Polux ,Patrick,Terry,Derek,Joe and Ian thanks very much for the positive comments.
I had the Decal session I would'nt wish on anyone yesterday. The a/m Techmond decals must have been on the shelf for a long time as they were very brittle and would fall apart with just a little prodding. Also the decal solvent took several applications and even then was not much help. I lost a section of the lettering codes and had to cut up the others on the sheet and patch the areas that dissentegrated. The bombs on the nose literally seperated into individual little single bombs and went willy nilly,I managed to save most of them and get them lined back up. The rondels are a mix of the Tamiya and at least these settled in decent. Very frustrating but it still came out passable. I got the wash down and its ready for some weathering now.
I made the band on the fuse too wide by 1mm or so and it threw the rest of the codes too far forward,totally my mistake I should have been more careful measuring and masking. Looking at it now unmasked with the decals down the white stripes are too wide as well,do'nt know were my head was!
Before I start weathering been taking a close look at the photos and to me it appears that the airframe has had a good cleaning up. I'm geussing for the photo session? There is really no exhaust soot at all just a slight 'stain' were it looks like it was scrubbed down pretty good. The side of the fuse under the Cockpit has some rather distinctive scuffing,staining and wear though. Wondering how much the underside got cleaned if at all,as a former Aircraft Mechanic that was a dreaded task in the best of conditions. I'm thinking since I'm posing it with the pilot in the Aircraft if I should add some slight exhaust stains and some subtle dirt and streaking as if returning from a mission? Any input would be greatly appreciated,cheers Trey
I had the Decal session I would'nt wish on anyone yesterday. The a/m Techmond decals must have been on the shelf for a long time as they were very brittle and would fall apart with just a little prodding. Also the decal solvent took several applications and even then was not much help. I lost a section of the lettering codes and had to cut up the others on the sheet and patch the areas that dissentegrated. The bombs on the nose literally seperated into individual little single bombs and went willy nilly,I managed to save most of them and get them lined back up. The rondels are a mix of the Tamiya and at least these settled in decent. Very frustrating but it still came out passable. I got the wash down and its ready for some weathering now.
I made the band on the fuse too wide by 1mm or so and it threw the rest of the codes too far forward,totally my mistake I should have been more careful measuring and masking. Looking at it now unmasked with the decals down the white stripes are too wide as well,do'nt know were my head was!
Before I start weathering been taking a close look at the photos and to me it appears that the airframe has had a good cleaning up. I'm geussing for the photo session? There is really no exhaust soot at all just a slight 'stain' were it looks like it was scrubbed down pretty good. The side of the fuse under the Cockpit has some rather distinctive scuffing,staining and wear though. Wondering how much the underside got cleaned if at all,as a former Aircraft Mechanic that was a dreaded task in the best of conditions. I'm thinking since I'm posing it with the pilot in the Aircraft if I should add some slight exhaust stains and some subtle dirt and streaking as if returning from a mission? Any input would be greatly appreciated,cheers Trey
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