Shane's Matchbox Marauder.

MDT · Post by **MDT** » January 10th, 2015, 9:54 pm

Nice work Shane! Nice looking aircraft the old B-26.

planecrazyman61 · Post by **planecrazyman61** » January 11th, 2015, 10:58 pm

your cracking on with that,got your mojo back then btw how,s the spray booth
craig

fredk · Post by **fredk** » January 12th, 2015, 3:52 am

You're shifting on rightly with this one

Martin R · Post by **Martin R** » January 18th, 2015, 10:05 pm

Oi Shane, you finished yet?

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » January 18th, 2015, 10:57 pm

Oii , Martin .No!!
Work and general couldn't be "botheredness" has hampered progress this week. Anyhow I gave it a squirt of Tamiya Gloss Aluminium which showed up areas that needed extra work ( bugger).

Martin R · Post by **Martin R** » January 19th, 2015, 9:05 am

Oi Shane! Looking good. A bit of local filling / sanding and another scoosh and you'll be there.

Actually, that yellow / green plastic showing through looks like zinc chromate primer and the remains of OD paint. That'd be an interesting effect.

Molly-new · Post by **Molly-new** » January 19th, 2015, 11:38 am

shangos70 wrote:I gave it a squirt of Tamiya Glass Aluminium which showed up areas that needed extra work

That is why I tend to stay away from Aluminium birds.

Yours is coming along nicely though.

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » January 19th, 2015, 8:53 pm

Cheers chaps, Martin the yellow is filler primer which has worked quite well on smaller seems.

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » January 21st, 2015, 8:51 pm

I gave it another blast with the filler primer then a light polish. Then a squirt of gloss black which I left to harden overnight. Yesterday it got a fresh coat of Gloss Alu which has gone on much better over the black. I think I will use a different shade for the fabric rudder and elevators then the olive drab anti glare on the nose and nacelles. Should be done by next week, the props are done and the guns.

despondman · Post by **despondman** » January 21st, 2015, 10:20 pm

Nice work - it's looking good.

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » January 22nd, 2015, 12:09 am

State of play tonight.

Martin R · Post by **Martin R** » January 22nd, 2015, 12:20 am

Shane,

It looks great to me! Are you happy with it?

regards,

Martin

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » January 22nd, 2015, 12:31 am

Cheers Martin, Its better now, there were a few dust devils in the first coat of Alu. I'm hoping the astrodome has survived the numerous paint coats. I will have to make sure I get the masking dead center on the cowlings. I think I'm going to go for the French markings, I'm still doubtful on how well the white would cover on the kit markings and don't really want to mask and spray D-day stripes plus the nose anti glare has a few curves which form "eyebrows" for the eye decals. I'm poor a freehand painter. Pity as the sharkmouth would look great.

Jagewa · Post by **Jagewa** » January 22nd, 2015, 8:44 am

Wow looks a great finish.

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » January 23rd, 2015, 2:23 am

Looks really smooth from here. How did you mask the canopy, Shane?

David

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