Michael's Modellers Mucking About

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Michael modeller 48

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No worries Shawn, thanks for you help/advice!

Until now I did not have this blistering problem with Tamiya clear and my humbrol enamels.

I might buy a timer/clock for my workbench. I just want to model and get bored waiting

(don’t want to have two build going on when waiting for the paint to dry).

Before the p-40 and Ju-52 my tank when well! A church lady has another kit for me too!

i might do this airplane to reset....

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Michael modeller 48

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The "new" decals came in the post today, Thanks Darryl.

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I am tired from wrenching bicycles at Two Wheel View today but had fun.

I need to apply the decals for the p-40, maybe tomorrow....
Michael modeller 48

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I decide to strip and repaint the whole p-40:

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Michael modeller 48

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Luckily the oven cleaner loosened the glue that held the wings onto the fuselage as I original forgot the cockpit and pilot.

I plan to finish painting it and installing to the wing and then reassemble the wings and fuselage.

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Michael modeller 48

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I just painted the wings and underside of the fuselage as the paint is drying for the cockpit and pilot.

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Michael modeller 48

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I plan to clean up the pilot's helmet and face.

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I need to wait for paint to dry to put on the IP decal.

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I glued the cockpit to the wing to the groves in the wings.

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ShaunW
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The oven cleaner certainly cleaned that up, Michael and with the added bonus that the forgotten cockpit and pilot can go in. A win win situation if you ask me :grin: I hope the re-painting is successful for you.
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Michael modeller 48

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I put on the IP decal and glue the wings onto the fuselage.

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I cannot get a good close up picture of the pilot with my camera

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I clean up the wheel wells with a q-tip and thinner, the oven cleaner make it easier to clean.

The one coat of grey has dried ok

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Michael modeller 48

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I masked and applied a second thinned down grey paint to underside.

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Michael modeller 48

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I just masked and painted the topside of the plane brown at 11:45 pm. I will take pictures in twelve hours when the paint is drier. Then add another coat.

I thinned down the paint and used my IKEA milk/paint mixer, it makes it much easier to have well mixed paint and quickly too.
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jssel
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Two thumbs up
Besting 60 years of mediocre building of average kits in the stand off scale
ShaunW
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Great stuff, Michael, this model looks like it is now back on track.
Doing - Tamiya 1/35th Universal Carrier.

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Michael modeller 48

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First coat has dried:

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Just applied a thinned down Humbrol 116 brown coat of paint:

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I looked for my humbrol gloss and matt clear and was not able to find the gloss in the mess which is my modelling table.

I might use Klear or search more for the humbrol gloss...
Michael modeller 48

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Thanks Jeff and Shawn, I hope the topside looks OK too?
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Looks good to me, Michael 8-)
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