Mossie FIGHTER

[Brian da Basher]

Give it a nice coat of Polly Scale Reefer White and those blemishes will disappear my friend.

I give you a lot of credit, Mr Howling Mouse. Usually I throw in the PSR towel after the third session and call it good.

Brian da Basher

[kitnut617]

Well, I sanded down the Revell Plasto Putty.  It's, um, weird.  A bit grainy, I found it nearly turned into an elastomer sort of thing when wet-sanded.  Almost like the mastic you use around a sink drain.  It also coated my sanding sticks until they ended up with some sort of ceramic finish.

That's strange Barry, I've not experienced anything like that when I used it except when I hadn't left it long enough to dry one time.  I've noticed that if large amounts are used to fill in spaces it does take a while to dry solid.  I'd agree with the plugging up of sanding sticks though, but my solution for that it having a small piece of old carpet and using it to clear the sticks/files

[John Howling Mouse]

Actually, it turned out not too bad (just took 79 coats of white primer).  There are still two flaws unrelated to the canopy but I'm willing to call them panel-line dents.

[sotoolslinger]

Well that turned out beautifully Barry Can't wait for the paint

[BlackOps]

What he said! 

[kitnut617]

Whoa 

[philp]

Ah, Soviet Winter camo.  Are you going to add the red wing tips?

[Mossie]

Like, smoooth, man.

[John Howling Mouse]

Ah, Soviet Winter camo.  Are you going to add the red wing tips?

Y o u ' l l   s e e . . .

[Allan]

Hi Baz,
Trying to guess what color scheme you'll choose for this bird and the suspense is killing me!!
Allan in Canberra

[John Howling Mouse]

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Well, here's something you seldom see clever people do: using yellow (Tamiya) masking tape on a yellow subject.   

And, compounding the fun is that I have brand new prescription in my glasses---I'm about 2 years or less away from requiring bi-focals.  Sigh.  Have to hold the model a full foot away from my face now.

[Sauragnmon]

Sweet Jesus, Baz, you masked a good 90% of the plane.  It took me getting close to the screen and taking a real good look before I realized the so bloody subtle difference between the yellow paint and the yellow tape.  You left the upper fuselage, the wing and tail tips bare, and maybe a few other places?  At least when you peel she should come off rather clean with a sheeting coat like that.  I guess you'll peel by feel in this case?

[John Howling Mouse]

Sweet Jesus, Baz, you masked a good 90% of the plane.  It took me getting close to the screen and taking a real good look before I realized the so bloody subtle difference between the yellow paint and the yellow tape.  You left the upper fuselage, the wing and tail tips bare, and maybe a few other places?  At least when you peel she should come off rather clean with a sheeting coat like that.  I guess you'll peel by feel in this case?

Yep, 90% sounds about right.

What's this about peeling it off-----aw, man----I completely forgot about that part!   

[BlackOps]

You should call it "Lemon Meringue" and put a hottie on there for nose art     For a blind guy you sure build a mean model! 

[Mossie]

A new class of whiff, mixing B-Movie horror & aviation, the Mummy Fighter!!!  Dracula, Wolf-Man & Zombie next then....?!?!?