Airfix Lanc' build. - Page 3 - Aircraft of World War II

Heinz · 11-02-2009, 09:02 AM

Looking great Ian sorry to hear about the paint!

Airframes · 11-02-2009, 06:15 PM

Ian, I had the same problem on Humbrol matt black, which I'm sure was satin black in the wrong tin! Took bl**dy ages to dry, and rejected the Klear when it did dry. I rubbed it over, very gently, with a tissue only just dampened with white spirits, after most had eveporated. It was then left for about ten minutes, and then rubbed over, again gently, with a soft, dry cloth. The Klear went on then without a problem. I think it's the thinner and/ or carrier in these new paints, some of which might be a mix of cellulose, as you found out. It slows drying, gives inconsisitent and often 'lumpy' results, even if it did go on smoothly initially, and is basically a pain in the *rse, poor quality substitte for the original product.

Crimea_River · 11-02-2009, 09:03 PM

Wow, that sux. I hope you can get back on track because this one was looking great so far. Good Luck!

ian lanc · 11-10-2009, 05:37 PM

The fuselage stumped me i used a brand new tin of H85 satin black and thoroughly mixed and painted it the fuselage black and it took several weeks to dry and when i applied Klear/Future to it it 'beaded' really badly, so had to wait for that to dry then had to 'wet/flat' the whole black then i tried to paint humbrol clear gloss on it, THEN THAT BEADED TOO, this nearly ruined the model totally

I don't know what was in that black but i've binned it. I've got a big tin of yacht varnish and this went on without any trouble ! So now all the decals are on, when i put the big roundels on the wings you can see the large red circle showing through the blue and is spoiling the model too. so to me this model isn't doing well at all, heres a few pictures....

Gnomey · 11-10-2009, 06:23 PM

Looking good so far Ian. Do you ever build any other models other than lancs?

Crimea_River · 11-10-2009, 09:57 PM

Ian, it looks damn good to me man. Hav eyou though about painting the blue on the roundel to hide the overlap? Shouildn't be too bad.

The fuselage looks great despite the travails you went through.

dirkpitt289 · 11-10-2009, 10:27 PM

Ian

Sorry to hear about the problems you had with the paint, but I gotta tell you it looks great. I can't wait to see it completed

Heinz · 11-10-2009, 11:42 PM

With the guys!

Vic Balshaw · 11-11-2009, 01:19 AM

No doubt about it Ian, you got the magic touch

Pong · 11-11-2009, 07:31 AM

That looks awesome Ian.

I've always wanted to build a Lancaster, but unfortunately there aren't many kits like that in the hobby shops here.

-Arlo

Airframes · 11-11-2009, 09:41 AM

Nice job Ian, despite the bl**dy awful paint problems.

A4K · 11-11-2009, 10:09 AM

Echo the above posts, you've done a superb job mate.

Lucky13 · 11-11-2009, 10:26 AM

Outstanding work Ian!

ian lanc · 11-11-2009, 10:29 AM

Cheers guys. Done a clear matt coat on it today and it looks well ! you can't even tell about the bodged black fuselage part... Thank goodness.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gnomey

Looking good so far Ian. Do you ever build any other models other than lancs?

hhmmmm. Now this is a hard one

in one word 'yes' This any good !!, note some big whooppers in 1/48th scale B29,Liberator and Avro Lincoln,etc also had a dabble in ships mainly 1/350th and cars too my fav' is the 1/24th Bently Blower

,spot the roman warship behind the Bentley too !

I'm going to get my Vac' form 1/48th Whitley out again and continue with that as its been over a year since i touched it ............

The Tiripitz is forsale on ebay as i no longer want

[sorry wurger back to my build]............

When you come to glue the rear wings onto the fuselage you only need to glue the small locating section
apply, theres no need to actually put any glue in the recessed part.

When making the rear wings don't forget to paint the edges black as in the pictures, alot of people paint them camo' colour and there not.sorry for the 'shakey' pictures.

Thanks for looking

A4K · 11-11-2009, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ian lanc

When making the rear wings don't forget to paint the edges black as in the pictures, alot of people paint them camo' colour and there not.

Cheers Ian, always wondered about that!

Would that apply to RAF aircraft generally? (sky or grey for day fighters of course...)

11-02-2009, 09:02 AM	#31
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 6,731	Looking great Ian sorry to hear about the paint! __________________

11-02-2009, 06:15 PM	#32
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	Ian, I had the same problem on Humbrol matt black, which I'm sure was satin black in the wrong tin! Took bl*dy ages to dry, and rejected the Klear when it did dry. I rubbed it over, very gently, with a tissue only just dampened with white spirits, after most had eveporated. It was then left for about ten minutes, and then rubbed over, again gently, with a soft, dry cloth. The Klear went on then without a problem. I think it's the thinner and/ or carrier in these new paints, some of which might be a mix of cellulose, as you found out. It slows drying, gives inconsisitent and often 'lumpy' results, even if it did go on smoothly initially, and is basically a pain in the rse, poor quality substitte for the original product. __________________

11-10-2009, 05:37 PM	#34
ian lanc Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: mansfield, nottinghamshire Posts: 445	The fuselage stumped me i used a brand new tin of H85 satin black and thoroughly mixed and painted it the fuselage black and it took several weeks to dry and when i applied Klear/Future to it it 'beaded' really badly, so had to wait for that to dry then had to 'wet/flat' the whole black then i tried to paint humbrol clear gloss on it, THEN THAT BEADED TOO, this nearly ruined the model totally I don't know what was in that black but i've binned it. I've got a big tin of yacht varnish and this went on without any trouble ! So now all the decals are on, when i put the big roundels on the wings you can see the large red circle showing through the blue and is spoiling the model too. so to me this model isn't doing well at all, heres a few pictures.... __________________ Me likey this forum, full of nice humans

11-10-2009, 06:23 PM	#35
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 15,223	Looking good so far Ian. Do you ever build any other models other than lancs? __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

11-10-2009, 10:27 PM	#37
dirkpitt289 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Plainfield New Jersey Posts: 434	Ian Sorry to hear about the problems you had with the paint, but I gotta tell you it looks great. I can't wait to see it completed __________________ Regards Dirk

11-02-2009, 09:03 PM	#33
Crimea_River Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Calgary Posts: 385	Wow, that sux. I hope you can get back on track because this one was looking great so far. Good Luck!

11-10-2009, 09:57 PM	#36
Crimea_River Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Calgary Posts: 385	Ian, it looks damn good to me man. Hav eyou though about painting the blue on the roundel to hide the overlap? Shouildn't be too bad. The fuselage looks great despite the travails you went through.

11-10-2009, 11:42 PM	#38
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 6,731	With the guys! __________________

11-11-2009, 01:19 AM	#39
Vic Balshaw Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canberra Posts: 832	No doubt about it Ian, you got the magic touch __________________ Thunder and Lightning

11-11-2009, 07:31 AM	#40
Pong Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 495	That looks awesome Ian. I've always wanted to build a Lancaster, but unfortunately there aren't many kits like that in the hobby shops here. -Arlo __________________ "I'm sure as hell not a killer, but combat flying is like a game, and a guy likes to come out on top." -Maj. George E. Preddy, killed on Christmas Day, 1944

11-11-2009, 09:41 AM	#41
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	Nice job Ian, despite the bl**dy awful paint problems. __________________

11-11-2009, 10:09 AM	#42
A4K Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,224	Echo the above posts, you've done a superb job mate.

11-11-2009, 10:26 AM	#43
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,144	Outstanding work Ian! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

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