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Old Collingwood
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Dont have anything to hand like that - I see how easy it is with painters using those turntables hand free painting, I always seem to rush the painting as I am battling either against wind we get funeled in our patio or dodging showers or insects due to heat. OC. -
I'm just so off the idea of having to have to re mask the whole thing all over again - it feels like a chore (even a head ache) almost dont have the interest tempted to just spray over it in one colour and pretend it was ment that way. Thankfully the seafire is more straight forward just Sky underneath and dark grey ontop. So glad my other builds I brouht ages ago are single colour builds no camo patterning. OC.
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To be honest I was very dissapointed by the finish and without a doubt its down to my less than clinical masking as there are some quite tight turnes using the blue tack - the idea is to roll the it into long worm shapes then press it down onto the fuselage/wings, then cover the part not to be sprayed with either paper or tape, the other difficult thing is the holding the plane without touching areas to be painted - for this I try to attach a stick underneath held in place with lots of tape, then there is the control paroblem using a blast from the Rattle cans, its too fierce and if you go to close to make sure the camo lines are filles - then it can buld up causing runs. In hind sight it would have been better if I could have masked and painted the fuse and wings seperate like I did the mossie as there was more surface area to work from that way. I guess I am Always going to have these issue having to use the methods and equipment I have to use - its a viscious circle with no rememdy. I see people using fine air brushes and I am so jelous and envious and know its whats holding me back - that and not having a man cave or even shed to use use. OC. OC.
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Evening all, more work on the Spit - first I stripped off all the masks and examined the camo closely, I decided to use some fine wet and dry and give the whole thing a gentle sand over - I then noticed that I was fading the camo and giving the whole surface a worn appearance with a few areas where the primer is showing - question does it look normal or should I touch up the paintwork, not forgeting I will be shading the panel lines and high lighting, after the decals are on. OC.
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Another interesting build - loving the variety on here at the moment. OC.
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Looking mighty fine Denis - really showing the definitive shape of the Fortress. OC.
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MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
Old Collingwood replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Superb - so much detail. OC. -
Yep the housing for that is yet to be put on, the one you see is the bare barrel of the other, they are fiddly (easy knocked off thingys) I have learned that on my other Spit build - I knocked it off twice almost like the glue wasn't holding it strong enough. OC.
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You will be "cooking on gas" my friend - hope you have enough hands. OC.
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Excellent bet your like a little kid at christmas (I would) cant wait to see these added. OC.
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I have been into cameras for many years probably had more cameras than my age 😲 I have inherited a camera off my neighour but to be honest my best tool for model photography is my mobile phone camera, as it slim and can get it underneath the actual plane to get shots looking upwards (you could not do that with a lens) but no doubt any decent camera would take better general photos of the model due to quality of optics / pixals etc. OC.
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Slight update on this - I de - masked the camo, it didn't come out too bad but neded a few areas of gentle re spraying - so it was a case of stage by stage re masking where I dont want over spray to go, I started by covering most of the plane in a plastic bag then ran some lasking tape to trap it - then more tape and Blue Tack to get a smooth line, then I touched up around the tail using Grey first. I will remove the bag and move over the plane doing the same as there are a few areas that need the same work, practice makes perfect they say. OC.
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She is looking splendid Kevin - all that hard work is deffinatly paying off. OC.
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Thank you Jack - so kind. OC.
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Thank you my friend. OC.
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Here you go bro, just a quick search in Flea bay. OC. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Blu-Tack-Original-Reusable-Adhesive-Bostick-Blue-Tac-Pack-Home-Office-Use-New/141623976949?epid=1759135950&hash=item20f97263f5:g:I8AAAOxy2HFSU-lE
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Evening all - more progress this eve, I masked off the top edge of the wings, then the front slope on the cowl and the rear lower fuselage, then I used my Tamiya flast Sky and proceeded to hand paint it with my largest brush, I put about Four layers down dried in between layers with the hairdryer, will need the edges lightly sanding to get rid of the ridge. OC.
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Thank you for looking in on the progress Denis, yep the blue tack is supposed to produce a softer camo line due to its edge being further from the surface than like paper or tape would produce, and the paper/tape is just the cover over the painted camo, same system I used on the Mossie. OC.
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Thank you for those kind words Denis, was certainly an up/down hill build mixed in with some "smile moments" OC.
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Looking fine bro, thats a neat little build looks the part and nice and busy. OC.
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MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
Old Collingwood replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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Hi all, a bit more work on the Seafire - like I said above the front under cowl needed some shaping as it was a bad fit, I attacked the area with a sanding stick then a bit of wet and dry followed up by a bit of putty, I also test fitted the spinner plate - I drew a line around the outside edge then after removing it I sanded the nose back to the pencil line. OC.
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MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
Old Collingwood replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I would say thats Right up there with the likes of Accurate Armour with thier resin kits - extremely good start Craig. OC. -
Hi all, more progress with this as I am waiting for the paint to harden on the IX, I gave the joins a tidy up then added some putty to the join line where the wings meet the fuselage, I then fitted the nose under belly section that will need some shaping as there is a fit issue with a difference in shape where it meets the fuse. OC.
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MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
Old Collingwood replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Lou is on the left and Lou is on the right easy to tell the difference because Lou is not on the left he is on the right and Lou is on left, yep thats right.🤪 OC.
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