Ratch's RAF Fort

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Today I brushed on Vallejo 163 70868 Dark Seagreen on the upper surfaces...
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I was really impressed with the coverage and application, a delight to use :razz:
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Really starting to look the part now, Ratch.
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Looking good not long to go now
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Very nice Richard, Vellejo paints are excellent for brush painting and pretty good for spraying too.

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Yes, I'd forgotten how good :oops: I have about 200 tinlets of enamels and I hate wasting stuff, so have been trying to use it up :ha: However, Mrs Ratch doesn't like the smell of it (and White Spirit), and now we share a craft room, so I've bitten the bullet and replaced all my enamels with acrylic equivalents (mostly Vallejo) :razz:
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Had a bit of a disaster with Tamiya tape lifting the Vallejo paintwork :evil:
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A real "Aaaargh!" moment, Ratch.
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A good argument for a nice silver undercoat .... :)

I hate it when that happens, seemingly randomly ... I hope it's repairable without too much fuss ....
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That's a bummer with the paint lifting Ratch. I often apply gloss coat before using masking tape and find that gives the paint a better degree of protection. Of course doing so does lengthen the painting process, as the gloss coat has to dry first, but it's a real PITA when the masking tape does that.
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I shall continue and spray the green then, when I've removed the tape, brush the seagreen back in :roll:
That's the plan anyway :ha:
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Looking good despite the problem with the tape, Can't wait to see the finished model.

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Odd, I've never had a problem with Vallejo under Tamiya tape.
Vallejo is great to brush paint, and I have thrown out most of my enamels.
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Annoying about the paint lifting, hope it looks just as good when you fix it up
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Well I started masking everything, and I got so far when I thought why not just open spray the green. I've got to cut back in with the grey. So that's what I did :ha:
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As expected the tape lifted more paint... more in some places than others...
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I cut the grey back in and I might just have got away with it :roll:
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Good save Richard which I am very glad of as I would like to see this one finished.

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