MikeC Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Looking very good, and great choice of subject, always good to see the 9th AF getting some attention. I must give your nmf technique a try, thank you. On 1/9/2024 at 6:22 PM, Collin said: I follow a similar process...but weeks/months later...ghost seams. I am slowing incorporating CA...but worried about long term integrity of a major joint coming undone. What's your preferred glue? Thanks for the response. Cheers Collin I have read somewhere that although the joint sets quickly, it is still curing, and that you should really leave a joint at least 48 hours before cleaning it up and sanding it. Liquid cement only, no CA except as a gap-filler. Yes, it slows things down, but there is usually another part of the model one can be getting on with. Works for me, anyway. spyrosjzmichos and Landrotten Highlander 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 7 hours ago, MikeC said: Looking very good, and great choice of subject, always good to see the 9th AF getting some attention. I must give your nmf technique a try, thank you. I have read somewhere that although the joint sets quickly, it is still curing, and that you should really leave a joint at least 48 hours before cleaning it up and sanding it. Liquid cement only, no CA except as a gap-filler. Yes, it slows things down, but there is usually another part of the model one can be getting on with. Works for me, anyway. Many thanks Mike! Actually, whenever I used the CA/talcum powder technique and the ghost seams would release I was told I was sanding too far back. But you may also be right about the curing time. Having said that I find CA to be too difficult to sand if I let it dry too long. But let me try next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Hello everyone! Back with another update. With the painting done I moved on to applying the EagleCals decals. These were applied directly on the paint without any gloss varnish. The decals behaved pretty well although some of the roundels did wrinkle in some areas. Not sure what caused this as this happened both on the flat top surface of the wing as well as on the fuselage sides. But with a generous application of decal solution, rolling over with a cotton bud and heat from a hair dryer I was able to take care of these. In hindsight, I should have gone over the recessed panel lines with a scriber as some seemed too shallow under the decals. After leaving to dry for two days, the decals were sealed with gloss varnish and all details were highlighted with a black wash. Finally, the whole model was sprayed with matt varnish. Fun fact, I did some online research on the meaning of Daddy Rabbit's impressive collection of mission symbols and here's what I found: Swastikas: 2 air combat kills Top aircraft silhouettes: 20 aircraft destroyed on the ground (strafing) Bombs: 50 bombing missions Trains: 5 locomotives destroyed Tanks: 4 tanks destroyed Brooms: 8 fighter sweeps Top hats: 15 fighter escorts Rabbits: 9 wag missions (assessing bomb damage under strict orders to not engage any enemy or target of opportunity) Next step, weathering! My favourite part of any project!!! MikeMaben, patricksparks, zaxos345 and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 That looks amazing, those decals look like my own worst nightmare, but you have aced it. Cheers Dennis spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 That looks fantastic, Spyros! Kev spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 That looks awesome! The NMF looks especially good as it changes with the light Matt spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos07 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 7 hours ago, spyrosjzmichos said: Next step, weathering! My favourite part of any project!!! Progress thus fuar is impressive! I like the tonal variation and chipping thus far, any weathering will only make this so much better! Awesome work. spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 10 hours ago, dennismcc said: That looks amazing, those decals look like my own worst nightmare, but you have aced it. Cheers Dennis Thank you Dennis! It's only the second time ever I used EagleCals decals. Truth be told, they worked pretty fine with the exception of the roundels. But don't think I can blame the decals themselves at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 8 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: That looks fantastic, Spyros! Kev Thank you Kevin! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 6 hours ago, scvrobeson said: That looks awesome! The NMF looks especially good as it changes with the light Matt Thanks Matt! I quite like how this variation of black basing turned out and will definitely be doing the same for future builds. scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 5 hours ago, chaos07 said: Progress thus fuar is impressive! I like the tonal variation and chipping thus far, any weathering will only make this so much better! Awesome work. Many thanks Duane! I love weathering as it helps tie up all previous steps into one cohesive product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Looks great Spyros I have a good opinion of Eaglecals too. spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 6 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Looks great Spyros I have a good opinion of Eaglecals too. Thank you Mike! Yeah, not sure what went wrong with the roundels but not blaming the decals themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 That looks amazing Spyros. Loving your efforts too. spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 12 hours ago, spyrosjzmichos said: Thanks Matt! I quite like how this variation of black basing turned out and will definitely be doing the same for future builds. As will I, it really did come out looking great. Thanks for demonstrating the technique for us Matt spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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