Nicely done so far George!
**** DONE: GB-52 1:48 Boeing B-29 - Heavy Hitters IV
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Tech Sergeant
Nice stuff Geo. That is one big bird. How are going to display it?
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fubar57
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Looks pretty good Geo, no slingshots for the grandsons birthday or she may get short down....
T Bolt
Colonel
That's a whole lota OD
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Main decals are on, all four of them. Once dry I'll get to the individual serial numbers
Still trying to figure out how to photograph the final pics
Lovely work so far George!
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Put it outside. Use Google Earth to get the pictures. It is a big model.
stand a long way away i guess !
looks great in grey and olive drab
looks great in grey and olive drab
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Thanks Karl. The clear gloss sure darkened the O.D. though. Four of ten numbers now attached
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Serial numbers were completed last night. As with the Star and Bars, these were also from Fantasy Printshop and as with the Stars and Bars, they stuck like the proverbial frightened limpet to a rock when they hit the surface. They would only move after the area was flooded with water so I had to wait for the preceding one to dry before applying the next. I had a heart attack moment applying the final "2". As I was applying it, it folded over on the paper and attached to the model upside down and reversed. After a few minutes I manged to get it off the model but now it also folded over in half. My usual method to fix this is to reattach it to the paper, dip it in water and then gently poke it and prod it back to its original shape. However........this time, once it hit the water, it now twisted into a little ball. A quick check of the decal sheet showed I had used all the "2s". Full panic mode has gone into over-drive. Nearing the 15 minute mark of slowly trying to get the decal unfurled, I managed to get it back onto the backing sheet with only a minor rip. I flooded the area with water and the decal fell smartly into place and the rip is invisible. Flat coating is now in progress
T Bolt
Colonel
Don't you just love a nice long stress free decal session
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Flat coat on using Liquitex Matte Medium. Starting to add the sticky-outy breaky-offy parts
N4521U
Colonel
This is why all my custom decals have an Extra.Don't you just love a nice long stress free decal session
My customs are full sheet overprinted, so I do trim lightly with scalpel as close in to the image as is possible.
Internal areas don't silver, I'm just cautious.
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Finally flipped it on its back and starting to add landing gear and doors. Back to PG shortly and again tomorrow. Looks very doable to post final pics before camp
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Should have added my new padded work station to protect the paint. A bit blurry as I didn't want to set up lights and tripod. Landing gear has since been added. One is a leaning a bit and can't be corrected but at this stage I am beyond the caring part
NICE..!
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Merci. 11 parts to go
