RalphSarc Posted December 28, 2014 Author Posted December 28, 2014 Okay done for the evening. Made good progress with the re-riveting. Also was able to mask and install the canopy! Starting to look like a Typhoon!!
Wingco57 Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 Nice progress Ralph. How does the canopy fit? Cees
RalphSarc Posted December 28, 2014 Author Posted December 28, 2014 Nice progress Ralph. How does the canopy fit? Cees No problem with the canopy so far Cees! I used white glue to fix it to the fuselage then a watered down version to fill any gaps. The Tamiya tape firmly held it in place while it dried overnight!! 1
Spitfire Posted December 29, 2014 Posted December 29, 2014 No problem with the canopy so far Cees! I used white glue to fix it to the fuselage then a watered down version to fill any gaps. The Tamiya tape firmly held it in place while it dried overnight!! I must have had a Friday afternoon one as it was a pig to fit ! Cheers Dennis 1
RalphSarc Posted December 30, 2014 Author Posted December 30, 2014 I must have had a Friday afternoon one as it was a pig to fit ! Cheers Dennis Oh sorry to hear that Dennis. Like I said this Revell kit has been well behaved, lol!!
RalphSarc Posted December 30, 2014 Author Posted December 30, 2014 Ralph, What did you pay for this kit? I won a weekend bid on eBay where I was the only bidder. Got the kit sealed for $9.95 and $5.99 shipping!
TeWika Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 Ha!! Sweet going I say! I thought they went for over 60 Bucks easy..
RalphSarc Posted December 30, 2014 Author Posted December 30, 2014 Ha!! Sweet going I say! I thought they went for over 60 Bucks easy.. I’ve gotten some incredible deals bidding on eBay. I usually haunt eBay on holiday weekends when bidding is less active watching for deals with a few hours left on the bid!! I’ve purchased most of my vintage kits that way!! 1
RalphSarc Posted December 31, 2014 Author Posted December 31, 2014 Priming with my rattle can Home Depot primer revealed a problem with the canopy fit which needs a bit of filler and smoothing!! Getting ready to highlight the panel lines, seal the gear doors, spray the belly base coat and paint the D Day Stripes!
TeWika Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 Happy new year Ralp your doin a stellar job! Ted
RalphSarc Posted January 1, 2015 Author Posted January 1, 2015 Happy new year Ralp your doin a stellar job! Ted Happy New Years to you also Ted! Hope you have a happy, healthy and prosperous 2015. 1
RalphSarc Posted January 1, 2015 Author Posted January 1, 2015 Not thrilled with the fit of the cockpit canopy so removed it this morning to make some adjustment so it will fit more snug to the fuselage! It seems to teeter from the center!! Happy New Years everyone!
RalphSarc Posted January 1, 2015 Author Posted January 1, 2015 Well back on for a second try!! Very ill-fitting canopy to say the least. Good old Revell it's always something!! Love my challenging love affair with Revell, lol!!!
TeWika Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 Ralph, Good save- she will just be even more beautiful when finished. All the best Ted
RalphSarc Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 I love the effect but there's just something wrong with spraying black not so straight lines all over your model, lol!!!
rkranias Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 looking great. display with "car door" open to solve the fit issue.
RalphSarc Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 looking great. display with "car door" open to solve the fit issue. Thanks Rick for the kind suggestion I was going to display with the engine bay and car door open. I think the problem was in the canopy shape. I was finally able to get it to seat correctly!
RalphSarc Posted January 4, 2015 Author Posted January 4, 2015 Base coat applied to the belly and getting ready to mask for D Day stripes and top base coat!! Whitewashed D-Day stripes. The paint shop will re-mask tomorrow to apply the black stripes!
Wingco57 Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Ralph, The stripes you put on are not D-Day strips but recognition stripes to stop friendly fighters shooting at it thinking it's Focke-Wulf 190. These were painted in the factory and neatly too. The D-Day stripes that came later had the same width. Cees
RalphSarc Posted January 5, 2015 Author Posted January 5, 2015 I'll be darn Cees!!! I thought they were D-Day stripes!!! Oh well you live and learn, lol!!!
RalphSarc Posted January 6, 2015 Author Posted January 6, 2015 Well after much research and an education on the difference between D-Day Stripes and Identification Stripes I finally painted the "identification stripes" on the bottom of the Typhoon, lol!! I've also masked the bottom so the paint shop can spray the top camouflage scheme tomorrow, lol!!!
RalphSarc Posted January 6, 2015 Author Posted January 6, 2015 You're a good student Ralph LOL LOL Cees!!! I learn something new every day! 2
RalphSarc Posted January 8, 2015 Author Posted January 8, 2015 The paint shop spent the morning masking the Typhoon upper fuselage and wing for painting the darker camouflage coat. Second color coat!! Okay camouflage base coats are done. Now to mask and paint the yellow wing leading edge identification stripes!!!
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