Airfix 1/72 F4F-4 Wildcat
I decided to build something small again to try out painting after my "near" disaster with my Vulcan. It went much better than planned -using Tamiya X20A thinners.
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I have noticed I haven't painted the back wheel. I'll be getting that done, another coat of klear and then some cement wash.
Looks like you got the hang of it O0
That's pretty cool. I like the sticker details on the prop.
Nice job, JD! Love the Wildcat O0
That looks great JD. Wildcat is an iconic plane, at least for me it is and you nailed it.
Thanks guys.
I used a Humbrol conversion chart to determine the colours...and personally I think the bottom is a bit dark myself. Certainly in the photo it looks more white than grey.
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I done a bit of pre-shading on the underside
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Also - who'd have thunked that the Wildcat is actually "Dark Sea Grey"? I always thought they looked blue - but the conversion was to Tamiya Dark Sea Grey!!
Collection of aircraft so far
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I would like to add a Spitfire, Hurricane, Bearcat, F4U Corsair, Me109, Focke Wulf, Ju-87, Ju-88, Do-17, He-111 - trouble is, I'm running out of space which means a cull would be required and the only one I wouldn't mind getting rid of from that collection is the He111.
Seems the only solution is a bigger flat. :)
Or a new wife.
Or no wife. :)
Even better
Right - it's finished and I'm moving on
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Oh and thanks for the suggestions - but the wife stays O0 :hug:
you are in desperate need of Microsol decal solution. it will get them nice and snug and get rid of the silvering around the edges.
Nice bird, JD. Were you tempted to build a Martlet?
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Quote from: GDS_Starfury on May 15, 2018, 10:32:52 AM
you are in desperate need of Microsol decal solution. it will get them nice and snug and get rid of the silvering around the edges.
OI! I used that stuff. Both MicroSet and MicroSol.
I may not have used enough...I have used so much Microsol before that the decal broke. It really depends on the decals I think how much punishment they can take from the MicroSol...there's just no telling until you break them.
But granted - I should experiment.
Quote from: DoctorQuest on May 15, 2018, 11:26:46 AM
Nice bird, JD. Were you tempted to build a Martlet?
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Noe because it didn't come with those schemes or, more importantly, decals. Looks nice though. I wonder if I've seen that at Duxford...off to check ;D
then maybe its an application issue.
in a perfect world all models get a gloss finish before the decals. the decals can be moved into place with q-tips not fingers. also put a dab of solution on the surface before you apply the decals.
I did the following
Applied Alclad Aqua Gloss II
Put Microset on where the decals were going
Applied decal
Put Microsol on the decal
Dried the area with a cotton bud, using it to push the decal down onto the surface
Applied Aclad Aqua Gloss II to the model to protect the decals
Applied a wash
I don't know what I could've done differently. I may not have used enough Microsol. There's nothing more I could've done with the Microset - you only need some to cover where the decal is going and that's to help you place it and shift it around.
Perhaps it's the Alclad aqua gloss or maybe I didn't use enough Microset. Or it might just have been the decals. You can get very good decals and really shit decals.
I'll use more Microsol next time - if it's not that, maybe I'll switch back to using Klear floor polish instead of Alclad
after rereading the first post I see the problem...
Airfix ::)
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on May 15, 2018, 04:07:28 PM
after rereading the first post I see the problem...
Airfix ::)
lol
Honestly though - I probably didn't use enough Microsol...I have had decals rip before so I probably tend to go easy on the stuff
Thanks for caring to post O0 :2funny:
Ive seen cars from the 40's that require less bondo they a typical Airix kit.
A really nice job. :bd:
Do you ever put your planes into a diorama for dramatic effect?
Came out swell, a little darker than I've always pictured them. They probably faded in the sun pretty quickly, I always associate fading with blue paint jobs. I know that stuff used to work great with Monogram decals, I think Airfix decals are a little thicker? I've always liked the beefy Navy fighter aircraft, particularly the Wildcat and Hellcat.
Thanks.
I thought it was pretty dark too...especially the underneath.
Also, I was really surprised that "Dark Sea Grey" gave such a blue look :idiot2:
The Airfix kits reference Humbrol paints - so I had to use a conversion chart to get the correct Tamiya colour. I guess the term "correct" might be vague :DD It's close though.
No-one noticed that I'd forgotten to take the Tamiya tape off the windows on the underside of the fuselage. I have done so now and it adds a touch of interest.
One last thing. I know - now at least - that I kind of used the wrong weathering. These probably wouldn't have been dusty on carrier ops. But I was just going for taking off the "new look". L:-)
Quote from: JudgeDredd on May 22, 2018, 01:46:03 AM
One last thing. I know - now at least - that I kind of used the wrong weathering. These probably wouldn't have been dusty on carrier ops. But I was just going for taking off the "new look". L:-)
They didn't always fly from carriers. Pretend it's coral dust from improvised Pacific island runways. O0
Quote from: Staggerwing on May 22, 2018, 07:15:00 PM
Quote from: JudgeDredd on May 22, 2018, 01:46:03 AM
One last thing. I know - now at least - that I kind of used the wrong weathering. These probably wouldn't have been dusty on carrier ops. But I was just going for taking off the "new look". L:-)
They didn't always fly from carriers. Pretend it's coral dust from improvised Pacific island runways. O0
I had that thought in mind - though I was thinking more Guadalcanal :coolsmiley: