**** DONE: GB-47 1:48 Hawker Typhoon FR IB - WW2 D-Day and After – Western Front

[Crimea_River]

Karl took the words out of my mouth. Take care Geo.

 

[fubar57]

Thanks all. Decal stage is complete and drying. Later I'll get rid of the small bumps and areas where silvering might occur and then clear coat. The photos I have of this kite show one side cleanish and the other quite weather beaten so I want to do a kinda in between.

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Note that the right side code is slightly tarnished and the "dirt(?)" stains below the canopy. Also I don't think the area aft of the exhaust is entirely exhaust stained. Which would be a good method to achieve this?. I'm thinking either spraying highly diluted brown (never attempted before) or dry-brushing the same. As for the left side, I'm thinking (hoping) the light staining below the canopy might be a photo glitch

 

[Crimea_River]

You should be able to achieve the effect with your H&S brush and thin paint Geo. Practice a bit on a mule first maybe.

 

[fubar57]

Practice I will. Started weathering the left side using Tamiya Panel Line Dk. Brown. I'll wait half an hour and remove

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Good luck.....

 

[fubar57]

Merci. Appendages complete, moving on to the fuselage

 

[rochie]

Nice work Geo

 

[Crimea_River]

Glad it worked out. I find those Tamiya washes a bit aggressive with my gloss coats.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

I'm just using a brushed on double coat of Future. I found that for me, leave the wash on for 20-25 minutes, lightly run some odorless paint thinner over a bit at a time to loosen the wash and then go over it again to remove. For what its worth, I use this stuff from Canadian Tire or whatever its called now

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Another 15 minutes I can remove the final wash from the right side and that stage will be complete. Then I can work on getting the breaky-offy things ready

 

[fubar57]

Fuselage done though I now notice a few spots that need cleaned up

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Test fit the gear legs and they slotted in very nicely, wheels to the gear legs...not so much, lots of play. Note the area behind the seat that I keep forgetting to paint. That'll be rectified in a moment

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking good Geo.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys. Sprayed Tamiya Clear Flat on at a .8ml/.5ml mix (don't ask). Seems to be OK, I'll take pics in a bit when its dry. This is my first time spraying a clear coat and I gotta ask you guys, how the heck do you know when the AB is clean? I spent about triple the amount of time cleaning just to make sure everything was clean

 

[Crimea_River]

For Tamiya paints, my first step is to fill the cup half full of 70% IPA, swirl a brush in it to get the paint off the sides and then I dump it without spraying. Then I fill the cup again and spray at 40 psi into a garbage bin, working the nozzle back and forth while spraying. When it's sprayed through, I repeat and then put the AB away. Every month or so, or sooner if I get issues, I'll take the whole brush apart and give it a thorough clean with lacquer thinner, taking care not to get it on any plastic or vinyl seals. I'll also lube the parts when I reassemble.

 

[fubar57]

Good to know. I seem to be hitting over-kill perhaps. After spraying IPA and then water through, I strip it down; cap comes off, needle pushed through, clean the insides of everything with IPA, assemble and then blow some water through. I'm not cleaning anything behind the trigger. Anyhoo.....photos

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks good. My view is that taking the needle out every time increases the risk of damage so I don't do it every time.

 

[fubar57]

Thanks for that Andy. Started some weathering using chalk using black, dk. grey and some reddish brown. This is just a start as I've been told to go heavy as you lose some when you clear coat. What I'm going for and wear I am.

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Once I'm happy with this and its seals I'll add some exhaust

 

[Wurger]