Part 1 Supermarine Spitfire MkVb

[PhilJ]

In agreement with the guys Robert, this looks better mate great recovery, it's a tricky thing your trying to do emulating that overspray. You've inspired me, I'll almost definitely being doing this with my Airfix new tool spit mkVb


Keep going mate we want more!


Phil

[Robert1968]

Hi guys and sorry for the long gaps but been really bust with work lately and not much time on the table but here's the updates


Disaster!!!


The Spit Vb was all done nice and painted etc. Just needed another coat of clear ( that's when it all went wrong.


I gave it a nice coat of clear wel mixed and thinned and in the morning after letting it cure it was a ghost and decals and paint messed up, it was to be a simple coat then a wash


I tried cleaning it up but it is just ********


I shall say this humbrol clear is just...... Well let's say it's now in the bin with the spit.


I tried to clean it up with IPA and start again but well let's say it's not going to happen.


The wife was a bit disappointed too


I think I have a couple of pics before that damn clear touched it


Question : I still have the Vc to do but should I get another Vb?


( I'm so angry at myself and humbrol right now


Anyway this is what I had done until the clear messed it up


Regards


Robert

[Guest]

I feel for you Robert.


It seems to be one disaster after another.


One question,why were you thinning humbrol clear and what with?.


It does not need to be thinned.And I think that could have been the problem.

[Guest]

I'm with Ralph mate, Humbrol Clear should be used straight from the bottle - no mixing or thinning.


It's a shame that this disaster befell you, but hopefully the next one will be ok

[Robert1968]

I feel for you Robert.
It seems to be one disaster after another.


One question,why were you thinning humbrol clear and what with?.


It does not need to be thinned.And I think that could have been the problem.

Thanks Ralph ( always great to get words from a great )


The Humbrol clear ( bottle ) shook the hell out of it for a good 20 minutes, poured out bit into a clean ramikin dish and I then used white spirit in a seperate dish and thinned maybe 2 drops 3 if that mixed thoroughly with brush and cleaned brush before attempting to put on model. Even strokes and with the direction of airflow.


Left overnite to dry ( 2 days actually as been very busy at work ) came back to a ghost literally as the model was white and the decals had lifted and the varnish got under that too. The clear ( says it's clear is actually milky white and even shaking the crap out of it it don't do a damn so it went in the bin.


I was really p........ Off as you could imagine as I thought I had done a very acceptable Vb!


Well I was thinking a Me109 F2 ( not sure if they were available in 1942 though however I have no cockpit glass for that one. Oh well the joys of modelling.


Robert

[Guest]

And there you have it.


Humbrol Clear is an acrylic and you added white spirit.That is why it F%%%ed up.


It is best to use clear, neat and without thinning.

[Robert1968]

And there you have it.
Humbrol Clear is an acrylic and you added white spirit.That is why it F%%%ed up.


It is best to use clear, neat and without thinning.

You live and learn ( or not ) it's not coming out of bin though


Cheers Ralph


Regards


Robert

[Guest]

You live and learn ( or not ) it's not coming out of bin though
Cheers Ralph


Regards


Robert

We all do stupid thing's Robert

[PhilJ]

We all do stupid thing's Robert

Blimey Robert, where did you get that idea from? That's like trying to put out a fire with petrol!


If your using acrylics you need to stick to acrylic based varnishes. Pledge klear or whatever it's called these days also works really nicely, although I have never tried to brush it on.


I'm gutted for you mate, I say buy another Vb, don't give up mate.


I tell you what, get yourself the airfix new tool Vb I have one in the stash and it looks the nuts, apparently it goes together really well too, I only paid about £18 for it.


Phil

[Guest]

I would try a very, verylight rub over with very fine wet and dry, avoiding the decals then gloss varnish again, it may clear it a bit.