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Gary, great technique doing up the Hydrocal walls. All too easy to end up with the splotchy looking walls. Really enjoying this build. 👍 -
It all depends on how thick the decals are. Some are very thin and need 1-2 coatings of SOL; others are very thick. I have a bottle of something called Solvaset. Its the last setting solution to use and only on very stubborn, thick decals. There were a few model railroad companies that printed very thick decals and the Solvaset was the only thing that worked. Like OC says, put down a coating and walk away. Let it dry before reapplying more solution. 😉
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Wasn't that bottom color duck egg green? My RAF camo books are packed away in the archives, so I'm dredging up 40 year old memories.. I'm in on the build, Andy. Battle of Britain colors would be apropos, I think. The Hurris chased the bombers and the Spits duked it out with the Messerschmidts.
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One idea is to take a dead flat piece of glass, glue down a sheet of 80 to 120 grit sandpaper and start working the conning tower resin in a circular pattern. Check frequently to ensure you are staying even. Do it outside and wear a dust mask. Slow and steady. Hacking off an irregular sliver of resin with a razor saw is not for the faint of heart. How could you hold it to cut? I've done this sanding on some limited run resin kits. The parts are made in open molds and the backsides of parts can be uneven.
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Well, the front section is just a tad newer, so the paint would be more intact. I think this is progressing nicely. I look forward to your next installment.
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Sign me up for this one, too. And it's in HO scale.
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Happy New Year to you and the Admiral, OC. Hope it's a healthier and happier one for us all.
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Ron, a 7 cat night? Must be toasty.
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F4U-1A Corsair by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/32
Canute replied to DocRob's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Arizona would be a welcome build, in a pre December 7, fit. On some forums, the paint job (gray versus blue) fires up flame wars as to who is correct. I have no oar in the water on that. I just love a well documented build and finishing log. Your work, whatever the build, will do your subject proud. 😄 -
Sea Harrier FRS1 by AJohnson - FINISHED - Airfix - 1:72
Canute replied to AJohnson's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I was in St Louis in'75 picking up an Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4E to ferry to the Shah. We got a tour of the facilities and saw that mocked up Super Harrier (I presume), tucked in among the Phantoms and Eagles MickyD was cranking out. The jet I picked up had one hour on it. That was the Functional Check Flight they did before shipping it out. Whatever writeups they may have had were insignificant. The jet smelled like a new car. The forms were clean, no carry overs. -
What did you think? He's really good for aircraft, but does a decent job on naval colors.
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Check out the Cybermodeler site. This is the USS Essex and shows Viet Nam era colors: https://www.cybermodeler.com/naval/essex/essex_all.shtml For paint selections look here: https://www.cybermodeler.com/resource6.shtml Look at the bottom box in his right column for Modern USN colors. He has comparisons for a number of hobby paint lines. Good hunting!
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Got the miniature work table last year. Been handy for several projects. My Northwest Shortline Choppers ( for cutting wood and plastic strips) have standard angles of 30, 45 and 60 degrees that are as small as the Veritas units. This will work out nicely, Jack. 👍
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F4U-1A Corsair by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/32
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Nice shop, Gary. I sat alert in a facility back when smoking was commonplace. For some reason, the smokers couldn't carry their Zippo lighters in the facility so every room had this little gadget on the wall . It had a grid on it similar to the cigar coil in autos back then. And a pushbutton next to it for turning it on. The smokers had to get up, stick their face, with cigarette, in that thing to light up. Listened to much grousing by the smokers. Since I never smoked I pretty much ignored their whines.
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I wasn't too keen on the utility of this tool at first, but looking at it in a "working" environment I can see a lot of utility for angled cut "sweetening" by using some accurate angle fixtures. up against the stop.
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Did you wash the resin parts before gluing? A lot of them still have traces of mold release or printing support oils or waxes on them. And it's a good idea to prime them. Some of our paints don't work very well on these resins and will slough off without a primer. The turrets are looking good. 👍
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Thanks, EG. I thought so, but it was 10 years ago. That info was stored in the sub-basement and a long way from the main aisle way. 😄
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Alan, I took a scenery clinic/class at a train convention that used clumps of plant matter that were in small sticky clusters on a plastic sheet. I wish I could remember the brand. It was real easy to just peel and stick. Maybe EG or some of the other model railroaders remember that stuff.
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Your ground work looks suitably muddy. And your added clutter on the vehicles is a great idea. They look sterile without it. 👍
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Merry Christmas. Black Mountain is a bit east of Asheville; I'm about a half hour south of Asheville. All mountainous. The Eastern Continental Divide runs through here. Most rivers run off southeast. The French Broad River, about a half mile west of me runs mostly north to the Tennessee River and then the Mississippi.
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Merry Christmas to you and yours, Eric. From a frozen "holler" in the Smokies.
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