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Mark, A truly excellent build and result. The painting is truly a cut above.The only criticism I have concerns the emergency bar on the door hatch which appears to me to have been painted red. Wartime bars were metallic and not red as this is a modern requirement for such emergency equipment appearing on restorations. A quick lick of a brush should be able to resolve it. Kind Regards,

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Thanks Chris I shall have a look. Regards.

Now that made me laugh!

And down to the wire...literally. Ezi line antenna, heat stretched and pierced deflectors, PE and touch ups: Pencil chipping with water colours and some AK Kerosene and AK Engine oil enamel washes: QB MG 17's installed in the business end: Into the cabinet in front of the 1/4 scale Bf 110 panel from the Royal Class boxing: Thanks to all that followed and commented.

Welcome back, I have flat coated the retouched markings, added the QB exhausts, sprayed the exhaust stains (a first for me) and completed the gunner's area: It won't win any awards but will sit nicely in my collection. Regards,

The class in remedial masking and spraying is out and it's not a bad end. Probably indicative that I should have done it this way first! I will give it a matte coat in a day or so and then go forward with weathering and final assembly: Regards,

I added some bits and bobs. The MLG doors and the PE retraction cables: The remedial work on the silvered decals has both good and bad. The balkenkreutz is finished and awaits a final matte coat: Port serial came out well with some minor lifting. I think the final matte coat will sort that out. Starboard side will need another go: Regards,

Thanks, I wasn't excited by the schemes in the kit. I went with the Techmod for Falck's aircraft scheme. Regards,

No matter how many times I tried to convince myself, "silvered decals do not worry me", it was never going to end well. I cut some pre loved Tamiya tape masks for the serials. It appears the silvering is mainly confined to the RLM 71 as the darker RLM 70 is not as noticeable. Maybe something to do with Humbrol paint? Who knows! Not too bad, if I say so myself. The port insignia had also silvered so it had to go. Surprisingly it came away with a new piece of tape (after two coats of matte varnish) and I masked the balkankreutz: That's all for now. I will update you all on the success

Hello again, I shot a couple of thin coats of AK Interactive Ultra Matte Varnish as a topcoat. If you want a dead flat finish, this is the stuff for you. Unfortunately, a number of the decals have silvered. I will chalk this down to a user problem but it means I will probably not use Techmod decals again. The masks came off the canopies and I have a couple of touch ups but I am very happy with the general result. The addition of the mass balances, pitot and a scratch built ladder have finished off the underside: Next up is weathering and final assembly. Regards,

Thanks guys, I hope to have it completed for the next meet Calum. Is it this Saturday? To be brutally honest, I don't recall what colour I painted the tyres as they were done in 2007! Probably Gunze Tyre black. They have been weathered recently with AK Interactive Landing Gear and Dust effects washes from their Air range. Once the overall matt coat goes on, I may touch them up with Tamiya Weathering Sets. Regards,

Just a quick update. The Flory wash has been applied. I then set about adding the DF and "clothes line" antennas: Regards,

Welcome back, The wheels are on! You can see the distinctive outward stance of the MLG. I used AK Interactive Landing Gear and Grease and Bearings enamel washes for the first time instead of my usual oil washes. The data plates are from the Aurscale LW cockpit placards decal set: Regards,

The QB exhausts got a coat of Burned Iron and then a couple of thin coats of AK Interactive Exhaust Wash: Regards,

The QB engine is nice but lacks some plumbing. I have added the most obvious bits out of lead wire and plastic rod: I am pretty happy with the engine as it stands at the moment. Regards,

Welcome back, I had a few issues with Photobucket which have now been resolved. Progress has been consistent with the decaling now complete, the engine detailed and smaller assemblies prepared for final construction. The Techmod decals proved difficult in that they are not inclined to move once placed and are very prone to shattering. I did some research and apparently they need a good pool of water or Microset beneath them and even then they can be unforgiving. I managed to use most of them but some were beyond redemption and the kit decals were used: More to follow. Rega

Hello and thanks for checking in. I often make notes to remind me of areas I need to touch up or go over again where I have not quite painted them correctly or need to relocate the demarcations (such as the port side, where I had to extend the RLM70 back a bit). I will also make a list of all the last minute things or areas that still need doing, such as guns, antenna etc on my mat and mark them off once complete. I dip the canopies in a Future equivalent (Pledge) in this case to provide a barrier against the CA fumes which cause fogging. To attach the small parts I sometimes use CA but gener

You have to be a certain age to understand the wonderful properties of Brasso. The modern generation would have no idea what Brasso is or what it was used for! Many an evening I spent applying it on my brass belt fittings with those little yellow cloths, wrapping the pieces carefully so that I could polish them up last thing in the morning. Some say you could also use it around the house! Regards,

The engine still needs some work but after the gloss coat and decals: Thanks for looking.

Houston, we have camouflage! Not sure why but the RLM 71 dried darker in some areas. Possibly due to the fact I touched up the rear area with a different batch? Who knows, who cares: The MLG had pins inserted and holes drilled to add a better strength and alignment. Happy with the end result. Still have a wash to go but I will gloss coat the entire build and then add the washes. Heretic, aren't I?: Thanks for looking,

To paraphrase one of the long remembered quotes from the iconic TV show "The Brady Bunch", "Masking! Masking! Masking!" Ready for some RLM 71: Thanks for checking in,

That is correct. I normally using Aeromaster enamels whenever I can, however, I do not have any RLM 70. The MM 70 was used twice, once to show the difference between it and AM 70 on the right of the test swab and again next to MM 71 to show the high contrast. RLM 70 and 71 were very close in real life which is why they are difficult to discern on old b/w photos. As can be seen at the left of swab the H 71 and the AM 70 are closer. In short the MM 70 is too dark and the 71 is too light. When released, the Humbrol colours were well received as being the closest to available colour swatches. I wi

Bitterly cold so not much work, despite copious amounts of "loft insulation". I have touched up the RLM 70 areas and awaiting the paint to cure before masking. Out of interest, I did conduct a little colour experiment for RLM colours 70 and 71. I used Aeromaster, Modelmaster, and Humbrol enamels. The difference speaks for itself. L to R: H71; AM70; MM70; MM71; AM70; MM70: The Aires exhausts got a coat of Gunze Burnt Iron 76:

The undersides were masked in preparation for the first camouflage colour, Aeromaster RLM 70: I roughly drew the camouflage pattern on the upper surfaces with pencil and marked the areas to be painted with an 'X'. Once this has dried, I will more carefully mask for the Humbrol RLM71: This is not the scheme I am doing but I use the pattern and mark the areas that will need retouching with RLM 70: Regards,