Old Collingwood

Better then to mask off the (Painted wings)  and not have to mask the polished fuse.

OC.

If you can   - do the wings first  in the paint finish you want  - then  concentrate on your magic on the fuselage  after,   will be easier to mask the wings  to  then do your  metal work  than the other way round  - just my  10 pence worth.

OC.

It reminds me of the old (80-90s)  American Airlines  polished metal scheme  (used to love that scheme on MD11's.

OC.

She looks great Denis  - credit to you for keep going and overcoming some of the hick ups you had, she really looks the part now.

OC.

2 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

the seafire came out super OC.   there is a difference in the type of decals used.......I've found this with different model companies.  some supply a thicker decal......some decals have a form of flashing around them,  and some are thin.  I was over at Pheon decals,  looking over some of their information / directions,  and they suggest not using some of the decal solutions available.  some are too strong and will tend to melt and distort the decal.  it's probably best to test them first

 

Thank you denis.

OC.

Evening all,   I managed  to get a bit more work done on the tractor,  I am basically making it look quite bashed up  dirty  with lots of use, as I asume they would be.

OC.

I agree  also it looks really good, I think what might be distracting away from the fine finish is not having the rest of the plane completed  - then it will really shine through and look mighty impressive.

Your doing a fine job bro.👍

OC.

I have owned two french cars  a Megane  and a Citroen  ZX, both quite decent cars.

OC.

16 minutes ago, lmagna said:

Hey Denis

 

Do you know how to tell an Italian plane in a snow storm?

Like a how to tell what sex your snowman is  - snow balls...

OC.

Thought I should mention that at 1/48 scale these things including the jeep are actually  quite small, the jeep is about 2 - 3 inches long, and my pics are quite close up showing more than 1/1 scale.

OC.

Really nice job on the deck  - very very impressive.

OC.

"Hey brother"    - I'm liking that,  I so get where you are going with this  it will look Stunning.

OC.

29 minutes ago, cog said:

Not to shabby mate. Is it the photograph, or my screen calibration, but the tires look almost the same colour as the hubs

There a faded grey/black  but deffinatley  more towards a black side  than the RAF Blue  - the light  (strong from above) probably didn't help.

OC.

Very nicely done Denis  - she came out just fine.

OC.

More progress this evening  - first I bashed up the Jeep  with washes and high lighting,  then I painted and added  "Red"   the setter,   she jumped up on the jeep  and is sitting on the rear seat  waging her tail, excited by all the activity.

Next  I continued with the tractor adding more washes  and building the engine  that was then fitted in place.

Pic shows the dry fitting of the engine cover.

OC.

Looks fiddly all those windows   - its always a sticky area.

OC.

Fingers crossed bro.

OC.

9 hours ago, cog said:

Jeep looks good OC, but 'ardley used ... straight from th' fact'ry?

Hi mate,   yep  I have a bit more weathering to do to it yet  - but not too much   my dad used to tell me  "if its  still  - paint it  - if it moves still paint it".

OC.

That is looking really smooth  - you did really good with those intake joins.

OC.

Looking forward to more update bro   - loving what you have done so far.

OC.

16 minutes ago, Canute said:

Jeep's looking good, OC. Looks good to go.

Thanks Ken,   just a bit of weathering  on the bonnet  then some flat coat to dull it down.

OC.

Looking good Mark,   congrats on finishing it.

OC.

7 hours ago, CDW said:

Great looking Spit, OC. I really like the smooth paint job and decal work.

Thank you kindly Craig,   hope your trip went ok?

OC.

Also  next on the agenda  is a Tractor  - this is a multi section build  starting from the bottom up  with the one piece chasis, then the body  -  engine - engine cover - rad unit,   after giving the parts a light tidy up, I first gave the chasis  a few coats of Nato Black, then when dry  I brushed in some dark wash  and finished off with a flat alum  dry brush  - this was then sealed with a flat coat  (all brush painted  even the bodywork)

Then it was the bodywork  this was painted with a few coats  the RAF Grey  same as the jeep, so still two separate assemblies  waiting to be pu together.

OC.

Hi all,   I.m  back   as I promised   - remember I told you all about that under size wheel columb  (suitable just for a child)   well  I  took it out   removed the wheel from the columb, then I drilled a fresh hole under the wheel,  and after finding the correct size piece of dowel (after sanding it down)  I then glued the two together, then I kept offering up the wheel combo to the jeep till I found the right size  - then it was glued in place.

I then went through my decal stash  and found the correct roundal  this was then placed and A few applications of micro sol  are being put over it.

So this is the status of the jeep as she stands now  - with a much better size wheel/columb hight.

OC.