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purplefan
04-05-17, 01:52 AM
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I could not sleep, so i thought id post a frame by frame account of my build.

ENJOY!

purplefan
04-05-17, 02:00 AM
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So the first step is to paint the inside of the wings using Humbrol 56. Aluminum.

purplefan
04-05-17, 02:03 AM
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The paint went on easy and i was pleased with the results. 2nd coat.

purplefan
04-05-17, 02:09 AM
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Very tricky bit as i drilled out the machine gun nests with a 0.3mm drill bit.
As you can see it turned out okay.

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purplefan
04-05-17, 02:10 AM
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Next stage is to glue the wings together.

purplefan
04-05-17, 02:13 AM
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Then its detailing the cockpit. I painted the interior of the cockpit. 165 matt sea greay and 70. Interior green.

Then i put on the peddles and the joystick witch were attached to the top wing.

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purplefan
04-05-17, 02:15 AM
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Then it was glue the wings to the fuselage. Trying not to break the joystick in the upper wing.
It fitted beautifully.

purplefan
04-05-17, 02:18 AM
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Ready for sanding. I used a corse sand paper forst 800 grit and then went down to a smoother sand paper 3250 grit and then i polished off the scratch marks.

Ready for painting.

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purplefan
04-05-17, 02:19 AM
First coat of Humbrol 29 Dark Earth applied to the top half of the plane.

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purplefan
04-05-17, 02:20 AM
And thats all i got up to. I more coat of Humbrol dark Earth then Humbrol Dark green. DO that tomorrow.

Jarre
04-05-17, 08:20 AM
Nice, now that's a proper modellers workstation with all the kit, a friend of mine in Stoke has a similar one and he builds and paints Warhammer models

purplefan
04-05-17, 10:17 AM
I am not into warhammer but they do produce some nice kits Jarre.
I love Japanese Anime and i have a model kit of the space battleship yamoto.

UncleChip
04-05-17, 11:35 AM
I remember making a model plane with my dad when I was little. Good times.

Suzi
04-05-17, 04:56 PM
Well done lovely.

purplefan
04-05-17, 10:55 PM
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Hurricaine ready for painting. I washed her down with some soppy water before i applied the first coat of primer. I used Humbrol primer.

purplefan
04-05-17, 10:57 PM
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Bottom half painted using Humbrol 11 silver; humbrol 34 matt white and humbrol 33 matt black.
Pre war all R.A.F planes had black and white wings.

purplefan
04-05-17, 10:59 PM
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Top half was done using Humbrol 29 Dark Earth and Humbrol 30 Dark green. I thinned the paints with Humbrol thinner.

purplefan
04-05-17, 11:00 PM
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Green pattern camouflage applied. Using Humbrol 30 Dark green.

Suzi
04-05-17, 11:02 PM
Looks amazing! Well done!

purplefan
04-05-17, 11:04 PM
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Starboard side

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port side.

I will leave to dry over night then dust her down and put a coat of humbrol clear varnish on her. Then i will finish putting on the undercarriage and propeller. Then decal her.

Think i got port and starboard mixed up. Starboard is right side.
and port is left side.

Suzi
05-05-17, 08:15 AM
Well done lovely!

OldMike
05-05-17, 03:26 PM
Brilliant Purple. :)

purplefan
07-05-17, 01:22 AM
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Two coats of varnish and i put on the prop and the engine exhausts. Ready for the Decals.

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Suzi
07-05-17, 11:37 AM
Looks brilliant! Well done! You must have quite a collection now..

purplefan
07-05-17, 02:54 PM
With the family out with Charlie i decided to decal my plane.
I used Luke warm water, Humbrol decal fix a cotton bud to wipe off excess water. Pair of sharp scissors and a cocktail stick to manover the small decals into place.

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purplefan
07-05-17, 02:55 PM
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purplefan
07-05-17, 02:58 PM
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http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af109/ronmac95/20170507_143852_zpsovcuynxa.jpg (http://s998.photobucket.com/user/ronmac95/media/20170507_143852_zpsovcuynxa.jpg.html)

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purplefan
07-05-17, 03:01 PM
Now i leave them to cure and i will put a coat of gloss varnish over the decals to seal thm in then i shall use a 4B pencil to highlights the panel lines.

Suzi
07-05-17, 08:40 PM
Looks fantastic!

purplefan
07-05-17, 08:59 PM
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Now i give it a wash.
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purplefan
08-05-17, 11:55 AM
FINISHED

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af109/ronmac95/20170508_104740_001_zpsk7iodinr.jpg (http://s998.photobucket.com/user/ronmac95/media/20170508_104740_001_zpsk7iodinr.jpg.html)

The kit was fun and easy to build with fit issues at all, unlike the old airfix kits. The end result was really good and with a little bit of patience this kit can easily be built by a beginner. I built it out the box so i used no after market parts and i did very little weathering. This kit is superb for the novices and experienced modeler alike. Well done Airfix 10 out of 10.

purplefan
08-05-17, 12:01 PM
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Suzi
08-05-17, 02:15 PM
Fantastic!