so here i go, This is where i am gonna post my first "proper" Aircraft build in many years,

i am planning to plumb up the engine, and i can add some wires here and there, if anyone knows of anything that is easily corrected, or if there are any certain wires please let me know:D

btw im using brushes for this, hoping to get a new airbrush for christmas, the kit i am getting tomorrow, bright and early,

a simple question to start with, are there any alternatives to solvaset, or any decal setting soloution, ? i have head a smidgeon of a rumor that vinegar works,.

i hope you enjoy the build,

James

hello some basic colurs blocked in on the cockpit walls now:)



and some mini sub assemblies

i thought this aplane would be a lot smaller tbh

vinegar question still stands

some detail painting:D

the tiding in the last picture looks a lot better in "real life":D

looking good, nice detail on the controls

Not sure about vinegar but microset has a smell and taste reminiscent of chemistry class. probably weak acetic acid or vinegar. just basically wets the surface and breaks down fats (like dirty fingerprints),
microsol is something else more acetone-like.

the vinegar seems to be working, as the dials have become seperate for some reason, and seems to be sinking down a lil,
ill wait and see tomorrow if it has doen it properly

Jimmy

I was gonna say suck it and see on a spare decal, but it look like you've passed that approach already.

Andy

hehe well i like painting the dials so if it went wrong it wouldnt matter:)
but now the panel has dissapeared

There's no such thing as the carpet monster! It's there somewhere

i think it may have been the moddeling space monster
i have looked in the areas where it more than likely would have got to, like under my amp, or little rug, not i am gonna have a look in the extremities, althogh i think it may have stuck to my arm and jumped off somewhere else!

Found it, but the transfer dissapeared.....

some pics,

Good seats. look nice and old Paint job looks quite smooth too.keep up the good work. should look good when it's finished

shoulld look good dosent mean it will !!:( lol

small update, the finish isnt what i would like, so om definatelt gonna get me an airbrush soon,
yuo may be confused at my odd building style, but when painting planes i usially do it in sections, hence the relatively inpainted tail and undercarrigr

nobody

lol

if i did a ww1 peice would i gets more help, or a p 47?

You did really good for the first serious one.. An airbrush will help allot but put a coat of future on it and that will surprise you with how it will look.
Later,
Kelly

I think the model is executed fairly well. The national insignia decals are a litle rough however. There is significant silvering and misalignment. That detracts from the rest of the build. Try putting decals over a gloss surface next ime to avoid silvering. All is not lost though, try perforating the decals slightly to get some softening agent or setter under them. That might eliminate some of the silvering.

Good work otherwise!

hello i tried to reply earlier but my net screwed up when posting!!
wouldnt the future make it glossy, or is glossy good on planes? i havent had too much luck with gloss, i figured im okay at cockpits, just not brushpainting the fuselage and wings, hmm, im hoping to get an aitbrush at xmas, ( a good one) so i can pre shade e.t.c, i ahve still got the engine to finish:) i feel really nooby, having made armor for so long , to retur to something im even more useless at,
are the chips ok? i seem to think they are a bit naff

The future would make it glossy. However the idea is to put decals over a glossy surface. Once they have set, you go over everything with whatever clear coat you like or need.

Don't get discouraged. This is a great start and I look forward to more of your builds. I like the chipping as it is realistically random in spacing and size.

Keep the good work up.

great build for your first serious attempt in a while.

don't get too discouraged by lack of replies - sometimes posts fall thru the cracks, and then sometimes Aeroscale is pretty empty for a bit. Also you choose a subject that fewer people know much about.

as for tips... the biggest one i have for you is research. the plane you are modeling was built late in the war, was not operational very long before wars end, and the airframe was made mostly of "non-strategic" materials. that means there would be minimal wear/weathering, and if there were chipped paint - it would be showing primed laminated wood, not aluminum in most areas.

These jets were flown a handful of times at most, so while you did a fantastic job making the leather cushions on the seat look well worn (I am interested in your technique there), chances are that the leather looked fairly pristine during this planes operational life.

As for the decals - spray on a glass coat first and let it set. apply the decals and gently dab them when they in place to remove extra water from underneath. Then, while they are still a bit damp but solidly in place, carefully apply some decal softening solution to them. this partially dissolves the carrier film and makes it really snuggle down onto the surface as it evaporates. DO NOT TOUCH OR MOVE the decal once the softener has been applied - if it appears to crinkle, don't worry, it'll smooth out as it dries. Once the decals have set and are totally dry (wait a day), then clean off any extra decal glue or whatever that might have gotten on the model's paint surface and then spray it with a flat/semi-gloss/gloss clear coat tp protect the decals and give the final appearance you wish. You can, or course, paint the clear coats too, but you'll find the time saved and superior finish from a spray can (or, better yet, airbrush) is well worth the hassle of having to mask the clear parts and cost of the spray cans.

as for alternative to solvaset - there are several brands of decal film softeners out there and they all perform similarly (though some are stronger than others). while vinegar might work, i haven't used it, and frankly being cheap/thrifty rarely pays off in this hobby.

hope that helps.

and looks like you are off to a great (re)start really. that's a pretty solid build

hello thanx for the reply,
i am getting a good ab soon i hope!!
the leathers is vallejo dark yellow, with vj flat brown washed on slowly, the drybrushed with dark yellow,
im not sure if im correct, but i think the fuselage was alu , and the wings wood on this 'plane

i tired vinegar with no luck !!
haha

thanks for the tips,
ill poke around in armor till i get my airbrush then!!

oop - i suppose the fuselage was aluminum after all!

tanks are good too - but the same technique works on armor models if you want good decals on them as well.

Vance, the odd thing is, i never get silvering on my armour kits, never used future either,
i just dont see, how i cant transfer my armour weathering ( sans mud) to aircraft. it just dosent work for me, are the pro moddelers washes better for thsi?