Papa Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share #31 Posted July 2, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 4:32 PM, rudybob said: Beautiful job on a great plane. Thanks rudybob, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share #32 Posted July 3, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 4:32 PM, rudybob said: Beautiful job on a great plane. Thanks! Once the canopy masks arrive i can finish her. Old Collingwood, Javlin, popeye the sailor and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share #33 Posted July 3, 2022 I just noticed the date of the Dam Buster operation. May 17, 1943. I was 25 days old! rudybob, Egilman, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share #34 Posted July 15, 2022 She is finished. Bad lighting on the decals. Perhaps a spray of matt finish will fix that Javlin, king derelict, ccoyle and 10 others 11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted July 15, 2022 Share #35 Posted July 15, 2022 Nice! Egilman, Old Collingwood, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hof00 Posted July 15, 2022 Share #36 Posted July 15, 2022 Ditto to what Chris said, Nice!! Cheers....HOF. Egilman, Jack12477, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Completed Builds: A/L Bluenose II A/L Mare Nostrum Sergal/Mantua Cutty Sark A/L Pen Duick A/L Fulgaro Amati/Partworks 1/200 Bismarck A/L Sanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstream Posted July 16, 2022 Share #37 Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) Nice and clean build. About the decals, the shining effect of the decal carrier is called 'silvering' in the plastic model community. It is caused by air trapped between the film and the roughness of the matt paint. I am afraid it will not go away with a matt coating. At this stage what you can do if that really disturbs you is: - paint over the obvious film with the colors of the camo (least invasive). Or: - With patience, if you have not sealed the decals with a varnish, remove the decal with repeated application of decal liquids (or warm water); once removed, you can: - cut and remove the biggest carrier film portions and reapply the remaining parts with decal liquids, or - brush a product like 'Future' over the paint of the decal areas and reapply the decals with liquids; at this point surfaces will show a variation of finishes which will need to be made uniform with a layer of matt coating. Perhaps all this is too cumbersome and not worth the effort, but this is up to you to decide. The model has anyway its own character of an 'old school' model and I would leave it as is. Best regards, Dan Edited July 16, 2022 by Danstream Jack12477, popeye the sailor, Baker and 6 others 9 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted July 16, 2022 Share #38 Posted July 16, 2022 Nice work Old Collingwood, Canute, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch To do : Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted July 17, 2022 Share #39 Posted July 17, 2022 ...or you might lose most of it by reactivating the decal adhesive. would decal set help? beautiful job on the paint.........awesome model Egilman, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 1 other 4 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 July 17, 2022 Share #40 Posted July 17, 2022 A good flat coat will take care of the shininess of the decals, but don't get any on those brilliant canopies... Excellent Build very impressive especially in that scale... Canute, king derelict, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 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...
Papa Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share #41 Posted July 18, 2022 Thanks for all the comments I expected the silvering on the decals. The finish is quite matte and I thought about painting a bit of clear gloss where the decals went. Decided that would probably look worse. The shine is only visible in certain lighting. I may try a bit more decal setting solution when I return from our week in the mountains 😀. Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Egilman and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share #42 Posted July 18, 2022 I used a masking set on the canopy. Tedious to put on but way better than trying to freehand the paint. Jack12477, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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