..... Shades on for this one!! 
..... Looking good though.
..... Looking good though.
Hasegawa 1/72 Beech T34 Mentor
- Thread starter yak face
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Its now had a coat of Klear a few days ago and so decal time ! Or so I thought … first off I’ll start with the ‘ meatballs ‘ was my intention but on getting the decals out this is what i was faced with 
The white surround is way out of register making them look like googly eyes ! This is why some makers supply the middle spot of RAF roundels separately , the multiple printing of different colours can sometimes result in misalignment. Should be easy enough to make masks right ? No , as it happens my compass cutter only goes down to 10 mm diameter circles and the red part of the fuselage hinomaru is 8mm. So its mask and paint the white and either use a punch cutter to get the red bit of the decal , or use the punch cutter to make masks for the red bits . Either way here it is getting masked up for the white circles.
The white surround is way out of register making them look like googly eyes ! This is why some makers supply the middle spot of RAF roundels separately , the multiple printing of different colours can sometimes result in misalignment. Should be easy enough to make masks right ? No , as it happens my compass cutter only goes down to 10 mm diameter circles and the red part of the fuselage hinomaru is 8mm. So its mask and paint the white and either use a punch cutter to get the red bit of the decal , or use the punch cutter to make masks for the red bits . Either way here it is getting masked up for the white circles.
Got the white sprayed a few days ago so today time for the red bits . I planned to use decal for the red , punching it out of spare decals with an 8 mm hollow punch. This didnt go to plan as the edges of the punched circles were a bit rough plus the decals broke up on getting wet. So , plan B - mask up and spray the red . I used the hollow punch again , punching out 8 mm holes in Kabuki tape , stuck onto some shiny label backing paper.
It was tricky to get the bang central but it worked out fine , except for the starboard stabiliser becoming a casualty. This has now been stuck back on and ive started with the rest of the decals. Ive got the matt black areas on the nose and behind the canopy to do next
It was tricky to get the bang central but it worked out fine , except for the starboard stabiliser becoming a casualty. This has now been stuck back on and ive started with the rest of the decals. Ive got the matt black areas on the nose and behind the canopy to do next
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Mark1
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Shaping up very nicely.
Excellent stuff with the Red discs there Tony
This is going to be a cool build!
This is going to be a cool build!
"Anti Glare sections round the canopy"....
... What about some for us looking in Tony !!
(Looks great btw
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Jim R
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I missed this Tony but just had a catch up. Not a bad kit although that silvery plastic looks horrible. Nice job on the cockpit. Excellent job on the orange and well done with the markings. With the little tractor it will make a fine model.
Just caught up Tony, some cracking work so far.
Got the undercarriage fitted and to my surprise it promptly sat on its arse begging for a biscuit .This is despite the ball bearing and lead shot in the nose ( see previous page ) , so what to do? Not many options this late in the build but luckily I had drilled out the engine intakes earlier on , so I resorted to cutting tiny strips of lead about the size of a grain of rice and stuffing them into its nostrils ! After about twenty were put in it just about stayed put but i needed more and the nose was quite full . 
So a cheat ive used before was employed to give it a little more weight. The nosewheel doors were yet to be attached , and being quite plain ( albeit with a little curve at the front) were easy enough to replicate with some thin lead . These have now been stuck on and it JUST tips the balance to the front.
So a cheat ive used before was employed to give it a little more weight. The nosewheel doors were yet to be attached , and being quite plain ( albeit with a little curve at the front) were easy enough to replicate with some thin lead . These have now been stuck on and it JUST tips the balance to the front.
Waspie
SMF Supporter
Amazing recovery, and the nose wheel doors!! pure brilliance!!
Smart arse ...
Jim R
SMF Supporter
Very clever fix.
