Special Hobby 1/32 Tempest V

[dave]

Looking good,

[flyjoe180]

Nailed it Steve, nice work

[Ian M]

Nice work that.

[stona]

I've been too busy to get much done with this...but I have changed my mind about the eventual scheme, which means I have had to apply a Sky fuselage band After the camouflage, which is not my usual system.


I am getting ready to spray the markings, hopefully starting tomorrow. When applying the masks for roundels you obviously can't slide them about like a decal and it is very important to apply the masks in the correct place first time. How, I hear you ask, does one do that. Well, this is my method.


1)photocopy the decal sheet onto plain paper and cut out the markings, roundels in this case.


2) Make a small hole in the centre of the roundel.


3)Apply the paper roundel to the model and fiddle about until you have it where you want it.


4) Apply a spot of white paint through the hole you made earlier and remove the paper 'decal'


You will now have the centre of the markings marked like this.





I apply the masks with a needle pushed through the centre, which I can line up with this mark. You have to leave the centre just clear of the backing you use to transfer the mask, but it can be done, with care, even with quite large and complicated masks. All you must remember is to put a little bit of masking over the hole in the centre mask before you spray the next colour. In my case red of the roundel is masked and the white ring sprayed, so you don't want another white dot in the middle of the red centre .


This is easiest with something round (like a ....errrrr...roundel) but it will work for other markings too. With most others you just have to be careful with the orientation around that centre mark.


Cheers


Steve

[stona]

Spraying and masking the national markings takes a while, particularly if, like me, you use enamel paints. I started yesterday evening and this evening I have removed the final masks.





I will spray the codes, serials and walkways over the weekend, these need time to thoroughly dry before masking. At that point I need to look at all the 'dangly bits' !


Cheers


Steve

[Ian M]

Excellent job on the markings.

[Guest]

Paint job looks so professional for me! Very good job!  B|

[papa 695]

Looking very good Steve.

[stona]

Thanks all, it is taking forever!


I was hoping to spray markings today, but I've been put of fence painting duties by the boss ):


Cheers


Steve

[stona]

The markings that were to be sprayed are now all sprayed. I've just finished up with the 'black' serials and the wing root walkways. There are of course still some decals to be applied, but these will wait until I can put a gloss coat on the model, and that in turn will wait until the painted markings have had time to thoroughly dry.


The glossy blue of the roundels is because I had to mix my own roundel blue (someone hadn't put the lid back on the usual tinlet properly!) and I used an old tin of Humbrol 15 (gloss) as the base for this.





Spraying markings is not for everyone, certainly not the impatient! They are also an expensive addition when there are perfectly good decals in the box. However, they will always look better than decals, you can weather them and, as seen here, the Sky fuselage band will exactly match the code letters as the paint came out of the same tin. (and I've just noticed a little touch up is required, missed that with the Mk 1 eyeball). Though the Sky of the decals in this kit is a pretty good match for the White Ensign/Sovereign Hobbies paint I use, this is not always the case.





Cheers


Steve

[tr1ckey66]

Nice work Steve


You seem to have taken to this masking markings like a duck to water. Very well applied, although I agree the code could do with some work


Cheers


P

[stona]

I don't know if I mentioned 'dangly bits'.....





There's a lot of them,mostly undercarriage.


Where would we be without Blu-Tac and cocktail sticks ? 


Cheers


Steve

[stona]

The mammoth application of the markings, and now a plethora of little decals, these aircraft had a lot of stencils applied, has come to an end!





The home straight is coming into view.


Cheers


Steve

[Guest]

Those painted on markings look fantastic Steve!


Theuns

[stona]

I'm calling this one finished. Here's a quick snapshot, I'll take some 'proper' pictures and post in a completed thread tomorrow.





Cheers


Steve