First up, before anything, I want to post an apology. ive had a change of mind that will result in a major change of direction for this build. I did not mean to waste peoples time with what ive done so far but the things ive discovered over the last day or so have really challenged my whole approach to this build. ,
Quick update. I applied the green goo as described and then applied a new coulour to the 'leather piping and base. Used a Tamiya colour called Nato Brown.
The green goo experiment resulted in an improvement in that the wicker corrugations around the piping. However I was a little too cautious in my application of the goo and corrugations are still visible. Now that have decided to get rid of those corrugations, there is nothing for it but to apply another coat of green goo. Its doing the job, but I do need to be careful
I also applied some further PE parts to the Vickers gun Ive started to put together. Im just not good with PE parts. It requires a level of patience and skill that I just am lacking in. Im improving and the results im getting are passable, but my level of eye sight and eye hand co-ordination just isn't quite there yet. Still, Im happy with the results so far. The Vickers still needs the cocking handle attached and then should be ready for painting. The aftermarket piece has no attachment piece whilst the kit supplied piece has a mounting lug underneath. I don't see why I cant attach a scratch built lug to the aftermarket pieces so that they can be fitted to the kit with less guesswork as to their positioning. Ive compared the sizes of the Eduard guns to the Academy guns and there is b*gger all difference to the dimensions that I can see
Does anyone have a good picture of how best to paint up this kit?
Lastly ive come with a radical solution to my decal/IP issue. At the cost of some vital body parts, my wife has allowed me to purchase the full after market PE set from Poland .
This is unknown territory for me and it does mean that some of the work ive already done as a scratch build, will need to come out and be redone. Principally the pit walls, and and the pilots position, rudder cables and scratch built fuel control system. The company that ive bought this from has platered up on its website that it can deliver to most countries in less than 5 days. Ive asked for the piece to be airmailed and couriered to me to reduce delays, as I am fully aware that tie is ticking by
I sincerely apologise guys for wasting your time with my scratch building nonsense, but my change of mind was a late one. I did not realise that such aftermarket resources were even available for this kit, and the finishes look just fantastic. I hope you guys can be a little patient.