Ron Gray Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 and the next - Chapter 24 Painting problems!!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 (edited) @Adrian Smith 1Thanks! Edited January 31 by Ron Gray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Good to see the ally tape being used for the canopy framing Ron - now, are your rivet counting credentials sufficient to take a small piece of sharpened brass tube and put some dummy rivets around the perimeter? Really useful stuff for covering up the occasional mishap, as a dummy repair patch, riveted onto the airframe over a bullet hole or similar - complete with flush rivets of a size that wouldn't be out of place on the Titanic. Also interesting to see the use of the hot air gun for drying. That's a neat trick. One thing that delays painting for me - often for many weeks - is waiting for perfect conditions, like it says on the can - better than 20 degrees C before spraying. Do you find that those auto spray primers are okay to use at the low temperatures you are experiencing in your workshop, or even outdoors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 I have a range of ‘rivet’ tools that I use on these types of canopy, this is my Hurricane one finished using the same method Regarding the automotive spray paint, I used it on this build with the temperature around the 5°C mark and that was outside (not much different to inside the workshop at the time). But I warm the spray up before with the heat gun as that will ensure a good flow of paint. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Good man - I knew that you wouldn't let me down. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cripps Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Hey Ron, look what Elmo has been up to while you've been preoccupied with videos: Elmo responds to outpouring of angst on social media Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 5 hours ago, leccyflyer said: Good man - I knew that you wouldn't let me down. 😄 Hi Brian, I use auto spray primer similar to Ron's method. In the shed I have a small electric fan heater on cold days of which there are in abundance in the North East, I warm whatever I am going to spray, then warm the aerosol as I shake it. Always works for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 2 hours ago, Nick Cripps said: Hey Ron, look what Elmo has been up to while you've been preoccupied with videos: Elmo responds to outpouring of angst on social media I wondered where he had got to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 Chapter 25 - continuing with the painting 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 I couldn't resist starting a bit of the dry brush 'weathering' treatment on the wing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 Just looking at my post, and before Richard or Paul jump in, no it's not a big wing over the cliffs of Dover. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 9 minutes ago, Ron Gray said: Just looking at my post, and before Richard or Paul jump in, no it's not a big wing over the cliffs of Dover. You have concrete evidence there Ron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARD WILLS Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Cracking 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 Chapter 26 - Starting the detailing 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 Some photos of the detailing taking place 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 Just realised when looking back at the photos, the wing crosses are too small! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 They are not too noticeable Ron, if you kept quiet nobody would have known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 but I would Eric and it really bugs me now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I know the feeling Ron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 (edited) And what really, really bugs me is that my original design for these was the right size but when I transferred it to make the masks in the cutting software it re-scaled it and I've only just realised it! Edited February 5 by Ron Gray 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I've been having the same problem in Powerpoint Ron - the stupid option when specifying A4 paper as the slide size and you have to select Maximise or Fit To Slide and, despite the careful measuring and setting up to the exact scale, when it comes to print out it's miles out. Infuriating. Not as infuriating as not being able to get my Corel Draw! to work, because it's now an eye-wateringly expensive subscription service and they've disabled the capability to use the software without being connected to the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 I missed the fact that the import for svg files is, by default 'as is' whereas for dxf files it is 'scaled'. I have now changed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 That's better 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lipo Man Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 36 minutes ago, Ron Gray said: That's better I’ll be watching this one with particular interest - just started my first attempt at panel lines which is fairly straightforward, but the dark arts of “weathering” are going to need some practicing, I think. I’ll watch and learn! And I’ll do the underside first, just in case! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 (edited) The good thing if you are using charcoal for the lines etc you can always wash it off and start again and I’m going to be doing exactly that with the wing! Having said that, weathering imo is as much talking away as adding so fine grade sandpaper is your friend. Edited February 5 by Ron Gray 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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