Airfix 1/48 Gannet

[yak face]

Crozzled , yes I understood perfectly andy , its how I like my bacon , must be just a sheffield thing. Youre right about not giving it a panel line wash , it would just get in all the nooks and crannies and be a bugger to get out again . Perhaps another coat of satin , acrylic might fill in some of the wrinkles ? If it works I might try it on my face !

[The Smythe Meister]

What about a Flory wash?...SO easy to use,gives great effects,and... If you don't like the outcome... Just wipe it off again :thumb2:

[Guest]

Might polishing work?

[Andy T]

Thanks for the suggestions chaps but I think I'm on the way to sorting it.

A light nib (sanding) and a few coats of Aquagloss have buried the worst of the texture:



It's only in the odd place where I sprayed too wet and the lacquer has eaten into the acrylic, so hopefully by the time it's had a clay wash (UMP's version of a flory wash) and a satin varnish, it should be acceptable from a normal viewing distance (like the moon) :tears-of-joy:

I've got the props & spinners finished too. I may add a light bit of chipping to the blades but overall I'm not doing too much in the way of weathering:

[Waspie]

Thanks for the suggestions chaps but I think I'm on the way to sorting it.

A light nib (sanding) and a few coats of Aquagloss have buried the worst of the texture:

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It's only in the odd place where I sprayed too wet and the lacquer has eaten into the acrylic, so hopefully by the time it's had a clay wash (UMP's version of a flory wash) and a satin varnish, it should be acceptable from a normal viewing distance (like the moon) :tears-of-joy:

I've got the props & spinners finished too. I may add a light bit of chipping to the blades but overall I'm not doing too much in the way of weathering:

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Wowser's Andy, loving that prop. Superb finish on the spinner and props!!

[JR]

Looks like you've sorted it Andy, good for you.

[Andy T]

Looks like you've sorted it Andy, good for you.

It's ironic that I only glossed as I wasn't sure the vallejo would stand up well to decal solutions. Might have made less work if I'd not bothered :tears-of-joy:

[Flip]

Good recovery, Andy.
If that had been mine, I would have thought I had permanently ruined it; so it's good to see that recovery is possible.

[Scratchbuilder]

Andy, I was about to say that a light rub down with some of the fine (1000+) sanding pads should reduce this, and after watching someone on YT with almost the same problem a couple of coats of varnish sorted out his problem, plus it reduced the gloss of the decals. But you have beaten me to it.

[Andy T]

Thank you both. It's still visible to the naked eye but the camera hides it well :smiling5:

Had a good few hours on this today and made decent progress. There are still a few vulnerable bits to add but I'm getting closer to the finish line.

[Mark1]

Coming together nicely mate, been trying to resist but finally gave in and just ordered this one for the stash.

[Jim R]

Glad it's sorted 'cause the build is great and it would have bugged you :smiling2:

[Waspie]

Looking very good Andy.

[Andy T]

Coming together nicely mate, been trying to resist but finally gave in and just ordered this one for the stash.

It has been a really enjoyable build. Just my kind of thing, with a great fit and thoughtful engineering.

Glad it's sorted 'cause the build is great and it would have bugged you :smiling2:

Absolutely! Back to bulletproof lacquers for this kind of thing I think.

Looking very good Andy.

Cheers Doug

Flaps and under wing ordinance were fitted this morning. Both were such a tight dry fit that I haven't even bothered to glue the flaps. I didn't want to risk breaking their delicate brackets by removing them.

[Andy T]

And finished.

I'll post some more pictures up later but here she is: