Neil Merryweather
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I'm really enjoying this, Barry Thanks
Maybe the kit designers don't speak to the kit's test buildersI do wonder what goes through the mind of the kit designers at times...
Hi Barry
Great update. Good call with the tail hook. The fit of the fuselage certainly is poor. Luckily the parts causing most problems are not essential. Very interesting to see how well you plan the painting. I have been caught out more than once so your system is noted.
Jim
Maybe the kit designers don't speak to the kit's test builders
Jim
Not having seen the instructions, I suspect the idea is to put the decals on the back of the clear panel. If they recommend putting the decals on the front, then the clear plastic is just as pointless as for the one with the moulded-in dials.But why do they bother with clear plastic? It is pointless. If you are using the inscribed one you will need to paint it black then paint the dial details. If you are using (as I will) the plain one with decals again you need to paint it black, apply the decals and in both cases glue on the face panel, itself painted black. Glass dials can be represented by varnish or something similar. There is no way there is any use for clear plastic.
There is no mention of that. They are not printed reversed the way Tamiya are which are designed for using the way you describe. You could use a setter on the front to do it that way but, the transparency is thick and the plate over the top is thick as well so it just won’t look right.
It’s US Interior Green not Olive Drab.Looking nice Barry, that green is quite different from the usual olive drab. As you have said before the detail on those large models is superb. I might go for one for my next plane build. I got a few models stashed now and the missus is starting to question why I need more than I can build ,lol
I seem to recall this discussion on here somewhere referring to olive drab as being a brown colour rather than green. Might be a daft question but was US interior green only uses on US aircraft?It’s US Interior Green not Olive Drab.
That was probably me, the other dayI seem to recall this discussion on here somewhere referring to olive drab as being a brown colour rather than green.
US interior green is, well … a green finish used on many (not all) American planes. The story is a bit complex, so I’ll point you to this page for a lot of background:Might be a daft question but was US interior green only uses on US aircraft?
Thanks Jakko, I guess that’s where I read it. Anyway I like that green. il‘l have to build a US plane so I can use it I guess.That was probably me, the other day
US interior green is, well … a green finish used on many (not all) American planes. The story is a bit complex, so I’ll point you to this page for a lot of background:
In short, interior green was a standardised mixture of zinc chromate (not a paint, but a coasting applied to aircraft for protection) and lamp black paint. It is, apparently a pretty green green.
Other countries also used green interior finishes at the time (especially the British), but those were likely of different shades to the American one, and for obvious reasons were not known as US Interior Green
They certainly look useful. Which ones do you use? They seem to do a few types.I have tried out these Posca paint pens for the first time.
These are what I gotHi Barry
Looking very nice indeed. The weathering process is very effective.
They certainly look useful. Which ones do you use? They seem to do a few types.
Jim
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