Peterpools

Peri's Models: Does anyone know if the site is still active and if Peri is alright - as he hasn't done an update in 5 months. I've followed his work for many years and enjoy his style of building and creativity.

Thanks Carl It's my own fault and I should have tested the Mig paints color wise to double check and didn't. Much appreciate the heads up on the AK Real Colors as I have never used them before. When the arrive later this week, I'll do a quick test to see how they align with the Tamiya paints in color before committing. .

BACKTRACKING AND THEN MAKING PROGRESS AGAIN Backtraking The two upper fuselage cammo colors were on and done and I felt something was wrong. The Migs colors just didn't look right to me, as the Ocean Gray had a distinct bluish tint and the dark green was too light and a bit too lively. All the lights on my bench are 5000K Daylight and the recessed ceiling lights are 5000K Daylight LEDs as well - so the room illumination (Color Balance) wasn't the cause. I compared the Mig colors to my Tamiya Mossie and Spit Mk IXc and they confirmed for me, the Mig colors aren't the same and not what I wanted. I wanted the colors to be the same or very close, as both. were painted using Tamiya acrylic paints. Of course, I didn’t have the paints in my stash and couldn’t find all three from either of my go to venders and ordered AK Real Colors lacquers as my next choice. I've decided not to strip the Spit back to plastic as most of the filler I used was Mr Surfacer, as I normally strip paint with Self Leveling Thinners and that would eat into the Mr Surfacer. So, the plan is to just lightly wet sand the top colors back and repaint from there. The Prop & Hub The prop blades needed a wee bit of clean up, then were, primed and then painted with Tamiya LP-5 Semi Black, which laid down super smooth. Of course, someday I’ll remember to paint the tips yellow first and save myself a lot of work. The tips now needed to be masked and painted with MRP Insignia White FS17875, followed up with Mr Color 329 Yellow. Going to take a mulligan as a senior moment. Since I wasn’t going to have the spinner assembly removable or left off, I couldn’t see any reason to do any detail painting on the Hub as virtually nothing will be seen. The Hub assembly was painted with Alclad ALC 116 Semi Matt Aluminum followed up with a pin wash of Tamyia Dark Brown Panel Line Accent Color to pick out the details (have no idea why I even did this much). The Spinner I had already deepened all the screw holes on the spinner, so they would hold a pin wash. The spinner and back plate were primed, air brushed with Mig Sky Type S and followed up with Mr Color #46 Clear Gloss. All the screw holes were picked out with Tamiya Black Panel Line Wash and when dry, a final clear coat of Alclad 311 Light Sheen. The Gear. The kit’s wheels and tires were replaced with a resin set from Barracuda. The center of the wheel had to be drilled out so the axel would fit snuggly in place. Primed with MRP Black Primer and then the wheels air brushed with Alclad ALC 101 Aluminum. The tires were finished off in Tamiya XF-85 Rubber Black and sealed with Alclad ALC 312 Clear Semi Matt. Gear doors and Struts Assembled and primed. The oleos were air brushed with Tamiya LP1 Gloss Black, followed up with Alclad Chrome and when dry, masked off. The gear doors and main gear were air brushed with Mig Medium Sea Gray, followed up with Tamiya Clear gloss lacquer, a pin wash with Tamiya Black Panel Line and then sealed with Alclad ALC 311 Semi Matt Sheen. The kit rubber brake lines (yes, real rubber) and oleo scissors (drilled out) were added. Drop Down Cockpit Door As with the wheels and tires, I discarded the kit part and used Barracuda’s beautiful resin casting, with sharper details, a separate crow bar and offered two styles of door stencil decals, in two colors. I went with the black center section stencil data one and painted the crow bar aluminum, which is correct for this mark and time period. Still to be added is the hinge on the upper ledge of the door fastening it to the fuselage. A lot of work for a small number of parts. Thanks for checking in. I normally do not like to post macro images as the part or assembly is being viewed unrealistically and as we would not see them in the flesh. The Prop Assembly is only being test fitted and nothing committed to glue yet. Propblade decals still need to be added, The Drop Down Door still needs the resin hing added and a bit more cleanup

John Brilliant save from the SOD. Deep down I knew you just needed a break wrestling with the Skyraider's issues after having just gone through even more with your Helldiver. It was only a matter of time for the juices to start flowing and you tackled all the issues. Beautiful work as always, the finish is spot on the money and looking so good.

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John Thanks and you're right, it's always something. I'm pretty sure I can sand back the paint and be ready for the AK lacquers when they show up this week. Painted and lightly weathered the gear, prop and drop-down door assemblies and trying to just get all the smaller sub-assemblies done and ready.

Hubert I sure hope they aren't as the Mig paints are water based acrylics and the AK are acrylic lacquers. My biggest problem with the Mig paints were the colors and from what I can see online, AK colors seem a lot closer to what I am looking for and match Tamiya really closely. See what happens when they show up this week ... fingers crossed.

