Ready for the decals




I'm really unsure what to do about the canopy. I paint with brushes. I don't seem to have a steady enough hand to paint the canopy. At the same time, I haven't ever used masking tape and have no idea how I would be able to do that anyway...so I may well be stuck with leaving the canopy clear.

Get this:

http://www.eduard.com/store/Eduard/Masks/Aircraft/1-48/Mosquito-Mk-IV-1-48.html?cur=2

And this:

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/tam/tam86509.htm

And you will have a A+ canopy

Decals on

Next stage is cover with clear then use my weathering solution...that may screw it up...but I need to practice - and it's not like I've got alot of space fr models anyway - so if it ends up in the bin, it just makes room for others :-)

This is the first model EVER that I have put all required decals on...I always found them too fiddly and thought "what the hell...they're so small no-one will notice"...but every decal that should be on this IS on this

Thanks Godzilla - but that is US...and I can't find any in the UK.

I'll leave the canopy for now. If I do it freehand, I'll screw it up

Check again my friend, you actually have one of the biggest online hobby shops located right in the UK.
http://www.hannants.co.uk/
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/EDEX029
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/TAAS30

I actually wanted to give you these links in my first reply since I saw you were in the UK but I couldn't remember how to spell Hannants to do a Google search

mmm....Thanks Godzilla.

I actually have Hannants in my favourites, but I googled and didn't see a shop with any in stock. Sometimes I rely too much on Google

Ordered - with a knife

Your Welcome BR, you love the Eduard paint mask. A little $$ but oh so much easier and faster then using the Tamiya kubuki tape and cutting method. Of all the time and effort that goes into a model that I enjoy (building/detailing/painting/weathering/decals) the only part I really didn't look forward too was painting canopy frames

so - is sticking these little bits easy? It looks like it will be very tricky

Billy,
if you are like me and have never used acrylics.. and are stuck in your ways with enamels, there is a product out there for when you dislike your paint scheme!
Theres stuff out there called modelstrip, it will strip off enamel paint back to the plastic and I use it all the time... I have now started using airbrushes, so for some of those muck ups I did with a brush and the paint is on nice and thick I use the modelstrip to get it back to the plastic. Dont know how it reacts to clear parts, but i will be finding out shortly.. got an Italeri V-22 to sort out!
Hannants stock the stuff, sometimes you really have to dig on the hannants website to find what you are looking for.

Thanks Valleyboy. I'll keep that in mind.

Yeah - the Hannants website has lots and lots of gear - unfortunately finding stuff can take AGES!

I will be moving to an airbursh soon. I persuaded my wife that buying it in two parts (air bursh first and compressor some other time) was the best option.

So...for anyone who's in the know, I'd appreciate advice on a half decent airbrush/tins of air (kits?) that I can use with compressed air (tins of). I've got a maximum budget of around £30. I know it's not alot - but bearing in mind I told her the airbrush/compressor kit was around £80 - it's all I've got.

Thanks