Hi all.
This will be my entry for the Suez Campaign.
Its the PM models Sea Fury in 1/72. It took ages to get to this stage as the fit,particularly the wing sections. I think theres probably as much filler as plastic on this one
After priming with gloss black acrylic I sprayed a base coat of Alclad aluminium and Ive made a start spraying individual panels in different shades. Once this is complete I will have to mask and spray white bands with thin green edges on the fusalage and wings and Im dreading that bit.

Nige

Looking great Nigel!

Hi Nigel!

Looking good so far! You are becoming the specialist of NMF, AMF and BMF!

But I think you forgot some bullet holes in on the fuselage! Are these sink marks?

Jean-Luc

Hi all.


They are carefully measured and scratchbuilt dents and wear and tear in the metal,,,,,,,,
Nah,,they are tiny sink marks which have grown to about 10 times their actual size with the NMF. Its very unforgiving! These small sink marks were filled and looked great in the black primer.
Oh well,,looks like I'll have to apply some carefull weathering techniques.
One will be hidden under the exhaust stain and although its certainly not going to win any competitions it will add to the battered finish.Thats what Im hoping anyway.
To be honest JeanLuc,,with all the problems Ive had with this kit Im surprised its got to this stage without being consigned to the dustbin.But I decided to persevere and use it as a test bed for trying the different Alclads on the panels,and theres still the handpainted stripes to contend with!
I will do those tonight all being well,so theres still chance it might not make it to the finishing post, buts its certainly been a learning curve.
Nige
Whats AMF and BMF? Aluminium?

Looking very good Nigel. I always admire the guys who build in 1/72 and produce astonishing results. I'm lucky if I can turn out good results in 1/32 or 1/48.

Hi Kevin.


So do I!. I think the guys who build the larger scales have a harder job in may respects as the bigger size naturally lends itself to more detail and what I think would be a bigger challenge than my chosen scale of 1:72.
1:72 is definately in the minority and its fun to try and aim for the standards set by the 1:48 and bigger scale builders.
I'll get there one day hopefully,and theres bucketloads of fun to be had trying
Nige

we're our own worst critics! thats a nice looking model as far as i can see. as for the bands, i don't think they'll give you too much trouble, BUT you should definitely do the white first

That is really starting to look the business Nige.
I think the sink marks will add to the overall effect of a beaten up plane.
Carry on the good work.
Andy

Finally I was happy with the masking and I got the stripes sprayed this afternoon
Many thanks to Holdfast for the tip on masking and spraying fine lines.
Next up will be decalling and then its almost done.

Nige

Looking great Nigel !
I like it specially the "carefully measured dents and wear and tear in the metal" :-)
The filler doesn´t show through, no signs of it is visible. Good job.
What filler did you use ?

Keep on posting.
Regards.

I second that....looks great!

Looking good Nige.
What colour washes will you be using on this.
Reminds me of a Spitfire on steroids :-) .
Andy

Thanks Guys.
It was a marathon masking session to do those stripes but Im really pleased with how its turned out.
Carlos


I used Suadron filler,You can see the tube in the top of the first photo,and I used a lot of it,,
:-)


I havent got a clue Andy,,got any ideas mate?

Nige

Hi All.
Decals are on and its getting close to finishing now.
Cheers Andy for the weathering tips.Lets see how grubby it ends up when its done

Nige

Nige - Looking good. You gonna bring this to Doncaster?

Ross

Hi Ross.




Hopefully,,as long as I dont manage to ****** it up!
Have you decided what your going to bring along yet?
Nige

Almost done.
After about 4 washes of burnt umber I was happy with the panel lines.
To dull everything down and to attempt to give the appearance of an aircraft operating in dusty desert conditions I misted on a heavily thinned and very light coat of buff.
Comments please as Im just guessing but I think Im getting somewhere.


Nige

Nice work Nice, looking great!!