Old Collingwood

I got a bit more done today  - I started by painting the different fittings in Black, then I touched up the canopy  farme edges  and did a bit more detailing,  then I decided to fit the tiny transparency parts  - the top/bottom nav lights and the Two wing  lights - here is where I encountered my first problem  - "Boy are they fiddly to handle and position the right way round"   hence I dropped the first one  down onto the carpet joungle  - took me a good Ten minutes to find it  on my poorly knee,  this was quickly glued in with a kind of  - "You are going in even if your the  wrong way round"   then I turned to do the other  side - same procedure  but this time the tiny little thing snapped in Two,  so I just glued the  one half piece in and worked on filling the remaining cavity with  Vallejo Putty,  gently bit by bit assisted with heating and gentle sanding - then more filling/sanding  "You see where this is going"   there was a slight edge around the nav light covers with rivets - well not anymore  as I had  no way of controling the sanding over a  small area.

Anyway they are both smooth and uniform on both wingtips  awaiting a quick blast of primer and top coat  just over the extreme wing tips.

When dry I will mask and paint to Two nav covers in Red and Green  - best I can do.

I will post some more pics after I have rescued this stage.....................Stay tuned.

OC.

Superb work bob  - really tidy  really nice to watch.

OC.

3 hours ago, Canute said:

OC, coming along nicely, mate. Love the wire detail in the canopy, too.

Thanks Ken,     yep thats engraved into the transparency.

OC.

non deficere  (never give up)

OC.

If you apply the same attitude you do on this as your Vic  - then you will deffo succeed.

OC.

4 minutes ago, dkuehn said:

I think I am equally as excited for the HMS Sphinx that Chris is working on. 

Indeed, there are some really excellent kits coming out at the moment  - exciting boat building times.

OC.

17 minutes ago, marktiedens said:

Looking good as always.   Just noticed how LARGE those air intakes are - would not want to be standing in front of one of them when they spooled up.

 

 

Mark

Thank you kindly,

Indeed,   21.000lbs of thrust that Pegasus created  not bad for a none afterburner  set up.

OC.

Now thats looking the business   very  menacing.

OC.

13 minutes ago, VTHokiEE said:

Does that mean that you may have a mind to build this beast?

No way  - would have to sell the admiral to  afford one  (now thats an idea) lol,    I will  happily follow with interest anyone else who buys and builds one though.

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9 minutes ago, ccoyle said:

 

Nowhere, yet. James is building the second prototype for the instruction manual. Probably be about a year before the kit is out.

I have worn a patch on the floor from tapping my foot in anticipation of this being released - the most  exciting prospect  when this comes out.

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14 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Looking fantastic!  I've always loved the lines of the Harrier.

Thank you so much Mike,   I am hoping the panel lines are looking ok with the method I am using  as its very controled with no mess  - just rub off the pencil with the rubber end or damp cloth, the graphite will dull down when I put a flat coat over it later.

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On 5/25/2020 at 1:40 PM, MEDDO said:

Those look really nice especially if you were able to whip em up over the weekend.  Properly scaled figures always add life to a static model and really help with visualizing the scale of the project

I couldn't agree more,   but heck Im baised/biased even     😉

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1 minute ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Are you thinking of applying the finish to the entire model?  Have you considered using a rattle can finish?  I made some wooden magic wands for my girls and used a spray which worked really well.  Easy and quick to apply, and left no residue.

To follow Mikes comments  -  Tamiya make a good Flat Laquare  rattle can  - it dries really flat and covere really well.

OC.

I agree with Mike,  a flat top coat will kill off any shiny areas from the CA glue,  or you could gently scrape the area with a sharp blade  or light sanding, this often does the job on my projects.

OC.

Some great advice from Bob, its can be a learning curve getting right finish  with a clear coat.

OC.

Welcome indeed,  you will love it here.

OC.

Evening all,  thank you for all the likes and  comments  as always it really makes a difference.

So  on with the build  -  After checking the primer it was nice and dry with a fairly nice finish  so I dug out my top coat  (Tamiya Medium Sea Grey)  - same as the primer  outdoors  and a couple of light coats  waiting about a minute between coats, then  back in the box.

While the shar was drying I rigged up a way of holding both drop tanks  - then outdoors again  and a couple of blasts of primer, then about an hour later  on went the medium sea grey.

Then this evening I checked the main paintwork and it had dryed nice and solid  - so I decided to do a bit of panel lining using my fine draughtsman pencil  (same as I did on both my spit and mossy)  then I de masked the canopy  (its just dry fitted as it will be displayed open).

Not looking too bad I think.

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1 hour ago, Kevin said:

im here as well, late as usual, giving myself a break from sawdust

Most welcome Kevin  - better late than never.

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2 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

I had some wild horses try to pull me away........but I wouldn't have any of that     nice progress.........looks great at this stage of the assembly!

Thank you Denis  - give the horses some water and hay and take a pew.

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Well spotted  mate, its amazing how a  few mill  here or there  adding up to 7mm  can make so much difference, if I remember  with my  Greyhound build I had to do something similar,    she is coming along just fine.

OC.

That is looking so nice.

OC.

Evening all,  a bit more progress  today  - First I took the Shar  outside and gave it a couple of shots of primer, then I put it inside my tub closed the cover and took it indoors,   then the eve  I attacked a few fittings  starting with the drop tanks and the sidewinders  - so  here we have Two 190gal  D.Ts   and  Two  9Lima's.

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Loverly work.

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On 9/5/2020 at 5:41 PM, md1400cs said:

Patrick, As always thank so much - As you know I'm a huge fan of your work.

 

Minor update - need to re-do bowsprit area so thought I would add these two bits. Added the gratings as well.

 

Regards,

 

Where are the flush units  and the loo rolls.

OC.

Evening  all,   I woke up to my Tamiya  Rattle  Surface Primer  so it promted me to  push on - first off  I  masked up the canopy  then using some blue tack  I pushed it down onto the bang seat, next I pushed sponge into the cavities I wanted protected  - so its ready for primer.

OC.