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fittedkitchens · Posted: Mon 22 Dec 2008 16:24 pm Post subject:

looking smart!

thomasweir · Posted: Mon 22 Dec 2008 18:26 pm Post subject:

Nice paint job

299_paul · Posted: Wed 24 Dec 2008 16:05 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys for the kind comments.

There probably won't be any more updates until a few days after Xmas now, still hope to get this finished before by the daedline though.
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Spike · Posted: Sat 27 Dec 2008 18:06 pm Post subject:

Hope Christmas was productive

build coming aling well, look forward to seeing the progress.

299_paul · Posted: Tue 30 Dec 2008 18:11 pm Post subject:

299_paul · Posted: Sun 04 Jan 2009 15:07 pm Post subject:

Decals are finally on with only one minor problem; the walkway stencils stuck to the model instantly so I couldn't re-position them (they were pretty much in the right place anyway so they look ok).

Also I dropped the model for a second time and the pitot tube snapped off again, however this time it was swallowed by the carpet monster and at this late stage I'm not going to replace it.
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Robin · Posted: Sun 04 Jan 2009 17:22 pm Post subject:

Hi Paul. Coming along quite well. Having lost countless pitot tubes in the past, if at all possible I now replace mine with a steel pin. In the case of my four Meteors, I cut a slot on the inside of the upper and lower wing-tips where the pitot will fit, put a piece of very thin cable sleeve on the pin and glue it all inside the wing-tip before gluing the main-planes together. To avoid stabbing myself with the finished item, I always file off the sharp end of the pin.

Robin.
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Badwolf · Posted: Sun 04 Jan 2009 21:25 pm Post subject:

Looking good!

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stukaman · Posted: Mon 05 Jan 2009 12:20 pm Post subject:

Hi Paul, Looks sensational!!!

walrus · Posted: Mon 05 Jan 2009 13:33 pm Post subject:

Is such a good idea for all sorts of things - eg airbrake rams- when they need to be scratched/replaced.

why didn't i think of it!
Oh Yeah- because it is a great idea!

299_paul · Posted: Mon 05 Jan 2009 14:37 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the comments guys and thanks for the tip Robin, I shall try and use it in my next Meteor build.
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daniel7891 · Posted: Mon 05 Jan 2009 18:17 pm Post subject:

Looks great Paul. great tip Robin
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299_paul · Posted: Tue 06 Jan 2009 16:52 pm Post subject:

Today I used Promodellers Dark Wash for the first time on this model but the results weren't quite as I had hoped; the wash didn't go into all the panel lines, even after a second application.
I gave the model two coats of Klear to seal in the decals and let that dry for over 24 hours before I appled the wash as the video on the Promedeller website suggests and the wash was left to dry for between 1 - 2 hours.

My question is that could the additional two coats of Klear have pooled into the panel lines and made a completely smooth surface?

If it helps the model has had one coat of Hu1 (primer), two coats of Hu11 (Silver), three coats of Klear, decals appiled and finally two coats of Klear to seal in the decals all aplied with a 3mm Sable flat brush.
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walrus · Posted: Tue 06 Jan 2009 18:27 pm Post subject:

I think you may have answered your own question Paul

Using brushes, i have had problems using Klear and getting wash to get into some panel lines.

to be honest this is one reason why i have stopped using Klear as a gloss prep for decalling. it is hard to brush 2-3 coats thin enough.

maybe i am doing something wrong?

daniel7891 · Posted: Tue 06 Jan 2009 18:58 pm Post subject:

I have had problems with Klear pooling and filling panel lines. I might try airbrushing it and seeing how that goes
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299_paul · Posted: Wed 07 Jan 2009 12:00 pm Post subject:

I sent an e-mail to Phil at Promodeller who makes the product and he siad the result could be that the paint/Klear had built up in the lines or that the lines on the kit aren't deep enough to start with and recommended that I go over all the lines with a needle in a pin vice.
He couldn't give a definate answer though as he hasn't built the kit himself.
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walrus · Posted: Wed 07 Jan 2009 14:31 pm Post subject:

from personal experience that would sound like a very plausible explaination, Paul

299_paul · Posted: Tue 13 Jan 2009 15:23 pm Post subject:

Well here's mine finally finished:

The undercarriage was fairly straight forward to attatch, but the gear bay doors were a bit tricky, even using Badwolf's nice little plasticard hinge idea.

Also when I took the masking off it there was something left on parts of the canopy. I think it's just where some varnish got underneath the tape because some of the paint bled through aswell.
I was wondering though if you could leave tape on for too long and some of the adhesive gets left behind, is this possible? (I used the Eduard canopy masks if it helps)
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Ratch · Posted: Tue 13 Jan 2009 16:01 pm Post subject:

Beautiful finish Paul

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thomasweir · Posted: Tue 13 Jan 2009 17:09 pm Post subject:

Great build and finish