Oh I did......Nice work Karl......enjoy the BB's
Karls Tamiya 1/48 RAF Mustang III (P-51-B)
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Just been catching up. That is an impressive cockpit.
Hope the eye is ok by now.
Hope the eye is ok by now.
Very nice details on that office Karl and Tamiya kits are the best in my book
Another quick session, these acrylic lacquers do make things a bit quicker, ocean grey sprayed, masked, dark green sprayed and masks removed in under an hour.
I used the top notch masks, and yes they saved a bit of time compared to my usual frisk film technique, and have given me a a better insight on laying up the frisk film in future I'm not sure if I'll use them again. (Though I will as I have another set.)
They can be reused with care taken, though I cut a couple as the flaps aren't attached yet.
Just a few bits to fix on the underside and then a gloss coat and decals.
I used the top notch masks, and yes they saved a bit of time compared to my usual frisk film technique, and have given me a a better insight on laying up the frisk film in future I'm not sure if I'll use them again. (Though I will as I have another set.)
They can be reused with care taken, though I cut a couple as the flaps aren't attached yet.
Just a few bits to fix on the underside and then a gloss coat and decals.
Well that's night and day.
I had issues with Humbrols Clear Coat, which I bought thinking it was the old clear coat which was solvent based and not this new stuff that appears to be pee based.
It beaded up, which I fixed by wiping down with a thinners soaked cloth, and then got a chalky finish once it had dried.
So of to a model shop in Dublin and I picked up a couple of jars of Tamiyas gloss lacquer. (Already had the thinners.)
Wow, it sprayed beautifully, lay down flat, dried to touch really quickly and is shiny. Would recommend.
The thing is now I can't face decaling tonight, I did 3 days worth of work today, so am a bit sore, 666 tests so a virtual cookie to the first to guess what album was on in the car on the way home.............
I had issues with Humbrols Clear Coat, which I bought thinking it was the old clear coat which was solvent based and not this new stuff that appears to be pee based.
It beaded up, which I fixed by wiping down with a thinners soaked cloth, and then got a chalky finish once it had dried.
So of to a model shop in Dublin and I picked up a couple of jars of Tamiyas gloss lacquer. (Already had the thinners.)
Wow, it sprayed beautifully, lay down flat, dried to touch really quickly and is shiny. Would recommend.
The thing is now I can't face decaling tonight, I did 3 days worth of work today, so am a bit sore, 666 tests so a virtual cookie to the first to guess what album was on in the car on the way home.............
Maiden.... The Number Of The Beast! :thumb2:
Mmmmm,good enough to eat...
..... virtually!!
..... virtually!!
That's coming on very nicely Karl!!!
Looks good but I know what you mean...I stick to 1/72 and some of them are barely discernable for actual words!
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Very neat Karl and a nice touch with the aluminium on the exposed edge.
Yep,in my new,(although limited), experience with plane builds I couldn't agree more
At least you need to zoom in to see where I tore that long stripe.
Indeed Karl
Mind you,I do think it looks very nice all round... Just one of those things
Looking good Karl, but I think that masking would have been easier as well :thumb2:
Great work Karl, looks very nice.
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