markmarples Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 the rumors are true the front has major fit issues Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markmarples Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 well i sprayed the bottom, then thought id get the white tac and and roll some sausages for the camo...... but i cant find it!!!! i have a sneaking feeling a small person has borrowed it for his school project so..... free hand camo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Mark, I'm really surprised at the fit of those small panels. For a 1/24 scale kit with this amount of detail, and was molded with the latest technology, that those issues would have been addressed. You free hand camo paint scheme really looks quite good. Very nicely done. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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markmarples Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 Time for a proper update ok here's where i am, and a warning for anyone building this kit in any scheme, the decal placment numbers are wrong, not just in the checkers but also the walkways and stencils, so check and double check, dont do what i did and trust in Airfix as you may have read, due to the error in numbering i got them wrong and then they disintegrated when i tried to swap them ok TC kindly researched this aircraft for me and it appears that, the checkers were a post war addition to the plane, so until some replacement arrives it a war machine, when replacments arrive they will be retro fitted i found that using DACO strong decal setting liquid allowed the detail to show through well work has also begun on the base, the cork board has been coated in PVA glue and sprinkled with various shades of 'grass' once this is fully dry (you can still see some white pva in places, i will add some 'mud' where the wheels have dug in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Mark, Your decaling really is quite impressive, as they've settled into every nook and cranny so well, they do indeed look like they're painted on. The base is coming along nicely. Will you be adding any figures or equipment to it? Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markmarples Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 yes mate, i have a set of Tamiya, rally pit crew to convert, and a friend has lent me a 1/24 pilot figure im going to try to cast ok all the decals are on and sealed, so ive started with a coat of 'Dark wash' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Mark, A really big difference with the wash. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markmarples Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 ive been neglecting this for a while as work keeps getting in the way, but this is where i am Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markmarples Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 finished and going ready for inspection soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Mark, Your decaling really is quite impressive, as they've settled into every nook and cranny so well, they do indeed look like they're painted on. The base is coming along nicely. Will you be adding any figures or equipment to it? Joel Strangely, I've always found Airfix decals the best to work with of any brand - thin and they bed down perfectly. I've only made a few old Airfix kits since returning to the hobby, but the decals were a dream, better than Tamiya, Hase, Academy, Matchbox, Monogram IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Strangely, I've always found Airfix decals the best to work with of any brand - thin and they bed down perfectly. I've only made a few old Airfix kits since returning to the hobby, but the decals were a dream, better than Tamiya, Hase, Academy, Matchbox, Monogram IMO. Thommo, I tend to use AM decals or kits that come with Cartograf decals. The few Tamiya kits I've built with their decals were really just to thick to have that painted on look to them. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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