Global Scale Modeller

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The Plan
As you can see i tried to build this kit a couple of years ago but messed it up and i needed so inspiration to get it started again so here we go.
I thought of doing some battle damage (if i can will be the 1st time) ie bullet holes and what have you but also if i can with the paint striped of as if it as flown through an explosion but we will see if i get that far with it.
Ill be starting it soon after i have finished the two im doing now (hopefully should be finished by end of next week)
Comments and tips very welcome
thanks for looking
Nige

Good luck ! you are very brave to undertake such a project ! You have my Admiration !
Will be following this one for sure....

Gitty Up ! lots of work awaits you !

Nige, I really hate to be the bad guy and bearer of bad news, but to qualify for the group build the kits needs to be unstarted ie a new kit, really sorry buddy, so im gonna move this to the works in progress gallery.

Hope you understand

Hi Karumber!!!!

I'm looking forward to this!!!


Lenny

its not a prob Paul its been sat like that for about 1 1/2 years so the GB was a kick up the back side to get it done LOL.
Any way i have more time to get it done and try and do it justice.
Dose any one know any inter-web links for reference im got a few books and getting some more from the library more but could do with some more.
Thanks Nige

Nige201980 wrote:its not a prob Paul its been sat like that for about 1 1/2 years so the GB was a kick up the back side to get it done LOL.
Any way i have more time to get it done and try and do it justice.
Dose any one know any inter-web links for reference im got a few books and getting some more from the library more but could do with some more.
Thanks Nige

Hope you get it finished Nige, thanks for understading

Have you got anything else you could enter Nige?

Not at mo lee if I get chance next time I'm in town ill try to have a look for something.

Nige201980 wrote:Not at mo lee if I get chance next time I'm in town ill try to have a look for something.

Excellent - Would be sad not to see you have a go with something

The daft thing is that I've nearly finish a mustang III and a fw 190 a3 that I started about a month ago if I knew I would have saved one lol. But never mind it gives me reason to go out and buy something now lol.

Nige201980 wrote:The daft thing is that I've nearly finish a mustang III and a fw 190 a3 that I started about a month ago if I knew I would have saved one lol. But never mind it gives me reason to go out and buy something now lol.

That's the spirit and I may have something to help you to. http://intscalemodeller.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=451

Cheers paul

Nige201980 wrote:The daft thing is that I've nearly finish a mustang III and a fw 190 a3 that I started about a month ago if I knew I would have saved one lol. But never mind it gives me reason to go out and buy something now lol.

Isn't it always the way...lol

Look forward to your purchase

Ahh, its like deja vu in here! I built the very same kit, but ultimately wasn't happy with the paint job, it was grainy, and the oil wash didn't work well. So she took a bath in the fairy power spray, which resulted in parts getting broken.

So I had to do a bit clean up and repair job on mine as well. I went with the grey underside and the green/grey camo upper in the end. I am waiting on a replacement canopy to finish mine off.

As for battle damage, look at reference pics online of flak shrapnel damage etc, often such things made many small, ragged holes. One tip is to use a dremel or such to thin out the plastic where you want to add the damage, as bear in mind that in reality the aircraft skin is very thin aluminium, not the out of scale plastic we have. Also remember that most of the wing, and the fuselage of the Mossie was made from plywood, which will have a different effect when damaged to aluminium.

Hi Gav
Thanks for advice mate I seen some battle damage on a mossie were the "bullit/cannons were just round but with burnt marks round it. I'm hoping to to the tail fin with tin balding trays as these were aluminium ribs with canvas over it so hoping to show just the ribs with the canvas burnt away. Also with the paint burnt down to the cotton dope that goes over the wood and in some places showing the silver paint over the dope then the cam. But we will see if my skills are upto it.