Andy Meade Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Lol, brilliant Great model too chap - look forward to seeing it in the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McLaren Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I thought it had gone quiet on the painting, but you were holding out for the big reveal! Another awesome model Scott. Hope I can be there to see it fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Edwards 2 Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 Well, finally, after seemingly months of rubbish sloping weather - this thing has flown at last ! Ivinghoe Beacon had a perfectly strong Westerly, and Andy Blackburn, myself and Steve McLaren trudged up there for the maiden of this Canberra and Steves rather splendid Mozzie ! (see elsewhere for that I'm sure!) Launching was the normal two man run and release method, always fun to watch, and off it went. The CG was definitely on the twitchy side, and very elevator sensitive, yet flyable. It had a nice time in the air before I rather carelessly allowed it to slip out of the lift on the left of the slope and did a rather ungraceful arrival. It got away with a cracked fin, but it's taught me what to adjust and tweak before the next outing. Many thanks to Andy & Steve, who also took the photos ! Edited By Scott Edwards 2 on 03/07/2016 02:26:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetenor Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Posted by Scott Edwards 2 on 13/11/2015 10:01:13: How to paint a Cranberry - part 1 ! I've tried a variety of paints before, starting out with brushing (always looked like I'd used a broom) Rattle cans are great, but blast the stuff out so it goes everywhere. They're also cheap individually, but if you have to buy a dozen for a project make you gulp ... I bought an Airbrush recently, just a basic kit for £100 and it's fantastic ! With a 0.5mm nozzle you can cover big areas perfectly quickly, you can also use it indoors without painting the walls too. They ARE the answer ! I've used Flair Spectrum paints (mixed 50:50 with Cellulose thinners) and that worked great. The colour range is limited though, and their silver is like an oily gunge, so I looked elsewhere ... Fighteraces do specialist paint, but not a silver. I tried a pot of B&Q stuff and it was a dark grey, nothing like silver. Then a plastic modeller mate suggested the Humbrol Metalcote range. The thought of painting a whole airframe with tiny 12ml pots gave me a belly laugh, but I thought it had to be worth a go .... The stuff is excellent ! I tried their Polished Aluminium (27002) mixed 2:1 with their thinners. One pot will easily cover 5 square feet. You let it dry for half an hour and then polish it with a soft cloth to a glorious shine. Bingo ! One quick order to Humbrol and this lot arrived .... The wings are now complete. I tried panel lines and rivets for the first time too, I stuck 1/64 tape on the wings before priming them, and then made a riveting tool from 3mm copper tube. The results are subtle but for a first attempt I'm pretty pleased. Silver is ruthless and shows up every single finishing flaw, but what the heck. I cut the masks and painted the roundels too, far from perfect but a lot more satisfying than vinyl peely ones. Pic below of the finished wings, with an iddy biddy ikkle pot of Humbrol paint ! The canopy by the way has been farmed out to Steve Davis at Vortex Vacforms I use Humbrol enamels the same way Andy Sephton does.That is open the tin carefully and pour off the oil from the tin leaving the solids at the bottom. Now add your Acetone / Amyl Acetate celly thinners. Use this mixture in your spray gun /airbrush .Gives good coverage and vert light. Ideal for tissue covered models. Very quick drying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Well done Scott, great to see the Canberra airborne, she looks totally convincing in those photos, great stuff!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPep MPep Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Top notch work. Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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