FIRST PITFALL Started the cammo and after the upper surfaces were done; I fell off my chair - Migs colors just didn't look right to me at all. The Ocean Gray had a distinct bluish tint and the dark green was too light and a bit too lively; just didn't sit right with me. All the lights on my bench are 5000K Daylight and the recessed ceiling lights are 5000K LEDs - so the room illumination (Color Balance) wasn't the cause. I compared the Mig colors to my Tamiya Mossie and Spit Mk IXc and they confirmed for me, the Mig colors aren't the same and not what I wanted. I decided to repaint the Spit and of course, I didn't have the Tamiya paints needed in my stash: XF-1 Dark Green, XF-82 Ocean Gray & XF-83 Medium Sea Gray and neither of my go to venders had all three and I wasn't going to pay for shipping twice. I wound up ordering AK Real Colors (lacquer) and will need to repaint when they arrive hopefully by mid-week. I've decided not to strip the Spit back to plastic as most of the filler I used was Mr Surfacer and I normally strip paint with Self Leveling Thinners and that would eat into the Mr Surfacer. So, the plan is to just lightly wet sand the top colors back and repaint from there. There still is a lot of detail paint work to do, so on with the show. I haven't taken any photos of the Spit in this stage as it's a bit too painful. I'm only going on my feel for the colors and wanting to keep my collection of consistent.

Kev Glad you drove by and hoped the AC in the car was going full blast. Should have stopped and we could have done some hanger flying.

John Awesome save .. and just proves that a break in a project to regroup the troops is the way to go.

Rob for the Thank you for the AWESOME update! I wonder if SH might also be tinkering with a traditional J3 with the teardrop shape rear window and no plexiglass over the cockpit area. Either way I'm fine with the kit and the CMK upgrades and can't wait.

Rob Just saw a CAD drawing from CMK for a 65 HP Continental engine for the L4. Things are looking really good.

Ernie Took the plunge and ordered some AK Real Color lacquers and will be using them on my Spit, as I wasn't at all happy with the Mig colors. .

Rob So glad you're making progress on your home renovation. Having gone through the same since late December and taking many more months to complete, I know exactly what you are going through. Unfortunately, it seems never ending and at some point, a line needs to be drawn in the and as where to stop adding additional projects. Finally, the DOK is back on the Bench, making headway and updates will be coming - I surely need my fix. The Gentlemen Pellew and Hornblower are going to be a nice sub-project to follow and no question they will see to it work continues at a steady pace.

Thanks Carl When I saw it was Brian who said he heard this from a very reliable source and from what I remember, Brian isn't one to speculate on rumors and from other responses as well, it was a true. Just glad Radu jumped in and put the 'rumor' to rest. If Tamiya ever dropped out of the hobby paint business, the hobby would have already ceased to exist. 🙃

Kent Very much appreciate the kind comments on my Spitfire build. I'm so glad I helped stir the mojo juices and your Spitfire isd back on the bench and underway again. Just followed the link to your Spit build and Holy Cow, the detailing and build is first class and wonderfully done. I'm looking forward to following your progress.

Bill, thanks for the correction, so the wing tips are movable (toy like), just positionable and that's perfect for me.

Phil I'm in complete agreement with Gaz, Carl and yourself. I was under the assumption the kit was close to being released, which did mean ZM already invested a lot of resources into the project. Could be the changes in the market and costs, will just make the kit too expensive; I haven't a clue. I was just surfing sites looking for IPMS convention news and came across this post. Believe me, I'll be first in line to buy the ZM FW190 if it becomes available. I did jump over to their ZM website and there isn't anything new about the kit at all.

Completely agree and I hope what I read on LSP was just a rumor and nothing more. Might also just be the cost of producing kits to that level today as compared to the past kits, is just too high and they might fear sales will suffer.

Kev One good looking Mustang

ZM latest "Confirmed Rumor" which I read on LSP; the much anticipated FW190 project is being discontinued and will not be produced. The reason given is the chief designer is no longer with ZM and the model is too complicated to be produced to their standards. The first part of the rumor is most likely true but the second part I don't buy at all. ZM's past achievements in producing highly detailed and complicated models, demonstrates their incredible talents and I cannot see how the FW 190 is any more complicated. Yes, the amount of engineering and development time might be too costly in today's environment but surely not beyond their engineering expertise. I have been waiting for their 190 since it was announced years ago and hope the kit is produced.

Kev To me it's the looks that count the most and she is looking mighty good.

Rob Awesome and you're so right, no way can I resist

Ernie How would you compare AK Lacquers to MRP Lacquers? I'm a huge fan of MRP lacquers and shoot them straight from the bottle with no thinning needed at all. I also use a lot of Mr Color Lacquers and the only drawback in using them, is they need a lot of thinning and being on the lazy side, MRP lacquers removes that one step.