Welcome,
Guest
. Please
login
or
register
.
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Forever
Login with username, password and session length
News:
Check out the new Calendar feature added to the club forum
Home
Help
Search
Login
Register
Bridlington & Wolds Scale Model Club Forum
»
Models
»
Modelling Projects
»
D H 88 Comet
[Hide Attachments]
« previous
next »
Print
Pages:
1
2
[
3
]
4
5
Author
Topic: D H 88 Comet (Read 7884 times)
meremodeller
Hero Member
Posts: 210
Re: D H 88 Comet
«
Reply #30 on:
September 17, 2020, 02:27:34 PM »
Thank you for the favourable comments.
Wings are now attached and it's ready for the first coat of primer.
Quite painless getting the wing join to fuselage just a bit of filling at the rear end of the undersurface join.
Soon be onto the red paint!
Logged
zak
Hero Member
Posts: 6949
Grumpy by name and nature
Re: D H 88 Comet
«
Reply #31 on:
September 17, 2020, 05:01:06 PM »
Making great progress.
Logged
Grumpy by name and nature
cph64
Hero Member
Posts: 1544
Re: D H 88 Comet
«
Reply #32 on:
September 17, 2020, 05:38:44 PM »
I find inter war period aircraft wonderful to look at. The period when they were trying to get away from 'boxes' and rigging and going for graceful lines. This is such a beautiful aircraft.
Logged
meremodeller
Hero Member
Posts: 210
Re: D H 88 Comet
«
Reply #33 on:
September 19, 2020, 11:09:20 AM »
Now primed in white and ready for the red paint!
Logged
zak
Hero Member
Posts: 6949
Grumpy by name and nature
Re: D H 88 Comet
«
Reply #34 on:
September 19, 2020, 11:15:36 AM »
Whiter than white!
Logged
Grumpy by name and nature
meremodeller
Hero Member
Posts: 210
Re: D H 88 Comet
«
Reply #35 on:
September 19, 2020, 11:46:53 AM »
or A Whiter Shade of Pale!
Logged
meremodeller
Hero Member
Posts: 210
Re: D H 88 Comet
«
Reply #36 on:
September 21, 2020, 08:38:13 AM »
It's now RED all over! On with the transfers.
Logged
Haddock
Guest
Re: D H 88 Comet
«
Reply #37 on:
September 21, 2020, 11:13:25 AM »
That's a really nice finish, whose paint?
Haddock.
Logged
meremodeller
Hero Member
Posts: 210
Re: D H 88 Comet
«
Reply #38 on:
September 21, 2020, 02:30:13 PM »
Tamiya gloss red, very easy to get a good finish, 2 coats.
Logged
chriswil42
Hero Member
Posts: 3143
Re: D H 88 Comet
«
Reply #39 on:
September 21, 2020, 03:42:12 PM »
Yes the red looks really good.
Logged
Chris
meremodeller
Hero Member
Posts: 210
Re: D H 88 Comet
«
Reply #40 on:
September 22, 2020, 08:12:19 AM »
The transfers are now on and my fear of them not being opaque are unfounded. Good solid white.
Home run now!
Logged
zak
Hero Member
Posts: 6949
Grumpy by name and nature
Re: D H 88 Comet
«
Reply #41 on:
September 22, 2020, 08:20:25 AM »
I just tried to apply some to a tank (quite an old kit).
They just fell apart.
Yours look really good.
Logged
Grumpy by name and nature
MSea
Hero Member
Posts: 5522
I'm sorry Dave I'm afraid I can't do that
Re: D H 88 Comet
«
Reply #42 on:
September 22, 2020, 09:22:29 AM »
Are you trying to say Zak that things fall apart when they are old - now I know what is happening to me - hohohoho
Logged
MSea
chriswil42
Hero Member
Posts: 3143
Re: D H 88 Comet
«
Reply #43 on:
September 22, 2020, 01:54:17 PM »
Looking excellent Bill.
Logged
Chris
cph64
Hero Member
Posts: 1544
Re: D H 88 Comet
«
Reply #44 on:
September 23, 2020, 04:07:51 PM »
Was the red from a rattle can? I have difficulty with that colour (and most others!!)
Logged
Print
Pages:
1
2
[
3
]
4
5
« previous
next »
Bridlington & Wolds Scale Model Club Forum
»
Models
»
Modelling Projects
»
D H 88 Comet