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I know that feeling Don - it took me over five hours to mask the canopy sections on mine !
**** DONE: GB-37 1/48 HE111-H - Helicopters / Military a/c of BoB 1940
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Crimea_River
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No pain, no gain.
turbo
Staff Sergeant
I...hate...masking
Who needs masking Therapy.......meet at Jan's Cell, there's therapy going on there all the time...
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Benevolens Magister
Has he got cookies ?
I'm not going unless he has cookies ................ and beer ................ and Swedish blondes ........ and ...................... oh, hello nurse !
I'm not going unless he has cookies ................ and beer ................ and Swedish blondes ........ and ...................... oh, hello nurse !
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Donivanp
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Thanks all, I have not been updating very much lately as I've been really tide up on personal business but I have been doing some work.
I got he canopy on and masked and shot some RLM 66 (Testors acrylic) to help find flaws. That was a mistake, gee did I find them!. First I did not get a good fit on the forward canopy and it was way off at the bottom. I hd to build up the lower fuselage in the area and then putty to fit. There were some minor areas of fit around the bomb bay area but it was to be expected and not a lot of issues. some other minor areas as well but overall not to bad.
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I got he canopy on and masked and shot some RLM 66 (Testors acrylic) to help find flaws. That was a mistake, gee did I find them!. First I did not get a good fit on the forward canopy and it was way off at the bottom. I hd to build up the lower fuselage in the area and then putty to fit. There were some minor areas of fit around the bomb bay area but it was to be expected and not a lot of issues. some other minor areas as well but overall not to bad.
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Benevolens Magister
Good to see you got the fit problems sorted Don.
Crimea_River
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Hope you get the tape off without busting the putty. Maybe run a knife along it before peeling.
Good progress...
Looks good so far!
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Donivanp
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Not sure I like the colors here, as I stated on the Do17Z.
the RLM 70 looks to dark grey but what do I know.
the RLM 70 looks to dark grey but what do I know.
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Benevolens Magister
Yep, it looks odd.
I had a similar problem on my Heinkel, and ended up mixing the colours to a better shade.
Pics below show the original MM RLM 71, with my mixed version, and the RLM 70 and RLM 71, both mixed.
I had a similar problem on my Heinkel, and ended up mixing the colours to a better shade.
Pics below show the original MM RLM 71, with my mixed version, and the RLM 70 and RLM 71, both mixed.
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Donivanp
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Thanks Terry
I'm thinking reverse the colors. The 70 is 71 and 71 is 70! What was your mix?
I'm thinking reverse the colors. The 70 is 71 and 71 is 70! What was your mix?
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Benevolens Magister
I'd re-paint it totally with a new mix.
I mixed mine with greens and black, using Humbrol enamels, until it looked right, and matched reliable chips and the Xtracolor enamel paints.
The RLM 71 was a mix of Humbrol 242 (supposedly RLM 71 but too dark) and Humbrol 159 Khaki Drab.
The RLM 70 was a mix of Humbrol 105 Marine Green and black.
I mixed mine with greens and black, using Humbrol enamels, until it looked right, and matched reliable chips and the Xtracolor enamel paints.
The RLM 71 was a mix of Humbrol 242 (supposedly RLM 71 but too dark) and Humbrol 159 Khaki Drab.
The RLM 70 was a mix of Humbrol 105 Marine Green and black.
Lovely work so far!
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Donivanp
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So I went with the fact that the paint instructions were bas acquards, and 70 was indeed 71 ect... and I shot the whole 70 (71) Testors acrylic and followed up with the 71 from Vallejo which I thought looked more green then grey. I'm much more pleased with this.
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