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FAA Skyhawk - near Cuba 1962 FINISHED!

Started by Weaver, February 27, 2015, 07:46:15 PM

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kitbasher

Excellent  :thumbsup:

How on earth do you get such fantastic all white finishes?
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Weaver

Quote from: kitbasher on May 03, 2015, 11:22:19 AM
Excellent  :thumbsup:

How on earth do you get such fantastic all white finishes?

Erm... by not being aware that it's supposed to be difficult? Seriously, I just threw a can of Halfords white primer at it, followed by a coat of gloss for the decals then a coat of matt. Made sure my hands were clean before touching it of course...
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Quote from: Weaver on May 03, 2015, 12:11:43 PM
Erm... by not being aware that it's supposed to be difficult?

That is so true of so much in life. Why oh why do we overcomplicate things once we get to be teenagers ? Or is that just the effect the female of the species has on us ?  :rolleyes:
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zenrat

Quote from: Weaver on May 03, 2015, 12:11:43 PM
...Made sure my hands were clean before touching it of course...

That's where I go wrong.

IME white isn't any more difficult that most other colours as long as you prime and then undercoat.  I use a white undercoat which I then usually clear over for the colour coat as it's just "off" enough to not look too stark.

Gloss Black on the other hand scares me...
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Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

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