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Operation Cosford 2012

Started by Martin H, November 16, 2011, 08:32:38 AM

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JayBee

#300
March 29, 2012, 02:00:31 PM
I am a bit concerned about the fuel situation, given the distance I have to cover. As long as I can top up between Penrith and Stoke I will be OK for the round trip. (The joys of having just bought a Diesel  :blink:)

Alle kunst ist umsunst wenn ein engel auf das zundloch brunzt!!

Sic biscuitus disintegratum!

Cats are not real. 
They are just physical manifestations of collisions between enigma & conundrum particles.

Any aircraft can be improved by giving it a SHARKMOUTH!

Weaver

#301
March 29, 2012, 04:43:35 PM
P.1111 - now has undercarriage doors. Just needs it's canopy, plus I'm going to take the pitot probe from the Su-7 and fit it in one of the cannon ports as a stripy test instrument boom.

P.7D - now has a whole bunch of hand-painted Chrome Silver (not as bright as it sounds) panels. Went well - one of the hidden benefits of old-fashioned raised panel lines is that it's really easy to paint up to them. :thumbsup: Just needs it's canopy (nearly done), jet pipe and anti-glare panel painting, and decals. Pity it's not the one-week GB...... ;)
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

lenny100

#302
March 30, 2012, 02:25:02 AM
right got two of mine finished and will push ahead with the third today
Me, I'm dishonest, and you can always trust a dishonest man to be dishonest.
Honestly, it's the honest ones you have to watch out for!!!

Nick

#303
March 30, 2012, 04:05:35 AM
That's it. Just got to paint a bit of the canopy and then do the decals this afternoon. Got to give the paint more time to dry, it all feels sticky and my fingerprints are visible if you look closely.

The Wooksta!

#304
March 30, 2012, 04:12:00 AM
Humbrol or Xtracolour?  The latter has a reputation for not drying and I find Humbrol paints these days to be little better than excreble.  They settle in the tin with little or no encouragement, refuse to dry and then gunge up the tinlet quickly.  I keep having to bin tins of matt black as they've gone solid.
"It's basically a cure -  for not being an axe-wielding homicidal maniac. The potential market's enormous!"

"Visit Scarfolk today!"
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"Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio!"

The Plan:
www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic

Weaver

#305
March 30, 2012, 04:27:41 AM
Humbrol Matt Black seems to dry in mid air before you can get the stirring stick to the pallette these days. My black stirrer started off a a bit of sprue, but it looks more like Captain Caveman's club now.... :rolleyes:
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

The Wooksta!

#306
March 30, 2012, 04:30:15 AM
Every time I buy it, I always buy two, because the first always ends up solid.  Vile paint.

Still, it's better than the enamels that Revell did.
"It's basically a cure -  for not being an axe-wielding homicidal maniac. The potential market's enormous!"

"Visit Scarfolk today!"
https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/

"Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio!"

The Plan:
www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic

Nick

#307
March 30, 2012, 06:28:36 AM
It's both the gloss white enamel spray and the Xtracolour that take ages to set dry but they do look good.

I find that the Xtracrylic Matt Black is good for both coverage and quick drying, the Tamiya stuff is good too. Xtracrylix White takes a lot to cover darker shades and looks more creamy when dry. I'm not buying Humbrol enamels anymore and moving over to Xtracolor/Xtracrylix for pretty much everything. The Revell acrylics are quite nice too.

The Wooksta!

#308
March 30, 2012, 06:35:03 AM
White is always a pain to paint over anything dark.  I tend to use a light coat of grey or do the white first and mask it off.

Never bought the Humbrol sprays and flatly refuse to buy either them or the Tamiya ones.  Far too expensive for what you get compared to Halfords.  Okay, the latter doesn't do camouflage colours but for stuff like your bog standard white, aluminium, black or primers, it's ideal.  Fiat Broom Yellow is a nice match for RAF yellow too. 

Tip for painting yellow: undercoat it with light pink.  Been doing that with propellor tips and it means I just have to do the yellow once.
"It's basically a cure -  for not being an axe-wielding homicidal maniac. The potential market's enormous!"

"Visit Scarfolk today!"
https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/

"Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio!"

The Plan:
www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic

Geoff

#309
March 30, 2012, 06:57:10 AM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on March 30, 2012, 06:35:03 AM
Tip for painting yellow: undercoat it with light pink.  Been doing that with propellor tips and it means I just have to do the yellow once.

Wish I had known that aweek ago!

Mossie

#310
March 30, 2012, 07:01:17 AM
Things are going backwards, I decided to do the extra PSR but I ended up breaking the bridge of the canopies nose off in the last strokes of the wet n dry. :wub:  Repaired that, and from nowhere a small fragment came off the canopy side, I have absolutely no time to sort that out so it's going to have to stay, might be able to touch it up with paint.  It's down to the wire, but I will finish it!
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

Weaver

#311
March 30, 2012, 08:27:59 AM
I wonder, are these running commentaries in the interests of Martin's mental health or not?  ;)
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

Nick

#312
March 30, 2012, 08:37:07 AM
Quote from: Weaver on March 30, 2012, 08:27:59 AM
I wonder, are these running commentaries in the interests of Martin's mental health or not?  ;)

It was his grand idea..... :blink:  I'm sure we can find him a good strait jacket if needed  ;D

Anyway, I've pretty much finished. The decals look good, I can't be bothered touching up any more spots and all I need do now is the canopy. Might do a coat of Klear if it will dry by Saturday evening when I drive up to Telford, what do you think?

Martin H

#313
March 30, 2012, 10:53:30 AM
We've missed off one very important aircraft.......A mistake I have corrected by dusting off my example.

The Miles M-52. The first aircraft to go through the sound barrier with winkle Brown at the helm  :thumbsup:
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

Mossie

#314
March 30, 2012, 11:48:27 AM
That needed to be there!
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.
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