Post War 1/72 FAA - Part 2 - Cyber Hobby DH Sea Vixen FAW.2

Dave Ward

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Chris,
this is my first time of using AK Interactive white primer, I'm hoping that peeling is only in small patches - otherwise it'll be back to grey primer & multiple coats of white paint...............

Uppersurfaces sprayed....................P1060311.JPGP1060312.JPG
The Hataka EDSG went on very smoothly & sprayed very well, just a few drops of water added.
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This is one of the drawbacks of FAA modelling. The two tone are stark and unforgiving and they are a pain to mask!
Don’t worry, Dave will get a lot of practice applying it :smiling3:
 

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Oh no, sorry to see this Dave. Such a shame.
Sensible to put it to one side. You’ll figure out a solution.
 

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Strip and try again, I suppose is the only real solution, but I can definitely see why you might not feel like continuing to work on this model just now.
 

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Hi Dave, don't dispare. Strip the paint off with Easy Oven Off or a paint stipping method you know of and reprime. I have a question, could ther be a reaction to the two paints used?

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Richard,
could be, it was the first time I used the AK primer. I'm going to have another go with the paint combination on the Sea Hawk - fingers crossed
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Sea Vixen resurrection............................P1060335.JPGP1060336.JPG

I think that this is as good as I can expect - I couldn't find the enthusiasm to totally strip the underside. I used a fibre glass pen to remove all the areas of loose paint, then brush reprimed the bald areas before giving another overspray with Insignia White. There are a few areas that will have to be touched up by small brush.
I masked the leading edges - and found that the EDSG wasn't lifted by the tape. This may just indicate an incompatibility of the AK primer & the Hataka Insignia White. Whatever, I'm NOT going to use this combination again! The AK primer, I might use on single colour aircraft! I've used the Hataka Insignia White before - on a 1/48 US Navy Gull Grey/White Fury, so I am happy with that..................Fin 01.jpgFin 04.jpg
Sometimes, trying a new material can lead to problems! Moral of this is " If it ain't broke, don't fix it "
Anyway, I'll touch up the small areas where needed, before a gloss varnish overspray
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After a gloss coat, I made a start on the decals. this is the result after 21 decals have been added
P1060340.JPG

All those red hatch warnings! I don't know why they didn't put a single thick line round the outside!
The decals are thin, but luckily pretty tough, as they needed quite a bit of prodding to get into place. I've coated with the Mig Decal Fix, and I'll let it dry overnight.
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This is another one of those where you almost get the impression that they felt like making modellers’ lives more difficult :smiling3:
 
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