Posted: Wed Nov 20, 13 1:24 pm
Fantastic! One-upmanship at its best 
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Posted: Wed Nov 20, 13 1:48 pm
A great read, cheers Ivor
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 13 12:49 pm
Dave
Finished the Blackbird yet?
Next step - test flight....
Finished the Blackbird yet?
Next step - test flight....
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 13 4:04 pm
Well it took him 9 years to build that one. Hopefully I can beat that with my little plastic kit. 
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 13 5:38 pm
Really coming along well Dave. Is it worth photo copying the decals then laminating the copied sheet. Then stick some masking film over the sheet and cut around the decal really carefully to make a stencil of it. Place the stencil on the model and spray it gloss. Remove the stencil and you have a little gloss area to stick the decal on?
Great work Dave....its a fantastic project and will be stunning when youve finished it
Great work Dave....its a fantastic project and will be stunning when youve finished it
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 13 5:40 pm
Far too many very very tiny decals. 
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 13 5:50 pm
you could borrow my specs....I know Im getting old and forgetful.... I have about 6 pairs of those cheap reading glasses to do fiddly stuff and I cant remember where I put any of them! 
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 13 6:04 pm
My airbrush isn't spraying very well. I need to strip and clean it and currently can't be bothered.
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 13 6:54 pm
Have you considered using acrylic in a dry brush?
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 13 7:21 pm
There are just too many ways to hang a monkey.
I just recently bought some acrylic paint to experiment with.
There are no longer any model shops in Newcastle. I have to go further afield. It's a pain.
I have found that just rubbing the gloss black down with 2000 grit paper gives it a dusty looking matt finish pretty much like the real thing.
I have a cold and cough that is keeping me (and Diana) awake at nights. So keeping warm and out of the loft for now.
I just recently bought some acrylic paint to experiment with.
There are no longer any model shops in Newcastle. I have to go further afield. It's a pain.
I have found that just rubbing the gloss black down with 2000 grit paper gives it a dusty looking matt finish pretty much like the real thing.
I have a cold and cough that is keeping me (and Diana) awake at nights. So keeping warm and out of the loft for now.
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 13 10:00 am
Great read thank you 
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 14 1:25 pm
Is it anything like this Dave? This is friggin awesome
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 14 2:49 pm
Are they real afterburners or just LEDs? Awesome if real.
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 14 2:54 pm
BTW the model I was building is still not finished.
I was doing well with the painting last winter but had an accident and snapped off one of the tailfins.
I repaired it and then dropped the bugger and snapped it off again.
Decided to walk away from it and try again this coming winter.
I'll get there eventually....
I was doing well with the painting last winter but had an accident and snapped off one of the tailfins.
I repaired it and then dropped the bugger and snapped it off again.
Decided to walk away from it and try again this coming winter.
I'll get there eventually....
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 14 7:45 pm
could have built a real one in by this time .................Dave wrote:BTW the model I was building is still not finished.
I was doing well with the painting last winter but had an accident and snapped off one of the tailfins.
I repaired it and then dropped the bugger and snapped it off again.
Decided to walk away from it and try again this coming winter.
I'll get there eventually....