Airfix 1/48 Gannet

[Andy T]

Pretty much like me Jakko, I've been using automotive paint for so long that the lacquer smell doesn't bother me, but other solvents do.

Oils & enamels are the worst. I can't use them without feeling bilious and getting headache, even using the so called odourless thinners. Steve Jones recommended a citrus smelling one that I can just about cope with but it's still short bursts with my extraction on.

[Scratchbuilder]

They probably figured, “We’ve got them anyway, even if the most recent one left was made 25 years ago, and a ship is a big target so the poor accuracy is not a problem. Stick them on!” :smiling3:

When I was in the Army '65-'77 we were getting rations that were made in the 1943's by mistake and when opened were still as good.

[Scratchbuilder]

Pretty much like me Jakko, I've been using automotive paint for so long that the lacquer smell doesn't bother me, but other solvents do.

Oils & enamels are the worst. I can't use them without feeling bilious and getting headache, even using the so called odourless thinners. Steve Jones recommended a citrus smelling one that I can just about cope with but it's still short bursts with my extraction on.

Tamiya Extra Thin glue I find that offensive.

[Scratchbuilder]

Love the build and the quality of the kit.
Could not resist any longer and have ordered one today, when it will be built is another subject.

[David Lovell]

Thanks Doug. The Mr Color Surfacer does a really great job but since I'm moving indoors I may switch to something less odorous for priming, where I might be putting a relatively large amount of material down in one go.

Their Aqueous version is an obvious choice and people rave about it, including our own David Lovell. To be honest I found their Aqueous paints almost as offensive as their lacquers, having a very strong Tamiya-like smell, but hopefully the primer is different.

Or I'll give the water based Stynylrez / One Shot / UMP another try. I wasn't keen on the white, but that's often the worst in a range anyway.

Hi Andy great work so far as for the smell only complaint I get is when I clean/flush through with mr colour tool cleaner ,like a few on here I work from the dining room table back in the day when I used a lot of lacquer paints when the hamster stopped running in his wheel I knew it was time to open the patio doors.Dave

[Andy T]

Cheers Dave. I'd wondered about buying a canary... :tears-of-joy:

[Ian M]

Dude! Your primer has a better finish than my top coats lol.
The Tiger Moth I have just built has one of them thar jig things. Helps cut the back of the fuselage off...

Looking forward to the next episode.

[Andy T]

Thanks Ian. You know what they say, a good paint job starts from the foundation :smiling3:

[Andy T]

So, as a switch from my usual lacquers I decided to have a go with acrylics on this one. I found some Vallejo Model Air Sky in the back of a drawer and gave it a blast. It's a bit monotone at the moment as I couldn't manage my usual black basing / mottling, but it has a nice even foundation for some further post shading & highlighting.

I don't have any extra dark sea grey in water based paint so will mix something close when the time comes.

[Andy T]

Sticking with acrylics I finally got the EDSG on this evening, lightened up in some areas with a bit of neutral grey.

It's in desperate need of a wash to bring out the panel line and rivet detail, plus break up the monotony a bit, but I was very pleasantly surprised by how well the AK sprayed through my Mr Hobby PS-275, compared to the Infinity I normally use for acrylics.

[Jim R]

That's a very nice paint job Andy. The primer was a perfect base.

[Ian M]

Nice!

[Flip]

This is just beautiful to watch...

[scottie3158]

Andy,
great painting skill on show again.

[Andy T]

Thank you very much gents.

Everything got a few coats of GX-100 gloss in readiness for decals. This is the biggest lacquer session I've done in the new room and I was really pleased.

Unsurprisingly there was a slight odour in the room whilst actually spraying such a large area, but after cleaning the airbrush I left the booth on about half speed while I had a cuppa and it soon cleared. It didn't drift into the rest of the house at all, so thanks to those that convinced me it wouldn't be as bad as I feared



The new airbrush pot / holder is pretty good but takes up a fair amount of space compared to the usual ones so it might not stay, but I may be able to fix the holder part onto my old one.