Old Collingwood
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Hi all, just jumping on this to say "dont run away - I will be on this very soon" I am just finishing off the seafire then I will put her away waiting on some top coat. Then the Dio saga can continue with my bits and pieces I have to add to it. OC. -
Evening all, More progress tonight - I fitted the rear tail dragger wheel and painted/weathered, then I sat her on her wheels for the first time Then it was time to make the spinner and props - but could i find the frame for the props to fit in (not a chance) so I found a round collar and ligned the props up at 90deg and ran my round file to create some cut out, then I sat the props and applied a good measure of glue to fix them. I returned to the bench and found the props/frame glued down to my cutting mat - so eased away with my knife, I saved the spacing by glueing the assembly inside the spinner cone and set them up aligned. After a few hours I was able to handle the assembly and paint them Sky/Nato Black - I fineished off by adding the one decal on each prop, then glued it in place on the front. OC.
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Can I give a tip that I use for close up photos - they tend to focus behind what we want (they find more detail and contrast there if there is lots of stuff in the background) if you are not too close for your min focus distance - try focusing on something slightly closer by moving that focus box in front of what you want to be sharp, Not by much just a bit, dont foreget that fuselage is detail - less to the camera but all those bits in the background are interesting for the camera and what it will try to focus on. Just what I have leaned over the years. OC.
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I am particularly happy the way its turning out as this was the kit I threw out when I first started it as an IX Spit due to many reasons, so glad I just put it in the cupboard and returned to it with fresh eyes and a new project idea. OC.
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Thank you Edward, I was thinking the exact same thing - kind of empty without the decals. OC.
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Hi all. more progress on this today - I started on the main undercarriage, these are a Three piece assembly and go together very well - some loverly details on the oleo legs, after careful painting and detailing they were then glued in place - paying attention to the correct angle of the wheel against the oleo's. OC.
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Thank you kindly mike. OC.
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How does that top coat work ontop of decals - any reaction or conditions to apply it? OC.
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I do love that Tamiya surface primer rattle can. OC.
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Now she is looking the business Denis - very nice work. OC.
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Thanks Joe, they are a labour of love those Two - trial and error to get them right, and like the admiral said to me yesterday "No cursing today" OC.
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Evening all, in between working on the Seafire I decided to have a go at decaling the Spit, the decals are a case of "Rob bill to pay Ben" some have a few marks but hopefully they will all settle down when a top coat is sprayed over. I also masked and painted the Yellow wing leading edge bands and Red gun bands. A group pic also showing the difference between the Two. OC.
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I do agree with the caution note on uisng a hardryer "but" up untill my recent canopy error - I have never had any issues, its low powered dryer used on its low setting and just giving out more of a warm heat than and intense one, it was Fully my own fault over the canopy as I wasn't paying attention or concentrating and left it too close to the canopy for too long. I would never use it on decals but the gentle heat does help the paintwork and does help to speed things up abit so work can take less time. But thak you all for the heads up about using intense heat.👍 OC.
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You have the potential for this to be a Stunning build it will look a beauty. OC.
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Thank you Edward, the hairdryer does have its usefullness (just need to rember to ease off near canopies) OC.
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Loving that metal finish - gonna look swell with the paintwork. I was thinking the same with it seeming really really quiet. OC.
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Keep up the good work brov, looking forward to seeing more progress pics. OC.
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Right I attacked the other decal sheet our of the Eduard kit "much much better" funny how different makes - make a huge difference, so I used the roudals and other small decals and from the other set I used the Royal Navy and serial decals looking ok I think. OC.
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Thank you bro. OC.
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Thanks Ken. OC.
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More non-improvemnets today - I am having real issues with decals the ones I put down on the top wings and sides wont settle down (one of them has split and come away) so apart from the bottom ones the plane has no decs at the moment, the ones that came in the kit from ICM have whet looks like aging damage to them, and my other stash, that just leaves the decs from my Eduard Spit kit. I have put complaints in to who I brought them from on flea bay. OC.
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What is it about decals - have a mind of thier own, looking nice Denis do you bother to settle yours down with Micro Sol etc? OC.
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So, later today - carry on with the decaling and applying coats of Micro Sol to settle them down better as they have quite a lot of panel lines to go over. OC.
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