BloorwestSiR Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 That looks great David. I like the idea of the different silvers to give it some variation. Carl Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 I spotted some imperfections on the surfaces of the fuselage which needed some sanding and i reshot gloss black but I am very pleased with the work I did on filling the seams on the fuselage and rescribing. Even under a coat of white aluminum the top of the fuselage is seamless. Tonight I have preshaded the top of the wings with dark aluminum to give some variation and applied some Maskol with a sponge on certain areas of the wings before I shoot olive drab. I also assembled the wheels and dry fitted them on the g-factor legs and the fit is perfect. I start to feel like I will be able to finish before the end of June. Cheers, David Shawn M, Dragon, patricksparks and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 David, that looks really good. The aluminum finish looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 Thank you Maxim. Tonight I shot the Olive drab on the wings. Used three different shades of MRP olive drab and I am quite happy with the variation in colors although it does really show on the picture. Removed the masks and the insignia came out really nice. Tomorrow I will remove the maskol and the wings will be ready to be glued. I will shoot Olive drab on the fuselage tomorrow and the wings can be glued. Cheers, David BloorwestSiR, patricksparks, Shaka HI and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 The wings look great there David. It's hard for me to see the tonal variation but that's probably because I'm on my phone. The stars and bars came out nice and sharp too. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 Carl, It's not your phone, it's the crappy pic. I will try to take pictures under daylight this week-end. Under normal circumstances I have trouble taking decent pics but with this model it is even worse because it is so large. I need to clear some space on my modeling bench for when the wings will be on... Cheers, David Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 Getting there... Cheers, David LSP_Kevin, Out2gtcha, Grant_T and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 It looks good. But I can see some over-spray on the cabinet behind... Juraj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) Getting awfully close to completion. Gluing the wings was extremely satisfying, the wings clicked perfectly (you need to apply some strength however) and there is absolutely no seem, nice! A few pictures, hopefully I will be done by this week-end, the next GB is calling me. Cheers, David Edited June 7, 2018 by Dukie99 Out2gtcha, patricksparks, LSP_Kevin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Cooooooool! Getting close now! The only thing maybe more satisfying that gluing on the wings may be taking off all that nose glazing masking........ Dukie99 and BloorwestSiR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 You're getting very close indeed there David. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 Thanks Guys. I fixed the mishap with the pictures. I need to paint and glue the propellers, the bomb bay doors, glue the pitot and the position lights. I need to paint the exhaust stain and then a coat of Alclad flat before unmasking everything. Cheers, David Out2gtcha and BloorwestSiR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 Almost there. After a coat of Alclad flat on the Olive drab it was time to unmask all the glass. Overall I am super happy, the bombardier section, cockpit and tail gunner came out great. The top turret is Ok but it could have been better. The big disappointment are the side gunner positions, I made a really rookie mistake by using ca accelerator when installing the guns before closing the fuselage and because the windows were already masked, I did not realize that the accelerator had partly fogged the windows. Bummer there is nothing I can do except remember that lesson for the future. Pictures: Cheers, David BloorwestSiR, Uncarina, Trak-Tor and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 That's looking real nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 That looks awesome David! Carl Dukie99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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