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That’s starting to come together quite nicely. Strange that the join between forward and back fuselage is so puny, but then again, this kind of odd decision seems par for the course with this maker, going by your threads. Also good to see that I’m not the only one who creates stains on parts with liquid cement :smiling3:
 

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HI Barry lookin good for a k/h dare I say an regards the rear tires on the undercart did you have to file off the tires to give the impression of the aircrarfts wheight or did k/h acutally get something right ?
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HI Barry lookin good for a k/h dare I say an regards the rear tires on the undercart did you have to file off the tires to give the impression of the aircrarfts wheight or did k/h acutally get something right ?
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That is KH doing that. So yes they got that right. They get a lot right but far too much wrong mainly due to carelessness and a sloppy attitude.
 

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That is KH doing that. So yes they got that right. They get a lot right but far too much wrong mainly due to carelessness and a sloppy attitude.
That's a pity really as if they cleaned up their act these kits could be good as I know I hated the jag what they made they had some good ideas such as the avinoincs bay with all the detail in looked good on my jag but about the only thing though
an not many other kit manufactors give theis type of detail an I fitted in some tiny hinges so it could be seen open or the covers closed
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I have fitted the tail and wings. There is a little filler and sanding work to do. I am concerned at the weak fuselage to wing join. KH do not believe in making good strong joints....

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once I have prepared the surface I will spray black primer.
 

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Hi Barry
Really coming together now. Lots of bits to add still. Looking forward to the painting and the decals. Either of the two schemes look quite complicated.
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Gosh, your workbench does look tidy Barry.
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I have started masking up the airframe with a view to spraying a black primer tonight.

Here is how she looked before masking sat on my brand new Vertigo jig for jets.

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I found that my old wooden build jig was not well suited for jets so I looked for an alternative.

While I was at it I got another for other aircraft, both fits 1/32 and 1/48 scale aircraft.

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Looking good Barry.
Things have come a long way since the days of a box top and a couple of bits of pipe insulation!
 

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Hi Barry
Those jigs look nice. Just looked at their site. I imagined you would need a lottery win but they are actually a fair price for what you get. I'll have to have a word with Santa AKA the missus :thinking:
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last night I finished masking.

Black basing is perfect for enabling that grubby dirty look you get on the underside of an aircraft but with white, with its coverage issues it is necessary to tone down the black slightly so I did a very light coat, (of varying density) of the MRP white primer. This primer covers better than ordinary white.
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Tonight I will spray this to get that grubby modulated look.
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Underside painted.

I am trying to be a little more restrained weathering, this to allow for the fact that modern paints are better than those used in WW2 and have, perhaps, not seen the same tempo of operations. Also less is more, aircraft do not arrive at station heavily weathered, it builds up over time.

So the effect is more subtle than I have used on the white underside of the Avenger, for instance. Hopefully you can make out the modulation which is the basis for later weathering, the streaking etc.... The photo is a bit bleached by the lights.

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Hi Barry
Underside colour variation looks good. I have seen WW2 planes heavily weathered and that is OK - a Hurricane flying 2 or 3 times a day in the Battle of Britain and being quickly patched up is highly likely to look beaten up. Modern planes would be able to be kept in far better condition.
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Got on with painting

the paint can take a bow...
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After masking the underside I sprayed the brown.
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I then masked with clever putty. It great stuff without which this camo would be harder and take more time. It’s very low tac means you can get on quickly.

so I masked out the areas to stay brown
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Sprayed the light green

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masked the light green areas.
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Dark green painted
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I expect a lot of touching up to do with this scheme. There is but not as much as I thought.
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Above is the main bit to touch up. Some minor bits to do as well

Finally after painting the nose come and removing most of the masking.
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I will finish the touching up next session.
 

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Hi Barry, this is looking good. The clever putty is real clever. :smiling2: Did you use just one pack for the masking? Seems like something I should get rather than using Blu-tac which hardens overtime.

Cheers,
Richard
 
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