My Next Endeavour, Hasegawa's 1:32nd Fw 190D-9....
ModelingDiscuss My Next Endeavour, Hasegawa's 1:32nd Fw 190D-9.... in the Current forums; Thanks alot guys...
The build continues, and so does the painting... Got most of the RLM02 done now, so time ...
The build continues, and so does the painting... Got most of the RLM02 done now, so time to start putting the wings together and then mate them to the fuselage....
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"Boyington was a Drunk, but He was a Drunk We'd Follow Straight Into Hell..."
--Lt. William Northrop Case
Dan, you've excelled yourself mate - that weathering and highlighting is absolutely fantastic !!!
You just get better in leaps and bounds ! Full credit to ya!
Oh Dan, Dan... you don't have any proper sandpaper tool .Look around more careful,please.Or what is better ask Les' Bride if she knows what these are and where these can be bought.She will help you for sure.
Look at these shots,please. Interesting tools for sanding and polishing, don't they?
And for the record, filling in seams scares the sh!t outta me... I dont have the proper sandpaper tools to do a proper job of it...
Different diameter pencils, etc with 240-600 grit sandpaper works very well for filets (for me). anything flat works for the rest of the stuff. Depending on radius I have used a 30-06 case, a screwdriver shank, etc
Its only natural that I am detail oriented in this hobby....
Ive tried different methods for sanding, and I have a couple of sanding sticks that do the job, but i dont have any fine grit sandpaper besides whats on my sticks..
The thing thats getting me is that theres some details on these seams that are gonna be lost forever with the putty, and I cant seem to get the sanding done right to match the existing plastic.... Take for example my Fw 190A-8 that I did... The seams looked horrible and would have probably looked better if I left them alone...
So.............
We'll see where I go with this.....
And Im doin the best I can for both of us Bill hehe...
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"Boyington was a Drunk, but He was a Drunk We'd Follow Straight Into Hell..."
--Lt. William Northrop Case
Its only natural that I am detail oriented in this hobby....
Ive tried different methods for sanding, and I have a couple of sanding sticks that do the job, but i dont have any fine grit sandpaper besides whats on my sticks..
The thing thats getting me is that theres some details on these seams that are gonna be lost forever with the putty, and I cant seem to get the sanding done right to match the existing plastic.... Take for example my Fw 190A-8 that I did... The seams looked horrible and would have probably looked better if I left them alone...
So.............
We'll see where I go with this.....
And Im doin the best I can for both of us Bill hehe...
You are doing a great job..
'back in the day I had (actually still have) several tools for detail 're-work'. Tongue depressors I used to a.) stir glue/epoxy ranging from epoxy for glass bedding to putty mixes for filets -and b.) uses as a flat surface to wrap different grits around for fine and finer sanding work
Then the very flexible 'membership card type' plastic was great for lining up to etch new panel lines with
My Engineering Drawing Kit Divider - sharp metal pointed pin used to 'dig' new panel lines where wing filet or other sanding covered up the original. If you haven't done this before, and ignore me if you have, use the divider point in a light 'pull' - versus push to get a 'guide line which isn't too deep to not be able to sand out on a mistake. Then a little harder as the line gets defined.. but always light. The pressure is against the plastic edge so an inward slip scratches the 'platic ruler' not the next panel over
BTW on 1/32 scale US aircraft.. I found that the Monogram 1/48 B-17 and B-24 decal sets have 'lable or title' lettering under the decal to identify it - was a perfect size to do 'names' on canopy or Pilot/Crew Chief ID plates.
I got just about a perfect scale "LT. COL BERT W MARSHALL JR" on my hasegawa P-51 Canopy under the Swastika's . Course it is a bit#h to cut individual letters and individually use a toothpick to place the wetted letter decals..
Keep working on.It will be your next great model.
.Look around more careful,please.Or what is better ask Les' Bride if she knows what these are and where these can be bought.She will help you for sure.
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