Tim’s Hobbyboss 1/48 Fleet Air Arm Avenger MkI
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scottie3158
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Tim,
Looking good bring on the paint.
Looking good bring on the paint.
Cheers mate. This week some time there will be primer etc….need a day or so off from it before then….
Waspie
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Brilliant work Tim. I do love the masking of the cockpit - so crisp and neat. 
Jim R
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All looking tickety boo Tim. Bring on the paint.
Masking like that is actually quite easy with Eduard mask sets Doug. I place them with tweezers to get them accurate. The cost is minimal compared to the time saved. I also find it easy to mask the transparency before fitting it to the model.Brilliant work Tim. I do love the masking of the cockpit - so crisp and neat.
Cheers Jim. Will do soonish, just need a day off from it…..
langy71
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Excellent stuff Tim, looking forward to seeing her 'dressed'
Waspie
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Thanks Tim, that's useful to know. (too late for the Sea King but possibly my next attempt).
Cheers Chris
There are other companies making masks Doug, but I find the masking material used by Eduard works best for me.Thanks Tim, that's useful to know. (too late for the Sea King but possibly my next attempt).
Just caught up Tim, some cracking work. Looking forward to the painting.
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Just had a catch-up Tim. That's coming on nicely despite the problems you've had.
Also nice to see that I'm not the only person to use random offcuts of wood and blue tac to put parts on for spraying!
Hope you manage to see it through to the end.
ATB.
Andrew
Cheers Ian. As to the painting….me ‘n all buddy!
I’ll get to the end Andrew. Too much time in this to not do so now. The offcuts have been around for an age, and were actually chopped up from bits I had lying about just for this sort of use. I have half a drawer full of bits and bobs of various types stockpiled for various jobs. Biro tubes mounted on blocks are great for mounted troops, and lolly sticks are great for things like shields and 15mm chaps…..empty Tamiya bottles are good for larger figures….etc….they don’t eat anything so why throw them out if you have room….
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I don't have have a drawer full but I do have a reasonable selection... Although I use thinnish dowling rather than biros!
Just had a catch up Tim....
Looking good mate,BUT,one thing I would say is.....PULL YOUR FINGER OUT ....
Looking good mate,BUT,one thing I would say is.....PULL YOUR FINGER OUT ....
Thanks mate. Digitus extractus should be underway over the next few days….hoping to at least get primer and interior green in the required places by then. Mojo isn’t helped by the fact that I am supremely bored by this build now…..so I have to take it slowly to avoid cutting corners.Just had a catch up Tim....
Looking good mate,BUT,one thing I would say is.....PULL YOUR FINGER OUT ....
Jim R
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That often happens with builds. God knows why. You've made such a good job of this so far that digit out is the only way to go.
Still slowly extracting the digit……
Now masked, primed, and pre shaded…..
Should start getting colour on it this week…..I can do the underside, just got to wait for the top coat colours to come from John……
Like Staus Quo though, this goes on, n, on, n, on, n, on, n, on, n, on, n, on….
In fact, it’s taking me so long these two have now grown up…..
Now masked, primed, and pre shaded…..
Should start getting colour on it this week…..I can do the underside, just got to wait for the top coat colours to come from John……
Like Staus Quo though, this goes on, n, on, n, on, n, on, n, on, n, on, n, on….
In fact, it’s taking me so long these two have now grown up…..