Cliff Newton 1 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Couldn't resist joining in on this one, itching to start and so can't wait to pick up my kit on The Orme in a couple of weeks. As for colour schemes.....my two favourites so far...... Decisions-decisions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Newton 1 Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 Short kit arrived last week, looks great thank you Gordon and Martin. The rest of the wood came yesterday and I can't wait to start. Decision made, I'm going to stretch my finishing and painting skills to build the Argentine Cruz sel Sur aerobatic team version. All advice gratefully received and are we waiting until November to start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Lovely scheme you've chosen there Cliff - I've not seen that one before! Yeah the aim is to build in a common window from 1st November - of course you can start when you want really but there should be loads of parallel blogs running and help and tips available along the way once we get going on mass from that official launch date! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 While I am not involved in this PSS build just a thought: What about the Canadian aerobaric team "the GOlden Hawks" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Newton 1 Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 Cheers Phil, I'll wait until November to start, I need to finish a petrol aeroplane 'in build' at the moment anyway otherwise my man-cave would start/continue to look confused and crowded! I like the Golden Hawks scheme too, Peter, and I'm guessing it will be seen on the Orme anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Welcome to the forum Cliff, some good choice there, have you choose between to two yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Newton 1 Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 Cheers Mark and thank you. Yes, I have decided on the Argentine scheme, the Cruz del Sur aerobatic display team. Just hoping that my finishing skills are up to doing a good job! The canopy arrived a couple of days ago ( great quality ) and so now everything is in place for the November start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Newton 1 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 Ready...Steady...GO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Garsden Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Great choice of scheme - I was thinking what I would do if it was me. I think that trying to finish that off in paint would be a nightmare with curved masking and different colours. As it is a gloss finish I would have a go at a Solarfilm or Oracover finish using cardboard templates. Up to you of course. Much easier to get a good finish than gloss paint IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Newton 1 Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 Cheers Peter, I know what you mean but I really dislike 'iron on' film. I'll be practicing on lesser models before I wield a spraygun. I know the real scheme is/was gloss but I think that semi-gloss (satin) looks more reallistic on models and may be more forgiving. Here's hoping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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