MarkyM607's Vampire T.11 ***COMPLETED***

[Sissel]

Great work on this!
I also use tape to hold things at times, especially tail wings to have them dry in a certain angle. Put the tape from wings to rudder.
Then rubber elastic bands around fuselage have become a favorite.

[MarkyM607]

I thought that might be the reason, but for some reason doubted myself and therefore posed what might appear to be a bit of an obvious question I usually have models festooned with various clamps and rubber bands!

Obvious questions welcome!! , as are stupid ones as long as you don't mind stupid answers!
Haven't invested in clamps as yet. Did have some but they were cheap and now dad has them!!!.
And as people always told me, better to ask an obvious or stupid question and look that way, than to remain unknowing and come a cropper!!!!!

[Ian]

The only stupid question is the one you don't ask!
Have you tried pegs?

[MarkyM607]

Hi, here is my Vampire at it's current state. I had serious trouble with the Humbrol 209 orange, it just wouldn't take to the silver. I therefore used GW Blazing Orange and then tried the 209 over the top. It came out really well!!.

[Pugz636]

Thats looking really good! well done so far!

[ShaunW]

I agree, that is looking great!

[Saxon]

Nice work.

[MarkyM607]

Finished!!, although I have to admit I skipped pretty much all of the stencils, we just don't get on!!.



Again, not my best photo result but enough for now!!!.

[Ian]

Nice one, Mark. The blazing orange looks to be a good match.
Glad to see you found the only spot on the windowsill with a coffee ring to take your photos against.

[Pugz636]

Ian thats not a coffee ring thats a fuel leak...lol
Great job, i have never had much look with the bright orange either, looks good though, congratulations on your finish

Pugz

[splash]

Well done it looks brilliant.

Regards Splash

[MarkyM607]

Nice one, Mark. The blazing orange looks to be a good match.
Glad to see you found the only spot on the windowsill with a coffee ring to take your photos against.

How incredibly embarrassing ... hang on, that's not a coffee ring!!!!... it's tea!!!!!

[MarkyM607]

Well done it looks brilliant.

Regards Splash

Thanks matey!!. Have also finished the Wasp (see elsewhere), thanks in no small part to your pics (and Gengriz's).

Oh by the way Ian, the coffee, sorry tea ring isn't the most embarrassing thing about the build. As I put the decals on I saw the two small probes on the horizontal tail were shown on the underside. Fools, I thought. Then I realised I had actually glued the tail on upside down and added the probes, all without realising through the whole rest of the build and painting!!

[ShaunW]

Great finish Marky, my wife wouldn't be impressed at one of her window sills being shown to all and sundry with a tea/coffee ring on it though! Upside down tail? I don't think anyone noticed, we're such experts on here you know

[Sissel]

Well done, Mark!
Fluo orange is a very difficult color, I find silver to be a good base for this. Yours look great.
I didn't notice any upside down tail either. Don't worry. Is this your first GB?