B-Dog, I’m using very light coats at about 15 psi.
Going with done. To recap, it’s the Hasegawa 1/48 Bf-109 G-2 in Gunther Rall’s JG 52 markings in the spring of 1942. Rall was remarkable pilot being shot down 8 times and wounded three times. He was a 275 kill ace, with all of his kills being in the Bf 109.
The Hasegawa kit is decent but very basic. This particular boxing was the newer-tooled G-6 version that had a resin top nose and wheels for a G-2, which incidentally didn’t fit, either of them!. I ended up using the kit supplied nose and Ultracast wheels.
To sum it up, It’s no match for the new Eduard kit, but these can be found half the cost. I spruced it up with some PE inside the pit and Ultracast tires. I drilled out the deck guns and added brake lines. The decals are Aeromaster and worked great, but they reminded me how much I like spray masks.
I’ve been using Testors dullcote for years as it delivers the sheen I like…flat with an ever so slight sheen and dries almost immediately. The problem is the noxious fumes. I decided to see if there were better options. I obtained Mission Models flat and Alclad’s Matte. First I tried the Mission and found it to be too shiny. I then hit it with the Alclad which seemed to work the best of the two, but I still prefer Testors. I’m open for ideas.
Where do you display all your models? (I may have asked you this before but my aged brain doesn’t recall [:$]). Do you have a basement full of finished kits? Do you have a special room for them all? In my 1500 sq. ft. condo I don’t really have much room for many finished kits. My hope is that as I build a few more I may find 5 to 8 that I really want to display. The rest are for the trash - until I win lotto and can afford a mansion to display everything [:D].
Mike, I don’t store them. At this point in my life the enjoyment comes from the building aspect. They are either commission builds or built and sold online. I’ve managed to snag a few regular customers in this manner, as evidenced by me building three Corsairs [whstl]. I’m in the same boat with the storage issues, but I have a few I will not part with. I have a wife and a pre-teen daughter that up all the space…[:|]
