English Electric Canberra B.2

Classic airframes 1/48th kit. Injection moulded + resin parts (cockpit and wheels wells/wheels). Started this one a couple of years ago, and it laid unfinished waiting just minor weathering and a final dull coat. Finally got the nerve to finish it, only to find that the trailing edges had cracked in about 5 locations, looked like stress fractures. Managed to make them less visible but they are there and really afraid more will show up.

Amazing as always Joe...it brings me memeories back in the late 1970's

skyhigh wrote:Amazing as always Joe...it brings me memeories back in the late 1970's

thanks, those were golden ages for young aircraft enthausiast like you.

Yes joe I build the airfix and the frog versions... aaaaa... those were the days..

Great job as always JF

Marco.......xejn kont ha nghid xi haga imma rega bdieli

Ray

Ray wrote:Great job as always JF

Marco.......xejn kont ha nghid xi haga imma rega bdieli

Ray

Thank you. Nahseb ghandi ideja vaga biex kont ha tohroglu lil Marco

Very nice job Joseph my dad found a scrap yard in Malta that it has a Canberra but it is in pices

Lovely work as usual Joe, is this the one that was giving you trouble? if it is, you sure made a great recovery.

Nice one, as always, where are the cracks?

J

Luke wrote:Very nice job Joseph my dad found a scrap yard in Malta that it has a Canberra but it is in pices

spill the beans please...

JF how do your models always have such SMOOTH finishes? not a single bump! and their sheens are always

AdriaN wrote:JF how do your models always have such SMOOTH finishes? not a single bump! and their sheens are always

Johnsons Kleer MAYBE

Ray

Joe, just one small point of criticism. The only things i would change are the engine intakes, they are too shiny, a bit modelly looking. I would respray them with something a bit darker, not so shiny. Otherwise impeccable as usual.

bcauchi wrote:Joe, just one small point of criticism. The only things i would change are the engine intakes, they are too shiny, a bit modelly looking. I would respray them with something a bit darker, not so shiny. Otherwise impeccable as usual.

Maybe Tamiya Smoke XF19 can do the trick for you JoeF ... keep the good work mate, looks like you are back in motion productionwise

Ivan

AdriaN wrote:JF how do your models always have such SMOOTH finishes? not a single bump! and their sheens are always

It is a question of patience, applying a good mixture of paint\whitespirit, some sanding in between spraying + any touch up and so on. A good application of gloss in layers, sanding, spraying, sanding......patiece, practise, and a lot a kind words

J.Fenech wrote:

AdriaN wrote:JF how do your models always have such SMOOTH finishes? not a single bump! and their sheens are always

It is a question of patience, applying a good mixture of paint\whitespirit, some sanding in between spraying + any touch up and so on. A good application of gloss in layers, sanding, spraying, sanding......patiece, practise, and a lot a kind words

Come on REVEAL the secret you've been hiding JF (Johnsons Kleer) poor Adrian he's got an army bowser full of the magical finish stacked in his garage

Ray

Brian, thanks. As for the intakes they are actually darker than they are in the pictures, flash effect


Ivan, thanks, it actually has some tamiya smoke added to the intakes, but thanks for the suggestion. As for production, I am trying to finish what I have started, some of them some time ago before I start new projects, something that 99.9% I will not keep , that is, start new projects, 3/4ths finished then left that way for months.

RAY , RAY , RAY , if you need some kleer, I got a few mls remaining that I treasure some much , but will gladly give you some

p.s. I think that the kleer that I still got can be called vintage, cause it is over 10 years old..

Ray wrote:
Come on REVEAL the secret you've been hiding JF (Johnsons Kleer) poor Adrian he's got an army bowser full of the magical finish stacked in his garage

Ray

Ooh come on! stop exaggerating Ray!

I only have 1000ml