Jadera
Airman 1st Class
Well if you don't Ill happily take them
What's on The Workbench (23 Viewers)
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PlasticHero
Senior Airman
A4K I struggle if I have two projects. Do you keep build notes on each one?
Donivanp
Colonel
Ahh that's just battle damage
A4K
Brigadier General
Not on your life mate, I love my squawks too much! Glad you like them too thoughWell if you don't Ill happily take them
Some...take the Squawks:
First, I physically line up the kit fuselages and wings worst to best.
My main interest is the RNZAF, so my kiwi subjects (9 aircraft) are the most important, and will get the best base kits and accessories, with spares from these going to the next as needed, and so on down the line. Even the 'worst' kits will benefit from better parts this way.
To keep a track of that, I have the parts physically laid out in the same order in a drawer, and a plan list that changes as builds progress, with entries like:
Ital. OA-4M - Free Kuwait TA-4KU. Gear down, FOD covers. Canopy open. Fujimi TA-4F cockpits, Eduard A-4E PE gear door inserts, etc. Sand and scribe panel lines.
Esci A-4F - RNZAF A-4K NZ6201. Gear up. Delivery scheme (SEA 1) w/RAF- type roundels. Fujimi A-4F cockpit + closed canopy. Hump, straight probe. USN EWR positions. Square tail fin. Move lower antenna. Fujimi engine.
Fujimi A-4F/TA-4F - RNZAF A-4K NZ62??. Gear down. FOD covers. Lizard scheme w/ hump, bent probe. Aires cockpit. Open canopy. Square tail fin. Check EWR positions. Move lower antenna. Kit cockpits to Brazil AF-1a (Ital. OA-4M).
Etc...
...and nice work Bernie! What was the story with the decals - kit decals or did you use a decal setter that was too harsh for them?
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A Tamiya Tiger metal tracks/barrel first time on both.I have gloss cleared acrylic Tamy brown wash and Florry's sand.I have now sealed that with Testors semi-gloss Florry's sand will be applied again it sticks a little more to the semi them some powders.I totally just made up the camo pattern the pics/print was kinda this and not colors are close methink.This is a test bed. 
Donivanp
Colonel
Me likely mucho muchA Tamiya Tiger metal tracks/barrel first time on both.I have gloss cleared acrylic Tamy brown wash and Florry's sand.I have now sealed that with Testors semi-gloss Florry's sand will be applied again it sticks a little more to the semi them some powders.I totally just made up the camo pattern the pics/print was kinda this and not colors are close methink.This is a test bed.
fubar57
General
With the character above
A great looking Panzer! Is it a /48 or a /35 - don't know those beasts just by the name of the manufacturer.A Tamiya Tiger metal tracks/barrel first time on both.I have gloss cleared acrylic Tamy brown wash and Florry's sand.I have now sealed that with Testors semi-gloss Florry's sand will be applied again it sticks a little more to the semi them some powders.I totally just made up the camo pattern the pics/print was kinda this and not colors are close methink.This is a test bed.
P.S. Is the Testors semi-gloss the acrylic one (in the square high bottle) or enamel or something else?
Tiger I mid-production representing Normandy July 1944.The semi gloss is enamel by Testors I will be able to pull up maybe 50/60% of the Florry's.
Donivanp
Colonel
Kent to ask the scale meself
Thanks for the info! I don't have those Testors varnishes as enamels - mine (acrylics) are not bad but on your model the semi-gloss cote looks amazing!
BTW I was asking about the scale (48 or 35).
Donivanp
Colonel
Tell us the scale man, the scale!!!
The whole world wonders!
The whole world wonders!
1/35 sheez
Decals come apart trying to put them on put the rondels are 2 separate piecesNot on your life mate, I love my squawks too much! Glad you like them too though
Some...take the Squawks:
First, I physically line up the kit fuselages and wings worst to best.
My main interest is the RNZAF, so my kiwi subjects (9 aircraft) are the most important, and will get the best base kits and accessories, with spares from these going to the next as needed, and so on down the line. Even the 'worst' kits will benefit from better parts this way.
To keep a track of that, I have the parts physically laid out in the same order in a drawer, and a plan list that changes as builds progress, with entries like:
Ital. OA-4M - Free Kuwait TA-4KU. Gear down, FOD covers. Canopy open. Fujimi TA-4F cockpits, Eduard A-4E PE gear door inserts, etc. Sand and scribe panel lines.
Esci A-4F - RNZAF A-4K NZ6201. Gear up. Delivery scheme (SEA 1) w/RAF- type roundels. Fujimi A-4F cockpit + closed canopy. Hump, straight probe. USN EWR positions. Square tail fin. Move lower antenna. Fujimi engine.
Fujimi A-4F/TA-4F - RNZAF A-4K NZ62??. Gear down. FOD covers. Lizard scheme w/ hump, bent probe. Aires cockpit. Open canopy. Square tail fin. Check EWR positions. Move lower antenna. Kit cockpits to Brazil AF-1a (Ital. OA-4M).
Etc...
...and nice work Bernie! What was the story with the decals - kit decals or did you use a decal setter that was too harsh for them?
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