Sparzanza Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 (edited) As you can all see, after masking off part of the windscreen with the Tamiya bendy tape and adding their white putty in layers, I have successfully created a narrow, protruding edge along the bottom. This should make masking and painting a simple matter. Very little smoothing out to do; happy with the results. Now all that is needed is some Humbrol 24 matt yellow. The letters that Richard sent me are slightly oversized, but no matter. No turning back now. Thanks again, Richard! The streaks that can be seen on the fuselage are from wetsanding, it will be cleaned up before the second satin coat. Edited March 13, 2018 by Sparzanza sandokan, LSP_Kevin, R Palimaka and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Good show, Bjorn. Sincerely, Mark Sparzanza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 Good show, Bjorn. Sincerely, Mark Thank you Mark! But alas, I have enormous difficulties finding motivation to cross the finishline. My mojo has hit rock bottom since the surgery. I don't know whether this is normal or not. Hoping to get it back soon as I would love to see her finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 All good things come to those who wait. Give it time. Sincerely, Mark Sparzanza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 (edited) Baby steps today... I masked off the windscreen. Gettin ready to shoot some yellow and hopefully hide all traces of my repair job. Edited June 10, 2018 by Sparzanza LSP_Kevin, Victor K2, sandokan and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 Hmmm... I noticed some cracks in the Tamiya white putty after shooting my first yellow coat. I will need to adress those before proceeding. I remember one can mix Humbrol enamel paint into the putty. I will do just that. Should save me the hassle of spraying 3-4 extra coats. sandokan, Victor K2, MikeMaben and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 So far so good! Sparzanza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Sparz Right wit Biran Looking good - fingers crossed Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 So far so good! Thank you Brian! Sparz Right wit Biran Looking good - fingers crossed Keep 'em comin Peter Thanks Peter! Now, next step would be to attach the replacement decal that Richard so kindly provided me with. However, I am a bit torn... the B appears to be of a single color on a photograph that I have of the plane, and not with a yellow outline like the rest of the letters. Luckily the decals that I was given does give me the option whether to include the yellow outline or not, simply by putting a yellow B before the Sky one. Thoughts? LSP_K2, Victor K2, Out2gtcha and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Some other folks trying to figure it out : http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/263336-p-51-km680-y-2b-mallandaines-edmonton-special/ hth Sparzanza and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Some other folks trying to figure it out : http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/263336-p-51-km680-y-2b-mallandaines-edmonton-special/ hth Thank you Mike. This left me equally confused as before, but also more intrigued! I might opt for the plain Sky letter after all, as it would look extremely large otherwise compared to the other letters... but the harder I look, the more I am conviced the outline is there. Gah! MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 There is absolutely no limit to my stupidity... good heavens. At this rate the kit will be finished in 2054. Sorry gentlemen. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 There is absolutely no limit to my stupidity... good heavens. At this rate the kit will be finished in 2054. Sorry gentlemen. Do not apologize !! Absolutely unnecessary . Take your time and have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 I see no outline around the B. Go with your gut. Who would fly a plane with such a big crack in the airframe, was it scrapped after the picture was taken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 (edited) No, I mean that I've done a major, major mistake. I was applying the decals. I was going to opt for the yellow outline on the B. I did not realise that the decals Richard had given me was one huge film, and that one had to trim around the letters to the best of ones ability. So the first ones turned to scrap when trying to remove excess film when the decal was already in place. Richard, bless him, had given me 4x B's - two yellows, for the outlines - and two sky colored. That meant I got another attempt. I trimmed the decals. Applied them. MicroSol'd them... when I was happy with the result, I noticed they weren't completely straight. They were destroyed when attempting to correct this. There is one more thing I can try to do to save this plane. But it won't be now, as my mojo is even worse than before. EDIT: Custom made masks seems like a viable option. I'll ask around. Edited June 27, 2018 by Sparzanza sandokan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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