build. So I'm trying different methods. What I am having trouble with, surprisingly, is the spitfire. I've tried 4 kits and just lose interest. This is problematic due to it being a birthday gift for a British friend. To be honest, I'd rather give him the hurricane. If the kit I build is good enough it shouldn't matter. He's not paying for it. The Tamiya Mustang or the Special hobby Tempest would do. I've never had this problem before and suspect it's related to my brain damage. Thus far I began Spitfire Revell Mk.II, Mk.IX. Hobby Boss Mk.V. Tamiya Mk.IX. I'm going to close my spitfire build in the Group build. It's the wrong time. I don't want to waste my Tamiya spitfires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 The surface details on the Hurricane seems to be standing up well to the paint / repaint ,it looks all well defined still. Hitting a brick wall on a particular subject is familiar to me . I've launched two 1/48 Sea Harriers - both the abysmal Airfix kits I honestly could not find the will to do anymore than give up . Same with Rodens 1/48 Gladiator , two attempts both ending with them being binned in frustration as not fit to continue, despite them being a decent kit . I think sometime just loose the mojo with a subject , or in my own case aircraft altogether for several years . Sounds like your suffering from "Spitfire block" ...the old adage of if you are not enjoying it , move on perhaps ? The Mustang might be more engaging . Failing all that a nice bottle of wine ! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 ...and also add two 1/32 Sopwith Camels abandoned with a lack of will to complete. mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 Ha! Thanks mate. And what came in perfect time, the decals purchased from RebelAlpha on eBay. Scott is a legend. I ordered from the States a week ago. Brilliant. Alex, Landrotten Highlander, Greg W and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 Landrotten Highlander, Alex, Dpgsbody55 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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