Christophe-345988 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Hi all,First of all, thank you for accepting me over here. To begin with, i'm from Belgium (Flanders) and a native Dutch speaker so please forgive me if i'm not getting everything correct right away laguage-wise. My own model building experience ended +20 years ago and was based on what i learned from my dad. So all ways of working from long before the internet.Now i'd like to restart with my 11-year old son. It's not the goal to produce award-winning pieces but to have some great times but nevertheless i'd like to make a model as good as possible.We'd like to start with 1:72 scale aircraft. The BAE Red Arrows Hawk starter kit looks like a great set to start with.Here's my step-by-step plan in general lines. Please advise me or correct me. All tips and tricks are welcome. whilst the parts are on the sprues, priming them with a primer spray (several coats)assemble the kit, painting smaller parts like cockpitmasking the parts like cockpit and spray/airbrush the assembled kittouching up some spots adding a satin varnish (spray)adding decalsfinishing with a satin varnish coatDoes this sound about right?Thanks for your input.Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 That's a very simple list Chris, it's a bit more complex. For example, while priming and painting before assembly will be fine for vintage kits, it will cause problems with Airfix's new kits. For a comprehensive guide, see here:The ATF guide to basic modelling - - The Airfix Tribute Forum - (tapatalk.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Welcome back to the hobby Christophe - I hope you get as much enjoyment as I have doneDale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe-345988 Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share Posted November 2, 2022 Thank you very much for the welcome and the advise. I'll keep you informed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe-345988 Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 A quick question on the colour of the primer. When having a red top colour, would a light grey primer work? Or better take a white primer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 White, grey or yellow - try a test piece first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe-345988 Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 Thanks👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe-345988 Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 Hi all,In the learning curve here and i´m faced with the problem of having too much scratches in the surface of the model. Is areas where i was sanding away the excess putty. Probably been using too rough sanding paper. Can these scratches be sanded out by (wet) sanding? Or any other tips/tricks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Can these scratches be sanded out by (wet) sanding? Or any other tips/tricks? Use increasingly fine grades of abrasive. I tend to favour foam sanding sticks, if you do a search for Infini Softback Sanding Sticks you can get a set of eight that range from 220 (coarse) to 4000 (ultra fine). Wash them out after use and they'll last quite a long time. They're really good at polishing out scratches on transparencies, a polish up with the 4000 will give you a good glossy surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe-345988 Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 Thanks guys, i appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe-345988 Posted March 3, 2023 Author Share Posted March 3, 2023 Here´s the result. I learned a lot by making this kit and it was fun. I made a lot of errors but in all i´m not overly dissapointed with how it came out 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 A good start Christophe, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe-345988 Posted March 3, 2023 Author Share Posted March 3, 2023 A good start Christophe, well done. Thanks Ratch thumbsup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Excellent work Christopheclap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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