discussion Italeri Hudson Mk IV 1/72 scale.

[rtfoe]

Looking good Richard. Good to see you posting again. I seem to have completely missed this….or my memory is shot….not sure which . Anyway, interesting use of magic sculpt. Only ever seen that used with figures before. I have some I have never used, but assume it’s a bit like milliput?

Hi Tim,
Thanks, yes it's been a while that I have posted here. I actually haven't built much since June but touched on finishing two aircrafts that was put on hold for more than a year because of my dios. Magic Sculpt is similar to Milliput but with a longer shelf life. My tubs of Magic Sculpt has been with me since before covid and only used half. I found a cheaper local two part putty for larger terrain applications perhaps that's why I have so much left and still workable. All my Milliputs have hardened.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[rtfoe]

Hi,

Clear parts are always treated with caution when fitted. Even after sanding the mating parts there still some gaps. I found that Magic Sculpt or shims of plastic strip covered large gaps. Masking tape protected the parts when sanding. Plastic putty is used only when tiny gaps show through final primer.


This nose glazing had one hell of a gap...

Masking prepared forehand for the nose windows...

Just look at the scratches from sanding...these areas were safely going to be painted over being part of the fuselage body.

Cockpit got the usual strip masking for the individual windows...any tape crossing over the frame was easily cut away.

The rounded edges of the top two front windows were cut with a blade in a chopping motion.

Next more masking of the Chuppa Chups turret and drilling of the forward mounted Brownings.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[Richard48]

Really is some serious work on this bird Wabble.Much praise for your patience and perseverance knocking her into shape.Bet you will be relieved when you get to the painting stage.
Great work dude.
Rich

 

[yak face]

Great progress richard , these type of multi part clear nose arrangements are a tricky one arent they . The kit makers always seem to put a joint slap bang in the middle of a window . I had a similar battle with the nose on the Fiat BR20 recently , thinking about it that was italeri too .

 

[Jim R]

You've really had your work cut out with the glazing and masking but it is looking fine now.

 

[rtfoe]

Really is some serious work on this bird Wabble.Much praise for your patience and perseverance knocking her into shape.Bet you will be relieved when you get to the painting stage.
Great work dude.
Rich

Thanks Richard, yes, hands are itchy for the painting stage but not looking forward to the pre-shading. Don't relish the index finger cramps. Continuing with the UHU build to keep my mind off it.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[rtfoe]

Great progress richard , these type of multi part clear nose arrangements are a tricky one arent they . The kit makers always seem to put a joint slap bang in the middle of a window . I had a similar battle with the nose on the Fiat BR20 recently , thinking about it that was italeri too .

Thank you too Tony, haven't had that problem yet except it's now a given that manufacturers give latest cockpit canopies with a mold seam right in the middle but if you're bold, a light sanding with fine sanding paper and polishing compounds can eradicate that problem. Doable if only the problem is on the surface and not in the mold itself.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[rtfoe]

You've really had your work cut out with the glazing and masking but it is looking fine now.

Yes Jim, a bit of time spent there but the finish is what's in the pudding as they say...when the masking is removed. Fingers crossed.

Cheer,
Wabble

 

[rtfoe]

Hi,

More on the Hudson build...adding the Browning barrels to the nose after drilling...



Then Chuppa Chups got masked as well...very complex panelling...


Cheers,
Wabble

 

[rtfoe]

Hi, again more updates and perhaps some priming done...actually not really. I needed the interior green showing on the inside of the canopy frames so in the three layer process that I usually do is to lay the first of whatever the interior of the cockpit is painted in. In this case it's interior green...


And then then black is coated over to black out any chance of light shining through giving the frame an opaqueness.


Same goes for Chuppa Chups...


I let that dry and cure before the grey primer is sprayed over all the planes surface.

That's all for now...so far no quarries from the audience. Must be the gooey treacle laced cakes served...I bet it pulled some dentures off their moorings.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[Jim R]

Masking looks to be very effective but quite complicated. Good to go to the trouble of having the interior of the framing painted.