**** DONE: Matchbox 1/72 Bf110 VVS group build

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Cheers guys
Well I decided to give it another coat of matt varnish and just to make sure it was thouroughly stirred I used a bent piece of sprue with a long flat end powered by my Dremel and the end result is just as shiny as the first
I do have a spray can of matt varnish but after what happened to the Vampire in the cold war GB I'm loath to use it. I may have a trial at decanting some off , mix it with future and then spray it on.
 
I was intending to use the future s a thinner for the matt coat from the spray can Vic. I'll sort out a test piece tonight and see how it goes.
 
Yay! Finaly managed to get a matt finish on it. After masking the canopy I gave the underside of the tail a quick squirt from the spray can and nothing bad happened so gave the top of the tailplane a go and all was as it should be. Let that settle down for a bit just to see if there was going to be a delayed reaction but when checked all was OK so gave the whole thing a light coat let that dry and then touched up a few places and no more shiny Bf110. Just put the aeriel wire on in only two attempts. Will try to get some shots in daylight when the weather improves.






 
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Looking good Lewis. I'm wondering if the matt varnish was wrongly 'packaged', maybe being gloss after all. I normally mix Tamiya Flat Base with Future, and spray that, to get a finish anywhere between semi-gloss to full matt, depending on the mix. Works well.
 
Thanks all
I was thinking the same thing Terry. I'll try and get hold of some flat base on my next away mission.
 
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