Nice work Geo.
**** DONE: 1/48 METEOR F.1 - The Jet Age.
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- #63
fubar57
General
Thanks. Managed to pummel the wheels into position without popping any seams. Touch-ups required.
Geo
Geo
Crimea_River
Marshal
Nice, eh.
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fubar57
General
Gracias, mes amis. Main aircraft markings are on, individual marking to follow.
Geo
Geo
Crimea_River
Marshal
Nice!
Good stuff!
JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Good gracious this is going fast! Nice job on the wheels and camo George!
Catch22
Major
That looks sharp Geo.
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fubar57
General
Thanks Cory. Okay...riddle me this...I spend some time trying to match paint to the aftermarket decals because my Pollyscale out of the bottle color was to bright. Got the colors very close, put the decals on and this....
....now the decals are much closer to the Pollyscale color. Once I've clear coated everything, I'll redo the band
. One other slight issue I had was the Yellow I.D. markings on the wings. They worked so well on my older Tamiya Spitfire, I thought I would use them here. They hit the water and shortly thereafter, exploded, which is odd as I haven't had a problem with 8 other kit decals. No biggie, just mask and paint.
Geo
....now the decals are much closer to the Pollyscale color. Once I've clear coated everything, I'll redo the band
. One other slight issue I had was the Yellow I.D. markings on the wings. They worked so well on my older Tamiya Spitfire, I thought I would use them here. They hit the water and shortly thereafter, exploded, which is odd as I haven't had a problem with 8 other kit decals. No biggie, just mask and paint.Geo
Lovely work so far Geo!
Catch22
Major
That happens with paints sometimes, where once it's dry or you use a substantial amount, or if you spray vs brush paint it, the colour will appear differently. At least it's a relatively small section. I probably wouldn't personally worry about it.
And that is odd for Tamiya decals, as usually the complaint with them are that they're too thick, and don't usually tear.
And that is odd for Tamiya decals, as usually the complaint with them are that they're too thick, and don't usually tear.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Doesn't look too bad to me.
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fubar57
General
Thanks for the input guys, I'll decide tomorrow. In the meantime, decals are done, matte coat has been applied and I've started with the Yellow ID on the wings. Odd about the decals, it was as if someone had taken a scalpel and made dozens of slices across them.
Geo
Geo
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fubar57
General
Thanks Wojtek. Major painting done, should have this wrapped up by tomorrow night.
Geo
Geo
Crimea_River
Marshal
Beauty!
