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Remember - a pank will only go where it follows a natural profile, that is the key work from the keal also work from the wast, but let the planks guide you, this is what I discovered.
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- mfrazier, ErnieL and Edwardkenway
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Cant believe it over 12.000 views just on a model plane.
Thank you all so much.
OC.
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2 minutes ago, Egilman said:
Minor hitch in the giddyup brother, well within your skills as I have seen right on this log.... Don't sweat the small stuff and that is small stuff..... Just make sure it is completely degassed before you try and fix it...
Beautiful work a mossy to be proud of.... (I'm sure your father would love it)
Thank you kindly EG, yep its just a "Bag it job" to mask all the fuselage minus the area to be re sprayed, then after a few days another blast over with the top coat.
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- mtaylor, Edwardkenway, BLACK VIKING and 2 others
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Bit of a funny tail (didn't know if I should post it earlier) - when I was top coating my fuselage I was holding the mossie by one of the rear stabs and wearing a throw away glove - all normal at that point, anyway I then went and grabed the other stab (that had just been sprayed😮) and got a loverly Black finger print on the camo.
I was outside yelling ####$$$$$$$&&&&&& couldn't believe it (dont put down technical ability when stupidity spoils it)
So now I have to decide how I can rectify it without causing too much damage to the camo - possibly a very very light wet and dry to try to remove the fingerprint.
"Fun and games - fun and games"
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Great work Carl, do love these Eduard kits hope they continue to make more aircraft available in the future.
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- Canute, lmagna, popeye the sailor and 3 others
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1 minute ago, Landlubber Mike said:
Looks amazing OC! Nice job!
Yesterday I used Mr Color Matt from a spray can on one of my current builds. Couple of light passes and it dulled the plane nicely. I’m sure Tamiya will do the same and be just as easy 👍
Was that a Rattle can mike? my paintwork/flat coat has to be either brush painted or rattle can, but the most important requirment is for it to be Zero Fumes.
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- mtaylor, Canute, popeye the sailor and 3 others
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Thank you All for the likes and interest in my build.
Today I decided to have a go at the Flat clear coat curtosy of Tamiya TS80 Rattle can, I was always going to be "on the dge of my seat" doing this as I was worried about it bubbling up the decals due to it being a hot laquer, I decided to try it on the wings first as the decs have been settled the longest, first I warmed the can gently with tap water in a bowl (this helps the paint to mix) then out doors on the patio (a bit windy to be fair but cant change the weather) I tried to do a misting coat - not easy with rattle cans, I gave it about Ten minutes then over sparyed a few more times.
Seems to have worked ok - I could see the paintwork smoothing out to a nice flat coat and no interference to the decals, I then repeated it on the other wing, I then did the same to the fuselage.
Trouble is trying to not get the fumes from that damn Laquer paint/top coat is impossible in our house.
Why o why cant they do Acrylic in Rattle canc?
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Hiya mate, I have seen builds where folks halve the width of the planks from the bow back as far as one whole plank length (but only on the top of each plank not underneath) this way it helps to set them correctly around the bow, even in museum builds they used narrower tapering planks at the bow and to an extent around the stern where they taper towards the rudder.
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5 hours ago, Lt. Biggles said:
I think the size of the build has started to sink in as today I was very tempted to just build the Walrus plane and leave the rest!
My way through my build was to tackle stages at a time - to do little sections at a time - it broke it up nicely that way.
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- popeye the sailor and Canute
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11 minutes ago, Ebomba said:
OC, your build is looking spectacular and I think you brought to the project the same can do spirit that our fathers and grand fathers brought to the fight! Stay safe.
Best ,
Ed
Thank you Ed.
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1 hour ago, Javlin said:
Most Excellent Recovery OC you prevailed were I probably would shelved or quit for that Kevin
Thank you kindly.
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7 minutes ago, mtaylor said:
Excellent recovery, OC. Looking perfect.
Thank you Mark, was close I have to admit it (had to get the Whitewash out to paint the air I made Blue) bit my tounge a bit also a few times.
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Dont know if it will help at all, but I built a similar Battlrship (in regards to equipment) -
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- mtaylor, popeye the sailor and Canute
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50 minutes ago, Fright said:
Popeye - Secrets? We don't need any secrets! LOL Humor and laughter is a great cure all. 😉
Sure is and having a family like this sure helps.
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- popeye the sailor, Fright, EJ_L and 1 other
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5 minutes ago, Fright said:
To quote a movie line, "You can't kill a squadron"... not with you around. This fighter looks FaNTaSTiC !!!
Thank you so much Robert, that was so nice.
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- Edwardkenway, Jack12477, Egilman and 4 others
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1 hour ago, popeye the sailor said:
very nice recovery OC.... the decaling puts you back to square one again!
Thank you Denis, yep just a few detailing jobs to do - Bombs, bomb bay doors, entrance hatch, ladder, radio pole, comms wire, and the Biggy - top coat to dull it all down.
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3 minutes ago, Canute said:
Nicely done, mate. What a recovery. 👍
Thank you Ken.
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1 minute ago, Egilman said:
I know that my friend, it follows the line of the reinforcing... Beautiful job with those decals...
Yep pleasure to work with this time around😉
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- Canute, Edwardkenway, Egilman and 2 others
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You should do your dio's and take them around schools a real insight into action turning a replica into a 3D event, Brilliant.
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1 minute ago, Egilman said:
Bloody OUTSTANDING!!!!
Nice job, Great Recovery my friend...
Thank you so much EG, thought I would mention - the sqn code on the side is meant to be sloping like that.
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1 hour ago, Edwardkenway said:
633 squadron flies again!!! looking good OC.
😁😁
Thank you kindly Edward, the only thing that is scaring the living daylights out of me is spraying the Tamiya TS80 Clear top coat rattle can, I have no choice it has to be dulled and the rattle can is the only smooth way I can do it, so yep it is worrying me.
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- Edwardkenway, mtaylor, Canute and 4 others
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Mosquito B Mk IV - FINISHED - Revell - My next non-ship project
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Thank you Kevin.
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