**** DONE: 1/48 Seafire F.XVII - Home Country Modern Aircraft/Spitfire GB

[Wurger]

Looking very good.

But you might have a trouble with sticking of these underwing radiators. Unless you masked a little bit with a masking tape these radiator slots. Unfortunately a paint coat is a very good preservative against a glue.

 

[Airframes]

Looking good Bruce.

 

[rochie]

looks very neat Bruce

 

[Crimea_River]

I agree with all. And Wojtek's advice is good.

 

[ccheese]

Charles

 

[brucejscott]

Thanks guys, and Wojtek, you are of course correct. That's why I scrape down to bare plastic before joining them ( easier than masking). Each one of the radiator scoops has two inserts, painted black and drybushed with aluminum to highlight the grills. Since the inside of the ducts had to be Sky also, it was either assemble and do a tricky masking job or assemble after painting. I took the lesser of two evils. Thank you for the advice though. I am not always diligent about the gluing surface and it is good to be reminded every now and then.

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice Bruce!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks guys, and Wojtek, you are of course correct. That's why I scrape down to bare plastic before joining them

Nice move Bruce, tend to chug along that way myself.

 

[meatloaf109]

Nice move Bruce, tend to chug along that way myself.

Yep, sub-assembies rock!

 

[brucejscott]

Thanks guys. Hope to get the top color on tonight.

 

[Catch22]

Looks like you're in good shape Bruce!

 

[fubar57]

This is the problem with being away for 6 days, all the best words are already used up. Soooo..great job Bruce and a good recovery on the gap several pages back.

Geo

 

[Wurger]

Thanks guys, and Wojtek, you are of course correct. That's why I scrape down to bare plastic before joining them ( easier than masking). Each one of the radiator scoops has two inserts, painted black and drybushed with aluminum to highlight the grills. Since the inside of the ducts had to be Sky also, it was either assemble and do a tricky masking job or assemble after painting. I took the lesser of two evils. Thank you for the advice though. I am not always diligent about the gluing surface and it is good to be reminded every now and then.

Yep.. the way is a good one as well. Perfect...... and you'r welcome.

Additionally, I must mention that a paint can be a reason for bad looking plastic edges ( usually looking "melted" ). It is because a paint doesn't let evaporate the thinner contained in a glue enough quickly. So these edges are affected by the thinner quite long to be melted too deep. Also it might lead to migrating of the glue vapours inside the plastic. I experienced it a couple of times. The surface of a plastic part looks good but it is very soft inside. And it is enough to use just of little strength to destroy a such part totally. At these clear parts the white deposit appears very often.

 

[meatloaf109]

Ya learn something new every day! I too have noticed this on occation, I just never made the connection.
I just said a few short, sharp, anglo-saxon words!

 

[brucejscott]

Thanks everybody. Got some masking and painting done...



...the masking

...the painting

...and the result

There is a little touch-up to do from where the paint crept under the mask, but nothing bad. Most likely won't get anything done this weekend as I am headed to the Rose Center and the American Museum of Natural History tomorrow and then Sunday is Fathers Day.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

I like it, nice clean paintwork.

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks great. Always like that scheme.

 

[Airframes]

It certainly looks the part - nice work.

 

[Wayne Little]

Masking has yielded a good result!

 

[Gnomey]

Looking good!