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Remember that this is a relaxing hobby to focus your mind away from the outside world.
Then put the kit on a hard surface and **** it with a cast iron pan.
I’m sorely tempted...
Then put the kit on a hard surface and **** it with a cast iron pan.
Sounds like a plan!
@johndrummer Tesco value kitchen cleaner is supposed to be good for stripping paint off, not tried it myself though.
Tesco value kitchen cleaner is supposed to be good for stripping paint off
If the paint is acrylic, a soak in soapy water might be enough to loosen the paint. Otherwise, I simply put the model I want to strip into a plastic bag or tupperware box and I'll spray liberally with either oven cleaner or Dettol before sealing the bag/box and leaving for a few days. Dettol is very, very good at removing paint but is nasty stuff to expose your bare skin to for any length of time and will make your workshop area smell like a hospital.
will make your workshop area smell like a hospital
A euphemism?
Remember that this is a relaxing hobby to focus your mind away from the outside world.
My hobby is following this thread, rather than doing any modelling. Far more relaxing 😌.
I may have just accidentally bought a Chinook with the Bravo November scheme from The Falklands to go with my Sea Harrier and GR3.
An idea...
We should have a Virtual Model Show where for one day we just post a couple of pictures each of our favourite work without discussion, irrespective of whether we have shown it before.
Next Sunday?
I’d really like to see that. Some amazing stuff on this thread gents.
Tesco value kitchen cleaner
What, like ‘Flash’?
I have some Morrison’s own brand Flash if that’s anything like the Tesco stuff
Although I am tempted to mount it to a cymbal stand for next band practice
🥁🥁🥁
Did I ever mention this fella?
An idea…
We should have a Virtual Model Show where for one day we just post a couple of pictures each of our favourite work without discussion, irrespective of whether we have shown it before.
Next Sunday?
Brilliant idea. I need another wet day or two to finish the very amatuer quality Spitfire. Did you mean 22nd?
Still eyeing up airbrushes and gathering tips to finish it nicely.
@johndrummer I think you posted that a while back (I've noticed as I've been trying to catch up on the whole thread from beginning to end and trying to understand words like pre-shading) but it's no less impressive second time round. 👍
I’m glad they’re not real, that’s all I can say
Right then...
1st ANNUAL STW INTERNATIONAL MODEL SHOW
SUNDAY 22nd NOVEMBER 2020
Red Arrows fly by at 11:00am (indoor if raining)
Categories:
1. Post as many pictures as you like of whatever you like.
Are we going to start a new thread for it as this one is pretty weighty?
1st ANNUAL STW INTERNATIONAL MODEL SHOW
SUNDAY 22nd NOVEMBER 2020
That gives me a target to produce my smudged and wonky first attempt in time.
Are we going to start a new thread for it as this one is pretty weighty?
I think that’s a grand idea. Off you go 😉
Gives me time to finish a few off:
Tamiya 1/48 Crusader mkIII
Tamiya 1/48 T-55
Tamiya 1/35 M48A3 Patton
Trumpeter 1/35 BMD-4
Meng 1/35 SAM system
And that poor 1/48 Hasegawa A-7D
I'm in! It also means that I actually have to finish the six models that I've got to the point that they're 95% complete.
I'm in, I'll try and finish my Albatross for it but if I can't it'll be one of those that you've seen before. How do you lot manage to do so many, I have trouble doing one at a time!
Any tips for taking decent pics of them with a camera phone?
I think that’s a grand idea. Off you go 😉
Cool! I'll sort it on the day. 10:00 OK?
Any tips for taking decent pics of them with a camera phone?
At my skill level I'm going for in the dark, from underneath the table.
I get my best pictures outside with the kits on the shed roof giving me a tree line and sky.
The main subject of this model is the truck however the kit includes a corrugated iron shack as well and this is where I have started with the build. Only a couple of steps in however thought I would start a build log accordingly.
Things didn't begin too well - I promptly lost one of the tiny crossmembers for the stool so thought I would carry out a 'field repair' on it which I think I have got away with! I have also never tried weathering before however if there is one kit that just wouldn't work all fresh and shiny it's a radiation monitoring station in the hell which was the immediate aftermath of the Chernobyl meltdown so figured I had better at least give it a go.
