dennismcc Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 12 hours ago, sandokan said: Very nice and fine follow Dennis!!!! Thank you just airbrushed a random lightened colour on the undersides. Cheers Dennis sandokan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted October 16, 2023 Author Share Posted October 16, 2023 (edited) Well true to form I got it wrong, before airbrushing the undersides I should have painted the area where the fuselage white band is going to be and the rudder in preparation for masking off the cross. So I will have to paint the white, then mask it off and touch up the undersides. This is the problem with a start/stop type build. I did not know what the width of the white fuselage band was so a quick ask on the Stormo website revealed the following "The width of the white fuselage band was 600mm or 18.5mm (1.85 cm) in 1/32 and 12.5mm (1.25cm) in 1/48". So I can now mask it off, it's nice to to know, I could have fudged it but I don't do that for RAF Sky bands so I did not feel that I should do it for the Re 2005. Here is what I am up to at the moment, and reaching for the Tamiya tape. In the photo the rudder does not look like the white has covered but it has and looks fine Cheers Dennis Edited October 16, 2023 by dennismcc Double post of a photo denders, Isar 30/07, HB252 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 When I measured out the fuselage band I found that the white section was too narrow so had to make it wider. Once this had dried it was time to mask off the fuselage band, I had this cunning plan, I would first of all very carefully apply some masking tape around the fuselage and then cut some Tamiya tape strips 18.5 mm long and use them to get the correct width for the band. This is the technique I use on RAF Sky bands so away I went first up the 18.5 mm strips. Then I applied the first band and spacer. It then got a bit tricky as the Re is a bit curvy, so back to the drawing board, then a thought struck me, I was using 6mm Tamiya tape so what if I just used three widths of tape to mask off the band. This was the result, OK it's 0.5 mm too narrow but that will do for me. Then it was out with the airbrush and repainted the fuselage undersides with Grigio Azzuro Chiaro 1, and back on the shelf to dry. Cheers Dennis Isar 30/07, LSP_Kevin, scvrobeson and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Looking good, Dennis! Kev dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Good problem solving on the fuselage band Matt dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 I also have problems with fuselage bands. Will try your method next time I do it. Thanks for the tip. Quang dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 Thank you guys, it was a eureka moment for me, easy peesy. Cheers Dennis MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted November 7, 2023 Author Share Posted November 7, 2023 Bit more glacial progress, just had cortisone injections in my hands, both thumb joints are shot and the middle fingers on my left hand were suffering from trigger finger, this has caused some improvement so I can get on with this and other stuff. I was all set to mask off the undersides when I realised looking at photos that the demarcation between the bottom colour and the top was softish, so back to basics, so I broke out the paper and Blu Tac. Haven't done this for years, I have got lazy using masks but the Blu Tac method gives a better finish I believe, it's just fiddley. And all dressed up. Just the tail cross to mask off, measured the kit decal and handily the cross is 6mm wide, so out with the 6mm Tamiya tape, that was handy. Next the fun bit. Cheers Dennis Rocat, Landrotten Highlander, LSP_Kevin and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Nice progress, Dennis! Sorry to hear about your hands. Hopefully you will see some improvement. Kev dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Looking good Dennis. I'll be looking forward to seeing some topside color applied. Hoping you get some relief on those thumbs too! dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Looks good. I like your masking technique. Hope the fingers and thumbs improve. Cheers, Michael dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted November 8, 2023 Author Share Posted November 8, 2023 23 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Nice progress, Dennis! Sorry to hear about your hands. Hopefully you will see some improvement. Kev 21 hours ago, Troy Molitor said: Looking good Dennis. I'll be looking forward to seeing some topside color applied. Hoping you get some relief on those thumbs too! 6 hours ago, Dpgsbody55 said: Looks good. I like your masking technique. Hope the fingers and thumbs improve. Cheers, Michael Thank you guys, the hands are an improvement but I think in the end it will be surgery but at least I can work on stuff now. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Yeah there's nothing like cortisone shots in your hands eh Dennis ? I've had dupitrane's in both hands too. The cortisone lasts about 6 months. You might get away with one but I had 2 in my left hand and surgery on my right. They cut a little V shaped incision and .... anyway, it'll all work out eventually. Good to see you back on the bench. Good luck with those soft edges dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 Thanks Mike, nice to be working on this again, and hopefully the hands will eventually be sorted out properly. Cheers Dennis MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Sadley my beloved big brother died a couple of weeks ago so family matters have been a bit of a priority. But at last the Re2005 has a coat of paint on it, not one of the more usual sexy Italian schemes but plain green, well Verde Oliva Scuro 2. For this I used Xtracolor X109 – Marine Corps Green FS34052, which is a good match for Verde Oliva Scuro 2 according to the Stormo Colour Reference chart. I will fade it slightly but not too much as these aircraft were new and did not get the chance to get too weathered. Cheers Dennis Dpgsbody55, Landrotten Highlander, LSP_Kevin and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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