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GazzaS

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  1. 16 hours ago, Bomber_County said:

    Gaz, in my opinion you’ve nailed the weathered black, when you remove the canopy mask that’s when it will all sing......intriguing on what sanding you are going to be doing.........

    Thank you, Phil.  Sanding is my 'new' thing in all models.  It's actually wet sanding done with very fine grit paper or micromesh.  Usually about 6000 grit or above.  The hoped-for results of the sanding are:

    Distresses the camo paint.

    Reduces 1/1 scale overspray.

    Gets rid of matte texture which can cause weathering effects to wick across the surface uncontrollably.

     

    It has to be done carefully, of course without a sanding block, and a drop of liquid soap in the water for lubrication.  Truth be told, I'd rather none of my paints were matte.  It would save me a step, and a layer.  Tamiya acrylics are just head and shoulders above everything else.  MRP lacquers spray nice...  but they're not as tough as Tamiya Acrylics.

     

    Gaz

     

     

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  2. 46 minutes ago, krow113 said:

    lol

    sorry i dont think in terms of those things

    i would be happy to supply a set to a competent modeller who was keen to try as it helps prove the method

    Well...  don't know if I'm competent.  But I'll let you know when I start my next WNW bird.

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  3. Just now, krow113 said:

    I have at least 2 of those.

    Lozenge would be easy layout , just watched a guy do a multiple full mask lozenge on fpratbook , there were overlaps on the colors , my method has the color edges mating. A BIG  diff to me.

    For an experienced modeller , banks of properly scaled and numbered lozenges would be easy to cut to shape and apply.

    I'll do my best to set aside some time for A Gotha in the near future.

    My trouble would be having a machine that only cuts.  Numbering them would have to be with a sharpie...lol 

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  4. 1 hour ago, krow113 said:

    Which kit were you thinking of?

    If I have it I can layout masks to suit. Lozenge would be dead easy after polygons!

    It really is a viable method in my view , having someone else try it out will help to prove that.

     

    Fokker D.VII, Hannover Cl.II.  ,Halberstadt Cl.II.   But who knows when I'll actually get to them.

     

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  5. Looking forward to seeing more of this.  After seeing your lozenge work, I'm tempted to try my own.  I don't really care for huge decals, and I've never been totally happy with the way the decals came out.  They get wrinkles near the wing tips, or even worse, blisters as you use a hair dryer to shrink them.

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