Old Collingwood

5 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

your getting there OC.......  look'in good!  

Thank you Denis.

OC.

Always a  course  of forward and backs with out model making,   she is coming on lovely despite your little hick up.

OC.

Good day all,   so - paintwork done on the props and spinners then they were put togther,    then  "The Big Reveal"    the fuslelage  camo/Black paintwork came out ok I think.

So I dry fitted them all together  - here are a few dry fit  possing pics.

OC.

Time to build some display cabinets Carl.

OC.

Thats an Airforce.

OC.

After a day in the yard  charging me Vit D cells  I then de masked the fuselage  - not too bad,  demarcation line had a bit of a ridge  so I attacked it with smooth wet and dry soon sorted,  then I noticed a bit of camo  that needed correcting  - so back on went the masking using tape a bag and blu tac and a quick re spray over a tiny area,  I then put it away to dry.

I then turned my attention to the props and spinners  - the spinners was a bit awkward getting a smooth sprayed finish as I kept getting some over spray, so  plan number Two  hand paint with Nato Black - so this was done,   I put them aside and tipped the props yellow after masking.

OC.

1 hour ago, VTHokiEE said:

Looking really nice!

Thank you kindly.

OC.

1 hour ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Nice work!

Thanks  Mike.

OC.

This keeps me company after I have done some building  - usualy put shandy in it.

OC.

Here you go  - I know you couldn't wait😉

It looks worse because of the poor kitchen lighting,  the rear section under the tail is  blu tac, and I assure you the finish is smoother than the  phone makes out  (and will be with some cloth  polishing  - prior to spraying a flat coat)

OC.

Excellent work Mark, bet your so pleased  getting the First planking done  (hows your hands from the sanding  - I remember getiing quite saw fingers with mine)    I love the idea of you doing your own rear panel   so many kit ones are lacking.

OC.

Same as what Denis said  welcome back.

OC.

Just as Edward said  your gun ports came out spot on,   also  I love the shaping of the hull  and  the smooth work on  her,  nothing wrong with that in any shape or form, really coming on my friend.

OC.

That is looking excellent mate   coming togther nicely.

OC.

2 minutes ago, cog said:

Probably a coat of clear lacquer ... solves most paint issues

Dont do my trick though😭

OC.

So,   more work on her this eve,   I put a few coats on the props  - I decided to use Flat Nato Black  as its actually  like a dark flat Grey, I put a few coats on followed by a few watery coats to smooth out the finish,   this was put aside  then I put some blu tac  inside the spinners  attached a stick  and went outside and sprayed then the same Black as the  fuselage.

They were then put inside the goody goody box to dry.

OC.

Wonder what the answer is to stop the tape pulling the paint?    it crossed my mind also.

OC.

5 hours ago, Canute said:

OC, hope the unveiling turns out well.

I had a peep   "not telling you"  lol,    seriously   needed a bit  more spray on the one side  - this was done then put back in the box, might leave it in there for a bout a year  - everyone patient enough

OC.

5 hours ago, Javlin said:

Props look good OC looking forward to the union of the fuse and wings Kevin

Thanks mate.

OC.

Excellent work.

OC.

23 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Good stuff OC - glad you stayed with it, it's looking fantastic.  Good luck with the mask removal.  Sending good vibes your way.

Thank you Mike, thats very kind of you.

OC.

Another kit I have my eyes on doing  when funds allow and after I have sorted out a few important financial things  that are waying heavy on my mind,  is to do another kit that falls quite close to this one as they were both FAA  service  and both  based at the same Naval base  were my late father  worked  - the unique  one of a kind  F4U-1A/-D   Corsair,

My farther used to chat to me about "the bent wing bird"   and how they were like nothing else he had worked on,  and how they had initial  teething troubles  with them  that needed quite a bit of sorting out before they could go onto the British carriers.

This type  -  (Off the Net)

Will keep you posted.

OC.

Some very fine nice work there,   thank you for what you do.

OC.

That lump loooks excellent,  always loved full fairing machines myself, one  bike I have nevr seen a model kit of is  Suzuki RF660R.

OC.

Good to see  some of your bits are arriving mate.

OC.