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CTA ENTRY - RAZORDWS - Macchi 202
- Thread starter razordws
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reconron
Active member
REALLY???
How to make modeling frustrating,was kindly enough brought to you by:21st century toys of China.
Keep up the good work,Dave!
Greetings,Ron.
razordws
Well-known member
I understand wanting to brand your stuff and I've seen this sort of thing before on older kits but on THE INSIDE of the fuselage, not out where everyone can see it.
Dusan, having people shoot at you constantly usually makes one angry!
razordws
Well-known member
razordws
Well-known member
Got sidetracked a bit on another project and some weekend trips but it is now ready for paint. Unfortunately I went to paint the undersides tonight and realized that the jar of Italian Blue Grey that I thought I had is no longer. Is there a decent match in either the Humbrol or the Tamiya lineup or a mix ratio to get a match? These are the only two paint types available to me without mail ordering.
razordws
Well-known member
Time for an update. Putty and sanding is complete and I discovered I had a few other odds and ends to clean up before paint.
First up, filling the screw holes that were meant to hold this toy kit together. The kit comes with some caps to cover the holes but they are made with the soft vinyl plastic so I read another build article where the guy melted some sprue and stuck it in the hole. Easy peasy!
Next up, because I repositioned the pilot to sit in his seat properly his head was too far back to put in the head piece on the rear bulkhead. With the pilot installed there was no room to work the seam so I painted and inserted a thin piece of plastic sheet in behind him. The canopy fit in this area was loose anyway.
Lastly, I decided to cut in some wing tip formation lights while I was at it. Luckily I had some spare clear sprue pieces big enough for this.
I am off work for the season now so this should move forward fairly quickly now. :yipee
First up, filling the screw holes that were meant to hold this toy kit together. The kit comes with some caps to cover the holes but they are made with the soft vinyl plastic so I read another build article where the guy melted some sprue and stuck it in the hole. Easy peasy!
Next up, because I repositioned the pilot to sit in his seat properly his head was too far back to put in the head piece on the rear bulkhead. With the pilot installed there was no room to work the seam so I painted and inserted a thin piece of plastic sheet in behind him. The canopy fit in this area was loose anyway.
Lastly, I decided to cut in some wing tip formation lights while I was at it. Luckily I had some spare clear sprue pieces big enough for this.
I am off work for the season now so this should move forward fairly quickly now. :yipee
More time to work magic!
Regards,
Regards,
nice trick on the Nav lights, pluggin' those holes up nicely. 
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Like you tips there!
Firesmacker
Member
Looks good, Dave. Now go to the SPCA and get one of those cats!
razordws
Well-known member
So with the Sherman done I started on the smoke rings today. It was very frustrating as I normally work with acrylics but only had enamels for the Italian colours. Could not get the thinner ratio down correct but I struggled through it. I had to take a brush dipped in paint thinner to scrub off all the areas where the paint spidered when it was too thin. Thankfully the base coat had been curing for a week. Tomorrow I will paint the white fuselage band and get a coat of future on it so that I can start putting the decals on.
