Hey fellas I’m back after a 4 month break from modeling and got the itch again to build another one. This time it’ll be an old Tamiya Kit, the clipped wing model 32 Hamp. I think I’ll be doing a field painted scheme on this one with painted markings as well. I got cockpit done and the fuselage glued together. The wings still need to be glued and seams cleaned up. That’s all for now

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Thanks Louis. Got them on eBay a while back. Made by eduard

Thanks Spiros!

Looking good Jeremy. I found that kit for very well when I built it last year. Field camo Zeros are so much more interesting than the usual green over grey (hence why I was stuck with how to Make mine interesting)

I forgot to ask - the instruments where do they come from? With the larger parts connected it is gaining speed...

Looks good dude. For the age of this kit I was surprised how well it comes together. Hope you get some more bench time in soon

Moving along right smartly. Your red putty looks like 3M Spot Putty. If you want to avoid sanding...

1) Lay some tape on either side of the gap, the closer the better. I use blue painter tape as its cheap. It's best to work on one gap at a time

2) Lay on your mud. You don't have to be neat as the over flow goes on the tape.

3) Immediately remove all the tape

4) Now the fun part and it involves nail polish remover and Q-tips. Immediately after you remove the tape, dip a Q-tip into the nail polish remover and start removing the putty. As long as the putty is still in the wet stage it comes of very easily. No rivets or panel lines are harmed in this process. Don't overdo the nail polish remover as some have said it can harm the plastic, especially if it contains acetone. Having said that, I have done this quite a bit and have also stripped the paint from four entire 1:48 single engine fighters of various brands using nail polish remover and never had an issue...yet. This is what I use...

Had a nice Sunday working on the Hamp and made quite a bit of progress. Got down the primer followed by the marble layer using splatter templates (first time using these, saves alot of time). Next came the amber grey. I used Nick of aviation of Japan’s custom tamiya mix for that. Then Sprayed some silver in areas for chipping and the cowl as well. Also painted the meatballs. I think next will be the hairspray for chipping then the field applied paint job followed by some weathering. Until next time fellas.

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