Migrant's Cabin
- Clashcityrocker
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Re: Migrant's Cabin
Beautiful build and paint
Nigel
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Re: Migrant's Cabin
Seriously though all my models get paint rubbed off on my fingers when handling regardless of varnishes etc. I tidy them up at the end but yours look pristine all the way through a build. It's black magic.
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Re: Migrant's Cabin
Maybe the secret is some industrial grade 2 component resin clear varnish...
I know what you mean regarding paint wear. At least after assembly a final coat of Revell 02 with some ModelMaster Satin clear works for me to protect from handling and cleaning. But such a clean and tidy bench and assembly process as Mike's will probably also remain a secret to me..
I know what you mean regarding paint wear. At least after assembly a final coat of Revell 02 with some ModelMaster Satin clear works for me to protect from handling and cleaning. But such a clean and tidy bench and assembly process as Mike's will probably also remain a secret to me..
I like to carve old kits into something roughly aircraft/tank shaped...
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Re: Migrant's Cabin
You must posses the same paint dissolving skin oils as I do.
Worst super power ever, I say.
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Re: Migrant's Cabin
What a neat build and the paint job is sublime - looks absolutely grand, don’t spoil it with any weathering!
Tony
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- Andy Dighton
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Re: Migrant's Cabin
That looks great Mike.
Best wishes
Andy
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- skypirate
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Re: Migrant's Cabin
That will be another knockout model, Mike!
Looking great!
David
Looking great!
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Re: Migrant's Cabin
Thanks guys The Heinkel is now officially a biplane. I drilled all the holes for the rigging before attaching the upper wing. Cabane struts went on first, using good old styrene cement from a tube to give me lots of positioning time, and then the interplane struts.
I used the UVDR thread for the rigging, pulling the wires all the way through the upper wing, then filling and sanding the connection holes. (That was much quicker to type than actually execute, I spent about 5 hours just getting the wing strings in place, and there's still the undercarriage bracing to do.) Now it's a case of painting the upper wing and adding the last few decals.
I used the UVDR thread for the rigging, pulling the wires all the way through the upper wing, then filling and sanding the connection holes. (That was much quicker to type than actually execute, I spent about 5 hours just getting the wing strings in place, and there's still the undercarriage bracing to do.) Now it's a case of painting the upper wing and adding the last few decals.
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Re: Migrant's Cabin
Rigging biplanes using your method is very time-consuming but the results make it very worthwhile. Excellent looking (nearly) real aeroplane.
Re: Migrant's Cabin
Very nice Mike. I refer to Circuits and Bumps often as well as the follow on. Great stuff.
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Re: Migrant's Cabin
Looking great Mike, the orange really pops!
Best wishes
Jim
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Re: Migrant's Cabin
Tube cement! What a brilliantly simple idea! Going to pick some up for the Vildebeest (and other biplanes that arrived in the mail today). I might take a few deep sniffs, too.
Your Heinkel is a thing of great beauty. How many actual sessions of work between these pictures and the previous? I imagine the five hours of wing setting didn't all happen in a single session of modeling?
Your Heinkel is a thing of great beauty. How many actual sessions of work between these pictures and the previous? I imagine the five hours of wing setting didn't all happen in a single session of modeling?
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Re: Migrant's Cabin
That is looking superb Mike. Lovely job with the rigging - it always takes me ages as well, though with less neat results!
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- Andy Dighton
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Re: Migrant's Cabin
Absolutely stunning Mike.
Best wishes
Andy
My post war RAF display team page. https://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=201&t=19491"
XX172 Life of a BAe Hawk 1977-2006. https://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=201&t=23975
Andy
My post war RAF display team page. https://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=201&t=19491"
XX172 Life of a BAe Hawk 1977-2006. https://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=201&t=23975