David's Mbox with Aeroclub fighter nose correction * Done *

Post by **JamesPerrin** » March 16th, 2018, 3:19 pm

Can't see the join, tidy work.

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » March 16th, 2018, 10:04 pm

Wow, David . Well done with that fix. No -one would know.

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » March 16th, 2018, 10:39 pm

I think I may be cursed. No, the model is intact but the decals I planned to use have got the roundels the wrong sizes. Having a rethink.

David

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » March 16th, 2018, 11:00 pm

Right. Plan B: I have printed some roundels the right size but, of course, they have no white ink. Fortunately, in my stash (thank heavens I am a hoarder) I have some blank white disc and square decals by Fantasy Printshop to be used for exactly this - as white under roundels. So, the hope is that if I apply the white roundels first then overlay my homemade ones, all will look passable. You can also see in this pic the oversize roundel I had planned to use from the old (very, very old) SAM Rhodesian Air Force sheet printed in 1982.

If that fails, I have a plan C but it means a different style of roundel that I don't like a as much.

David

Post by **splash** » March 16th, 2018, 11:06 pm

Brilliant save to the tailplane.

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » March 17th, 2018, 1:01 am

The white underlay decals are on.......... We'll see how the homemade roundels do tomorrow when the white has well and truly dried.

David

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » March 17th, 2018, 1:17 am

Good luck with the homemades .

skypirate · Post by **skypirate** » March 17th, 2018, 4:31 am

Looking great, David!

David

Post by **splash** » March 17th, 2018, 11:52 am

Great idea using the white decals as a backing.

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » March 17th, 2018, 11:22 pm

Done.

The homemade decals worked really well and today was spent doing final clearcoat, adding the tanks, rockets and under-fuselage antenna then painting the black radome and fin antenna, and the silver round the exhaust

This is the one I am modelling: Hawker Hunter FGA9 RRAF116 (ex XE559) 1 Squadron Royal Rhodesian Air Force c.1968

and here's mine:

A few more pics below. Thanks to everyone for the encouragement.

David

Post by **Gregers** » March 18th, 2018, 12:19 am

That's a beauty. Very nice work.

All the best,

Greg

Clashcityrocker · Post by **Clashcityrocker** » March 18th, 2018, 2:55 am

Very nice. Love the pic with the sky background.

Nigel

Post by **JamesPerrin** » March 18th, 2018, 5:38 pm

Turned out very well, no trace of the cut and shut job. Those markings do look good.

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » March 18th, 2018, 6:01 pm

Well done David, all your hard work certainly paid off and the markings look great.

Kitaholic · Post by **Kitaholic** » March 18th, 2018, 6:05 pm

That is beautiful and well photographed too

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