Some Models (reposts - moved from other forums)

[dr_gn]

Eric Mc said:

Bad news - it's being discontinued in the UK. The last stocks are being snapped up bny modellers.

Better stock up then:

http://tinyurl.com/lwdc5r

[Red Firecracker]

dr_gn said:

Eric Mc said:

Bad news - it's being discontinued in the UK. The last stocks are being snapped up bny modellers.

Better stock up then:

http://tinyurl.com/lwdc5r

Eric's referring to Klear.

It's a floor polish made by Johnsons and they're withdrawing it/changing the formula. Alternatives are being actively sought throughout the various modeling communities!

[Eric Mc]

Strangely, it looks like the US equivalent (Future) is being retained.

It does look like there will be alternative brands but we'll have to see how they work out.

Who'll be the first to try the new Johnsons alternative?

[dr_gn]

Red Firecracker said:

dr_gn said:

Eric Mc said:

Bad news - it's being discontinued in the UK. The last stocks are being snapped up bny modellers.

Better stock up then:

http://tinyurl.com/lwdc5r

Eric's referring to Klear.

It's a floor polish made by Johnsons and they're withdrawing it/changing the formula. Alternatives are being actively sought throughout the various modeling communities!

Ahhh I see. I heard that, so I got a couple of bottles by mail order to try. Should last a while at my rate of work.

[Red Firecracker]

Eric Mc said:

Who'll be the first to try the new Johnsons alternative?

Some of the railway modelers have and it's not as good, doesn't give anywhere near as good results. They use quite a lot of it as it's ideal for ballasting track instead of watered down PVA.

[Kaelic]

Eric Mc said:

Bad news - it's being discontinued in the UK. The last stocks are being snapped up bny modellers.

All those poor RAF guys will have to actually bull their boots now

[dr_gn]

dr_gn said:

Eric Mc said:

Sounds complicated.

Eric,

It's not complicated - just takes some time to get right (for me at least!). Rather than me write out the procedure, have a look at this link:

http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=EC119

I use Autocad to draw my own decals rather than scan them. The paper is available transparent (good for lettering) or white (good for most other things). It is also very good for fine straight lines, or borders of areas that require sharp outlines: simply spray on the colour you want, seal it and cut out with a scalpel. no masking required, and it will be a perfect match to the other paint on the model.

I built a model of a DHC-2 Beaver floatplane that I had a trip in once, and did all the decals myself - I'll post a pic sometime.

Cheers,

Here is the DHC-2. All the decals and stripes were home made. Looking at it now, it's not too accurate: the lettering is a bit too big for a start, but what the hell? Excuse the dust.



Here's the real thing (now sadly destroyed):



Cheers,

[Eric Mc]

I'm impressed.

[dr_gn]

Eric Mc said:

I'm impressed.

It's very easy to do: basically sprayed overall white, painted leading edges and fuselage top, the rest are decals. That model was a strange one: the entire fuselage was transparent, and it was up to the builder to mask the appropriate window configuration. It was the only model of a DHC-2 floatplane I could find. Can't remember the manufacturer. The model would beneftit from some highlighted panel lines, and maybe satin varnish rather than gloss.

One thing I would say about the decal film is that it took some experimentation with printer settings to get the right amount of ink on the paper without 'beading'. Also, if you're doing roundels on white paper they can be tricky to cut around neatly: get it wrong and you'll get ragged white edges!

Cheers,

[Eric Mc]

Airfix do a 1/72 Beaver but as far as I know it's a British Army landplane version only.

Hobbycraft do an Otter and Matchbox/Revell do a Twin Otter - both in 1/72.

[dr_gn]

Eric Mc said:

Airfix do a 1/72 Beaver but as far as I know it's a British Army landplane version only.

Hobbycraft do an Otter and Matchbox/Revell do a Twin Otter - both in 1/72.

Yup, Hobbycraft was the one:

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/hcc/hcchc1674.htm

Here's the wierd fuselage:

http://www.modelingmadness.com/scotts/viet/dhc2pre...

Edited by dr_gn on Wednesday 1st July 10:46

[Red Firecracker]

dr_gn said:

One thing I would say about the decal film is that it took some experimentation with printer settings to get the right amount of ink on the paper without 'beading'. Also, if you're doing roundels on white paper they can be tricky to cut around neatly: get it wrong and you'll get ragged white edges!

Cheers,

Yeah, always go for heavy/premium/glossy paper when you're printing. I also don't bother now with high quality settings just normal on inkjet as otherwise it can pin prick where the ink pools and pulls away from itself.

I much prefer my ALPS!

[dr_gn]

Heres another: Airfix Tucano. Lots of tiny decals to get wrong!

[Eric Mc]

Very nice - although the Micro Sol undercarriage looks a bit unweildy

[dr_gn]

Eric Mc said:

Very nice - although the Micro Sol undercarriage looks a bit unweildy

Yeah there was a spot of araldite left on the lid when I rested it there for painting so it's there for good now

[dr_gn]

Finally finished the Airfix HMS Victory last night. It feels like I've recovered from a long illness (started it in February!). It's not perfect by any means, built to plan with minimal rigging and no detailling to speak of:

Cheers,

[Eric Mc]

Looks like HMS Victory to me. Very nice.

I wouldn't have the patience for all that rigging.

[Red Firecracker]

Eric Mc said:

I wouldn't have the patience for all that rigging.

Or the dusting if you're anything like me.

I must get back to working on my Billings kit sometime. Only been 4 years so far.

[dr_gn]

Eric Mc said:

I wouldn't have the patience for all that rigging.

That's a tiny proportion of what is on the real thing! The vast majority of the fittings that the lines secure to are not present in this kit, so there is nowhere to tie off the ends of the rigging lines.

It is what it is though: best of a bad job!

Cheers,