Special Hobby 1/32 -Tempest Mk.VI -Egypt 1949-Finnished

[KevinM]

27 minutes ago, PanzerWomble said:

I like Alclad -although it went silly in the UK with the dispute with the US Alclad

I have a healthy stock probably 15/20 bottles I have some others not tried them yet do not even remember the brands ATTM.I am really starting to go full lacquer on my paints they lay smooth,dry to the touch fast and coverage is good.The MM paints are slowly drying up literally had to toss a bottle yesterday.

[KevinM]

The major decals are in place next are the couple handfuls of stencils.The only stencil needing Walthers was emblem on the chin scoop it made it conform.The Cartograf are settling down real Nice weras the rivets are coming through.The decals look to new for the aircraft but I think I have the solution to the problem.

That pit sure looks Nice!

[CANicoll]

Really nice cockpit and metal paint work.  I also like the lacquers for the same reasons you said - they cover nice, dry fast, pretty durable.  I'm having drying problems with some of my Vallejo paints and some of the MM acryl paints I have, too.

[HubertB]

5 hours ago, CANicoll said:

Really nice cockpit and metal paint work.  I also like the lacquers for the same reasons you said - they cover nice, dry fast, pretty durable.  I'm having drying problems with some of my Vallejo paints and some of the MM acryl paints I have, too.

Plus, in my experience, all the paints of the Vallejo galaxy are difficult to thin. In theory, water should work, but it’s not that great. Most other thinners, but for Vallejo’s own thinner, will result in a goey mess.

I really love that I can pour MRP paints directly in the airbrush cup. Plus they spray beautifully.

Hubert

[Peterpools]

Kev

Some mighty nice detective work and your solutions seem to be spot on the money. Love how the front offcie looks and the NMF looks so good.

 

[Landlubber Mike]

Looks really great Kevin!  The rivets looks nicely done with the NMF finish - great job!

[KevinM]

well i have had discussion with 3 more people about the odds of this AC being NM and the answer has been "NO".The orders were to paint them silver dope which could be shiny in the right light  and that maintenance and rags would change the color of panels...so I digress.I am still SMH going panels not in sunlight appear brighter than those in sunlight.Some pics.SN213 is a Mk V that just got a coat of paint look how uniform but then again no flight time yet.

 

[Peterpools]

Kev

Seems if needed, a bit of semi-gloss clear would bring down the shine if needed.  Tough call for sure.

 

[KevinM]

I have applied a coat last night and it did some Peter just why are the ailerons of a different color something just isn't jiving for me.

[belugawhaleman]

On 10/1/2024 at 6:03 AM, Peterpools said:

Kev

Nothing like constantly test fitting and double checking to make the instructions are correct and the parts actually fit- geez so many times these days the instructions aren't correct. Could be the kits are just getting too complicated and the manufacturer just hadn't allotted enough time and resources to double check and make the corrections. 

Nothing like good research and its eye opening when new information, especially the airframe finish comes to light BEFORE the paint work is done.  

That's why I rate.....Tamiya....

Always excellent fit, engineering,  instructions,and customer service.

Not that I have anything against Special Hobby.

 

[CANicoll]

3 hours ago, KevinM said:

I have applied a coat last night and it did some Peter just why are the ailerons of a different color something just isn't jiving for me.

I know.  Stuff like this drives me crazy, too.  Pictures from the period are subject to fading and color problems, and even just lighting.  The Blue/Green Lou IV Mustang discussion is a perfect case in point.

But Nice work on your plane, regardless.

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[KevinM]

4 hours ago, belugawhaleman said:

That's why I rate.....Tamiya....

Always excellent fit, engineering,  instructions,and customer service.

Not that I have anything against Special Hobby.

 

I can understand that Paul I just do not like putting out 150/250 for plane kit in most case unless it's a twin engine and then HK for the price.I have a son in Japan I should get him to send some one at a time via the post office on base.

1 hour ago, CANicoll said:

I know.  Stuff like this drives me crazy, too.  Pictures from the period are subject to fading and color problems, and even just lighting.  The Blue/Green Lou IV Mustang discussion is a perfect case in point.

But Nice work on your plane, regardless.

Thanks Chris,I am still not convinced she was silver doped?I see to many panels that are just to bright like the access panel to the copit on both sides is a different tone/shine and if it was painted would not the screw heads be painted?(I know access means played with)more questions than answers that could only be answered by the pilot or crewchief..

[belugawhaleman]

I agree the Tamiya 1/32 aircraft kits if purchased in the US are expensive. That's what

has kept me sticking to their armor kits. I was just speaking generally

of my experience with Tamiya. The prices for the Tamiya 1/32 kits on

Plaza Japan are very reasonable...... But the shipping! I've been thinking

pulling the trigger on one of these using their cheapest shipping rate and

just waiting the extra time. We'll see. It's great that your son could send

a kit if needed. Actually,  I like the Tempest , and you're doing a fine job.

I've looked at Special Hobby before.I like that they're not afraid to produce

off the beaten track subjects.

[KevinM]

11 hours ago, belugawhaleman said:

But the shipping!

Well that's were I have a possible leg up a Military base is considered US soil we ship back and forth for cheap.

[BlrwestSiR]

Lovely work on the Tempest Kevin. Quite the conundrum on the finish but yours looks excellent. 

