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Post by doogsatx on Mar 8, 2016 11:37:26 GMT -5
Decals are underway. Have to say I'm very happy with Whirlybirds' decals - a treat after the clownfight that was the 104's decals. These are thin, but tough and workable, and when they do settle, they melt over the copious raised detail on this kit. I did a little test between Solvaset and AK Decal Adapter with some too-small roundels on the main sheet before I got started, just to see if I'd be walking into a trap. Happily both performed well. I ended up using the AK stuff on the kit because it literally saved me on the 104. Still have the starboard side and several stencils to get to...but it's going well. Also find it funny how the tonal crush of the decals is making the medium sea gray seem darker.
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Post by JimD on Mar 8, 2016 11:43:22 GMT -5
Decals appear to be working beautifully.
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 8, 2016 15:14:06 GMT -5
Now it is starting to look sexy...
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Post by doogsatx on Mar 9, 2016 12:57:29 GMT -5
Starboard side and filter box are done and decaled. Still have the blade stripes to do, but I realized last night that I still owe the underside of the blades a coat of Dark Sea Gray. So...those will come later.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2016 15:38:36 GMT -5
Totally amazing!
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Post by adt70hk on Mar 10, 2016 8:17:00 GMT -5
That really is starting to look the part!!
Well done!!
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Post by doogsatx on Mar 24, 2016 10:19:37 GMT -5
The Sea King is still a thing! I've just been procrastinating on finishing up the decals - but finally got the rotor stripes on the other night, and started weathering last night. Still some ways to go in terms of weathering, adding small details like handholds, antennas, winch and the like, but it's transitioning into the home stretch I think. Weathering is interesting because these things show a lot of gloss, but still an amount of crud likely associated with the exhaust. All of this is complicated by the vast quantity of raised detail. Working slowly...Deep Gray panel line wash on the mid-fuselage gray last night. More to come.
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Post by doogsatx on Mar 24, 2016 10:31:51 GMT -5
Weathering is interesting because these things show a lot of gloss, but still an amount of crud likely associated with the exhaust. Jet turbine exhaust sticks to everything, gloss or otherwise. Looks really good. Love the hi-vis over grey scheme of these helos. Yeah, it's an interesting look. This is where I'm trying to get close to eventually. Though I'm not entirely confident in my ability to pull it off in 1/72.
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Post by John Everett on Mar 24, 2016 13:07:20 GMT -5
Good job with the mid-axis wash. That looks about right for exhaust stain.
The action picture there reminds me that you were wondering about how you were going to do the rotor droop while the aircraft is parked. Any movement there?
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Post by doogsatx on Mar 24, 2016 13:22:00 GMT -5
They are drooped, but it's subtle. Pretty subtle on the real ones, too, and thrown a bit with the forward pitch of the rotor head. It's kind of a nightmare to capture on the phone since the wide-ish angle messes it all up. This one captures it best, I think:
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2016 13:42:38 GMT -5
Stunning!
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Post by chris0423 on Mar 24, 2016 15:54:53 GMT -5
What a beautiful finish. Those 'Mr Paint' paints look awesome, especially the yellow, so hard to get a yellow that covers well.
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 24, 2016 20:58:10 GMT -5
Looking great! Have to ask you whats up with the crock pot on your bench?
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Post by doogsatx on Mar 24, 2016 22:52:54 GMT -5
Looking great! Have to ask you whats up with the crock pot on your bench? Warm water for decals!
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 25, 2016 12:16:24 GMT -5
COOL! I use coffee mug warmer for decals. I was afraid you were cooking something delicious...
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Post by doogsatx on Apr 21, 2016 9:30:35 GMT -5
The Sea King hasn't been forgotten! Got distracted for a bit, but I'm really trying to bring this one home so I can get it off the bench. Frustratingly, there's some pollution of the front glass from the inside. Absolutely no way to address it without ripping the thing's face off, and that ain't happening.
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Post by deafpanzer on Apr 26, 2016 12:24:58 GMT -5
The lines look great now!
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Post by nicely11b on Apr 29, 2016 23:14:11 GMT -5
Nice to see some more progress on this on, Matt. Those lines look killer
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Post by stgelft on Apr 30, 2016 10:10:47 GMT -5
Nice effect with the sludge wash/removal Matt. Good progress on this one!
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Post by midnightprowler on May 1, 2016 8:28:01 GMT -5
Really looking good.
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Post by doogsatx on May 31, 2016 11:13:20 GMT -5
Been a bit distracted this month! Not only the Dauntless and work projects, but a pretty in-depth build review of Fly's 1/32 Hurricane (https://doogsmodels.com/2016/05/24/review-132-fly-hawker-hurricane-mk-iic/). Somewhere in there, I also managed to drop a PE folder on the Sea King. Damage was shockingly light, but I snapped off two rotor blades and have been procrastinating since. So last night, finally done with the Hurricane review, I got back to work. The rotor's been reconstituted thanks to some Tamiya Extra Thin: And I got into the winch assembly, which is a fiddly and annoying piece of work! Basically you have the winch "pod", then three different support arms. These have to splay out pretty far (the instructions do a crap job of showing this) to seat into the proper holes on the fuselage. I glued the arms to the pod with TET, then after it started to set up, I pressure-fit them to the fuselage. Letting them cure overnight and I'm hoping to get to priming and painting tonight. This one's very close to done - just needs some final details painted and installed. So of course it's supposed to rain all week!
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Post by doogsatx on Jun 3, 2016 10:19:34 GMT -5
And...done. Overall, definitely not my finest effort, but an interesting foray into subjects and scales that I don't normally play around with. And a great lesson to close the WIP drawer when heavy objects are in the vicinity! Look for more pics in a forthcoming issue of Model Aircraft.
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Post by wbill76 on Jun 3, 2016 11:06:01 GMT -5
Fitting that your Rescue bird had a close call I guess Doog!
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Post by doogsatx on Jun 3, 2016 13:22:07 GMT -5
Yes, it definitely needed some rescuing of its own!
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Post by deafpanzer on Jun 13, 2016 22:03:54 GMT -5
Great finish... nice touch painting one of the rotary blades yellow!!!
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