Hello Harold, looks very good, and extra praise for sticking with it to the end.

 

regards,

Jack

Camo or not, thats come out really nice harold, it has a really nice finish. Glad you stuick with it, thank you. Will get the front page updated.

Bish

Camo or not, thats come out really nice harold, it has a really nice finish. Glad you stuick with it, thank you. Will get the front page updated.

 

Thank you, Jack, Bish and Cliff for your encouragement. I started to think I was never going to finish this model. After three tries you would think I know ever thing there is to know about AFV Club's Matador, but this model is not as easy as it looks.

I used four new products that made painting window frames and installing windows and applying decals more realistic. Tamiya has a new masking tape for curves in 2mm, 3mm, 5mm and 12mm sizes. VMS in Poland offers a special glue for clear plastic parts like windows called Transpa Fix 6K that is very easy to use, dries clear and can be cleaned off painted surfaces without staining the paint. The clean-up product is called VMS Universal Weathering Carrier, but it removes Transpa glue off paint and paint brushes.

The other new product is VMS decal set & soften 2 in 1 which as you can see in the photographs below did not leave an outline of the decal. I have tried several decal set & softener products, and this is the best one I have used. The decals look as though they were painted on like the real thing.

I also used Vallejo 100% Acrylic resin, Gloss Varnish and Matt Varnish at 17 to 10 PSI diluted with water 2 drops for every 10 drops of acrylic resin. It dries quickly with a hard finish that looks realistic. A friend of mine who uses Vallejo tried diluting the varnish with thinner and it turned cloudy, so only use water for diluting (thinning). But do use thinner or air brush cleaner for cleaning your air brush. Water by it's self is not enough to get your air brush really clean.

Harold

 

"Martin! Get in here and put your models away!!

I found this little piece of information while looking in the Reader's Gallery. Bish my real name is James Harold, but the only one who called me that was my Grandma Schopp and my Mother since I was named after my Uncle Harold Schopp who flew Lancaster Bombers. When Grandma called me James Harold it was in a loving voice, but when my Mother called me James Harold it meant I was in serious trouble.

 

Blimey, its been a while since i had anything in there. My Mum is the only one who call's me Martin, to everyone else its Bish. My middle name is James, my Dad's middle name was Arthur, both taken from his Uncle, my Great Uncle, Arthur, who served on bofor's in WW2. Though unlike your uncle, my Great uncle never saw any action that i know of.

Really glad you stuck with that build, it turned out great.

Harold: Somehow I missed your post... 

Great work! I'm glad to see you finished her and what a beautiful job!!! Truely something to be proud of! 

Congrads!!! 

Really good result there Harold. I know you had your frustrations, the end result is a beauty!
And it was good to have a root cause for your little spots that's something that won't be annoying you again - and we have all learnt something to look out for.

lostagain

Really good result there Harold. I know you had your frustrations, the end result is a beauty!
And it was good to have a root cause for your little spots that's something that won't be annoying you again - and we have all learnt something to look out for.

 

Thank you Lost, Cliff, Bish and Jack, I am pleased, with the Matador, but it confirms what I have known about myself. I am a perfectionist! I do not like being this way, but it's who I am. When I have a problem, I need to solve it or it drives me crazy.

Harold