Special hobby 1/48 Fairey Barracuda MK.2

[TimEwers]

Well here is where I am at now got the sides glued together trimmed enough to where gaps aren't too bad which is good as I'm just about out of tape.

the little wing thing only goes one way and like everything else so far it had to be trimmed as well to fit flush. IF I would have left it alone it would not have set flush and would have been to big for the opening. So deepen the place where it sits on by maybe a half mm and trim one both ends a little at a time. still got a gap but nothing major.

Next part fitting the wings and tail section

 

[vikingBerserker]

Nice save.

 

[TimEwers]

Putty done wings on, and about as flush as I can get them.

 

[Wurger]

Looking good. What did you use for sanding of the putty and seams on the undersides of the fusleage?

 

[TimEwers]

I tape it as close as I could, then I have been using nail polish remover regular strength. But squadron putty dries very fast so need to be quick with the remover to smooth it out, think I'm getting the hang of it.

 

[Airframes]

Looking good.

 

[TimEwers]

Down to last little fiddy bits then paint.

There is a small oval on the sides and on the tail to show you where the struts go, but if you do it the way they show the struts will not fit, they are too short.
So I glued the bottom first then worked them into position on the tail. They will sit to the inside of the ovals on the tail part. And the ovals are very lightly scribed so you will need to look hard to see them.
And this is where it will sit till I can get more paint, I'll be able to prime it and finish the bottom but not the top as I'm going to paint it up as a Pacific fleet bird.

Unless some one can tell me the equivalent to extra dark sea grey/ dark slate grey

the hobby store I go to has Model master paint but just the Federal standard numbers not any of the different countries paints.

 

[Catch22]

Looking good Tim! I normally just use Model Master's Dark Sea Gray/Dark Slate Gray as they come in the bottle.

 

[Crimea_River]

I've also used MM Gunship Gray FS36118. Looks pretty close.

 

[TimEwers]

And this is where it will sit till I can get more paint.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Looking good.

 

[Wayne Little]

progress looks good so far....

 

[TimEwers]

well after two very long weeks paint has been acquired and some detail brushes as well. So now I can finish this thing.

 

[TimEwers]

Well already had a disaster trying to decal it as a pacific fleet bird, one of the ric decals disintegrated on me so now I'll have to do one of the Atlantic birds.

the fulmar decals on the other hand went down without any trouble.

 

[TimEwers]

Well be careful with the decals they suck, had another one shred on me. Will post pics tomorrow I've had enough for tonight.

 

[Crimea_River]

Tim, if you have a spray can of clear coat, or if you can airbrush some on, apply a layer to the whole decal sheet and let thoroughly dry before trying again. The clear coat will strengthen them and prevent what you've experienced.

 

[TimEwers]

Well here are the pics I finished decal-ling it since these were taken and they are the worst part of the kit. I used humbrol gloss varnish and I don't understand why it dried the way it did.

 

[Lucky13]

Looking good mate!
Is it finished?

 

[Capt. Vick]

Always loved that odd bird!