JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Looks super clean!
**** DONE: 1/48 F7F-2N Tigercat – Night War of WWII
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Lovely work so far Glenn!
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T Bolt
Colonel
The exhaust stacks were hollowed out but the hole was way too small so I drilled them out. The first pic is a before and after.
I didn't get a picture but I spent quite a bit of time deepening all the fuselage panel lines as they were too shallow although the ones on the wings were fine.
After every thing had been cleaned up and masked I sprayed on the paint and was very surprised that it dried glossy as I thought it was flat paint. It should make the decal possess go quicker as I won't have to coat it with Future beforehand but the paint is still slightly tacky after 24 hours.
I didn't get a picture but I spent quite a bit of time deepening all the fuselage panel lines as they were too shallow although the ones on the wings were fine.
After every thing had been cleaned up and masked I sprayed on the paint and was very surprised that it dried glossy as I thought it was flat paint. It should make the decal possess go quicker as I won't have to coat it with Future beforehand but the paint is still slightly tacky after 24 hours.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Good work Glenn. I had trouble loading pics as well. Takes a bit of finagling.
Looks great Glenn
Wildcat
Major
Looking sharp Glenn!
Noice!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
That's looking the biz Glenn.
Just check the paint bottle/tin, as it might actually be matt paint. The fact that it's glossy, and still tacky after so long might be an indication that the matting agent hasn't fully dissolved into the carrier oils, even if stirred properly.
This has happened to me a few times, during the change of manufacturing plant for Humbrol enamels, and in the worst case, I had to strip the paint, as it remained tacky even after a week, which meant the pigment and carrier were lying on the surface in two separate layers, and would never fully dry.
However, if it is matt paint, you might be lucky, and it might harden after another 12 hours or more, and remain gloss. It can happen sometimes, and just means that particular bottle/tin needs more stirring before use, to 'blend' the pigment and carrier.
Just check the paint bottle/tin, as it might actually be matt paint. The fact that it's glossy, and still tacky after so long might be an indication that the matting agent hasn't fully dissolved into the carrier oils, even if stirred properly.
This has happened to me a few times, during the change of manufacturing plant for Humbrol enamels, and in the worst case, I had to strip the paint, as it remained tacky even after a week, which meant the pigment and carrier were lying on the surface in two separate layers, and would never fully dry.
However, if it is matt paint, you might be lucky, and it might harden after another 12 hours or more, and remain gloss. It can happen sometimes, and just means that particular bottle/tin needs more stirring before use, to 'blend' the pigment and carrier.
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T Bolt
Colonel
I hope it does harden, it was not an easy spray job to do as it was all one color with nothing to properly hold on to wile spraying, not to mention its so nose heavy with all that lead that it kept wanting to flip out of my hands.
I'm hoping that the cold temps on the back porch have slowed down the curing process and it will harden up in the end. It's been miserably cold here lately with temps hovering around 0F. I have a heater I use when I'm out there but at night the temp on the porch drops down to just above freezing.
I'm hoping that the cold temps on the back porch have slowed down the curing process and it will harden up in the end. It's been miserably cold here lately with temps hovering around 0F. I have a heater I use when I'm out there but at night the temp on the porch drops down to just above freezing.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
I know that feeling !
It's been minus 1 to minus 2 here for the past few days, and I had to bring some small parts I'd painted for the Spitfire, into the lounge to dry.
The cold could also explain the gloss finish if it is matt paint.
Either way, it's looking good, and should look great with the decals on.
It's been minus 1 to minus 2 here for the past few days, and I had to bring some small parts I'd painted for the Spitfire, into the lounge to dry.
The cold could also explain the gloss finish if it is matt paint.
Either way, it's looking good, and should look great with the decals on.
JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Dang... you got a shinier finish with a matt paint than I can achieve with a gloss! That looks really good.
Looks great so far Glenn!
Night Fighter Nut
Master Sergeant
It looks great Glenn. 
fubar57
General
Looks great.Hoping it all works out.
Geo
Geo
Nice Glenn!
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T Bolt
Colonel
Looks like the paint is finely cured. A few days in the heated house seems to have done it. I've started in on the engines and hope to get some panel line work done today. Pictures when I have something worth showing.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Glad it's sorted Glenn. Looking forward to the next up-date.
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T Bolt
Colonel
Panel lines done. The Tigercat sure has a lot of them, took a couple of hours to do them.
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