Hasegawa 1/48 JU87G-2 'Stuka'

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Masking canopies - such an important job, but it does grind you down a bit (I'm still having re-occurring nightmares about my B36) If I find the canopy a bit thin / fragile, I fill it with blu-tack to give it some strength whilst working on it.
 
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Masking canopies - such an important job, but it does grind you down a bit (I'm still having re-occurring nightmares about my B36) If I find the canopy a bit thin / fragile, I fill it with blu-tack to give it some strength whilst working on it.
I tried the Blue Tack trick once .I broke the canopy whilst putting the stuff in it !.
 

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Excellent progress Dave, soon be time for some paint. :smiling3:

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Masking canopies - such an important job, but it does grind you down a bit (I'm still having re-occurring nightmares about my B36) If I find the canopy a bit thin / fragile, I fill it with blu-tack to give it some strength whilst working on it.
That's a good idea, might try that on my next kit.

Nice work Dave, lots of framework on the Stuka.
 
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I put some primer on the model this evening.For this I used some Vallejo grey primer that Ive had for a few years.Gave the bottle a good long shake but the paint kept blocking the nozzle on my airbrush.So I added some tap water to the bottle,gave it a shake and it worked fine.Ive left the undercarriage and cannon pods off for ease of painting.Not sure what colour to paint the cannon barrels.The instructions say 'Black Green' .But I don't think that's right.

.As Ive got a 0.3 nozzle and needle for my airbrush I'm going to have a go at preshading this model.Not done it before so should be interesting.
 

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Looks good Dave, nice and tidy. Look forward to seeing your pre-shading results.
 
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Nice smooth coat of primer Dave. I've found a drop of Vallejo retarder works well to prevent clogging.

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Looks great Dave ! Next to rescribing panel lines masking canopies is my second least favorite thing to do! Good luck with your first pre-shade . Looking forward to seeing it!
 

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great work Dave moving along nicely, look forward to next update, :rolleyes:
 
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Done a bit of preshading yesterday.I put too much on the port wing.So I wiped it off,which also removed some of the primer.Now I need to reprime the port wing.
 

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looking good Dave, thats what i need to lean how to do the preshading :rolleyes:
 
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Dave I've over shot preshading before and this has happened to me more than I care to admit! Looks like you have the fix well in hand tho!
 

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Hi Dave

Some great progress on the Stuka.

Pre-shading is a case of practice-makes-perfect I'm afraid. I find it adds a lot to the finished look of the model but isn't an enjoyable task (I sometimes suffer with cramp in my airbrush hand after extended periods of airbrushing pre-shade!)

The trick is to get as thin a line as possible. Try thinning the paint a tad more and reducing the pressure - you should get a thinner line (be careful not to go too low to avoid paint splatter).

The Stuka build looks great and I'm really looking forward to the paintwork.

All the best

Paul
 
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