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Big Kev

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  1. I have the Bf109 B-E book. It's quite good, but I have to say that you don't always fully appreciate the techniques in use just by looking at the pictures and reading the text (I'm directing that at these kinds of books in general, not just this one). This was further brought home to me when I bought (and watched) Floyd Werner's 3-disc DVD set, where he builds the Hasegawa 1/32 Bf109G-6 right before your eyes. Being able to see his techniques in action, along with explanations and even the odd stuff-up, was a revelation. Of course, much more expensive than the books too! Kevin
  2. Graham, You have no idea how much I appreciate your doing this. I was on the virge of posting a question here about the existence of such a list or resource, having just got into airliner modelling myself (as an occasional relief form WW2 stuff). And the very next day, there it is, and I didn't even have to ask! If I can make one suggestion - next time you update it, can you include grid lines so that it's easier to follow across the page? Cheers and thanks, Kevin
  3. Thanks again Tim. I'd say the Caravelle moulds are somewhat worse for wear ten years on - the canopy on mine doesn't go all the way back along the sides of the cavity, and in removing some flash at the top of the cockpit opening, I inadvertently widened it on one side. I didn't think of painting it black on the inside - I might give it a go and if it doesn't work out, plan A is still available to me. Still not quite sure how I'm going to handle the passenger windows, but I've already blanked them off with styrene sheet, and will probably fill the holes with something clear after decalling. Sp
  4. Thanks Tim. I've started building mine now, and apart from filling sink marks and seam problems, it looks like it will come together quickly. Did you paint in the front office glass? The kit part isn't even long enough to fit the cavity, so I plan to glue, fill, sand and paint it - any advice on the best approach? Also, how were the decals? I've been advised that the Airfix decals can be tricky as they like to fold up on themselves. Yours look great. Sorry for what seem like newbie questions! Kevin PS Just won a Minicraft 707 on eBay, and bid on 737 and 757 kits from same, as well as an Ai
  5. Thanks, I see your point. Beautiful job on the Caravelle by the way! What did you use for the corogard? I take it they're the kit decals? Same aircraft, anyway. I found some good pictures of it at airliners.net. Kevin
  6. OK, that settles it then. It will be a quicker build that way anyway. I do have a commercial sheet of BMF that I was intending to use, but I think bugs3144 was referring to the use of everyday kitchen foil, which many folks use. It generally has a shiny side and a slightly textured, less shiny side. I've heard that you can use this dull side and give it a quick polish with scotch pad or similar to remove any noticeable texture or grain. Never done it myself of course! Humbrol Metalcote Polished Aluminium is also my nearest silver, so it sounds like I'm on the right track. Will post photos when
  7. I bought the most recent boxing of the Airfix Caravelle off eBay recently, and have just started to put it together. It's actually my first airliner kit (normally 1/48 WW2 yada yada), and I'm planning to go with the kit decals, for better or worse. I was thinking of sanding off the (albeit very fine) raised lines and using foil for the NMF. Is it worth it on this kit? Or should I just reach for the nearest silver paint and be done with it? I've never foiled a kit before and figured this kit might be a good place to start, but I'm concerned that it might produce a result that's over-the-top in
  8. Yes, I'm interested in the answer to this one as well. The OP mentioned it in conjunction with canopies, so perhaps he doesn't use it for general wet sanding. What are the advantages? Kev
  9. Well, you're not stretching the pixels, you're actually asking your image editing software to fill in the missing pixels by interpolating from the actual pixels around it. So, if you enlarge your image from 640x480 to 1280x960, this is effectively 4 times as many pixels as your original image, which the software has to insert. Since it is really only making an educated guess about what colours those pixels should be, the net effect is loss of detail, blurriness, and blockiness after compression. The bigger the enlargement factor, the more inaccurate the process becomes, and you'll eventually e
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