Category: Painting
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Fairey Barracuda Mk II – Part Five – The Whistler
The Fairey Barracuda that I built bears a nose name of ” Hell’s Bells “. Even the FAA has a sense of humour, as well as a considerable mess bill. I call it The Whistler – because of the number of aerials, masts, racks, and protrusions that dot the fuselage and wing. I’m sure they…
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Fairey Barracuda Mk II – Part Four – Dark Slate Grey
The Fleet Air Arm and Coastal Command aircraft in WWII were painted in many cases with Extra Dark Sea Grey and Dark Slate Grey on top – and either Sky or White underneath. I find it a particularly attractive combination but have struggled heretofore – the EDSG is easily got in bottles but the Dark…
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To Err Is Human
To sand it flat, re-prime it, and go again is …well, not divine…but better human. Human modeller…specifically one who has matured past the point of throwing the model at the wall and swearing at the family. Not that they don’t deserve it… Your errors need not be those of judgement or malice. You can just…
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Dornier Do.17 E – Part Five – Flying Over Westmünster
The Dornier Do.17 E has been formally taken on charge for the RRAAF. It is out of the paint shop, the log book has been issued, and the first flight over Westmünster has been a success. Peasants stopped in the turnip fields and cheered. The acquisition of this fine bomber was made possible by the…
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Dornier Do.17 E – Part Four – The Special Paint Again
The Dornier Do.17 E was been prepared for the colour coats and I decided to try the pre-shading trick with the black lacquer again. This time I used a gloss paint in much the same way that matt black was used on the Mitsubishi Peggy. I cannot say that the gloss is better than the…
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Morane Saulnier MS 230 – Part Three – The Colour Section of Bunnings
I don’t know about you, but I am in an agony every time I go to the colour section of Bunnings – the paint store. The variety of paints and finishes overwhelms me – what I once knew as a cheap tin of paint is now the price of a suit of clothes and the…
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The Under- Wing Numbers
F/O Prune calling. ” Hey, Look At Me! Look What I Can Do! And No-One Knows It Was Me…! “ On the contrary, Prune. They might not see your face but the buzz numbers on the underside of your wings identify your aircraft – coming and going – and if you have been shooting up…
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Ryan Spirit of St. Louis – Part Three – In Soviet Union…
Decals put you on. On the spot, on the griddle, on the booze. I’m going to give the Novo factory a pass on this one – and for all I know they are long gone. They may have done their best at the time. Unfortunately the time was the 1970’s and 80’s and this is…
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Cessna Crane – Part Three – You May Not Have Noticed
I just thought – you may not have noticed that the newly-completed RCAF Cessna Crane has been painted yellow. They do that in case you are likely to stumble into it in a darkened hangar… So I follow suit. I make up a mixture of Mr. Color lacquer – one full bottle of No. 109…
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Douglas DC-3 – Part Five – Et Voila
There is a lesson to be learned with this Airfix model of a DC-3 in Aéronavale colours – and I must compel myself to learn it. It is a lesson of humility. At the start I thought this a marginal model – the sort of ugly cousin kit from an old company that had been…
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