boatman
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HI Barry this is not critisum of your buld as I think its wonderfull but on the orange back sheet it shows that the bottom an sides are in white an I just wondered why you did not paint it like that ?
chris
chris
I … would not count on that. I suspect the white especially will be hardest to get right, whether you use a decal or paint. Chances are that the white decal bits are a little translucent, so it’s not actually as white as the paint you’ve got in a bottle, while if you stick a spare bit of white decal over it, you’ll also end up with a lighter patch there because of that translucency.The back and white will be easily matched with paint.
That is correct, I have experienced the same in the past, but not in this case.... The reason I said it would be easy is because the white touch ups are limited to a couple of fine pin pricks, a fine pointed brush and a perfect result....... the black likewise.I … would not count on that. I suspect the white especially will be hardest to get right, whether you use a decal or paint. Chances are that the white decal bits are a little translucent, so it’s not actually as white as the paint you’ve got in a bottle, while if you stick a spare bit of white decal over it, you’ll also end up with a lighter patch there because of that translucency.
I am not sure what you are talking about. It has been painted as per the guidance with the decals, a light ghost grey underside and dark ghost grey topside with white wheel wells. Paints identified via their FS numbers.HI Barry this is not critisum of your buld as I think its wonderfull but on the orange back sheet it shows that the bottom an sides are in white an I just wondered why you did not paint it like that ?
chris
HI Barry i aploigise for my thread on colours if you have used the correct colours ok but on the orange backin sheet to me the underside looks white but its proberly just how they have printed it thenI am not sure what you are talking about. It has been painted as per the guidance with the decals, a light ghost grey underside and dark ghost grey topside with white wheel wells. Paints identified via their FS numbers.
Trumpeter's instructions though do say the missiles should be white but that is wrong, light ghost grey is the correct colour for those.
HI Barry fantastic work on her an thank goodness the decals came out ok an yes i know you had to do a lot on the big tail decals but it shows out your skills to me anyway if mine comes up half as good as this i'll be pleased an its really great to see a nice colourfull build as well but when you said you was gonna bin it i shudderd to think of such a beautfull model bein binned an i will be weary of that fusalarge problem when i do evevntually get to buildin mine but to me you are a premier builder an i shall be a bit sad to see you go back to W/W 2 aircraft as to me you are the main builder of these big scale modern jets an i just love to to go through your build stages an pics several times now brillant building an finishinFinal fittings....
Jut a few pics, all pretty much as expected.
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