Coming on nicely Barry, sorry for missing the start of this.
ATB.
Andrew
ATB.
Andrew
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Great progress BarryStrength isn't about what you can do, rather it's about overcoming what you thought you couldn't do.Comment
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And another one I missed, looking really nice BarryComment
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I have said before how much I love the Uschi Metal Powders. On the engine I first of all used a medium Tamiya cotton bud to rub it into the black painted centre hub, for this I used the steel type that has a nice bluish grey result.
I then dry brushed the chrome type metal powder over the rest of the engines. Although described as chrome the effect is just a bit brighter than the iron or steel types and is good for general dry brushing.
There are all sorts of ways to use these powders. As I did above plus on a cocktail stick for chipping effects. What I love is how, when dry brushed, they really make painted plastic look like painted metal, do it ‘heavily’ and you get a worn painted metal effect. Almost all my dry brushing is now done with these.
Here is the bomb bay and wheel wells that I wanted to look grubby, worn and chipped.
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Coming along very nicely.Comment
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A quick update.
Well, nothing to update really
Since my last bench session I put my back out and had several days of being unable to sit for more than a few minutest and getting little or no sleep due to pain. No sooner was I able to sit for more than a few minutes I came down with a ‘cold’, to play safe i did a COVID test before going out and it was positive…. The ‘cold’ got worse, think of the worse cold that you have ever had and triple it…. There was no way I could concentrate on the model.
Today I am over the worse, the fever has broken and I can think again but I am left with the worse sore throat I have ever had and feeling a little weak. A few days and hopefully I will get my act together again.
Incidentally, I am triple jabbed…. If I wasn’t I don't like to think what would have happened.Comment
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Barry,
oooh bad luck! Any idea where you picked it up?
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Barry, my best wishes for a rapid and full recovery.Comment
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It’s a horrible illness but the vaccines really are a game changer. My mother (90 years old) has just had it, and was pretty poorly, but not dangerously ill. Two years ago it would probably have killed her……
Hope you recover quickly and don’t have any of the nasty long term effects.Comment
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Hi Dave
I know exactly where I caught it. My ladyfriend had a 'cold' and had what must have been a false negative test. Because of my back problems she came around to look after me when otherwise she might not have to avoid passing on her 'cold'. She did another test after I got a positive and, of course, it was positive. A lot of bad luck.Comment
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Well, I am back at the bench. Not 100% but not far off. Still testing positive so not able to join the outside world but I can get on with the model.
After masking up and a spray of degreaser I applied a black primer coat.
I have noticed some seam work needed on the underside so I will be sorting that a bit later.Comment
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Barry,
good to see you back at the bench :thumb2: It's amazing how many times you think you've sorted all the seams, only for a primer coat to show you were over-optimistic!
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I have sprayed, largely freehand, the camo. There is some touching up to do, mostly to ‘tighten’ the boundaries between colours plus some sun fading is needed on the Sea Blue topside.
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Hi Barry
Hope you are soon fully recovered from both Covid and your bad back.
Your results with the metallic powders are a great endorsement of them. Nice looking paint job. Dave's right about primer often showing flaws that you thought you'd fixed.
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Nose one and I have worked to tighten the borders.
I then did a little detail painting
Decals on - these are Bombshell Decals and went down very well with no issues.
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