MHF Crocker

[moon puppy]

I would have thrown my hands up!

 

[Rhino]

Can you use Johnson's Clear to hold the links together before you swage them?
It was all I could think of.

 

[Rhino]

I would have thrown my hands up!

I would have built something very small.

 

[paddy]

I am very impressed with MFH's PE. Normally you find Eduard and Aires sort of texture the surface to add detail which is lost as soon as you paint it.
This PE is actually 3D so these stared out shiny stainless and i sprayed them black then rubbed them on a flat sanding stick to give this effect, detail is superb even if one is a tad crooked. i will correct that, nothing worse than a Crooked Crocker...

 

[Rhino]

Betty would be so proud!

 

[paddy]

And ...back to bare metal

Sorry i couldnt live with the kit design or at least my attempt at it.... the join between white decals and white paint just leapt off the tank and poked me in the eye every time i looked at it.. Thinking cap back on....

I used the Revell chrome paint for the reflector and its really good especially on parts like this that will be sealed up and wont be handled

Been doing a bit with the front suspension

and have attached the running boards now.

 

[moon puppy]

Those springs look like they really under stress. Nice work Paddy!!

 

[Impisi]

you are showing the parts you are renewing and sell, right? That is not a kit, is it?

 

[paddy]

Front end is nearing completion however that just means i have to do something with that petrol tank

 

[moon puppy]

that just means i have to do something with that petrol tank

Fille'r up!!!

Let your creative mojo flow Paddy, you said everyone of these were custom build so do what you want.

 

[paddy]

A couple more failures

To ambitious , cant get a straight pinstripe to take that sort of bend and i cant get a really clean edge even with Tamiya tape when you start looking closely.. never mind , i will get there

 

[Rhino]

Are you sealing your masking tape with a clear before you paint over it?
That's kind of a dumb question to ask an accomplished model maker.

 

[paddy]

Not ever done that so maybe i am dumb
The problem is i used their plastic electrical type tape they sell for curves and the more i squash it down the more the glue squashes out along the edge.

May be my roll is past its best...
for this build i am going to go for a plain colour with maybe some pinstripes like the mudguards.

 

[paddy]

One thing that has happened is the paint is not showing its true colour on pictures where up till now its just looked like black...however this is what it really looks like

you can see its a very dark metallic blue

 

[Rhino]

I like Model Master lacquer Metalizer Sealer best for sealing any masking I do between colours. It cures quickly and doesn't add much to the thickness of the paint. I use it to undercoat my decals too. The catch is, they don't make it anymore. I like Future (Johnson's Clear) but my Solvaset sometimes makes a mess of acrylic clear when I decal.
Any acrylic clear should to nicely.

 

[moon puppy]

Model Master lacquer Metalizer Sealer

That stuff is as rare as Champs decal solution.

 

[Rhino]

That stuff is as rare as Champs decal solution.

It is! I only use a few drops at a time, so it lasts quite a while for me.

 

[paddy]

I got the front end fitted to the rear end last night, so far so good, no Drama, not parts that dont fit, as the Germans would say......everything is satisfactory.

 

[Impisi]

Looks great or as old Germans (like me) would say "passt, wackelt und hat Luft" (fits, wobbles and has air)

 

[moon puppy]

Needs a gas tank.