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The new masks worked. I primed (again) with mr surfacer black. Toke two coats to cover the red. Then masked some more and sprayed aluminium (Lifecolor thinned with Future). I removed the masks and everything looks quite ok. The circles are reasonably well, one on the fuselage is a bit wonky but the ...

I have primed with Mr surfacer 1500 black and then painted aluminium wit Lifecolor, thinned with Future. It looks really bad halfway but usually comes out nice. https://i.postimg.cc/YCLqJ50t/IMG-0238.jpg Next up is probably assembly. I still have a jig (is that the right word?) that I made for my ea...

A yes, the Great FSM Exodus, I remember that. And the League of Extraordinary Modellers controversy (and walk out).

I haven't been on FSM for years, I don't miss it. They had some moderation mishaps that really did not go well with the forum members.

LyleW wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:17 am

keavdog wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 9:57 am This years new years eve date is 123123 - for those who like numbers

Unless you are those silly Europeans/British...

311223

31-12-2023, actually....

Very nice! What technique did you use for the patchy look? Black base or something else?

So, the people who are following my Polikarpov build will recognise this progress report. I airbrushed two coats, primer and then red. I got the “great” idea that I was going to airbrush the markings. I means, a red circle, how hard can it be? Turns out that making a circle is quite hard… so I bough...

Small progress report: I airbrushed two coats, some grey primer and red. I now have to mask and then black primer and aluminium coat.

It is really handy, it will save you time in the long run. For instance, when checking the colours I either convert to the paints I have or I know I have to buy new paints. So that helps to keep the flow in my build.

Hi Mike, good to see you are back! And what a great story about your move, I hope you find happiness there!

I always, open the kit, get the books out and start to add text to the instructions on things I want to correct, change or add. Then research the colours and add those in text in the instructions. That is a part of my "build prep".