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  • Birthday 08/16/1957

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  1.    Landlubber Mike reacted to a post in a topic: DeHavilland Mosquito FB Mk VI by Danstream - Tamiya - 1/48 scale - PLASTIC
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  15. Danstream
    Hi, I sprayed few matt coats on the entire model, but this took longer than anticipated. I used a Tamiya matt clear which is not completely dead matt, but I liked it anyway. Finally, I could also remove the last masking and verify the result on the dreaded vac-formed canopy. For the upper surfaces, I also added drops of EDSG to act as a filter for the bright decals: I applied 4 light coats wet sanding in between, including the decals. The last coat was not sanded. In this way I tried to get a smooth 'egg shell' finish as shown below: The canopy turned out not too bad, although some imperfections are noticeable along the bonding line. The lower surfaces received fewer matt coats. Despite the age of the kit, which is dated '98, the surface details are very fine and crisply done, typical of Tamiya. Next I will airbrush fumes and I will tackle the remaining small parts. Best regards, Dan
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  20. Danstream
    Great final results! Impressive finish and weathering. It really looks realistic. Congrats, Dan
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    Congratulation Craig for your awards! Well deserved! Cheers, Dan
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  24. Danstream
    I second all the comments above, it is also one of my favorites. Accurately done and nicely clean. When I saw it in person at Hendon museum, I was impressed by its size. It must have been a sight seeing it thundering in the air. Cheers, Dan
  25. Danstream
    Great result, I like in particular the upper camouflage with its weathering. Very nice! Best regards, Dan PS. I guess it will look even greater if you will use another background color 🙂
  26. Danstream
    Thank you! As you suggested, it could be the pitch hydraulics or the oil from the rpm reduction gearbox. At any rate, pictures show a lot of trails. I think that I will stop there with the oil colors because I am always afraid to get a caricature instead. PS. I saw your works on BM as well. Thank you Mike! I am happy that you like the work done so far. See also what I wrote to Javlin above. Thanks also to the people that hit hit the 'like' button! Best regards, Dan
  27. Danstream
    Thank you Gary for your enthusiastic comment which I truly appreciate a lot, but I am afraid I am not at that level you describe me 🙂. Thank you Alan, I am happy you like the little mess I did with the colors. I am now curious to see the result after the matt coat. I am also curious to remove the masking from the vacuformed canopy and see how it turned out. Fumes and some post shadowing with the airbrush will follow. Best regards, Dan
  28. Danstream
    I applied some oil color on the under surface to represent trails and discolored areas, although I am not used to weather much my models. Period pictures show that the lower side appear quite stained. These are two pictures at different stages of progress. I am working on the upper surfaces and then a coat of flat clear will follow. Best regards, Dan
  29. Danstream
    ... From here it looks very good, though.
  30. Danstream
    Indistinguishable from a real specimen! Cheers, Dan
  31. Danstream
    Hi all, I went along with finishing the paintwork. As anticipated in my last post, after a light wet sanding with 3000 grit, I coated the model with Tamiya clear to prepare it for the decals. Then decals were applied and I must say that the feared Tamiya decals, which were dated 1998, behaved quite well. After another light wet sanding with 6000 grit, I applied a final clear coat which purpose is to seal the decal edges to avoid that the following oil colors can seep underneath them. This is the result so far: By wet sanding I obtained quite smooth a finish and removed some roughness that was present in areas close to concave corners. The lower surfaces received the same treatment although this version doesn't display many decals on this side: Next, I will let the paint to cure for at least a day and then I will apply some oil colors to depict some fluid spillages and trails. Best regards, Dan
  32. Danstream
    That detail of the chain is impressive. It looks like the real thing. Dan
  33. Danstream
    The 'treatment' of the seams seems very successful. Dan
  34. Danstream
    The carbon fiber panels look perfectly laid down. Dan
  35. Danstream
    Good save, Javlin. Nice to see the airframe almost completed. Cheers, Dan

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