Airfix 1/72 Folland Gnat T.1

[surfsup]

I have heard that the new Moulding Gnat is a very nice Kit. Looks like it is going together pretty well.....Cheers mark

 

[phantom II]

I have just learned from a Hobby shop owner in the UK that Airfix kit manufacturing has been moved from China to India .
Their QC. seems very slack . Although their mold are better , what you get could be less than enjoyable, depending on your luck.

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[Grenadier37]

She's in the 'paint booth'; I sprayed her with a coat of Alclad gloss black primer two days ago. Last night the primer was still a little tacky, at least in the place where I left my greasy finger print. :angry:

The problem areas for my build were the intakes, the canopy and the wing root. In regard to the canopy, it's a tad wide. And either I cracked it while I was handling/washing it or it was cracked for some other reason. After an application of Future, the crack was a lot less noticeable. Once the primer is good and hard I'll give her a polish in prep for the NMF.

Black & Decker is your friend...

 

[Gator]

Looking good. He's a tip from an old sign painter. When checking on how dry the paint is, use the knuckle on your finger. It doesn't leave a fingerprint.

 

[Hippy Ed]

Looking good. He's a tip from an old sign painter. When checking on how dry the paint is, use the knuckle on your finger. It doesn't leave a fingerprint.

 

[ij001]

I prefer Tamiya acrylic glossy black as a prep for Alclad simply because you can spray over it within 24hrs.

...and yes B&D can be very useful on occasion.

Ian.

 

[moon puppy]

She's in the 'paint booth'; I sprayed her with a coat of Alclad gloss black primer two days ago. Last night the primer was still a little tacky, at least in the place where I left my greasy finger print. :angry:

The problem areas for my build were the intakes, the canopy and the wing root. In regard to the canopy, it's a tad wide. And either I cracked it while I was handling/washing it or it was cracked for some other reason. After an application of Future, the crack was a lot less noticeable. Once the primer is good and hard I'll give her a polish in prep for the NMF.

Black & Decker is your friend...

I really think they had a bad batch of that black base. I had the exact same problem, bought another bottle and it dried overnight. My suggestion, pit it in a closet and forget about it for 3 months or strip it and go with Tamiya X1.

 

[Grenadier37]

So I let it sit for four days then polished it and wiped it clean and promptly stripped a chunk of the primer off.

So I set it aside for the weekend and will mess with it again at the beginning of the week.

I would use acrylics...but I hate them with every fiber of my soul.

Acrylics were invented by Mephistopheles himself. :evil:
It's true, look it up if you don't believe me.

 

[phantom II]

I can help you with Acrylics if you want. I have no desire to go back to Enamels since I've learned how to use them.

They are much more flexible in what you can do with paints.

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[Grenadier37]

Here she is after sanding down the rough spots. It's primed again and sitting under cover until fully dry.

 

[ij001]

Very smooth. I like that, matey.

Ian.

 

[moon puppy]

 

[Hippy Ed]

 

[Grenadier37]

I slathered some Alclad Duraluminum over her last night after she got a rub down with some 3000-12000 grit sanding sponges. I covered my bug and left it overnight to allow the lacquer to fully cure. Once I get a couple of panels done up in a different NMF shade or two I'll post some pictures.

 

[Grenadier37]

Here are a couple of snaps with my progress so far.

 

[Gator]

Looking good.

 

[Hippy Ed]

Looking good.

Ditto

 

[ij001]

Wow !!, that happened !!

Ian.

 

[Swordsman]

Great paint Job ... !!! ...

 

[moon puppy]

Here are a couple of snaps with my progress so far.

That's eyecatching.