| Hangar |
Aircraft |
Category |
Date |
Preview |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 20-Apr-16 14:51 |  |
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| This is the "Before" picture prior to me painting the small gap between stitches and giving it an overall glossy finish. It's just a bit of attention to the details. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 20-Apr-16 14:44 |  |
| Views : 894 |
| Did two things: A) filled in the small gaps between the stitches by using a very fine, pointed paint brush with olive drab, and then B) gave the whole thing a coat of glossy clear. I chose the glossy coat as I would like the model to look "factory fresh." |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 19-Apr-16 20:46 |  |
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| Getting a visual comparison of the machine gun housing to the rest of the fuselage profile. That's it for now. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 19-Apr-16 20:45 |  |
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| Transferred the paper template onto 1/4" balsa |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 19-Apr-16 20:44 |  |
| Views : 913 |
| This is where I am now. I dreaded this stage from the very beginning of the build. Don't know why, just "one of those things" I guess. There really isn't much in the way of photographs or drawings to truly use as a good reference. Pardon the pun, but at this stage, I'm going to "wing it." |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 19-Apr-16 20:41 |  |
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| Really didn't want to do it, but in order to maintain a modicum of authenticity of the real aircraft, I had to "debling" the hinges by painting over them. I thinned out the paint so as to allow the hinge details shows through. |
