Shane's Matchbox B-17G ** finished**

Post by **JamesPerrin** » March 5th, 2012, 8:35 pm

Way to go Shane, looking very crisp.

Dazzled · Post by **Dazzled** » March 5th, 2012, 11:05 pm

Very neat piece of kit building. Well done

Jagewa · Post by **Jagewa** » March 5th, 2012, 11:51 pm

Looks really nice Shane, looking forward to decals.

Cheers
Jim

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » March 6th, 2012, 8:09 pm

That is a very sharp looking bit of painting there Shane, I'm sure this will look very good when finished.

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » March 6th, 2012, 9:54 pm

One the final leg now, unfortunatly the decals were a little past it an coating them with decal film didn't really make it any easier . The sharp eyed amongst you will notice that the aircraft should be coded lg-y along the fuselage , Matchbox has only seen fit to print one of the large "Y"s so I have left it off. Anyhow, gloss coated to seal everything in then will spray a satin finish over it and add the nose glazing and unmask.

Narayan · Post by **Narayan** » March 6th, 2012, 10:00 pm

Looks fantastic Shane. Great paint job.

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Dirkpitt289 · Post by **Dirkpitt289** » March 6th, 2012, 10:01 pm

Looks great! Can you post a better photo of the nose art?

Molly-new · Post by **Molly-new** » March 7th, 2012, 2:27 pm

Looking really good. The decals have given it quite a lift.

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » March 7th, 2012, 7:31 pm

Decals always bring a kit to life and she's looking really good now Shane. Pity about the Y issue, don't worry though, we won't tell

bromo · Post by **bromo** » March 7th, 2012, 8:54 pm

That looks great Shane,brilliant result

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » March 7th, 2012, 9:20 pm

Cheers all for the interest . Brews, there are 2 small "y"s for the rudder and should be one large one for either side of the fuselage. I did scan the one I had and printed it onto clear decal paper , however i don't have any spray decal sealant and brushing makes the ink run . I may make a mask but I don't want to bugger it up at this stage, although i could actually paint it onto to the clear decal paper and apply as normal.

Post by **JamesPerrin** » March 7th, 2012, 10:06 pm

shangos70 wrote: I did scan the one I had and printed it onto clear decal paper , however i don't have any spray decal sealant and brushing makes the ink run .

You can brush on Humbrol's Clear cote without disturbing the water based ink. I'm sure any other non-acrylic varnish will work too.

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » March 7th, 2012, 10:12 pm

Thanks for the tip James , i was using stuff from the micro sol range .

Jagewa · Post by **Jagewa** » March 8th, 2012, 12:59 am

Wow she's really popping with the decals on. A nice scheme.

Cheers
Jim

Post by **JohnRatzenberger** » March 8th, 2012, 5:04 am

That is really a nice finish -- very sharp masking and good coverage !!!

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