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Guest Guest
| Subject: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Fri 31 Jan 2014, 9:29 pm | |
| Just started putting the words onto the Spitfire. The company I used for this is www.flightlinegraphics.com run by Nigel Wagstaff. You give him the make and model of your warbird, along with the scale, and if he has the decals in his library, the coast is around 30-40 quid. I'm using the dry transfer system we used to play with as kids. For this to work well, the surface has to be gloss not matt. The decal below took 15 minutes to rub on since matt surfaces, I'm told, resemble mountain ranges in miniature, and the decal is trying to glue itself to the peaks. So I'm going to Klasskote the model in gloss first, then the transfers will slip on no trouble. After that, I can matt up the finish however I want. Thanks to the Spitfire manual Mike got me from the Hawkinge museum, I have every rivet and detail of the Spitfire in colour photos. I've taken a bit of licence with the type of rivets used, doing some with a stencil and pencil (HB), and the raised rivets with my daughter's paper glue and a pin with a bobble head. When you airbrush some contouring on the raised rivets, as I'll do in the coming weeks, the effect will be to set them back into the fuselage so they blend in more. |
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Rainman
Number of posts : 1086 Age : 23 Location : Lympne Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Fri 31 Jan 2014, 10:09 pm | |
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Noddy
Number of posts : 2512 Age : 37 Location : Sussex Registration date : 2013-04-04
| Subject: Re: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Fri 31 Jan 2014, 11:06 pm | |
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| Subject: Re: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Tue 04 Feb 2014, 6:57 pm | |
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Noddy
Number of posts : 2512 Age : 37 Location : Sussex Registration date : 2013-04-04
| Subject: Re: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Tue 04 Feb 2014, 9:57 pm | |
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stormin norman
Number of posts : 233 Age : 76 Location : new romney Registration date : 2010-08-19
| Subject: spitfire Wed 05 Feb 2014, 8:30 am | |
| Looks great Phil roll on summer | |
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grounded
Number of posts : 827 Age : 69 Location : Greatstone Registration date : 2008-02-15
| Subject: Re: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Sat 08 Feb 2014, 4:48 pm | |
| If I'm allowed to say Bo*****s on this forum then I will say that's the dog,s Bo*****s Phil, terrific job | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Sat 08 Feb 2014, 8:02 pm | |
| As the storms rage, it's all busy busy in the workshop. Just had seven new fluoros put in so the place lights up like Crystal Palace now I'm getting towards the end of detailing the Spitfire. maybe another two days to go before I can mask up and do the first gloss Klasskote. Once that's on, the rest of the nomenclature (words) can be put on the model. After that, one more coat of gloss and then the final one of matt. Just installed the pilot's mirror too: |
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Noddy
Number of posts : 2512 Age : 37 Location : Sussex Registration date : 2013-04-04
| Subject: Re: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Sun 09 Feb 2014, 12:47 am | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Mon 10 Feb 2014, 6:31 pm | |
| First coats of gloss Klasskote have gone on, followed by the dry decals (which rubbed on fine), then several coats of satin thereafter to lock in the nomenclature. Looks like there will be a nice dull metallic finish just with the satin. This stuff REALLY stinks. makes really good hair gel tho'. |
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stormin norman
Number of posts : 233 Age : 76 Location : new romney Registration date : 2010-08-19
| Subject: Re: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Mon 10 Feb 2014, 6:55 pm | |
| Grand Job Phill | |
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Noddy
Number of posts : 2512 Age : 37 Location : Sussex Registration date : 2013-04-04
| Subject: Re: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Mon 10 Feb 2014, 11:06 pm | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Tue 11 Feb 2014, 8:34 am | |
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Noddy
Number of posts : 2512 Age : 37 Location : Sussex Registration date : 2013-04-04
| Subject: Re: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Tue 11 Feb 2014, 9:12 am | |
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00000
Number of posts : 879 Registration date : 2007-12-31
| Subject: Re: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Tue 11 Feb 2014, 10:25 am | |
| Ready for the bank job.... [/url | |
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stormin norman
Number of posts : 233 Age : 76 Location : new romney Registration date : 2010-08-19
| Subject: Re: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Sat 15 Feb 2014, 6:40 pm | |
| Looks great Phill look forward to see them fly ,not worth chancing it for a few more weeks yet | |
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Noddy
Number of posts : 2512 Age : 37 Location : Sussex Registration date : 2013-04-04
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Chipmonk
Number of posts : 152 Age : 79 Location : Whitfield, Dover Registration date : 2011-01-21
| Subject: flying Sun 16 Feb 2014, 7:32 am | |
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Noddy
Number of posts : 2512 Age : 37 Location : Sussex Registration date : 2013-04-04
| Subject: Re: Nomenclature and rivets for Spitfire Sun 16 Feb 2014, 9:00 am | |
| Should be dry by Aug 2014 Mike | |
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