Airfix 1/48 Canadair Sabre F.4

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Looking good so far. For me silver is a difficult colour to work with and get right. Stick with your present idea for the finish.

[Guest]

I did the main painting work yesterday. First I masked it up as good as possible and sprayed two coats of blue to the underside, then left it to dry and then sprayed the fuselage and wings grey then a few hours later I used masking goo on it for the camo and gave it two coats of green.

is it perfect? of course not but I can't expect it to be even close to perfect with my level of skill and experience but am I happy with how it looks? Yes!!
She needs a little touching up here and there but overall, I'm quite happy with it so far!

I will say that I hate the fact I have gaps all over, I didn't notice but now I do. but I'll just be happy if I can finish this as-is.

[Scratchbuilder]

Great to see you are improving and above all learning to recognise where you can improve further on your next model. Remember the panic you had with your last model, I see none of that now, but a model maker sorting out his problems as he goes.
Looking forward to more of this build.

[Guest]

Got to agree with the above: you’re clearly learning from your mistakes. Everybody starts like this, but if you can see progress in your work, you’ll get the satisfaction of having achieved that.

[papa 695]

Just caught up Steve, your doing a great job with this. The paintings not shabby at all.

[yak face]

Looking nice steve , cheers tony

[colin m]

That all looks very nice Steve. The pit stands out just great.

[Waspie]

Looking good Steve. Just had a bit of catch up as I'm having troubles myself right now. As a precaution I have moved my hammer further away from the bench just in case!!!!! You seem to have nailed this one. :thumb2:

[Guest]

Thought it was going too good. I've spent the last two full days painting the wheels over and over and over and over and.. well you get it.
I get the rubber black on the silver hub or silver on the rubber. I have painted them over eight times now!!

and quite frankly I'm at the edge of giving up again. How can it be so hard to paint WHEELS!?!!? Tried brush, tried airbrush but it makes no difference.
I'm losing my mind right now. I thought I was getting close to finishing this but the damn wheels have finished me.

[Airborne01]

Thought it was going too good. I've spent the last two full days painting the wheels over and over and over and over and.. well you get it.
I get the rubber black on the silver hub or silver on the rubber. I have painted them over eight times now!!

and quite frankly I'm at the edge of giving up again. How can it be so hard to paint WHEELS!?!!? Tried brush, tried airbrush but it makes no difference.
I'm losing my mind right now. I thought I was getting close to finishing this but the damn wheels have finished me.

Paint the hub, paint the tyre close to the rim and then run an earth/dust-coloured wash to bridge the gap perhaps!
Steve

[Guest]

Paint the hub, paint the tyre close to the rim and then run an earth/dust-coloured wash to bridge the gap perhaps!
Steve

I like that idea!

[Waspie]

What I tend to do is using a thin paint mix and a very small fine brush, I take the paint to the line between the tyre and the wheel. The paint then runs along the dividing line under its own steam.
If my eyes aren't up to it I apply liquid mask to the wheel. (not the tyre).

[Guest]

I will end today on a positive note! I have one really good golden tip for you all!
When you go to shake your Tamiya pot of paint ....make sure the top is screwed on!

I just went to spray the 2nd coat of paint onto my bombs (well, I think they're bombs) and as usual I gave the pot a good shake before putting it into the airbrush ..alas I'd just placed the top on and not screwed it!

So.. I got paint all over the sink, the shelves, my face, my glasses, my shirt. Haha!! That'll teach me to take more notice! :smiling:

[Guest]

Yep, always fun when you don’t realise that the cap isn’t on

I’ll raise you one, though: Revell used to sell airbrush-ready paint that had a steel mixing ball in the jar. Steel balls and glass jars are not a good combo, though … I had two of those jars break in my hand as I was shaking them. Paint everywhere, big shards of glass in my hand, smaller shards on the floor, but luckily I didn’t cut myself. After the second, I dug the mixing balls out of all of the jars I had, and from any new ones I bought.

Oh, BTW, Tamiya paint really needs to be treated like you’re anti-James Bond: stirred, not shaken It will mix much better if you stir it with a flat stick — I’ve been using ice lolly sticks for that for 35 years.

[Waspie]

I will end today on a positive note! I have one really good golden tip for you all!
When you go to shake your Tamiya pot of paint ....make sure the top is screwed on!

I just went to spray the 2nd coat of paint onto my bombs (well, I think they're bombs) and as usual I gave the pot a good shake before putting it into the airbrush ..alas I'd just placed the top on and not screwed it!

So.. I got paint all over the sink, the shelves, my face, my glasses, my shirt. Haha!! That'll teach me to take more notice! :smiling:

Sorry for the laughing smiley!! (I really should stop seeing bad things as funny). I religiously check my Tamiya Thin now after knocking it - thinking the lid was on I didn't do my usual cricketers catch. Instead, for my slow realisation, I spent a good half an hour cleaning up the mess. I also discovered Tamiya Thin removes all the markings from your cutting mat!!!! Every day a school day. (Even at my age).