Chronic's Research and Aeronautics Project (C.R.A.P.)

NARSES2 · October 17, 2018, 05:57:07 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on October 16, 2018, 03:38:10 PM
I didn't know Jameson made decal setting fluid................

You just know someone is now going to try it

TheChronicOne · October 17, 2018, 09:41:41 AM

HMMMM... I believe, by volume, Jameson is cheaper than Microset/scale.

(actually, I know it is, and by quite a healthy margine)

PR19_Kit · October 17, 2018, 11:02:44 AM

I'd bet money that it tastes better too, but I'd be unwilling to try the Micro product!

zenrat · October 18, 2018, 02:59:22 AM

Micro Set/Sol is acidic. It tastes like vinegar.

TheChronicOne · October 18, 2018, 03:15:20 AM

Oddly enough, when I sniffed the liquid decal maker, it reminded me of gin for some reason. (I hate gin)

NARSES2 · October 18, 2018, 06:23:00 AM

Quote from: zenrat on October 18, 2018, 02:59:22 AM
Micro Set/Sol is acidic. It tastes like vinegar.

That's because basically as far as I understand that's what it is, a very diluted form anyway.

Quote from: TheChronicOne on October 18, 2018, 03:15:20 AM
Oddly enough, when I sniffed the liquid decal maker, it reminded me of gin for some reason. (I hate gin)

Now I love a good gin, but I do tend to drink it "long" with a lot of tonic, ice and a slice of fresh lime.

PR19_Kit · October 18, 2018, 06:27:07 AM

Quote from: zenrat on October 18, 2018, 02:59:22 AM

Micro Set/Sol is acidic. It tastes like vinegar.

Yes, I know, don't ask you how you know that, eh?

TheChronicOne · October 18, 2018, 08:57:33 AM

Back to work on the BAC 111. Having to drag transfers all corners of the universe just to make it happen. BUT... I'm happy to report that at this moment I have all I need and they seem to be working so far... The two major parts I need to work are the airliner name and the airliner logo decals. If they go on properly then this will be a success, other wise it will be livery change #4 but at least the registration and cheatlines will be on. To that end, here's a bit of a preview:

Not too bad!! I may even skip filling the windows with PVA..

TheChronicOne · October 18, 2018, 12:40:19 PM

I've hit second wind with the BAC 111 build. I should be done with it today. All the transfers are on (aside from some that I might leave off anyway....) and all the painting is now done aside from 4-5 antennas that I'll paint after I super glue them on. At this very moment, I'm waiting on the enamel paint I put on the slats or whatever to dry up then I'll de-mask that crap and glue on the fiddly bits. After that, I gloss it then it's done! I have to say, it looks really nice! Wouldn't win any awards thanks to all the stuff I skipped but the paint finish is glorious (smoothest one I've ever done with rattle cans... pretty impressive to be honest, especially for a crap modeller like me) and the livery seems to be working out. I was a bit worried about that because it's 3/4 made up and the transfers are barely working and are from lots of different places.

So, check back in about 4 hours for pictures!!!

TheChronicOne · October 18, 2018, 04:20:27 PM

I give up. To hell with this thing.

Everything today went real well. ALL I had left was to put the last coat of gloss on to seal everything in. I contemplated just leaving it alone to avoid exactly what happened. But I didn't, so for some inexplicable reason the yellow cheatline crazed. Some of the white, too. It's been a few days drying so I figured it was long enough but I guess not. Oh well. Next time I'll let each individual thing I paint dry up for about two weeks before I do anything else with it.

EDIT: It looks great from a distance!!!!

I'll have to get better, non washed out pictures.... Just so frustrating for such a thing to occur at literally the last step....

PR19_Kit · October 18, 2018, 10:23:44 PM

Quote from: TheChronicOne on October 18, 2018, 04:20:27 PM

EDIT: It looks great from a distance!!!!

It certainly does.

The crazing is invisible from here. Ah yes, I'm around 4000 miles away though............

zenrat · October 19, 2018, 01:54:22 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on October 18, 2018, 10:23:44 PM
Quote from: TheChronicOne on October 18, 2018, 04:20:27 PM

EDIT: It looks great from a distance!!!!

It certainly does.

The crazing is invisible from here. Ah yes, I'm around 4000 miles away though............

Second that.

(14,500 km distant)

TheChronicOne · October 19, 2018, 05:34:24 AM

Thanks!! I'll get better pictures soon. I can't abide these washed out vaseline smeared messes.

NARSES2 · October 19, 2018, 05:53:15 AM

Sometimes you just seem to get a kit which is jinxed $:-\$

Certainly looks o.k. from here, but then I'm a little farther East than Kit

TheChronicOne · October 19, 2018, 08:50:18 AM

Has to be it! Cursed. Most of it probably my own fault but there were more than a few things that I've done in the past with no problems yet went wrong on this build. Ah well! I can't wait to get to the next one. Each one of these I knock out is more stuff learned and more practice and sciencing done.

Time to make a racing airliner.