Fleet Air Arm Corsair II - Tamiya 1/32

[colin m]

silver pencil

Silver pencil. Do tell. I love it when you throw something new (well to me anyway) into the modelling arena. I bought one of those chrome pens you mentioned recently. Very impressed with that.

[BarryW]

LOL Colin. A prismatic silver pencil, nicely sharpened is good for creating metal chips and scratches. The Uschi powders are also good for that and also creating worn painted metal look. I find using both in combination quite effective.

I will post some pics when I get the chance but it might not be until Monday or Tuesday.

[Guest]

Good model Barry, wish I can make models like you. . See my Corsair below. All in 1/48.

[Dave W]

I should add that again I did not get very far with the fabric seat belts and they are binned in favour of the Eduard Steel set.

I think I might still have a set or two of these tucked away with some of my stash and I will give them a go. Maybe I will get at least one set made up.

One thing I will never do is waste my money on buying fabric seat belts again whether Edward, HGW or whatever. Life is too short.

The first set of fabric seat belts i bought i ended up binning. The instructions said to screw them up into a ball. Then i tried threading the buckles on and the belts delaminated.I probably miss read the instructions and should have put the buckles on first. The next set i didnt screw up(!) and i managed to put them together. But they were so fiddly and time consuming i havent bought any more. I use the standard Eduard belts. I have yet to try the steel ones.

[BarryW]

Good model Barry, wish I can make models like you. . See my Corsair below. All in 1/48.

That looks pretty good to me Kairasp...

[BarryW]

Colin - Just notice I said Prismatic - It should have read Prismacolour.... autocorrect, no doubt!

[BarryW]

I worked on the interior with the silver pencil to make the detail pop a little more and add some additional scratched and chips.
here is what a couple of pieces looked like after - not sure how well it will show in the photos..
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I then brought the various sub-assemblies together.

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I tacked the fuselage halves together with tape and drops of Mr S Cement, keeping it well away from the tape.

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After 15 minutes I removed the tape and ran the Mr S Cement along the seam.

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Tonight I will treat the seams.

[Guest]

Awesome work, Barry!! Looking forward to the "Rollout"!!!!

[BarryW]

Last night I ran a bead of Mr Dissolved Putty along the seams, after half hour and it had shrunk back a bit, I did it again. Tonight I will sand it down and rescribe once I am happy with the join. Sometimes it needs two treatments in places. I love the Mr Dissolved Putty, it is very thin and very self-levelling and gets right into small cracks and joins. It is great for helping 'level' a rough surface, if you get glue finger marks for instance, a spot of this and a light sanding once cured is the best and easiest correction to make.
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After that I spent what time I had left preparing some pieces and starting the engine build.
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[colin m]

Looking great Barry. that pencil looks a very useful addition, nice effect on the 'pit.

[BarryW]

I treated the seams, attached some panels and the engine firewall.
I did have a small problem with the sanding stick slipping and grazing the front of the pit just behind where the windscreen will be. Easily rectified, I sanded it down and painted it black. You can see the dead flat black in the pic just after I painted it, handbrushed with Vallejo black. Tonight I will spray some semi-gloss varnish then dry brush. Pulled together a few more engine parts as well. The engine panels will be fixed in place so I will be painting that area with what will be seen in mind.
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[Steve Brodie]

[papa 695]

Great work as usual Barry. Awaiting the next updates.

[Guest]

Nice going, looking awesome!

[Guest]

Last night I ran a bead of Mr Dissolved Putty along the seams, after half hour and it had shrunk back a bit, I did it again. Tonight I will sand it down and rescribe once I am happy with the join. Sometimes it needs two treatments in places. I love the Mr Dissolved Putty, it is very thin and very self-levelling and gets right into small cracks and joins. It is great for helping 'level' a rough surface, if you get glue finger marks for instance, a spot of this and a light sanding once cured is the best and easiest correction to make.
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After that I spent what time I had left preparing some pieces and starting the engine build.
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Barry, what is your preferred method of applying Mr Dissolved Putty ?
Watching this build with interest.