Smythe Meister's Mk. IX. ICM 1/48

[yak face]

Shame about that andy it was looking fine . Top marks for persevering and giving it another go , cheers tony

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy,
Don't know what happened to the matt coat, but kudos for not giving up on what was a cracking build.

Cheers Scottie,(Dawg!!).... me neither mate.... but i will NOT be defeated!! :hugging-face:

That's a real shame thought I was gonna keep scrolling and see 'TA DAA' job done!! 10 outta 10 for perseverance, fingers crossed you nail it this time.

Thanks Mark.... unfortunately not:disappointed2:..... Thanks for that..... I certainly hope so!!

Hi Andy
A massive round of applause from me for sticking with the build. Nothing is ever truly lost. A second crack at the paintwork is always worth trying. Just put the varnish issue down as a lesson learned and move on. Great stuff Andy
Paul

Hi Paul,Thanks very much:hungry:...... Yes,the varnish thing is quite a mystery to me.... it was a brand new can,so i`m reluctant to use it again after this!!

Good for you Andy. S**t happens. It's how you deal with it that matters.
You're not the first to have varnish problems and you definitely won't be the last.

Cheers Jim,.... it certainly does...... and usually to ME!!:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:

Blimey, this one‘s fighting back isn’t it Andy. The matt issue could be down to humidity. It gets reported on gaming figure forums quite often, and is usually put down to humidity and varnishing outside. Not sure myself?
Glad you are persevering with the build though. Keep at it, it will all come right in the end :thumb2:

Hi Tim,I`m not sure it`s all down to humidity/Temp either TBH:thinking:,Thanks for the encouragement ......I`ll get there....eventually!!

Shame about that andy it was looking fine . Top marks for persevering and giving it another go , cheers tony

Thanks very much Tony,i was pleased how it was turning out,HOWEVER,i`m determined to make this second effort a big improvement,(That is BEFORE it went Pete Tong of course!!:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy: ).

OK Then Guys.... Update....
2nd set 0f Camo masks applied and the Dark Green sprayed,(This time i`ve used the Tamiya "Dark Green",as apposed to the Humbrol version that i used 1st time round... if you remember,i was never happy that it was "Dark" enough).
I `ll leave it a few hours yet,and get some progress pics up once the masks are removed:thumb2: ,
Thanks to ALL for the moral support.... it always helps,but in this particular case..... even more so!!
Cheers for now,
Andy

[langy71]

Crikey Andy, that's such a shame, (It's one of the reasons I never use Humbrol varnishes, I find them too unstable) ....I'm glad you are not letting her beat you and having a second bash at it. looking forward to seeing how MK 2 turns out..

[Jim R]

Hi Andy
I appreciate it's rather too late to help and you used a rattle can of Humbrol varnish but I thought this might be of interest. In the latest issue (142) of Airfix Model World.

[The Smythe Meister]

Hi Andy
I appreciate it's rather too late to help and you used a rattle can of Humbrol varnish but I thought this might be of interest. In the latest issue (142) of Airfix Model World.
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Hi Jim....
Never too late in the day for useful information Sir
Thanks very much for posting that up,it may help others too
Reading this,I can only assume that,rather than being a temperature or humidity problem,I must have applied it too thickly..... surprising really as I'm always VERY careful to avoid that!
Thanks again,most appreciated

[The Smythe Meister]

Crikey Andy, that's such a shame, (It's one of the reasons I never use Humbrol varnishes, I find them too unstable) ....I'm glad you are not letting her beat you and having a second bash at it. looking forward to seeing how MK 2 turns out..

Cheers Chris...
Yep,I must admit that this experience has put me off using it again in future :sad:
"Smiffy Spit MK2" just HAS to come out better.... Or  has it !!

[Tim Marlow]

Cheers Chris...
Yep,I must admit that this experience has put me off using it again in future :sad:
"Smiffy Spit MK2" just HAS to come out better.... Or  has it !! :smiling3:

Yes it has! Perseverance is it’s own reward!
Never used Humbrol spray cans, but Humbrol matt cote is excellent when brushed. Very similar in consistency and smell to Daler Rowney soluble matt varnish. I used it for ages on the little blokes. Never tried spraying it though. I’ve found Tamiya and Mr Color matt varnishes airbrush well.

[Ian M]

Oh Andy I feel your pain.
I have just been catching up over the last 2 - 3 pages. I was saddened to see the decals fail you the way that they did.
Deep joy seeing you pick it up and carry on was short lived upon seeing the matt varnish mis-hap. Man you are being tested!
Did you say Fork it and toss it out the window. Nope you took a deep breath and started again.
Sir, I applaud you!

[Mickc1440]

Hats off to you mate for not giving in. Such a fun relaxing hobby

[The Smythe Meister]

Yes it has! Perseverance is it’s own reward!
Never used Humbrol spray cans, but Humbrol matt cote is excellent when brushed. Very similar in consistency and smell to Daler Rowney soluble matt varnish. I used it for ages on the little blokes. Never tried spraying it though. I’ve found Tamiya and Mr Color matt varnishes airbrush well.

I certainly hope so Tim!! ....... I`ve spent a considerable amount of time,and hard earned,on this now!!:dizzy:

Oh Andy I feel your pain.
I have just been catching up over the last 2 - 3 pages. I was saddened to see the decals fail you the way that they did.
Deep joy seeing you pick it up and carry on was short lived upon seeing the matt varnish mis-hap. Man you are being tested!
Did you say Fork it and toss it out the window. Nope you took a deep breath and started again.
Sir, I applaud you!

Thanks very much Ian!! .... Although,i have to admit,it came VERY close to going "Out of the window"!! .....
HOWEVER ,if there`s one thing i ain`t... it`s a quitter!! :thumb2:

Hats off to you mate for not giving in. Such a fun relaxing hobby

Cheers Mick,much appreciated...... a " Relaxing Hobby".. ?!!:rolling:.... Well,yeah,usually.... but not for us armour guys attempting flying fings!!:dizzy:

[The Smythe Meister]

OK then Chaps... an update......
Although i`m still behind where i was a WEEK AGO!!:astonished:.....





Well,it`s taken me a LONG time to get here,but i`m quite pleased how it`s coming along so far,it has been a real pain in the bum ....
.... BUT,i`ve learned a LOT.... Still not out of the woods yet mind!!:worried:

[The Smythe Meister]

SO now then... I`ve managed to get some decals on:thumb2:
... and done a bit of detail painting... much to go yet... but it is "Progress"!!



Yep... "Warts`n all" .... That`s me!:flushed: ......
However,i`m sure i can get this trying,and disaster of a build to look like a Spitfire!!:anguished:......
I know what`s needed to get it looking better.... but it`ll NEVER be great!!.... Nevermind... i will still plod on!!
Andy

[Mark1]

Excellent mate, you've done good to keep the mojo going with that after the issues, I've got a heap of builds thrown on the "issues" pile.

[langy71]

It's looking a million times better than it did mate, stick with it and she'll turn out like a beauty,..(she's looking fabulous so far )

[adt70hk]

Andy

Apologies, got very behind on this. Sorry to hear of your woes and kudos for starting again. I think I might have binned it......

It's turned out very well indeed 2nd time around.

ATB

Andrew