Recent content by paddy

I spoke too soon Bob :) I am very aware i have might have a reputation for moaning, i moan about after market, things that dont fit, in particular, glaring mistakes in old kits like windscreens smaller than their apertures that after 50 years are re released and not corrected :-) And now Tamiya...

I think its just drying time Bob The front was about 24-36 hours the sides are a week or so :-) who knows, i seem to find problems no one else seems to find :cool:

The front panel that reacted to the masking tape was not a disaster after all because once i got the decals on there was hardly and red paint visible anyway so that was a bonus :-) I have had a couple more practice builds. As i mentioned the body shell is made up of quite a few parts with...

Looking forward to seeing it boogie :-)

Hi Boogie Its a learning curve , no doubt about that :-) I have built a couple of their motorcycles so i sort of knew what to expect but the resin body work is a new oner on me and its really testing my patience. It will be fine when i work out how to do it for future builds. I just wrecked the...

Bingo , i think i have cracked it. its all about the surface prep before the final top coat. This is straight out the can , no polishing and no clear coat

Its not AI but i loathe these people that colourize , is that even a word ?, old pictures, guess the colours and in affect rewrite history.

I am getting there slowly the front has been resprayed again.... I wanted to spray the white panel as i wasnt convinced the supplied decal would cover the Red but my first attempt failed as i didnt have my glasses on and what I thought was Pure white was actually Pearl white.......DOH back to...

We have the same problem with our prime minister when he talks about releasing the Israeli sausages...but thats not AI thats lack of an I

Being a bit a bit deaf i always have the sub titles on my TV but more and more these days as AI takes over the results can be more Funny than useful. This is a screen shot from my TV while watching a program about the battle of the Somme WWI

The answer is to rub back the colour coat before the clear coat and of course, use a filler primer. This is the rear with paint finished and clear coat over the decals its not perfect under the camera but its pretty good to the naked eye under natural light. This is the painted finish...

Before i get too upset about my paint finish, a couple of observations. I have noticed that MFH who build these for show purposes use a satin finish or a very defused lighting to avoid direct reflections. I think this is more a defused lighting than a satin finish But they also link...

I think concentrating on each panel individually and finishing it is the way forward until i think of a better way. The rear engine cover was a failure paint wise. The problem is there are Protrusions and lumps and bumps which makes polishing very awkward so you need to spray a finish, unlike...

Thanks Steve, i have some baking soda so i will experiment on a comedy note.... I found a rattle can of wrinkle finish paint, its an automotive paint that i bought about 40 years ago for the dashboard of my 1967 MGB :) What could possibly got wrong ? well after about 5 mins of shaking the...