I am back at the bench after 8 months

[VH-WAL]

Well here's a thing...I am working on all my mojo killing demons whilst missus is away, one of them is this Heritage Models resin 1/48;
..pictured in 2014!
I bought the kit after seeing Grosvenor House fly at Old Warden in 2013, when I ordered the kit I asked for 2 sets of decals one for Grosvenor House and the other for Black Magic. I built the horrible ill fitting pin holed kit, despaired of ever making a more reasonable job of it and eventually I decided I would do no more "fine finishing" accept the model as it was and do the red G.H. , I got this far when I could not find the Grosvenor House decals! I searched high and I searched low. I dont know how many times I went through my decal collection since then but could never find them. So in disgust the model went to the shelf of doom.. last week I pulled the bugger out wiped the paint off with GP thinners:

and worked again on the model filling the pinholes I had missed, repriming resanding several times, Then today I sprayed her Black and prepared to apply the Black Magic decals, but first I went into my decal collection to find some black lines I could use for the canopy framing.. well F*** Me Dead! I found the Grosvenor House decals there and then!I did not for one second consider redoing it in red! you cannot make this crap up!

Black Magic and the long lost Grosvenor House decals pictured:

[Graeme H]

Well now you have an alternative if it ever needs a repaint

[VH-WAL]

So! I am beginning to think the Dove may be raising the white flag!



It won't be great but it wont be abominable either! I picked a nice simple attractive scheme and designed the decals for it:


I am waiting for the Tamiya silver leaf to harden up then use the dremel polishing bit to variegate the silver finish. Then I will have to wipe down the silver residue, wash my hands hit it with "future" wash my hands again and then take the masking tape off then wash my hands again before touching the white undercoat on the fuselage top side, that silver residue leaves fingerprints like you wouldnt believe!

[VH-WAL]

played a bit more with the decals

[F-27pax]

That looks excellent. I hadn't heard of this mob, if I ever get around to making the Dove I'd like to do it in Airlines (WA) scheme.

[hrtpaul]

Love it mate

[Adam the Akrodude]

Great work there Prof!