1/72 HU-16B (wip)

[Hippy Ed]

Ok, I recently started this kit and, it has a history of being an old kit in a newer box

I'll be doing it up in the markings on the box top
The pit is pretty sparce...

Raised rivets with engraved panel lines not to mention ejector pin marks & Flash galore :S

I've added the glass & sealed up the fuselage on this beast

assembled the wing, attached the landing gear

This is all done under the Supervision of Capt. Psycho...

sealed the crew hatch and the nose gear well

 

[Hippy Ed]

And, after masking off the clear parts with Micro mask, I attached the wing to the fuselage

and she is awaiting warmer weather for her seesion in the spray booth...

 

[Mcleod]

Hey, coool! I have this kit; you know, in 1957, this was a brand new-tool kit.

 

[moon puppy]

Hey Eddie, you got this in our Floaters campaign, it ends like, Saturday. Mind if I move it to Wesendorf Field (our aircraft section)?

 

[Hippy Ed]

Hey Eddie, you got this in our Floaters campaign, it ends like, Saturday. Mind if I move it to Wesendorf Field (our aircraft section)?

hmy:

My bad!! :facepalm Go ahead & move it. Thanks

 

[moon puppy]

Guess that means you're not going to make it by Saturday?

 

[lupanzer]

...

Luiz

 

[Hippy Ed]

Guess that means you're not going to make it by Saturday?

:smack :pp

 

[sharkman]

Cool! This should be good!

 

[Hippy Ed]

Cool! This should be good!

Yep, should be An old kit with fit issues. I had to trim along the fore & aft edge of the wing where it meets the fuselage in order to get it to sit down right. Popped the lower hull seam so, had to re-glue it in the center

Anyways, I decided to paint the floats by hand a few days ago so, they're good & dry. Started adding Orange paint to the front tips and it doesn't seem to want to lay down on the Aluminum So, I laid on a coat, let dry & went back over it a few times and is starting to look ok but, has me thinking, Should I do the Orange on the wings N Fuselage 1st & then mask off for the Aluminum? Seems whenever I've applied masking tape to Aluminum in the past, it usually peeled off with the tape. ANy suggestions y'all?
Thanks

 

[randy_ditton]

Hi Ed,

Really like the work you have done on this one


Sorry, no advice on the paint issue ( rarely get to the paint stage on my builds )


Randy

 

[Hippy Ed]

Ok, someone on another board says to spray the Aluminum, let it dry then clearcoat it. Let dry then mask off for the Orange & it should be ok. Sounds like a plan to me... :drunk

 

[sharkman]

Ok, someone on another board says to spray the Aluminum, let it dry then clearcoat it. Let dry then mask off for the Orange & it should be ok. Sounds like a plan to me... :drunk

that should work, I've found, depending on the paint, that if you let it dry for 24 hrs you can just mask the paint (mostly with ModelMaster paints).

 

[moon puppy]

Cool! This should be good!

Yep, should be An old kit with fit issues. I had to trim along the fore & aft edge of the wing where it meets the fuselage in order to get it to sit down right. Popped the lower hull seam so, had to re-glue it in the center

Anyways, I decided to paint the floats by hand a few days ago so, they're good & dry. Started adding Orange paint to the front tips and it doesn't seem to want to lay down on the Aluminum So, I laid on a coat, let dry & went back over it a few times and is starting to look ok but, has me thinking, Should I do the Orange on the wings N Fuselage 1st & then mask off for the Aluminum? Seems whenever I've applied masking tape to Aluminum in the past, it usually peeled off with the tape. ANy suggestions y'all?
Thanks

I didn't see this question when you posted it. Tell ya what, I figured out all sorts of ways to make paint peel when masked. First question to ask is what paints you using? Primer or not?

Based on what I've scre..done in the past I thin I would do the orange first then mask it off and get your NMF done.

 

[Hippy Ed]

Cool! This should be good!

Yep, should be An old kit with fit issues. I had to trim along the fore & aft edge of the wing where it meets the fuselage in order to get it to sit down right. Popped the lower hull seam so, had to re-glue it in the center

Anyways, I decided to paint the floats by hand a few days ago so, they're good & dry. Started adding Orange paint to the front tips and it doesn't seem to want to lay down on the Aluminum So, I laid on a coat, let dry & went back over it a few times and is starting to look ok but, has me thinking, Should I do the Orange on the wings N Fuselage 1st & then mask off for the Aluminum? Seems whenever I've applied masking tape to Aluminum in the past, it usually peeled off with the tape. ANy suggestions y'all?
Thanks

I didn't see this question when you posted it. Tell ya what, I figured out all sorts of ways to make paint peel when masked. First question to ask is what paints you using? Primer or not?

Based on what I've scre..done in the past I thin I would do the orange first then mask it off and get your NMF done.

I'm using Testors enamal (square bottle) Aluminum and, Model Masters Enamel Fl. Orange on this.

 

[moon puppy]

Any primer? Think your enamels will be ok. My problem has always been with AlcladII, and on larger surfaces.

 

[Hippy Ed]

Any primer? Think your enamels will be ok. My problem has always been with AlcladII, and on larger surfaces.

Nope. No primer. Haven't used the stuff in quite a while. Never worked with ALcad as I can't afford that stuff...

 

[Hippy Ed]

Ok, I decided ta brush paint the Orange stripes and then I'll a/b the aluminum later

 

[Sherman 18]

Now that is coming along

I have always found the Model Masters Enamel Fl. Orange really thin, but what you have done looks good from what I can see

 

[jknaus]

Lookinng good.
James