For the table I simply rubbed a burnt candle wick between my finger and thumb and rubbed this around. It has given it an authentic greasy, dirty look. For the stool I put a base coat of flat aluminium, then a coat of flat brown and then the grey. When the top coat was still not quite fully dried I took an emery board to it to cut through the layers of paint to give it the appearance of a battered metal stool. Overall quite pleased with how it's turned out. A fair while to go yet though and this is not going to be a quick build. I do aim to make each model just a bit better than the one before though and I am leaning new techniques all the time which is fun :).
Looking good so far. Very realistic
Looks like I may be able to save this A-7D. Bought some paint remover, it’s cleaned up the fin & starboard side of the fuselage nicely. Now applying it to the rest of the upper surfaces. Underside of wings & belly seem ok, only one layer of paint & no plasticine residue there. Pictures once I’ve cleaned it up
Nice one.
Got an A7 in the stash. I'll have to move it towards the front at some point.
I’m going for the Vietnam camouflage scheme. The Hasegawa kit comes with just a couple of AIM-9 Sidewinders so I bought an aftermarket US Ordnance pack, lots of bombs/missiles/etc
Why do I do this to myself?
Making a kit that isn't bringing me any joy and I decide to carve a wooden propeller from sheets of veneer, it looks good with the spinner dry fitted (forgot to take a pic of that).
Had a disaster with the decals as well tonight, I think I should have varnished them first as they fell apart when I soaked them.
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That prop looks lovely
I’ve bought some Camouflage Masking Putty from Ammo De mig Jimenez. Says it does not stain, grease or leave any residue. It better bloody not:
Trumpeter 1/35 BMD-4 masked off & ready for second coat of camouflage colour
The purple stuff is Humbrol Maskol, which I know & trust
That putty looks good, I might buy some. Is it reusable or is it only good for one model?
I think it’s reusable. It’s still in good condition on the model, but how it reacts to paint remains to be seen
Having said that, I’ve used maybe 1/10 of the tin, if that. It goes a long way, especially if you use Maskol in between.
It’s about £15 a tin, think I got it from emodels.co.UK but could have been modelhobbies.co.uk
Cheers JD, I'll give it a try then. Luckily I've got two decent model shops about 12 miles either side of me so I'll see if they do it before I go online.
I didn’t realise I’d paid that much for it!
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Just paid 15.99 for it in my local model shop, bloody tin is half empty! The shop is doing phone orders and you pick it up at a specified time.
What hurt more is that I also bought a Mr Surfacer 1500 black primer aerosol, £10.50!!!
I'm going to stick with Halfords primer from now on.
I don’t normally bother with primer. I used Tamiya fine primer on that A-7D, it filled in all the recessed panel lines. I don’t think I’ll be using that stuff again
I really like the Mr Surfacer primer, especially the 1200 and the 1500, I find that it doesn't obscure any details. It sprays well, especially when well thinned with the levelling thinner.
I didn’t realise I’d paid that much for it!
Beer orders! 😀
😀
I use Hycote grey plastic primer from the local motor factor. Works fine and is about £6 a tin.
Actual Xmas airfix....
£5 each in Aldi
I've got the boys a spitfire & a hurricane
I've got 2- a focke-wulf & a mescherschmit
Can't wait until Xmas now!
Looking forward to seeing what people have been up to on Sunday. I won’t get anything finished - too busy on 1:1 vehicles at moment, but I might put up some previous builds, and, if I dare, some pictures of the stash - it’s big!😀
Me too - no kids yet so I have the FW190, Me109, Spitfire, Hurricane and Provost all for me!
My ill-gotten gains
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Super glue is sooooo much easier than poly cement for sticking fidly things together, I wish I had it as a kid
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I'm already half-planning a diorama called "going solo"
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I've also gone and ordered a cheapo ebay airbrush and some vallejo fillers/thinners/varnishes/colours I need that the kits don't have (mostly for painting the pilots), damn it!
but I might put up some previous builds, and, if I dare, some pictures of the stash
Go for it. I've had a directive from The Committee and the rules are as follows: Pfff... Whatever.