De Havilland Vampire NF.10

Nathan Dempsey
Brought this one out from the "On Hold" pile. Cockpit is almost completed. Did some cleanup and gap filling. Also added etch to all the landing gear parts.

Nathan Dempsey
Did some priming of completed parts & Future on the canopy (which really needed it!). Also completed and primed the external fuel tanks. Hopefully today I can attach the canopy and get started with painting.

Nathan Dempsey
Primed the main fuselage and attached the canopy. Just realized I'm out of Dark Sea Grey so that'll need to be ordered since it's the main color!

Nathan Dempsey
Just attempted to use the Eduard mask for the canopy on this one. Completely useless! The masks didn't even stick at all. Before I could move to the next piece the previous one was falling off. First time that's happened. I guess I'll go back to the old reliable Mr. Masking Sol.

Slavo Hazucha
Interesting, my Ed-mask held perfectly, not a speckle of dusting or anything... But it was a yellow one, maybe this was just some old set? In any case, a Vampire is a great choice 🙂 Got an unfinished Sea vixen by chnce?

Nathan Dempsey
It must have been an old set. I've never had one not stick like that.

Oh I REALLY want one of those Sea Vixens, I've just got some other projects I'm working on right now. I'll get around to buying one eventually.

Nathan Dempsey
Pre-shading complete. Drove all morning to get the paint I was out of, so hopefully later this evening I can start doing that color.

Nathan Dempsey
First color has been applied.

Nathan Dempsey
Color 2 applied. Now its time to mask the nose. It was apparently a lighter grey.

Chris Greathouse
That's a cool looking plane!

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Chris! Its an old 90s kit I had in the stash half-done. I decided it needed to be finished!

Clifford Keesler
Neat project Nathan, I built that kit last year, really enjoyed it. It is an unusal aircraft. I want to get the Trumpeter one.

Nathan Dempsey
Yours looks great Clifford. You should add the kit to the inventory on your project so it shows up when searching for this kit. Go ahead and show off a little!

Clifford Keesler
I will try and do that.

Nathan Dempsey
Man the decals are a giving me serious trouble. I'm using the Xtradecal set and they are VERY fragile. I've already destroyed one roundel and the unit color bar. I'm now going to have to do another plane from the sheet instead of the one on my project picture 🙁

Clifford Keesler
That stinks. Are they the kit decals or an aftermarket set?. I do not remember having any problems with mine. But I used the kit decals.

Nathan Dempsey
It was an aftermarket set. Guess I should have used the kit decals... oh well, the set does have extra roundels at least. Just starting over...

Clifford Keesler
That roundel looks like it settled down nicely.

Nathan Dempsey
That was the first decal, it was A-OK. The rest were a serious PITA. I ended up having to use the kit roundels on the booms as the Xtradecal ones were way too large. Still working on them...

Clifford Keesler
Hope all goes well. Mine settled down nicely.

Nathan Dempsey
The rest went down ok. I almost lost my mojo after having to change the markings due to the one ruined decal. I'm in the process of weathering it now using your kit as inspiration. Also going REALLY slow on the etch vanes at the intake mouths.

Clifford Keesler
Yea I bet they are fun. I am flattered that you would use mine as a reference. I think I am going to have to get the Trumpeter MK V and MK IX I think it is. Watching your build has made me want more of them,

Nathan Dempsey
It is a very interesting layout. By far the Mk.1 I did is my favorite Vampire variant. The Venoms are nice too.

Clifford Keesler
Yes they are.

Nathan Dempsey
Added a pic of the clear parts I made for the wingtip navigation lights.

Clifford Keesler
Excellent.

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Clifford. Should be completed sometime tomorrow, or maybe tonight depending on how long I stay up.

Nathan Dempsey
All done. Pictures of the completed model can be found here:
scalemates.com/profi..bums&album=49750