*** DONE: 1/72nd Lancaster B.III 'G for George' 460 Sqn RAAF

[Heinz]

Slightly darker one would be better, having said that you're making a 90 mission lanc so she'll be fairly weathered.

 

[109ROAMING]

The darker one is the newer tin , I dunno maybe mix em together lol?

 

[Airframes]

Might be an idea to mix them Daniel. BUT! Give the new one a bl**dy good stir first, then try mixing just a small amount, and try it out - just in case!

 

[Crimea_River]

Brings a whole new meaning to the word "seamstress" - ugh.

Good work Daniel. I feel your pain, bro. Hate the seams too.

 

[109ROAMING]

Will do Terry , Cheers CR!

 

[B-17engineer]

Might be an idea to mix them Daniel. BUT! Give the new one a bl**dy good stir first, then try mixing just a small amount, and try it out - just in case!

Humbrol? My Matt Mid Stone, which I needed for the truck, and now for my P-40 has like a wad of gum in the bottom..... it's actually quite disturbing

 

[rochie]

make sure you stir it very well and it should be ok Harrison

 

[Heinz]

Ya thats a commong trait of Humbrol once mixed its fine.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Humbrol paints like to turn to treacle at the bottom H, just stir and squiggle the stick until you have no resistants, then gently lift the stick out over the paint and see if you still have a blob of paint on the end, if you do, stir some more until that blob of paint runs of the end of your stirrer.

 

[109ROAMING]

Small frustrating update ,

Sprayed undersides ( third time) , last coat looked too satin .Finally is OK

Masked the turrets and canopy , got them on . Then found the wing dihedral was very wrong on the port side . Ripped it off ( came off real easy - no doubt humbrol glue played its role well ) reglued with revell glue , waiting on drying

The more frustrating part , brought new tin of humbrol 29 today ( it was the newer stuff) hence my Lancaster did not get painted ( was sh!t )

anyway some pics ,

Pic 1 George with turrets/canopy attached and port wing reglued
Pic 2 Humbrol 29 , just a shot showingthe difference of the colour of the tin lid with the actual paint colour
Pic 3 Humbrol 29's failure - will make another attempt either later tonight or tomorrow ( whenever it decides to bloody dry)
Pic 4 Found the boxart

 

[Heinz]

Getting there man!

 

[109ROAMING]

Cheers mate , checked the paint before and its tacky ( been about 3 hours)

The matt black I was using ( older humbrol ) was 90% dry before I'd even finished cleaning the airbrush

 

[Heinz]

Yeah give it a while, it will dry. I had similar problem with a 1/144 Lanc im doing with the black. Persist and it will be ok.

 

[109ROAMING]

Yeah , patience and me aren't friends anymore tho

You using humbrol's for your Lanc?

 

[Heinz]

I'm the same


Yeah mate all humbrols, in fact I should have a look at it really. I left it to dry and then just left it to really cure. Its a pain..

 

[109ROAMING]

lol , sure is

Well how 'bout some pics then ? you doing George too?

 

[Heinz]

Yeah once I finish my Hurricane, thats top priority. Along with the other 10,000 unfinished models laying around the place.

 

[109ROAMING]

lmao mate , Look forward to seeing ya Hurricane finished

 

[Airframes]

Coming along nicely Daniel. By the look of the paint on the model, the pigment and carrier are separating. This means it needs a heck of a lot more stirring, which I know is a pain! Keep stirring, possibly for at least 5 minutes, lifting your stirring stick out of the tin now and then, to check for a thick 'glob' of paint on the end. The paint is only usable once these 'globs' disappear. When you think it's properly sorted, try painting a bit on some scrap, and see if it's started to go matt, and almost dry, after about 15 minutes. If it has, fine, you can use it - after stirring again! Also, don't use it straight from the tin - get some into a palette - coffee jar lid or whatever, using your brush loaded with paint, maybe 2 or 3 times, and then stir that with the brush! clean the brush and start painting.
If, after 24 hours, it's still tacky, then bin the tin!
This is the sort of thing which I've been on about in the thread on Humbrol paints, which is happening more and more.

 

[109ROAMING]

Will do Terry ,cheers mate. There was a little 'blob' still in the tin ( just thought it was too small to worry about)

Do some more soon