shan Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Finally some paint!! started out by preshading the spit and the mossie i recently bought the hasegawa 1/32 scale Fw 190d, with the engines from Aires, so i've decided to practice a bit of mottling on the spitfire preshading tried to mimic some wood affects on the mossie Finally some prep work- i am not confident on my free hand camo skills, so decided to try the white tack method sprayed on the Ocean gray and prepped for the camo- finally sprayed on the dark green happy with it for now, next up to give it a go with the mossie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shan Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 busted my arm while ice skating with my little princess, so progress has been real slow, 2more weeks till the cast comes off so , a little progress on the spitfire got the guns and tail band painted and finally got the mosquito ready for some camo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shan Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 gave the camo ago last night - turned out pretty ok i guess, except for some over feathering- need to do some rectification works Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shan Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 finally reached my fav part of the build - decals- but this had to happen????? the decals cracked once the decal softener was applied? ???? what on earth happened? so i've decided to order Roundel masks and try painting, so whilst waiting for the masks to reach, i went ahead and put in the decals for the top half of the model the markings are for George Beurling's aircraft. it was from Hussar Production, stencils from HGW Anyone need the left over Decals, pls PM me and i can have them sent over Meanwhile i've also completed the Mosquito's decals. Decals are from EagleCal and stencils from HGW Models got to start working on the landing gears now. thanks for viewing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Both look great! Are the stencils wet transfers? Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shan Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 6 hours ago, Falconxlvi said: Both look great! Are the stencils wet transfers? Steve Yes, Steve, they are wet transfers, they are a real joy to work with, no decal films left behind, but you will run into one or 2 that dont come off easily and might break up. generally they are designed to be used with MR Hobby Decal Softeners Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shan Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 Greetings all, finally got some work done, but this time its a time for mishaps. i got the roundell masks and started to work on the underwing roundels, but the masking tape snagged the roundel on the top side of the wing and ripped it. 2 layers of future is not going to protect the decal much. got the bottom roundel masked and repainted so i had to cut out masking tape carefully and repaint the top roundels did some oil streaking The mosquito on the other hand went on quite smoothly, to my relief.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shan Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 latest mishap on the spitfire is that the antenna snapped in 2 and i cant find the other piece. thankfully i have joined a modellers group on facebook , https://www.facebook.com/groups/501095680043128/ , The Grumpy Old Scale Modellers Page. and Steen Hansen from Denmark is willing to part with his spare and have it shipped out to me. so looks like the Mosquito will be crossing the finish line first? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 What a heart stopping moment on the decals. But what a great save! I can't tell the difference post repair. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shan Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 14 minutes ago, CaptainObvious said: What a heart stopping moment on the decals. But what a great save! I can't tell the difference post repair. thanks Capt, i put a piece of transparency over the decal and tried on a few mixes before i actually sprayed on the decal itself. then i decided to spray over the entire decal, just to be sure, but it matched the other side nicely Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 22 hours ago, shan said: thanks Capt, i put a piece of transparency over the decal and tried on a few mixes before i actually sprayed on the decal itself. then i decided to spray over the entire decal, just to be sure, but it matched the other side nicely That's a good trick! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shan Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 Finally crossed the finish line with the builds, only thing left to do is to apply some pastels and i'm calling it done !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Incredible job! Please post more pictures! Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shan Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 Finally finished up the Spitfire and posted on the Ready for Inspection Section, hope you like it..... SPITFIRE IXC - TAMIYA 1/32 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shan Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 On 9/23/2017 at 9:29 PM, Falconxlvi said: Incredible job! Please post more pictures! Steve Thanks Steve, i posted some pics on the Ready for Inspection Section.SPITFIRE IXC - TAMIYA 1/32 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peterpools Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Shan Great finding you here on ARC as I've become an active member as I switched to 48th scale from 32nd scale on LSP. Awesome work on the Spit and Mossie - just some tremendous work. I had soem of the same problems with the kit decals on both my tamiya Spit and Mossie and you worked some brilliant magic for sure. Aces on two brilliant builds Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shan Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 On 10/8/2017 at 7:53 AM, Peterpools said: Shan Great finding you here on ARC as I've become an active member as I switched to 48th scale from 32nd scale on LSP. Awesome work on the Spit and Mossie - just some tremendous work. I had soem of the same problems with the kit decals on both my tamiya Spit and Mossie and you worked some brilliant magic for sure. Aces on two brilliant builds Peter Thanks Peter hope to see some of your great builds soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Shan, both builds are true winners as they crossed their respective finish lines. Paint is flawless. Decals look just as good as your masks you used for the torn decals. Not many builders would consider a duel build in 1/32 scale, but Tamiya kits are top of the line, so that there are almost no issues. Looking forward to your next build. Now I'm heading on over to see your Ready for Inspection posts. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shan Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 3 hours ago, Joel_W said: Shan, both builds are true winners as they crossed their respective finish lines. Paint is flawless. Decals look just as good as your masks you used for the torn decals. Not many builders would consider a duel build in 1/32 scale, but Tamiya kits are top of the line, so that there are almost no issues. Looking forward to your next build. Now I'm heading on over to see your Ready for Inspection posts. Joel Thank you for the compliments Joel, and yes, Tamiya kits are top of the line, the only issues seem to be the decals. Tamiya should tie up with Carthograph to produce excellent decals, ( just a thought). for my next build, i thought of doing the 1/32 scale italeri Mirage 3c. i want to experiment using alumn foil. hope it turns out ok, have not tried this technique . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 14 hours ago, shan said: Thank you for the compliments Joel, and yes, Tamiya kits are top of the line, the only issues seem to be the decals. Tamiya should tie up with Carthograph to produce excellent decals, ( just a thought). for my next build, i thought of doing the 1/32 scale italeri Mirage 3c. i want to experiment using alumn foil. hope it turns out ok, have not tried this technique . Shan, I've only don NMFs with Alcad 2s, but I do have an idea how skinning in foil, and it has a steep learning curve. 1st is dealing with wrinkles, then compound curves. You might be better off with a test mule to learn the basics 1st Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shan Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 12 hours ago, Joel_W said: Shan, I've only don NMFs with Alcad 2s, but I do have an idea how skinning in foil, and it has a steep learning curve. 1st is dealing with wrinkles, then compound curves. You might be better off with a test mule to learn the basics 1st Joel thats good advice, testing on a "test kit". thanks Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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