Really nicely finished there Nick. Great job on the scehem, and i do like those roundels, very different. Great choice. Thank you for taking part, front page has been updated.

Bish many thanks and me be part of this GB.

Gamera Im glad you like it .

Rhodesian Airforce 1965.

The Academy 1/48 Hawker Hunter .Painted with AK interactive RAF paints Drk grn/Drk earth/sky. The clears are tamiya and the decals are from cutting edge.The weathering was done with mastertouch oil paint. This was my 1st kit using Ak paints exclusively it was different but I feel better about them now. Thank you for watching and your comments

Nick: Friggin' perfect!!! 

That does look very nice Nick, can't wait to get that on the front page.

just about done need some final pics later.

Hey guys been away for ten days and the room just stopped moving!!

Jack

many thanks  placed the wing tanks this a.m. pics to follow.

Gamera you did a fine job on those decals!

lostagain just stunning chopper!

zvezda nice recovery on that spitfire.

lewbud very sharp mustang great job on those decals.

steve nice paint on the swordfish.

I hope I didnt leave any one out?

here is the lastest pic with tanks in place 

Jack: Thanks again. My printer is ancient - around 20 years old and doesn't work that well. Guess I should replace it but I don't use it that much. Anyway I ordered the decals and they should be on the way.

GH: Sounds cool, looking forward to more photos!

Look forward to seeing them when you can GH.

After putting off the masking for the second color, I buckled down and masked and shot it today.  Will have some touchups to deal with, but about ready to clear and decal.  Pics to follow as it gets closer.  Been taking a few, haven't downloaded from the camera yet.

Do you have a colour printer that is compatible with your clear decal film?  Probably too late now, but scanning the correct size roundel and then changing their colour on screen before printing would be another way to go. 

I have this colour study on roundel colours - the 7,10, and 15 increments are percentages of decreased intensity:

regards,

Jack

Thanks guys.

Jack I found that a US Kennedy half-dollar is about the same size as the wing roundels so I just used it to trace around and cut the result out with scissors. I never got the hole in the centre quite right. I might just cut a white circle and layer it over the blue one. 

Looking at the website you suggested Jack I found the photos that I printed off to try to get a good idea of the right shade. It's a  little bit lighter than RAF roundel blue. I'm going to try to get a happy medium between the wierd baby blue and something so dark it blends into the USN dark sea blue.  

Clif, am imppressed - you were able to cut out a round decal by hand??

Not sure which paint to suggest, but it should be some form of RAF roundel blue, while the outlines of the bars would remain US Insignia blue.  The baby blue roundels was a result of the Corsairs sitting out in the open several years after the war.

regards,

Jack

Good on ur for having a go at making your own. Hopfully the decal sheet will be a better colour match.

Oh gosh has it been six friggin' months since I worked on this kit??? The roundels weren't the right colour so I laid her aside and then went on holiday/vacation, then Christmas, then got caught up in other stuff...

Anyway I painted up some clear decal material with USN Blue Angel Blue since it seemed pretty close and cut roundels out of it and laid them over the light blue NZ ones. But this looks so dark it blends into the USN blue paint. I've ordered some blue decal film and I'm going to try the same with them:

Good to seeyou back at thatSteve, be nice to see it wrapped up.

I'm really liking the Wessex Lost! Everytime I see one of those I recall the hot pink one with the Rolling Stone lips from Riptide (an American detective series back in the 80's remarkable only for it's helo).

Steve,

The Stringbag is looking great. Can't wait to see it with decals.

I agree with Cliff, looks really good, Steve! I'm looking forward to seeing this one finished!

Steve: Looks good! Crossing my fingers the decals get there soon. 

I pulled out my Swordfish and got aquainted where I was with it, but found I was missing the decals. I searched everywhere and just can't find them, so I ordered a new set. They should arrive in a week or so and get back on it. It's very close to being finished at this point.

Yikes! Thanks for pointing that out Gamera. Yeah I'm way too slow to get it done in that amout of time.

Zvezda: That turned out great! I've seen alot of terrible wing/fuselage gaps on Spits, even the Hasegawa kit has them. But you did a great job fixing it. 

Piers: Wow, looks awesome! 

Rooster: Month and a half to go if you can finish in that time. I dug my Corsair out and am trying to get a little more done on her. 

Bish - can I get in with Revell's 1/32 Spitfire Mk IXc? Not sure what markings I'll go with but being a Spit I'm sure it'll fall within the realm of the Commonwealth

@Zvezda,

Wow! Those gaps look really bad! Fantastic recovery, I'm looking forward to seeing this spit painted.

@lostagain,

I really like that paint scheme! I would love to see the real helicopter in this scheme. Anyway, much luck on constructing the exhaust, but, I already know you will do a fantastic job.

Lewbud, super work on the Maple Mustang, you're right, that is a very pretty scheme. You did real good on the decals, I understand your relief at having two sets.

Zvezda, that Spit looks like a mongrel for you to tame, but you have done a great job with it. Looking forward to the finished product.

Nick, the Hunter is looking very good. The canopy masking is very neat. What a nice looking aircraft.

Bruce, nice work on the Mig. The PE details are very fine. Hopefully you come across the bits.

The wessex has progressed with the glasshouse revealed and wheels on. I also got the aerial supports on and the aerial installed. I have used EZ Line, supergluing it to the supports. Mostly went well.

I was thinking I just need to stick the rotors on and we're done. Then remembered the four prominent exhaust stacks on the nose... Picked up some brass tube to redo them as the kit ones were in two halves with a wierd shape. See how it goes.

Thanks guys. When I bought the decal set, I bought it because it came with two aircraft that had big red lightning bolts running down the sides of the fuselage. This is by far the prettiest Mustang of the set and that I've built.

Zvezda,

Nice job on the Spit! I guess wing roots are the bane of every Spitfire kit out there. I know they have been for me.

Yeeow, rough go, but good recovery.

Lewbud, great looking Mustang in that Canuck livery!

Can just imagine the difficulty in getting those thin decals to lay down properly, but you persevered and here are the wonderful results.

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Nick, that is already a fine looking build, and love those roundels with the spears on top.

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Bruce, that is some real fine detail in those wheel wells.

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Piers, thanks for that.  Yor build is shaping up nicely too, and, as you say with a gloss finish, I wouldn't expect much in the way of weathering either.

regards,

Jack

Great job there!!! Love the pin-stripes, glad you were able to save them.

Lewbud,

The stripes look awesome, and, (Yes, I'm slow), I just realized this is a 1/72 mustang. Those decals must be so tiny. Much respect for you! Great job!