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J 28B - De Havilland Vampire - Special Hobby

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42 18 October 2021, 09:55
Thomas Kolb
Should be a quick build between the endless sanding sessions of my Il-28 project. Out of the box with just a few photo-etched details.
18 October 2021, 09:57
Łukasz Gliński
Following of course
18 October 2021, 12:25
Robert Podkoński
Me 2! One of my favourite 'series produced' planes 😉
18 October 2021, 16:03
Cuajete
Nice job so far. Following!
18 October 2021, 18:00
Łukasz Gliński
That escalated quickly 😮
18 October 2021, 18:43
Ben M
I always thought "special hobby" kits tended to be a bit special
18 October 2021, 20:37
Thomas Espe
Following
19 October 2021, 14:26
Bernd Korte
You are a busy man! And always very interesting kits and subjects!
19 October 2021, 18:08
Thomas Kolb
Thank you gentlemen! 🙂 This is really the most fun build I have done in a long while. An excellent kit from Special Hobby - it almost falls together by itself. Now primed and ready for the first paint layer.
19 October 2021, 18:20
Mark
👀
19 October 2021, 18:44
Cuajete
Good progress!
19 October 2021, 19:48
Mid Franconian
Very nice Thomas! I have the similar Swiss Air Force (Pinocchio Nose) in my stash and plan to build its soon. The "liquid styrene" is interesting - is this your own mix?
19 October 2021, 20:21
Thomas Kolb
Mid_Franconian, yes it is. I cut a leftover plastic sprue tree into small pieces, about 5 mm and put them in a bottle of Tamiya Extra Thin Cement. After a few days it has completely dissolved and can be applied with the built in brush applicator. It should have the consistency of honey. If it is too thin, more sprue is needed. If too thick, more cement.
19 October 2021, 20:27
Mid Franconian
Thanks for quick reply! One last thing: how long does it take to cure approx.? Thanks in advance!
19 October 2021, 20:39
Thomas Kolb
I usually give it 24 hours before sanding. After all, it melts the plastic and fuses the new styrene into the surface.
20 October 2021, 05:06
Harry Eder
Very nice (quick) project! 👍
20 October 2021, 05:50
Michael Kohl
if this is such a nice kit I will go for one too, especially after my good experiences with Special Hobbys Super Mystere.
12 November 2021, 13:50
Robert Podkoński
Approaching the finish line in a perfect style! Fantastic work so far, Thomas!
12 November 2021, 14:24
Thomas Kolb
Gloss coat applied. The real Swedish Vampires actually had a glossy and very clean paintcoat, so I might keep it even after decalling and weathering although I don't generally like the look of shiny aircraft models.
23 November 2021, 06:18
Mid Franconian
Wow! The self leveling capability of the Gauzy agent is impressive 😮 I cannot tell that it has been applied by brush!
23 November 2021, 20:42
Thomas Kolb
Mid Franconian, yes it is really great stuff. You don't get a showroom car shine with a brush, but it's great as base for decals and for sealing the paint before applying weathering.
24 November 2021, 13:48
Cuajete
Looking so good, Thomas 👍
30 November 2021, 21:11
Łukasz Gliński
Hah! It's not only me decalling tonight 😄
30 November 2021, 21:18
Thomas Kolb
Guess not, Łukasz! 🙂 It's quite a nice part of a model building project, don't you think?
30 November 2021, 21:56
Ben M
Just beautiful. So you mention you use super hot water, I used to do this too, but decal instructions always seem to say to use lukewarm water. Are there any downsides to using hot water? I feel that it helps the decal release from the paper backing better.
1 December 2021, 00:01
Thomas Kolb
Ben, thank you. Yes, I am always using hot water (not boiling, but the hottest from the tap) as it makes the decals slide away from the backing paper very quickly and thus retain all the advesive. It's even more important with own decals, the ones I print myself on blank decal paper. I have never seen any issues with it.
1 December 2021, 06:07
Łukasz Gliński
It is indeed, that's why my Super Hornet tempts me so much every time I look at its box
1 December 2021, 08:36
Thomas Kolb
Geez, that one is a serious decal festival!
2 December 2021, 19:05
Robert Podkoński
Frankly speaking, you make me consider joining you with Airfix Vampire T in Swedish colors, Thomas 😉
2 December 2021, 20:17
Thomas Kolb
Robert, ha ha, shall we have a group build? I was just contemplating placing an order for that kit. The Vampire is such a cool little aircraft and looks surprisingly good as a model.
2 December 2021, 21:15
Robert Podkoński
That's quite a nice idea, Thomas 😉
3 December 2021, 08:01
Thomas Kolb
Decalling and some very mild weathering done (I really want this model to look nice and clean). Let's call it finished!
3 December 2021, 16:24
Robert Podkoński
Looks awesome, Thomas!
3 December 2021, 16:59
Thomas Kolb
Thanks Robert, but the Vampire is a tough little sucker to photograph because of the semi-glossy surface. The LED lights in my workshop makes it look kind of dark gray? I will try outdoors if we get a bit of sunshine this weekend.
3 December 2021, 18:17
Cuajete
Very nice and fantastic result, Thomas. I like the last pics with the Łukasz's hangar 😉
Congrats!
3 December 2021, 18:48
Łukasz Gliński
Lovely hangar, ekhm Vampire I mean of course 🙂
3 December 2021, 19:12
Jan Peters
Another beauty from your stable, ehr hangar Thomas 👍🏻
4 December 2021, 08:54
Bernd Korte
Nicely done! I'm impressed by the brushed-on Gauzy AGent, too!
4 December 2021, 08:55
Thomas Bischoff
Very clean build and what a great looking vampire!
4 December 2021, 10:42
Neuling
Very good work! Looking forward to more pictures ......
4 December 2021, 11:05
Thomas Kolb
Forgot to add a photo of the finished underside, so here is one, photo #54.
5 December 2021, 13:16
Cuajete
Excellent, Thomas! 👍
5 December 2021, 18:33
Neuling
👍
6 December 2021, 08:52

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