Excellent work so far Gary, looking good.

Al

Thanks Al

The final 2 markings to add certainly gave me a challenge as the decals supplied were totally unusable. Not the type of shape to be able to mask and paint, I decided to have a crack and making my own decals. A quick google search for a base image and a little modification in photoshop allowed me to print them off onto some decal paper on my laser printer. Not quite Cartograf standard, but good enough



And overall views with all the markings in place....







Gary

Excellent Gary. There appears to be a little film showing on the front anchor decal but that should settle and blend in as work progresses.

This should be a real cracker when done.

Cheers

Al

Thanks Al. The decal was still wet from the Microsol when I took the photo and has since settled down perfectly with no silvering

The trouble with some parts is that they look absolutely fine until you cover them with paint - the resin fire extinguishers being the case in point here. The easiest option is to go with the Tasca offerings but these have poor strap detail and are also missing the nozzle. So I removed the bracket and clamp from the Tasca part, added a PE bracket/clamp and a nozzle from stretched styrene and the activation knob was finally added using a thin styrene disc....



I can't go any further at this stage as I need some more AK 794 paint - currently on order....

Gary

light jump forward. Fire extinguishers completed and fitted along with VVSS units. Started applying oils now....



Always looks very messy at this stage but hopefully everything should pull together further down the line

Gary

Glad to see this continue

That must be a heavy model with all the brass and resin!
Nice painting though!

Hilbert

Alan, check your messages...!!!!

Hi Gary,

Looking good.

Hi Steve, thanks reply sent.

Al