Airfix 1:72 Fouga Magister
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perdu said:
You're giving him such a good basic grounding it seems right to me for you to get him using canopy painted/taped lines
That is a great basic measure after all
The tape edging is great
b
Ta Perdu - I actually meant paint strips of tape, then stick them onto the canopy rather than mask the canopy. We can try masking for nothing, but I don't want frustration to set in if it doesn't work, especially since he's put in a pretty big and sustained amount of concentration to get this far with it. The Skyservant was a bit different because it was just two straight lines to mask, and no external framing.That is a great basic measure after all
The tape edging is great
b
dr_gn said:
Ta Perdu - I actually meant paint strips of tape, then stick them onto the canopy rather than mask the canopy. We can try masking for nothing, but I don't want frustration to set in if it doesn't work, especially since he's put in a pretty big and sustained amount of concentration to get this far with it. The Skyservant was a bit different because it was just two straight lines to mask, and no external framing.
I know the feeling well as a confirmed canopy ruin-er 
Got a 1/72 A6M Zero nearing completion apart from the canopy that still needs doing .That was what I thought and meant
Basic 'tape as framing' has to be a good useful skill, including deciding how wide it needs to be for each part of the frame
I expected 'taping as masking' to be a later addition to his lexicon
This lad can go far in this hobby if he tries, the skills are coming along nicely
Basic 'tape as framing' has to be a good useful skill, including deciding how wide it needs to be for each part of the frame
I expected 'taping as masking' to be a later addition to his lexicon
This lad can go far in this hobby if he tries, the skills are coming along nicely
johnS2000 said:
dr_gn said:
Ta Perdu - I actually meant paint strips of tape, then stick them onto the canopy rather than mask the canopy. We can try masking for nothing, but I don't want frustration to set in if it doesn't work, especially since he's put in a pretty big and sustained amount of concentration to get this far with it. The Skyservant was a bit different because it was just two straight lines to mask, and no external framing.
I know the feeling well as a confirmed canopy ruin-er Got a 1/72 A6M Zero nearing completion apart from the canopy that still needs doing .perdu said:
That was what I thought and meant
Basic 'tape as framing' has to be a good useful skill, including deciding how wide it needs to be for each part of the frame
I expected 'taping as masking' to be a later addition to his lexicon
This lad can go far in this hobby if he tries, the skills are coming along nicely
I see. Yup, will probably let him tape the frames and dip in Klear to seal them on.Basic 'tape as framing' has to be a good useful skill, including deciding how wide it needs to be for each part of the frame
I expected 'taping as masking' to be a later addition to his lexicon
This lad can go far in this hobby if he tries, the skills are coming along nicely
Fitted the wheels:
painted and fitted the periscope:
masked and painted the intake edges red. Old hand at masking these days...
and got half the decals on:
Just the other decals to go, then the dreaded canopy frames; we tried freehand painting them...not good. Not good at all
So I sliced some masking tape strips up and he painted them in the three camo colours. I tried one and it looks OK, so we'll see how the rest goes.
I've got some spare "little lenses" so I think they would improve the nose light and maybe the tip tank lamps too. then that'll be it finished.
painted and fitted the periscope:
masked and painted the intake edges red. Old hand at masking these days...
and got half the decals on:
Just the other decals to go, then the dreaded canopy frames; we tried freehand painting them...not good. Not good at all
So I sliced some masking tape strips up and he painted them in the three camo colours. I tried one and it looks OK, so we'll see how the rest goes.I've got some spare "little lenses" so I think they would improve the nose light and maybe the tip tank lamps too. then that'll be it finished.
Final decals on - I suggested only using the main ones, but he wanted to do the whole lot. Took several sessions but he got there:
Ended up using painted Tamiya tape for the canopy, which worked well enough. Then after spraying with Humbrol Matt, I found a clear "little Lens" for the nose light; maybe a bit big, but effective enough:
Ended up using painted Tamiya tape for the canopy, which worked well enough. Then after spraying with Humbrol Matt, I found a clear "little Lens" for the nose light; maybe a bit big, but effective enough:
perdu said:
Good looking model Master N
Zero next
Hmm are we going to work on salt weathering next?
He has a very neat approach to the task, good chap G
Ta Perdu - I'll tell him...Zero next
Hmm are we going to work on salt weathering next?
He has a very neat approach to the task, good chap G
I think the Zero will be more of the same, should be pretty much leave him to it apart from maybe mixing the paints again. The Zero has far fewer and larger parts; figuring out instructions/orientations of small parts is something he still needs a bit of help with.
Must admit, after a coat of Humbrol Matt, the Vallejo colour paints on this thing look awesome, especially bearing in mind he's not fully got the hang of application/distribution yet. Even the imperfect lumpy/streaked bits of paint aren't that noticable.
dr_gn said:
HoHoHo said:
Brilliant 
Without doubt your young lad will match your talent one day
Ha ha - he's already exceeded it several times over for the same age. Although I just noticed he's forgotten to paint the rear canopy section white Without doubt your young lad will match your talent one day
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