RGL Posted September 20, 2023 Share #1 Posted September 20, 2023 My local club has an annual build for its show called the Grail. This year it’s any Eduard 1/48 Fw-190. so a mate gave me the kit, and it has to be built by November with OOB rules (you may use different decals). so 2 days later, kit done. Masking and painting next. Canute, yvesvidal, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share #2 Posted September 20, 2023 My plan is not to win, just to contribute to the group build and do it as a clean build in chrome. Damn, Eduard kits are nice after some of the dogs I’ve done over the last few years. The details are just amazing. Very little putty so far and that is more my fault than the manufacturer Jack12477, Canute, Baker and 11 others 14 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted September 20, 2023 Share #3 Posted September 20, 2023 They are Superb kits - this will be lovely. OC. yvesvidal, Jack12477, Canute 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...
RGL Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share #4 Posted September 21, 2023 Primer coat. I want to leave it for a few hours then I’ll lion for errors. next is my paint mule so I can try stuff on before I ruin the nice plane. mtaylor, Baker, Old Collingwood and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share #5 Posted September 21, 2023 Silver. Need to figure how to polish it now. BLACK VIKING, king derelict, Egilman and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted September 21, 2023 Share #6 Posted September 21, 2023 Looking good RGL, but I'm not sure if polishing works. Depending on the silver color used, there will be visible grain, disrupting the chrome appearance. I experimented a bit with chrome and polished aluminum lately and found the best chrome you can spray is Alclad onto Tamiya LP1 lacquer gloss black. The LP 1 need to be thinned with at least two thirds of leveling thinner and the Alclad chrome should be applied in very thin layers, slowly building up the chrome. The finish is very fragile and you have to be careful not to leave fingerprints or scratches. I wouldn't recommend strong decal solvents, I used lukewarm water with a drop of detergent. Cheers Rob Canute, RGL, yvesvidal and 4 others 7 Quote Current builds: AEG G.IV Creature of the Night - WNW - 1/32 McLaren Mp4/6 - Ayrton Senna - Fujimi - 1/20 - paused Duchess of Kingston - paused Finished builds: F4U-1A Corsair - Tamiya 1/32 USS Arizona 1/350 Eduard Caudron C.561 French Racing Plane 1/48 Nachtigall on Speed Arado 234 B-2N by DocRob - 1/32 - Fly Renault RE20 Turbo - Tamiya - 1/12 P-38J Wicked Woman - Tamiya - 1/48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share #7 Posted September 21, 2023 Yeah I stuffed up. Super clear is required for the base. I’ll get there! Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted September 21, 2023 Share #8 Posted September 21, 2023 Very interesting experiments in NMF aircraft. I'm in. Egilman, Old Collingwood and mtaylor 3 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted September 21, 2023 Share #9 Posted September 21, 2023 (edited) Hey brother, shiny aluminum needs to go down over a super smooth hard gloss black surface... The black is what gives it's it's depth of color, the smooth shiny surfaces give it it's reflectance... And they are very fragile, they won't take a whole lot of handling until they are sealed.... If you were doing a dull aluminum finish that's perfect... The depth of color is there but very muted and the reflection is very subdued due to the rough surface... (but it is there) Edited September 21, 2023 by Egilman Canute, mtaylor, DocRob and 4 others 7 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...
RGL Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share #10 Posted September 23, 2023 Done. I’ll post pictures later in the year with the other group builders kits. Javlin, hof00, Jack12477 and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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