Paul Oberle Posted October 7, 2022 Share #61 Posted October 7, 2022 Tim, Thanks for posting these pics and also your construction tips. Very helpful. mtaylor, Canute, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted October 7, 2022 Share #62 Posted October 7, 2022 Paul, I suggest you open your own log on your build. You'll meet other builders and also be able to get help as needed. Canute, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Oberle Posted October 8, 2022 Share #63 Posted October 8, 2022 Thank you for the suggestion, Mark. As you might guess, I'm a newbie. Just stumbled on this site a few days ago. I'll try to get myself oriented. Egilman, Edwardkenway, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 8, 2022 Share #64 Posted October 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, Paul Oberle said: Thank you for the suggestion, Mark. As you might guess, I'm a newbie. Just stumbled on this site a few days ago. I'll try to get myself oriented. Just to back up what Mark said - would be cool to see your build log. OC. Egilman, mtaylor, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted October 8, 2022 Share #65 Posted October 8, 2022 back in the early days of model kits, there were companies that produced all wood model planes. during war time, Guillow's and Comet even resorted to the use of card stock. Strombecker was another. Edwardkenway, Canute, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted October 8, 2022 Share #66 Posted October 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Paul Oberle said: Just stumbled on this site a few days ago. I'll try to get myself oriented. Any questions just ask away, that's what we are here for, to help.... Best modeling site on the net bar none... Edwardkenway, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 3 2 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowhand Posted October 8, 2022 Share #67 Posted October 8, 2022 A question for Tim, which I forgot to ask when thread was previously alive was when I tried doing similar with a Guillow's Hurricane I found getting a finish on the in-filled wood incredibly frustrating. Applied a filler and sanded and found the finish was mostly good except for a few areas where filler broke away. So filled these and sanded again then another rough area had appeared and so on. One step forward and one step back. Being in Uk, filler was not exactly the same as yours but tried at least two and same problems. Eventually accepted would not get a prefect finish. mtaylor, Old Collingwood and Canute 3 Quote Slowhand, Current build - Polacca scratch build from Amati plan previous builds San Martin - Occre H.MS Resolution - Corel Half Moon - Corel Dragon keel boat - Billings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moore Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share #68 Posted October 9, 2022 4 hours ago, Slowhand said: A question for Tim, which I forgot to ask when thread was previously alive was when I tried doing similar with a Guillow's Hurricane I found getting a finish on the in-filled wood incredibly frustrating. Applied a filler and sanded and found the finish was mostly good except for a few areas where filler broke away. So filled these and sanded again then another rough area had appeared and so on. One step forward and one step back. Being in Uk, filler was not exactly the same as yours but tried at least two and same problems. Eventually accepted would not get a prefect finish. Before airbrushing, I brushed on a thin coat of wood filler and water on the whole body, sanded with 400 paper, then used a rattle can to spray on a white latex primer. The final paint finish turned out pretty well with that prep. Tim Old Collingwood, mtaylor, yvesvidal and 5 others 8 Quote Tim Moore Perfect is the enemy of good In progress DH.9a Ninak, 1/32, Wingnut Wings Docked for Repairs IJN Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Mikasa, 1:200, Hobby Boss On Deck The Blue Sky Company, 1:48, Sierra West Models Completed Triumph 3HW, 1/9, Italeri; Fiat 806 Grand Prix 1:12, Italeri; Fifie 1:32, Amati Victory Model; HMS Bounty 1:48, Artesania Latina; Endeavour 1:60; Corel; Miss Severn 1:8, Legend Model Boats; Calypso, Billing Boats; Carmen Fishing Trawler, A.L. ; Dallas Revenue Cutter, A.L., Bluenose, A.L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowhand Posted October 9, 2022 Share #69 Posted October 9, 2022 Tim thanks, I must have been expecting the filler to do too much. You’ve probably seen David Duckett’s models, your Spitfire is as good. Old Collingwood, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Slowhand, Current build - Polacca scratch build from Amati plan previous builds San Martin - Occre H.MS Resolution - Corel Half Moon - Corel Dragon keel boat - Billings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 24, 2023 Share #70 Posted October 24, 2023 (edited) Hi @Tim Moore, I was so impressed with what you did on your Guillows spitfire that i've followed your implementation with the paneling! The wings were tough to do, but I'm there. I've also carved out of balsa block the nose and spinner with a view to do away with as many of the plastic parts as possible. I've signed up specifically to ask you a question please... the coating you applied to the model in order to do a final sand, you wrote 'a latex filler watered down' in order to sand it like a clay model? What is this exact product please?? I'm struggling to find anything on the market to do this as I aim to do the exact same as you to give the model a fantastic pre-paint finish just like you did. Any advice around this, and, in addition, your paint process would be most helpful. Thank you in advance! Edited October 24, 2023 by petelakeland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moore Posted October 25, 2023 Author Share #71 Posted October 25, 2023 Hi Pete, great looking job! I simply used Elmers pro bond wood filler from my local hardware store, applied first with a palette knife for rougher areas where I needed some fill, rough sanded, then more filler thinned out with water and painted on broadly with a wide hobby brush to blend everything together. After very light final sanding I applied a spray can primer over the whole model. The grey primer I used is pretty thick which gave me a good base for final airbrushing. Tim Old Collingwood, mtaylor, king derelict and 2 others 5 Quote Tim Moore Perfect is the enemy of good In progress DH.9a Ninak, 1/32, Wingnut Wings Docked for Repairs IJN Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Mikasa, 1:200, Hobby Boss On Deck The Blue Sky Company, 1:48, Sierra West Models Completed Triumph 3HW, 1/9, Italeri; Fiat 806 Grand Prix 1:12, Italeri; Fifie 1:32, Amati Victory Model; HMS Bounty 1:48, Artesania Latina; Endeavour 1:60; Corel; Miss Severn 1:8, Legend Model Boats; Calypso, Billing Boats; Carmen Fishing Trawler, A.L. ; Dallas Revenue Cutter, A.L., Bluenose, A.L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2023 Share #72 Posted October 25, 2023 Thank you, Tim. Really helpful. I've gone right ahead and ordered some Elmer's. Really appreciate the painting advice, I'll be hard pushed to get a finish as good as yours but here's hoping. Best wishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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