Recent content by WolfRacer

Thanks! I cracked another canopy trying to cut it up, lol. There's one left, I might buy a saw rather than trying to cut it with my hobby knife. If that fails, I'll just leave it without the hood on.

Thanks! Next on the table is either a 1/48 Mk1 Spitfire from Tamiya, or a 1/48 Tempest V from Eduard... so either a completely different British fighter, or an almost identical one on which I can remedy some of my failings on this one, haha. Or maybe a 1/48 Tamiya F16, haven't done a "modern"...

Thanks for the pic! I had read before I started the kit that the reinforcement over wheels is representative of BM597 in its modern form (it's an airworthy Spit at Duxford I believe). I was originally aiming for an early MkVb, but given the kit is setup like this decided to just leave the...

Ah well, I think I'm done with this kit. I noticed a few things I missed while taking these photos, but I think I'll call it done anyway. The exhausts didn't come out great, tried something different and didn't really work. They're not glued in, so maybe one day in the future I'll get some resin...

Thanks! Any thoughts on how to weather it, I'm all ears. I was thinking oils would probably be best, maybe apply some patches and then rub them in to create some gradients. Though in the theme of "low VOC" I'm thinking maybe weathering pencils, but I've never used them before, or perhaps...

Hey All, Been a looooong time since I last posted. Many years ago was working on a Zero, then life got in the way, moved house, etc, and it got shelved. It's still sitting on my shelf unfinished unfortunately, I'm scared to remove the masking tape as it has been sitting for years! Recently got...

Life got a bit in the way and I haven't had time to do much modelling. But got the airbrushed markings done on the Zero this week. I think they mostly came out alright. The green is a bit darker than it appears in the photo, I really struggle to get the exposure right when photographing dark...

Topside preshading... And then after spraying the XF70... Next up is markings, followed by gloss varnish and weathering. I still haven't been able to find an early carrier based Mitsu A6M5 so I'll do a Rabaul one instead (thanks to Shinpachi for the carrier based references but I could...

The one thing that put me off Gunze acrylics is they remain delicate and susceptible to solvents for a loooooong time after you spray them. My 109 has fingerprints on it from me handling it a a day after spraying it and a couple of times I got crazing after spraying a clear over it. I was...

I try and clean parts both while still on the sprue and again just before painting, but sometimes I forget or it's not practical. I haven't really had any problems the times I didn't clean parts EXCEPT for one kit which I primed with Vallejo PU Primer, paint was tearing off left right and...

I mostly have been swapping my collection over to Tamiya acrylics because I find they spray better, dry faster and are tougher than Vallejo's offerings. Tamiya and Vallejo acrylics are actually quite different animals. Tamiya is alcohol based and thins well with either alcohol or lacquer based...

Lots of good replies so far, I'll share what I've discovered... 1. For tiny hairline seams, I find a lacquer primer like Gunze Mr Surfacer makes a better filler. You can build up several layers and sand it off. As long as you keep your layers reasonably thin it dries within a few minutes...