Karls RAF Journey. Pt1. Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.1a.

[Tim Marlow]

Very interesting……..

[KarlW]

Err, so this was a bad idea......
Should of read some reviews first, it's just beaded up on the surface, praying to whoever that it levels but after reading a few posts online.......


I didn't hit post reply on the above, but I tried another coat, it seemed to just stick to the existing coat, so with nothing left to lose I just wiped it all down with a thinners soaked cloth. Seems to have been an easy save after all.

[Tim Marlow]

Good save Karl. I’ve had Klear do that but not Humbrol gloss.

[Guest]

That was a lucky escape, if you ask me.

[KarlW]

Good save Karl. I’ve had Klear do that but not Humbrol gloss.

That was a lucky escape, if you ask me.

Not such a great escape, I've now got chalk like deposits.......
So have gone over it with a cotton bud soaked in air brush cleaner, (But not Mr Tool Cleaner.) It's stripped the paint in a couple of spots, and it feels tacky, but fingers crossed.

[KarlW]

Back on track, though there is some mottling on the finish now I'm hoping the final topcoat will blend that away.
At the start of the day I thought I would be posting in completed builds at this time.....

[Tim Marlow]

Always like the black and white scheme, and this looks great.

[KarlW]

Another quick hour in the shed, possibly the last until the weekend as I have to work away so will be gone for two nights, then away for two weeks.....
Just some decaling tonight, and sighing at all the thumb prints left after cleaning off that varnish, don't think I'll do the stencilling because of that as it all you see if you get that close is the swirls in the paint.
Plus it's going to be an ornament in Khadens room as it is actually his kit. So will likely end up broken anyway......
Just the red gun port covers, the similar cover high on starboard side (Above the roundel.), if someone could shine a light on that I would appreciate it, and tail numbers to put it this point.

[KarlW]

Now sitting on Khadens shelf in his room, not really happy with it after the gloss coat feck up, but every day's a school day in this hobby.

[adt70hk]

Karl

Sorry, got behind on this. Sorry to hear about the gloss problems too.

All in all though it's turned out nicely. Don't be too hard on yourself. We've all had things go badly.

ATB.

Andrew

[The Smythe Meister]

Hmmmm...
Must be something about Spitfires and Gloss varnish!!....
I had terrible trouble with my one for the recent GB,so much so that I had to respray and start over
It came good in the end though...
Just as yours has Karl
Looks fine to me!

[Tim Marlow]

Hmmmm...
Must be something about Spitfires and Gloss varnish!!....
I had terrible trouble with my one for the recent GB,so much so that I had to respray and start over :sad:
It came good in the end though...
Just as yours has Karl :smiling3:
Looks fine to me!

My GB entry varnished gloss OK, but I couldn’t knock the shine off no matter what I used……Tamiya semi gloss, Tamiya matt, Rowney matt……..it stayed as shiny as the day the gloss went on…..

[KarlW]

My GB entry varnished gloss OK, but I couldn’t knock the shine off no matter what I used……Tamiya semi gloss, Tamiya matt, Rowney matt……..it stayed as shiny as the day the gloss went on…..

I have an old bottle of Testors for such situations.

[Tim Marlow]

I have an old bottle of Testors for such situations.

That’s what the Rowney matt was for….I even brushed it on…..kills everything stone dead usually……great on gaming figures over a gloss coat.

[colin m]

Varnish. Yes, I've had some fun in the past. These days I'm using Alclad and it's working just fine for me. But anyway, the Spitfire looks great. nice job.