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[KevinM]

Gus I used them on the ICM 1/48 He-111 while a bit thick on some compound curves they left no residue and worked well now do Eduards work better ..........yes.

[KevinM]

I have the MiniArt 1/16 English Knight on the desk ATTM I finish a little Revell 1/72 Sopwith Tripe(needed to glue something) and about to finish  the the Dr1 a little more rigging and those stabilizers on the lower wing(oils drying).I thought I show my small collection of 1/72's in the wall cabinets about 50kits total.

[Peterpools]

Kev

Awesome work and what a collection in your display case.

 

[KevinM]

I just can't stop ................

[harv]

Nice little ditty....harv

[belugawhaleman]

52 minutes ago, KevinM said:

I just can't stop ................

Made that kit years ago! Nice to see!! I love to see Japanese stuff!  Don't stop,

Good stuff !

Paul, the Belugawhaleman.

[Peterpools]

Kev

Keep going, they look awesome

 

[Bomber_County]

I’m gearing myself up, one more afternoon at the office desk and then………..2.5 weeks of festive cheer and benchtime……..

[KevinM]

14 minutes ago, Bomber_County said:

one more afternoon at the office desk

one more evening  9 days for me.

[BlrwestSiR]

7 days for me including today.

[Peterpools]

Fantastic guys, enjoy and looking forward to a ton of build updates 

[GusMac]

OK, managed to fix the shattered decals to my satisfaction (don't look too close!) so here's where we're at

The Extreme Metals work like a dream and dry so fast. I've used aluminium with panels picked out in dark aluminium, matt aluminium and duralumin. I wouldn't bother with the matt aluminium again as the contrast with the main colour is almost negligible.

Plan is for a Flory wash next and see how that looks, then decide how to proceed.

[harv]

Gus, I think you did a great job with them !....harv

[BlrwestSiR]

That looks great Gus. Nice recovery on the decals too.

 

Carl

[GusMac]

Thanks fellas. Luckily the Tamiya lacquer black seems to exactly match the shade of black in the decals, well close enough for my short-sighted eyesight anyway!

[Bomber_County]

12 hours ago, GusMac said:

Thanks fellas. Luckily the Tamiya lacquer black seems to exactly match the shade of black in the decals, well close enough for my short-sighted eyesight anyway!

Looking very good Gus. I wasn’t happy with the NFM on my ZM 51 and it’s languishing on the SOD, looking at your Jug, it’s enticed me to revisit it. I also used Xtreme and loved them not sure what happened……..

[GusMac]

I'm sure you've mentioned it Phil, but what black base did you use? I went with Rob's suggestion and used the Tamiya lacquer black as the test I did with the Xtreme black base was irregular and, as others have said, didn't seem to dry fully.

[Bomber_County]

59 minutes ago, GusMac said:

I'm sure you've mentioned it Phil, but what black base did you use? I went with Rob's suggestion and used the Tamiya lacquer black as the test I did with the Xtreme black base was irregular and, as others have said, didn't seem to dry fully.

I used the  Xtreme black base perhaps that was the problem or I didn’t let dry. If I remember I left it a day……..

[BlrwestSiR]

It sounds like folks are having mixed issues with the Xtreme black base. I used it on the CF-104 and it dried but I found it on the soft side. On my next NMF, I'll probably use Tamiya as it sprays so nicely.

[GazzaS]

Rivet testing.  Hoped to use the beading tool, but the straight lines I wanted failed to materialize.

 

So, had to go with the 'hole-making' rivet wheel.

[Martinnfb]

Hasegawa plastic ? 

[Peterpools]

On 12/17/2022 at 8:29 AM, Bomber_County said:

I used the  Xtreme black base perhaps that was the problem or I didn’t let dry. If I remember I left it a day……..

I've never had any issues with Tamiya Gloss Black Lacquer or Mr Color Gloss Black Lacquer. Both dry quite quickly and smooth as silk. I've also tried a number of the Gloss Blacks from the NMF ranges and wasn't happy with them.

In the past, before Tamiya came out with their lacquer range, I use to use Tamiya Gloss Black with good results - but just dries as bit oo thick. 

  

[CANicoll]

Gus and Kevin - great looking work!  Love the smaller builds, esp the WWI birds.  NMF is a challenge as the base has to be perfect, but yours looks great.

I keep going back to Vallejo's gloss black primer, which I also use as a gloss black when needed.  Sometimes it LOOKs bad after I spray it, but it then settles down into a nice glossy black that seems pretty tough.  It also dries incredibly quickly - I've sprayed over it in a matter of a few hours, and done light masking in the same timeframe.

[CANicoll]

Gary, You are amazing with the rivet detail.  I just can't even fathom trying my hand at that - the straight-line problem not withstanding.  I'm still debating on getting the HGW rivet set for the 1/48 P-38J.  It is the holiday season after all!!

 

Chris

[KevinM]

The Knight sits idle but the KI-9 is moving got a little paint in the pit doing touch-ups so be it once it hits the case it's all Mine!

Peter asked for updates.............

By the way the color is Floquils Reefer Orange I bought some 20+ years ago when paint was good still got enough to do atleast one more 1/48.