I think it's something we all have to do. I'm sure the new Revell 1:32 Spitfire is great, but when you see how Tamiya have engineered this thing, well.\ said:one of these days im going to cave in and get one!
The engine could be a kit in itself - well it took so long to build, it practically is !\ said:really liking the merlin looks real
Which brings me to this phase. Later tonight I hope to have the underside grey, painted. Right now, it's primered and pre-shaded (although having seen Dave's post shading on his Lancaster I'm wondering if it's worth pre-shading)\ said:The airframe is looking very clean and certainly ready for paint
The seat was made from a composite material, often erroneously referred to as bakelite, which is similar but not the same stuff. I've seen it referred to in contemporary documents as a 'plastic seat'.\ said:Colin this is looking incredible and I have heard great things about this kit, the merlin looks beautiful. One question why the red seat? I've not seen that before.
Regards
Phil
Laurie, on this forum discovered it. It's a plastic tape from the automotive industry which bends quite nicely.\ said:What is "Laurie's magic blue tape for masking the curvy bits off"
Steve has 'hit the nail on the head' with his reply. My seat is probably a bit to bright, also is missing the cushioned back. I got a bit lazy there.\ said:Colin this is looking incredible and I have heard great things about this kit, the merlin looks beautiful. One question why the red seat? I've not seen that before.
Regards
Phil
The Revell in its completed form does look nice, but I haven't seen one close up.\ said:
No, the engine is a great piece of modelling engineering - don't fear it, embrace it.......you can do it, just go slow and look at plenty of pictures, that's all I did.\ said:For me the engine is a bridge too far.
That is a problem with these kits. They are full to the top with parts that need to be fitted somewhere. There's literally hundreds of bits.\ said:I wish my mustprang was as far as your build
Thanks Patrick, but, it might be a bit too much crisp for me. I might have to fire the airbrush up again.\ said:Very nice Colin, nice crisp paintwork
So Phil, it might be you and I are sort of thinking the same thing, is pre-shading worth it ? I often end up doing both, but am now thinking, I might ditch the pre-shading.\ said:Looks really nice Colin, watching this one with great interest. Post shading isn't something I've tried yet. I pre shade but probably like yourself, I find when you get a good base down its not really that effective.
What is the process of post shading then? It seems pretty daunting to me.
Ok that makes sense, sounds simple. I'll give it a go cheers.\ said:Thanks Patrick, but, it might be a bit too much crisp for me. I might have to fire the airbrush up again.
So Phil, it might be you and I are sort of thinking the same thing, is pre-shading worth it ? I often end up doing both, but am now thinking, I might ditch the pre-shading.
Post shading just involves using a slightly different shade of paint to that already applied, go for lighter and spray it in the centre of panels, go for darker and spray the panel seams. The really nice thing about post shading is you can see the effect as you go along.
For FULL Forum access you can upgrade your account here UPGRADE