discussion RP models 1/10th Douglas Bader & Spitfire Cockpit

[Steve Brodie]

Been Honest i wasn't looking forward to the decals as even from the top model companies sometimes they break up, curl over, don't sit very well, so when i saw it was RP's first go at them i thought i was in for a long time. How wrong was I, they went on like a dream and just over 1 1/2hrs later all done.

 

[Guest]

Looks real good Steve:smiling:.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Steve
Looks great. 1 1/2 hours well spent I'd say.
Jim

 

[rtfoe]

Just got in and had a read through Steve. Looks like a well sculpted combo. No worries, we'll know what you've done to the seat. Decal work looks neat.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Steve Brodie]

So tried a drop of Vallejo water on a small dial, looked okay. So did the same in the big dials, and now gone white, just hoping it needs to dry out . Fingers crossed

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[Steve Brodie]

Well they haven’t cleared so had to remove the Vallejo water (VW) which worked on 95% of the decals the other ones have unfortunate also come off with the VW so are destroyed. Quick message to Hugo at RP models and a new set of decals will be winging their way to me from Portugal seem and even better feee of charge. Now that’s what you call customer service.

 

[Guest]

Steve - All looking very good. Shame about the Vallejo Water ruining the decals though. However, it sounds like RP have come to your rescue - they strike me as a great company who take pride in what they do. Their Anders Lassen bust is probably the best I've ever worked on.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Steve - All looking very good. Shame about the Vallejo Water ruining the decals though. However, it sounds like RP have come to your rescue - they strike me as a great company who take pride in what they do. Their Anders Lassen bust is probably the best I've ever worked on.

Yep, Decals on their way today!, I have a couple of their kits in the stash now, - Roger Ranger, 75mm french Dromadaire Regiment and on pre-order 75mm catafratari camel and warrior

 

[Jim R]

Hi Steve
Shame about the decals but good to hear of the excellent customer service from RP Models. I have used Microscale Micro Krystal Klear in the past for instrument glasses.
Jim

 

[Steve Brodie]

True to his word, this parcel arrived today from Hugo, all the way from Portugal

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[Steve Brodie]

Replacement decals added on the panel, looking good now. next will be the gunsight and compass ring.

 

[Guest]

Very, very nice Steve.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Steve
Always good to have great customer service. That panel looks excellent.
Jim

 

[Steve Brodie]

Very, very nice Steve.

Hi Steve
Always good to have great customer service. That panel looks excellent.
Jim

Thanks both

 

[Steve Brodie]

Spent a good hour or so last night working on the Gun sight. Had to file out the back of the lens holder and side frames. Did start to score away the top 'glass' but one of the side supports started to come away, so have abandoned that idea. In hindsight I should have cut that piece away first and then sorted the side frames, not sure if they would have survived though as the 'resin webbing' is quite thick, someone needs to devise a 'hot wire' for resin Lol. Anyway dry fitted the gunsight to the instrument panel and took a few photos this morning, wasn't till i got to work i realised i had put it on the panel upside down ! doh. So photos will be added here tonight.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Had to pop home to take my son to the doctor, so got a few photos snapped;

 

[Guest]

Looking very smart indeed Steve.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Compass Painted up last night, cockpit green for the metal work, attached to back of IP, then a medium grey for the compass housing and gloss black for the compass dial. I actually painted the dial white and when dry over painted with the black, when that was dry i used one of my 'testing' needles (Diabetic Type 2), to scratch the black paint away to mark some sort of points on the compass. Then a blob of red for 'North' and sealed in with some vallejo water resin. The stick its on is a standard coffee stirrer (5mm wide);

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[Steve Brodie]

Calling the Instrument panel done, painted in the last few bits, gear up / down indicator, switch and a couple of dial setting knobs. Glued on the Gun sight and compass. Throttle quadrant, IFF panel and undercarriage control lever

 

[Jim R]

Hi Steve
That is beautifully done. Bring on the great man himself.
Jim