P-39L Aircobra in the MTO
Started this yesterday Finished the cockpit now, and got the fuselage buttoned up Peter
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FW189 Finished
Well it's done - an Interesting kit, not bad fitting but overly fiddly in places, and I really wish Great Wall Hobbies learnt that wing spars are a good idea. Their masks don't work very well, the vinyl is too thick and not sticky enough. Peter
FW189 - RLM70 on
Today's work - about an hours masking Followed by the RLM 70, then unmasked Then finally a coat of Klear over the top Peter
Started painting the 189
More done on the 189 - masked up the wheel wells Then sprayed with Alclad White Primer Pre-shaded Then sprayed the yellow theatre bands The RLM65 light blue Finally for today the RLM71 green
Update for the 23th on the FW 189
Got a bit more done today, though the 189 has been a bit of a disaster area today, with some of the glazing falling off, the camera coming loose, but things have been patched together again. Finally got the booms sorted out and everything glued together Peter
More done on the 189
More work done on the 189 today. First I finished off the engines Then I managed to lose one of the parts for the landing gear, so queue an hour of slicing plastic card strip to make a replacement. Then made up the Landing gear Finally fitted the port wing / boom together - some Mr Surfacer on some of the joints, but nothing major Peter
More on the FW189
Got some more done on the FW 189 today - first the bad news - some of the masks peeled off (probably due to the cold in the shed) Then out with the Tamiya tape. Finally I started work on the engines - still quite a lot to do. Peter
More Glazing - anyone would think it's a recon bird
More done on the FW 189 today - got all of the glazing done Then on with all the pre-cut masks. Then finally a quick blast of RLM66 over the top to back the frames and seal the masks. Peter
More done on the 189
More work done on the FW 189 today - got the cockpit done Then started gluing all the glazing together - GS Hypo glue to the rescue.
FW 189
FW 189 A-2 - Luftwaffe Recce Aircraft Actually started this a week ago, but only just got around to taking some photos. It looks nice so far, but it still needs some more weathering.
Seafire F.XVII and Agama Alcohol Paints
I built this quickly as a testbed for Agama 'Red Top' alcohol based paints. These paints turned out well, and I enjoyed the Airfix kit as well. Definately recommend both !