Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)

[draken35]

Correction is done; I'm satisfied...

After the correction, I have placed during a looooooong sitting, all the remaining decals including stencils. MicroSol used; here is the result...

[No.1]

Almost there

[draken35]

Yes, hope to finish those Spits very soon...

Today, second application of MicroSol this morning and in the afternoon I will wash the kits...

[modellius]

Very nice job mate

[draken35]

Thank you mate

Today I have airbrushed Pébéo gloss varnish on the decals

[draken35]

Strange day today with the Spits...

I've used Panel accent liner from Tamiya. It's an excellent product; I like it but it's a new product for me and I don't master its use actually...

I've begun with "Malcolm". No big problems for the undersurfaces except that I've had to do the work twice because if the Tamya product comes nicely and stays in the interpanels lines, it's not the same with all the little "rivets holes"...

More than that, I've discovered that the Pébéo gloss varnish reacts with the white spirit used to remove the excess of product... Fortunately, nothing irreparable... And all is repaired

So I have used a particular technique: first, I've applied the Panel accent liner and waiting for 1/2 hours. Then I removed the excess with a piece of tissue with white spirit nearly dry. Long work, the need to not apply stronger on the kit otherwise the gloss varnish is removed...

I've stopped for today after Malcolm and will think until at least tomorrow if I will use panel liner for "Bubble". If not, that will be an oil wash.

Once again, I like that Tamiya product and will use it frequently in the future, but for kits with interpanels and not too much rivets...

[draken35]

... But something is boring me with Eduard's Sptifires: the exhausts!

There are really fine but independant the one from the other and you have to fix them in the fuselage.

The manipulations on the kit in progress resulted in the fact that, even using a very strong cyano, the exhausts detached from their emplacement.

Of course they cannot fall into the fuselage, but I will have to fix them at the end of the process...

What can be useful in this case (I have a Spitfire IX from Eduard to build on my stash) is to fix the exhausts betwxeen them using a piece of sprue, like that:

[No.1]

Huh... I did not have any problems with exhaust but can not remember now what actually I did

[draken35]

Huh... I did not have any problems with exhaust but can not remember now what actually I did

Problem is probably my way to manipulate the kits: I frequently take the kits by the "nose", an easy way for me to work. Of course my fingers are touchinf the exhausts...

[No.1]

Understand now

[draken35]

OK, better day today.

Panel accent liner also used for the undersurfaces of "Bubble", but with another method: applied with a paintbrush; then I let for one hour and removed the excess of product with Q-tips with White Spirit (very few, quite dry). I removed the excess in slow, light circular movements.

That gives so good result that I've decided to redo the work for the upper surfaces on "Malcolm" Will remove the excess later

I've also made the antenna for "Bubble" (not existing in the box kit)

[No.1]

Results is great!!

[draken35]

Yes; once again: excellent product!

[draken35]

Here is the result on the wings of "Malcolm"

[No.1]

Perfect!