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Re: Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)
« Reply #195 on: March 17, 2016, 07:27:47 PM »
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...

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Re: Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)
« Reply #196 on: March 17, 2016, 07:54:15 PM »
Almost there :))

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Re: Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)
« Reply #197 on: March 18, 2016, 07:22:16 AM »
Yes, hope to finish those Spits very soon...

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

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Re: Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)
« Reply #198 on: March 18, 2016, 10:19:30 AM »
Very nice job mate

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Re: Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)
« Reply #199 on: March 18, 2016, 09:31:57 PM »
Thank you mate ;)

Today I have airbrushed Pébéo gloss varnish on the decals

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Re: Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)
« Reply #200 on: March 19, 2016, 03:37:19 PM »
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...

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Re: Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)
« Reply #201 on: March 19, 2016, 03:40:54 PM »
... 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:

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Re: Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)
« Reply #202 on: March 19, 2016, 03:44:03 PM »
Huh... I did not have any problems with exhaust but can not remember now what actually I did :-think

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Re: Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)
« Reply #203 on: March 19, 2016, 03:46:28 PM »
Huh... I did not have any problems with exhaust but can not remember now what actually I did :-think

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...

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Re: Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)
« Reply #204 on: March 19, 2016, 03:49:12 PM »
Understand now ;)

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Re: Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)
« Reply #205 on: March 20, 2016, 12:39:37 PM »
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)

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Re: Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)
« Reply #206 on: March 20, 2016, 12:55:02 PM »
Results is great!!

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Re: Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)
« Reply #207 on: March 20, 2016, 12:58:56 PM »
Yes; once again: excellent product!

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Re: Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)
« Reply #208 on: March 20, 2016, 03:41:48 PM »
Here is the result on the wings of "Malcolm"

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Re: Eduard Spitfire XVI Dual Combo (1/48)
« Reply #209 on: March 20, 2016, 03:43:09 PM »
Perfect!