Shipping out of most parts of Asia just isn't as inexpensive as it was previously. Hong Kong no longer has any cheaper options unless you ship via surface mail and Japan is possibly worse. China is hit or miss. 

Oddly, Australia still seems to be reasonable for shipping and they're fast too. 

Carl

[belugawhaleman]

52 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Lovely work on the Tempest Kevin. Quite the conundrum on the finish but yours looks excellent. 

Shipping out of most parts of Asia just isn't as inexpensive as it was previously. Hong Kong no longer has any cheaper options unless you ship via surface mail and Japan is possibly worse. China is hit or miss. 

Oddly, Australia still seems to be reasonable for shipping and they're fast too. 

Carl

I noticed that shipping options have gone up on the  Plaza Japan

site...so, I'll probably stop ordering from them for a while. On my last order

I chose one of the cheaper options and I'm still waiting....it's been a week

and it's still in Japan according to the tracking. The shipment doesn't include anything vital, so the wait is not a big deal. We'll see how long

it takes. My experience with BNA in Australia regarding shipping

has always been great. I get my orders from there faster than

I get them from California!

[BlrwestSiR]

1 hour ago, belugawhaleman said:

My experience with BNA in Australia regarding shipping

has always been great. I get my orders from there faster than

I get them from California!

Same here. I placed an order with them less than 2 weeks ago and it arrived Friday. Still don't know how they do it. Plus with their special of the day, I keep checking to see what's new there. 

[CANicoll]

17 hours ago, KevinM said:

I can understand that Paul I just do not like putting out 150/250 for plane kit in most case unless it's a twin engine and then HK for the price.I have a son in Japan I should get him to send some one at a time via the post office on base.

Thanks Chris,I am still not convinced she was silver doped?I see to many panels that are just to bright like the access panel to the copit on both sides is a different tone/shine and if it was painted would not the screw heads be painted?(I know access means played with)more questions than answers that could only be answered by the pilot or crewchief..

I'd say take artistic license and finish as you think best.  Screw heads get a lot of wear and tear and are often not made of the same materials as what they are fastening so they could look quite different.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

[Martinnfb]

I really like your work Kevin, the way you interpret the finish, based on your research and logical assessment.  Can’t wait to see her done. 
Cheers

Martin

[KevinM]

2 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

I really like your work Kevin, the way you interpret the finish, based on your research and logical assessment.  Can’t wait to see her done. 
Cheers

Martin

Thanks Martin it did kinda take some of the steam out of me but she will be finished small contest in Mobile the 26.

[KevinM]

I am beginning to think I have some gremlins in the shop that likes gear bay doors this is the second one in about 4/5 months now and I have hardwood floors?Just a couple more effects and she's ready for paint by the way it is riveted .The inside of the door the riveting sucks outside looks pretty good.

The last pic just shows they area equal stacked on top of each other.

[KevinM]

Well if that little gremlin struck again she's not going to be ready for the show this W/E.I was building the tailwheel assembly a piece flipped out the fingers hit the chest and went under the desk on a hardwood floor and that's all it wrote.That little POS grabbed it up and off to his hole it went.The first pick is the factory the white part is what I had to make nothing hard just 30/45 more minutes even got the bolt heads with the punch.The next pic is the rockets and to get a decent crisp lines.I first glued a bigger diameter to my plate and beveled the inside of the tube to cover the light grey all the rockets had been painted in and then painted the green.The next step was to tape off the area below the white/grey for the bottom of the red stripe and got a smaller diameter tube beveled and glued it to the platform and sprayed the red.I think if will work still got some more brush painting but the jig worked.

[Landlubber Mike]

Losing pieces is the worst!  Hope you end up finding it/them.  I've spent many long hours looking for pieces I've pinged off the tweezers myself.

I've considered building a four-sided box to surround my work area when using PE.  That would help with limiting the trajectory of pieces flying around the house.  I've found pieces in the weirdest places - often times, a lot further than one would think they would have bounced.

[belugawhaleman]

2 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Losing pieces is the worst!  Hope you end up finding it/them.  I've spent many long hours looking for pieces I've pinged off the tweezers myself.

I've considered building a four-sided box to surround my work area when using PE.  That would help with limiting the trajectory of pieces flying around the house.  I've found pieces in the weirdest places - often times, a lot further than one would think they would have bounced.

I recently lost a part, an M8 Greyhound siren cover. I looked for it

under and around the bench while crawling on my belly with a flashlight.

I even emptied out my vacuum cleaner.. Put on a new bag...vacuumed

the area, then examined the contents.....no dice. Then I went over my

Work table again...and then I found it! It had popped to the other side

of the table and adhered itself to a small piece of scrap tape that was

on the table. Well, I was relieved.... but was a bit pissed that I wasted so

much time looking for it!

[KevinM]

1 hour ago, belugawhaleman said:

but was a bit pissed that I wasted so

much time looking for it!

Honestly Paul if I would of just chucked it up to the landing gear gremlin quickly(20mins) I would of almost been done with the replacement confidence in my ability to make the piece was not there.I looked at it and my mind started turning going yeah I can make that and no one except me will know.I am getting better at this and other things in my modeling have been changing in the last year or two in my abilities not like Rob he's aggressive me baby steps.