1/32 UH-72A Lakota Revell

[Guest]

Coming along nicely

[Guest]

Very nicely done cockpit there John.

[Ian M]

Coming along nice John.

[papa 695]

Yes coming along very nicely John

[Guest]

Now that's a nice Heli John cant wait to see the camouflage.

[John]

cant wait to see the camouflage.

Me too I'm no where near doing it but I'm trying to figure out the best way and what paints to use, I've never used Revell and don't really want to, Modelair, AK or Ammo I'm happy with, I just have to look though them.

[rickoshea52]

Oops just noticed I put the joystick things on back to front, better change it before I go out.

Those will be the cyclic controls John.

[John]

Those will be the cyclic controls

What ever it's called it still keeps breaking

Is liquid mask any good on clear parts?

[Ian M]

If you Can get it off again without scratching the plastic, yes. I prefer good old masking tape..... But have used blu tak on some things.

[rickoshea52]

What ever it's called it still keeps breaking

Is liquid mask any good on clear parts?

Yes. Some paint mask sets only provide pre-cut masks that only take care of the edges e.g. A Mig-21 canopy, and the modeller is instructed to use liquid mask as an infill. I dip the canopies in Klear first. It works for me.

[John]

It's actually starting to look like a helicopter now

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I bought some Tamiya sprue cutters, if I didn't own a model shop I don't think I would have bought them because they aren't cheap, but they are fantastic, I've done very little sanding because of the flat edge I can cut close up to the part, I had the rep in yesterday and I was telling him how much I liked them, he then told me about the Feb price increase, they are going from £26.99 to £34.99, I certainly wouldn't pay that for them, but I'm glad I have them.

[Guest]

Oooo, that has come on a bit! Looking very good John. Always thought Tamiya tools to be expensive but there is no doubting the quality.

[yak face]

Oh dear, shaking a bottle of paint and I thought I'm getting wet, then looked at the curtains and they are covered in paint, I should know better and check the tops of paint bottles, quite often they come from suppliers with loose tops.

Anyway, is there a secret to brush painting? I can't get a good smooth finish, and you can see the brush strokes.

Yep , been there, done that!!! Luckily for me I model in an outside shed so the only problem was getting the paint off my face ! As for the brushing John , try a few drops of flow improver I use the windsor and newton one ,it really helps to get rid of brush strokes and stops the paint drying on the brush or in the palette as quick. cheers tony

[John]

So far everything has fitted together well, but the side doors just don't want to fit flush, and the front glass is the same, the centre console is a bit too high, I've had to remove it and make a few adjustments, it seems ok now.

When it comes to painting with the base colour being beige am I best with grey, white or yellow primer?

[Guest]

I always go grey with primer unless it is for metal or white (sounds odd I know) when I use black. If the topcoat is red or yellow, I use white.