First Build... Back To Basics!

[eddiesolo]

Looking good Andy, all my models are on hold until I can get a larger work area (bigger shed). Then it will AB properly...hopefully It is daunting trying to figure out how to AB and the best distance, but as you say, you have to just go for it.

Si

[Guest]

Cheers Si, good luck with the shed, I know I was really impatient waiting for my work area to be ready.

[monica]

hi Andy thank you for the tips ,what size needle are you useing i think i have a .3 , i know i just need to bite the bullet and give it a try,sorry i cannot help with the white, for you

hope you get your new shed soon Si , and alls well with it

[Guest]

glad to see you've managed to preserve those lovely rivets! In the case of this aircraft , sanding them off and re-scribing would be far more inaccurate , the actual aircraft was covered in em!! , cheers tony

Yeah, you're right there Tony, they're a bit "agricultural" in size, but essential to the Chippy's character, plus I haven't got the tools to re-do the rivets at present, and every photo I've looked at of the full size Chipmunk the rivets stand out and you struggle to see the panel lines. Best left as they are for now I think.

Hi Andy thank you for the tips ,what size needle are you useing i think i have a .3

Mine's a .5 in an Iwata Revolution CR Moni, I think the slightly bigger size needle makes it "less fussy" with paint thinning (if that's a correct term). You can still go quite fine with it (apparently) but I've yet to try fine airbrushing.

[Dave W]

I've got the same airbrush and same size nozzle as you Andy.Works fine for me.Ive also got a 0.3 nozzle but rarely use it.

[monica]

thanks guys , well my AB just came with the compressor i got so was a freebee, i do remember when asking before about them most said they use a 3.5,

but then it all comes down to what you feel good about using

[Richi72]

Hi Andy, well you made a great comeback in this beautiful hobby of ours, it looks great so far.

As for the white stripes over black, you need to be carful not to build up the white paint to much, a light grey dusted over 1 or 2 times and then 2 or maybe even 3 times very thin white layers. Point of it is, that if the layers are to thick, you would get a ridge on your white paint going over to the black, you know what I mean?

Cheers Richi

[colin m]

Lol, yeah, give it time though....

Ah yes, I wonder if I can just turn mine upside down, then it might look new as well. Anyway, yes new tool is great but, when you have kicked this one into shape, the satisfaction levels will be so much greater. Good luck.

[Guest]

I've made a little more progress, not too much to do now.

I've added the white bands, I put a couple of coats of Klear on to seal the paint, and then masked off with some Tamiya Tape. I put a couple of fine coats of grey primer followed by about 4 fine coats of Vallejo Model Air White 71.001, and the white went on surprisingly well.

Then another coat of klear to seal it all in then on with the decalling.

[Guest]

nice project looking clean it's them small detail's we all like too show give's realistic look nice one ! cry

[yak face]

Looking real nice Andy ,looking forward to seeing the next pics, cheers tony

[flyjoe180]

Nice work Andy, looks crisp. The decals look good so far too.

[Ian M]

Looking good Andy.

Ian M

[monica]

looking good Andy, nice 1st ,kit

[Guest]

Thanks guys.

The decals are now all on and she's had a couple of light coats of Klear.

I want to give it a bit of weathering, but seeing as she represents a BBMF machine she's kept fairly clean and all the images on the 'net represent that, so it'll have to be a bit subtle (hopefully).

I've just started an Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.22, and I weathered the cockpit using a MIG Dark Wash, which in all honesty was a bit on the heavy side although acceptable.

I also have a MIG Neutral Wash and was wondering if that would be a "little less heavy". What do you think guys?