Narses2's Blog - or what I'm slowly making progress on

[Gondor]

Still Everest wasn't climbed by sitting at the top of Box Hill and muttering "that'll do"   

That sounds like a Monty Python sketch.

[NARSES2]

I bought some SMS paint pens.  No complaint about the pens, just the colours.  They were supposed to be rust tones but I can't really agree.  They look more like shades of mud.

With the AK ones I mainly got primary colours for use in cockpits etc and they are fine. Their Tyre Black is also very good in my eyes. I've also used their black, white and aluminium shades which I have no issue with.

The one colour I'm really unhappy with is their RAF Interior Grey/Green which is almost an emeral green to my eyes  . Other than that it's a  so far. One big advantage for me is that I can handle the pens far more easily than I can handle a paintbrush for close up, detail work. Plus I don't have to keep re-charging them.

[Charlie_c67]

I wonder if the undercoat one puts down has a more marked effect with the AK pens. I've used the RAF interior and it seemed to come out ok on bare plastic, but the Aluminium and yellow don't look so...rich on a white undercoat.

[NARSES2]

I wonder if the undercoat one puts down has a more marked effect with the AK pens. I've used the RAF interior and it seemed to come out ok on bare plastic,

Must admit I did use it over a white undercoat. - Goes away and tries it on straight grey plastic - Looks a bit better, but still a bit to green for my liking. Still next time I paint an RAF cockpit I shall contrast and compare.

Meanwhile the 190's paintwork is making good progress  However unfortunately I made a schoolboy error with the IL2 (thought I knew better than the instructions) and it's a case of 2 steps forward and 5 back  . Had to prise a couple of parts that had been glued apart to sort something else. Still lesson learned ?..................Maybe 

[Old Wombat]

Meanwhile the 190's paintwork is making good progress  However unfortunately I made a schoolboy error with the IL2 (thought I knew better than the instructions) and it's a case of 2 steps forward and 5 back  . Had to prise a couple of parts that had been glued apart to sort something else. Still lesson learned ?..................Maybe 

Given previous posts in this blog, I think it's too late for learning. I think some kind of counter-Pavlovian reflex has set in, wherein you take an action in order to receive a punishment (it's just that sometimes you get away with it). 

[NARSES2]

I'm not sure whether to send the Boys round or not after that last comment    Although for maximum effect it would probably be the grandsons of the origional Boys 

[zenrat]

Meanwhile the 190's paintwork is making good progress  However unfortunately I made a schoolboy error with the IL2 (thought I knew better than the instructions) and it's a case of 2 steps forward and 5 back  . Had to prise a couple of parts that had been glued apart to sort something else. Still lesson learned ?..................Maybe 

Given previous posts in this blog, I think it's too late for learning. I think some kind of counter-Pavlovian reflex has set in, wherein you take an action in order to receive a punishment (it's just that sometimes you get away with it). 

Pavlomasochism?

[NARSES2]

Woof, woof   

[Gondor]

Meanwhile the 190's paintwork is making good progress  However unfortunately I made a schoolboy error with the IL2 (thought I knew better than the instructions) and it's a case of 2 steps forward and 5 back  . Had to prise a couple of parts that had been glued apart to sort something else. Still lesson learned ?..................Maybe 

Given previous posts in this blog, I think it's too late for learning. I think some kind of counter-Pavlovian reflex has set in, wherein you take an action in order to receive a punishment (it's just that sometimes you get away with it). 

Pavlomasochism?

That rings a bell!

[Rick Lowe]

Meanwhile the 190's paintwork is making good progress  However unfortunately I made a schoolboy error with the IL2 (thought I knew better than the instructions) and it's a case of 2 steps forward and 5 back  . Had to prise a couple of parts that had been glued apart to sort something else. Still lesson learned ?..................Maybe 

Given previous posts in this blog, I think it's too late for learning. I think some kind of counter-Pavlovian reflex has set in, wherein you take an action in order to receive a punishment (it's just that sometimes you get away with it). 

Pavlomasochism?

That rings a bell!

To quote Col. O'Neill:

"Oy"   

[NARSES2]

The IL2 is still in recovery and the prognosis is 50/50.

As for the 190, she's painted and the next step will be to sort her transfers out. There arn't that many, as long as you ignore the multitude of miniscule stencils which I intend to do. Why do manufacturers persist in supplying all these as individual items which you'd need to shrink yourself by about 1,000% before you could even consider handling ! If they want to provide them in 1/72, then do so in bloc's. It's rather like some of the tiny pieces of etch, which is just a waste of brass IMHO. Anyway once her transfers are on, it's down to some fiddly sticking out parts and some paint touch ups and that's it.  I won't get much more done until next week though as I'm a busy boy over the next few days.

As an aside I used one of my AK Real Colour pens for the upperside disruptive pattern on the 190, so it got a fair bit of use. It handled it well, but I did find that putting the cap on and giving the pen a shake every now and then improved/maintained the density of the flow. 

[NARSES2]

Meanwhile been musing on my next project (s). Pulled the Fromm-Azur Fairey Battle from its hidy hole and thought ; "Danish ?"  Maybe, and copy TomZ and give it a spinner ? Just need to source some Danish markings circa 1939 now.

[Gondor]

Mmmmmm Bacon!

[The Wooksta!]

Meanwhile been musing on my next project (s). Pulled the Fromm-Azur Fairey Battle from its hidy hole and thought ; "Danish ?"  Maybe, and copy TomZ and give it a spinner ? Just need to source some Danish markings circa 1939 now.

TBH, a Fulmar - with the guns removed and less frames on the glazing - would be more appropriate, as the Danes had actually inquired with Fairey to purchase a license to build the cancelled bomber that was reworked into Fulmar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_P.4/34

It was something I started with a Vista/Revell/Airfix Fulmar but long abandoned.  I know I've still got it but where it is... Anybody's guess.  The loft, I presume.

[NARSES2]

That's interesting, thanks Lee 

Meanwhile I got the glazing masked on the 190 yesterday. A little dissapointed with the supplied masking though. Whilst it's on Eduard style Kabuki tape it doesn't separate at all well from the backing paper. Leaves a few frayed edges and worse.    Went back to using good old Tamiya tape for some of the glazing.

In all honesty the 190 is a bit of a mixed bag. Fit and detail is excellent, but it's a little over complicated, do they really need to supply an engine ? Plus it's very fiddly in parts, and seems to use etch simply for the sake of it in places and some pieces are miniscule    However IBG do see to have moved on a little with their more recent kits, although they are still, shall we say, complex