Hasegawa 1/32 Fiesler Fi -1B Storch Gran Sasso

[Vic Balshaw]

We'll still be here when your ready.

 

[Lucky13]

As always mate, in your own time, we'll still be here and it'll be worth the wait!

 

[dneid]

Hey, Vaughan, kick back and relax a bit. As all said, we will be here when the spirit moves you.

 

[Vaughan]

The Mojo has returned!!!
Thanks guys for all your encouragement I've managed to do a small amount of work on the Storch yesterday and will post my progress later to day all being well.

 

[N4521U]

Good to see you back on it, I need more lessons!

 

[Vaughan]

Well I'm back with only a very small update which ended up needing a lot of work to achieve. If you refer back to my very first post you can see that there were several options as far as colour schemes. I opted to do the Grand Saso version, so I followed that chart and sprayed the wings RLM 70 following up with the decals. Then I found this chart (see below)at the bottom of the box all neatly folded up. On opening it up I realised that this was the additional chart for the Grand Sasso version complete with splinter pattern. If I'd looked at the box art it might have given me a hint.
Anyway the only way round this was to mask the decals very carefully so as not to pull them off and infill with RLM 71. This has worked but what a pain this has been. It's been two steps forward and one step back but I'm getting there!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff Vaughan - and a lesson learned. If in doubt, check the instructions/manual/emergency procedures etc, and all references available, before taking action!

 

[Gnomey]

Looks good so far!

 

[al49]

Very nice job Vaughan, I will follow it!!!
Alberto

 

[N4521U]

Well now, I had learned That one Longggggg ago mate!
It seams to be a recurring one for me!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Nice!!

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice job there Vaughan. Kinda wondering about the colours though. What paints are you using?

 

[Vaughan]

You're not the first person to ask that. I think it must be down to the lighting conditions. Both RLM70/71 are vallejo here's the bottles.

 

[Wayne Little]

Colours look a bit odd on my screen too...good to see you back at it Vaughan.

 

[aviatik]

LOOKING GOOD..!!

 

[al49]

Anyway the only way round this was to mask the decals very carefully so as not to pull them off and infill with RLM 71. This has worked but what a pain this has been. It's been two steps forward and one step back but I'm getting there!

Just as a matter of interest Vaughan, how did you masked decals? Last time I incidentally put a piece of masking tape on a decal, the latter was peeled-off while removing the tape.
Fortunately I had an additional set of those decals ...
Alberto

 

[Vaughan]

Alberto I used thin strips of Tamiya tape to cover the white of the crosses. A small amount of touching up was required but I managed to get away with it. Where possible I used Post-its as they are very low tac.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

That was a tricky one Vaughn, very well done and a good guide on masking decals.

Good to see you back in the saddle as well.

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks for the info Vaughan. Could very well be the lighting.