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Thank you Diver, as I explained somewhere further back my farther was an Engineer in the RAF during the war his service knick name as an ERK, he specialized in airframes and engines, and on base he would do anything from bench strip downs to engines and right through to light to medium/heavy airframe work either on the pan or in the hangar, all dependent on what was needed or the condition of aircraft returning from duties. The mosquito was one of his fave planes to work on but he also serviced Spits, Hurricanes, Lancs, Wellies, Shorties, and prior to this he cut his teeth in the FAA on Seafires and Corsairs. OC.
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More progress with the decals - I put a few layers of micro sol over the tail, then today I brushed over a coat of semi gloss top coat just to seal them down, next was the serial this went down ok, then the large one piece fuselage decal, this was a little more trouble-some even with a coat of micro sol you can clearly see the decal paper between the letters - this might settle down with a coat of semi gloss top coat. The decal is still wet from the micro sol. OC.
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I think Denis has summed it up perfectly no more words to add - just jaw dropping gorgeous. OC.
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Finished - 1931 Cadillac by CDW - JoHan - 1:25 Scale
Old Collingwood replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Doesn't that just look the business - lovely work. OC. -
Fokker Dr.I triplane by cog - multiple - 1:72
Old Collingwood replied to cog's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Count me in mate love these eduard kits - is it my imagination or do they feel a bit more solid than other makes (my spit feels more solid than the ICM version). OC. -
B-25 Mitchell "Meet Miss Runyon" by Javlin-HK-1/32
Old Collingwood replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Looking good - that paint job is top notch. Take care. OC. -
Hi all, I have been having a little play at painting the nose cone glazing frame black, it went ok even by hand, then I decided to start the fuselage decal application starting with the tail, this area has the square fin flash and a couple of warning labels on each side, they went down with micro set then a couple of layers of micro sol, they will need more applications as I can still see the edge around the fin flash even with the micro sol. OC.
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Finished - 1931 Cadillac by CDW - JoHan - 1:25 Scale
Old Collingwood replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Sounds like my earlier kits.... OC.
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