Old Collingwood

11 minutes ago, lmagna said:

Probably looking for someone else to do his camo paint job. You were a little rough!

My next project should be  a fly carrying truck  - but guess there will be enough room for nats and midges as well.

OC.

4 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

Maybe just call the bug bit "battle damage"... and paint a fly on the side of the cockpit for the kill.

He's long gone now   - spray day number two  latter today with any luck   - just need those rain gods to have a day off  and  no wind  - also no  flying things please.

OC.

That planking looks sweat denis.

OC.

5 minutes ago, lmagna said:

Did you give the bug proper last rights?

Yep I said  #########$$$$$$$$$.........Out of hear  your history.

OC.

I just took some pics showing the painted parts in the box  and  the box.

OC.

Hi all,    so when I spoke last I was waiting on good weather so i could get out and do some spraying  -  its that frustrating time as I had some chores to do first  then our  twice weekly shopping deliveries to the house,  then I got the time to  step out the back to try  some spraying  -  "Rain"  not heavy just that  drizzly stuff, but  I had nothing else on mossie to  do till this painting was done,  I kept  my eye on the weather till later in the afternoon I spotted a dryer spell  but with a little bit of wind  - so I went for it,   I have one of those  12 inch long  plastic storage boxes with a hinged lid,  I took the parts with me in it  - got out the wing  first  and sprayed the Green  - It went down very well  until I noticed a flying thing  nat or something had landed on the  wet paint,  I put this in the box  and did the same to the main fuselage  - that went down the same but with no thing's  stuck to it,    I put them both in the box closed the lid  and was able to take them in the house without a worry over paint fumes.

Later after a couple of hours I was able to inspect the damage off the insect - I was able to scrape it gently off  - but it will need a small section of  primer then another  coat all over the Green areas  - the fuselage will get a second coat of green also  as I did the same with the Grey.

No pics though.

OC.

Looking smart now she is attached to terra firma.

OC.

Your doing some amazing work Kevin,  so much attention to detail is going into her.

OC.

If the weather is good tomorrow  I will prime the tail planes/right wing/spinners   and  do a  couple of coats of Green  on the masked areas, then I will pop them in a box with a lid  to let the smell go off a bit before taking them indoors.

OC.

This is a walk down memory lane for me  as I built this kit when I was about 10,  I t will be interesting to see what you do with it.

OC.

Right I had a go at the spinners  just  by using a sanding stick and working around  towards the tip.

OC.

23 minutes ago, CDW said:

Is it just a matter of the shape of the cone or are the spinners too short? If it's just the shape of the cone, you should be able to reshape them somewhat more like the originals. you'll just have to take care not to file away too much material. If they are too short, it is a different problem/solution, and they will need to be built out with putty or something similar perhaps. 

They are the right circumference  just not quite pointed enough  they  are kind of like a ball shape.

OC.

Question  -  any ideas how I can make my prop spinners  more pointy  and less  rounded,  as the kit ones  do not form enough of a point.

OC.

Masked up ready for primer,  also a little scribing of panel lines  I also drilled to make a couple of  additional vents below the exhaust manifolds  (that reminds me they need masking).

OC.

Sorry to hear that craig  - but well recovered  she is looking superb.

OC.

10 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

It may be a pig, but from here, it's coming out looking great.

Thank you kindly Mark,    forgot to say  I have also been working on some of the panel lines.

OC.

3 minutes ago, CDW said:

That's because you are a modeler, OC. Assemblers don't want to take the time to make things fit, modelers do.

Thanks mate.

OC.

19 minutes ago, CDW said:

Your sanding and filing nailed it. Beautiful fit.

Thank you craig,   I understand the Revell Mossie kit is renowned for being a bit of a pig to fit in some areas  namely the  Engine/undercarriage nacelles, and  at the same time  the joins with a little care are bang on.

OC

Small tip  - when your parcel arrives from china  -  sanitize it  - just in case.

OC.

All your hard work and attention to detail  is paying off phil.

OC.

HI all,

I had a battle on today  - trying to manipulate the engine/undercarriage nacelle to fit the wing (its a notorious  bad fit)   I had to dry fit - dry fit  - dry fit  etc etc etc  and  file/sand away  till I managed to get it to fit requiring just the smallest amount of filling.

Firstly I glued the front end  and aided by the hairdryer  and some gentle pressure it  glued down, then I pushed down the back end and secured with a seam of fine glue.

The idea with the hairdryer  is to make the glue mimick  a heat gun  by where the glue sets quicker by being hot, and cools quickly as set.

OC.

Count me in  - I too have done some Armour  in the past  from 1/72  diorama's  to  Tamiya 1/35  scale tanks  etc.

OC.

1 minute ago, CDW said:

I have no experience with it whatsoever.

I know as much knowledge about Airbrushes  as I do  Knitting  - never ever  picked one up or used one, it took me  fifty odd years to even use a Rattle can, everything else till now has been painted using  brushes  including  1/144  scale airliner kits  like B747s.

OC.

Are these any good for starters?  -

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Voilamart-Airbrush-Compressor-Air-Brush-Kit-Dual-Action-Spray-Gun-0-3mm-Art-Set/223281100295?hash=item33fc973607:g:YaEAAOSwf71dNU-g

OC.

I have been looking at  Airbrush starter kits  but how  convenient are they to use in a  living room  - noise etc?

OC.