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Perhaps the N.Z. connection could produce a large scale Britten m/c. The only one available is oop and moulds lost.

Order the best on the menu eat it all then stiff him with the bill. LOL! WOT! That's what Hiltler would do...

Put the tire on. Liquid mask the tire with inert substance like PVA glue. Paint the rim. Use solvent based paint and seal w 50/50 IPA/Future. Demask by water soaking , fingernail peel. Weather with pigments. I have heard tis can be done , practise on the vinyl sprue. I think I would go about it that way.

Thanks harv. As promised an o/a shot. This is a ton of work , not only on kit components but on scratchbuilt parts as well: At this point the model is just past half way I think: And when you have these assy's done, you are well into it and past the most detailed part of the kit: So as daunting as the Gotha kit is , breaking it down relieves the pressure . I'll be looking at the top surface prep and paint work shortly. Thanks for looking in.

A Gotha continues. Wheel decaling ongoing today as well as the attachment of the landing gear: Gear attachment seamless as I used PVA to mask the ends , WNW fit is perfect: And very strong , tied together the landing gear stiffens right up nicely: I want to do an O?A shot today as well , laying out all of th components to date///

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...not much modelling ... but this load of super rare juniper showed up: I was lucky enough to be in on the dead fall discovery , prolly be some of the last of this I'll ever see.

LOL! ...remember its 'legal' in Canaduh!

This fell into my lap. Too cheap to ignore:

Custom decals try-out:

Thanks Aman. Some parts get finished:

Still working out the underside bomb rack area. I pencilled in some panel lines , completely spurious , but I felt the plywood undersection would be in a few pieces. I also added some p/e gauge bezels for the inevitable rack mounts:

The futility continues as I work towards finishing the underside: Proposed bomb load proves to be unworkeable as soon as placement was done: Solved by a center rack:

Thanks. I guess that not being too concerned about what can be seen in the end is the sign of someone who enjoys modelling. Talk amongst yourselves....

Even moving slowly , taking notes , checking continuously , trying to think of all possibilities I can still bugger it up. Specifically all of the nice work on the wing center section underside. A marathon exam , procedure and finish got me to the point of tying the 3 piece wing section together with some engine grime and oil splatters. I'll see about wheel splatter next , hopefully I can seal it all up today and get the assy turned right side up!

A light tan wash denudes the blue a little and begins to tie the colors together: A big difference from just a brush on and quick wipe off! Taking my time picking the colors...

hiroBoy RB Motion is where I get it

Dec 14 the trouble began; Planer jointer seized a bearing. 2 x Belt sanders crapped out. My Big Unit ( 30" Digital printer) stopped printing from one head. These 4 items simultaneously ceasing to work sent the production lineup into a catastrophic ( well maybe not ) death spiral. Diagnosis on the printer took longest. Parts are ordered. I feel nothing but the elation that the correct diagnosis and availability of parts can give.

Got my Tempest II ! Thank you!

lol First day on a model forum.

And the wee masks for the balls get used with gunmetal paint: The undersides are now all based and sealed. Looking at the weathering and detail treatments now.

I did use a complimentary color for A Gotha underside shading; Royal blue to be exact as I thought a black or dark brown may be too stark. This is setting the stage for the final treatments to come too, no where near done.

LOL Tell me about it , I 'm the guy who preshaded his Scammel in purple:

I think of pre shading and post shading as the beginning of a series of treatments , to be followed by ie: pigments , inks , wash' or all of the above.

Yeah , I'll take these: Masked and painted with masks developed 4 or 5 years ago..... Sealing with the 50/50 Future/IPA mix shows its worth as not a single rib tape was pulled off. Masks were kept damp and only the very edge pressed home with a burnishing tool.