FighterControl

Hi All,

Could anybody tell me what grey to use for the bottom of the old VC10 colours? Also I assume the top is white, but is it satin or gloss....looks too shiny to be matte - http://www.abpic.co.uk/popup.php?q=1136702" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Also, what were the tops and bottoms of the wings like colourwise?

.mic

RAF Transport Command colours (VC-10's anyway) were gloss white on top with the lower half of the fuselage, engines and wings light aircraft grey - Xtracolor X015 will be spot on for this.

You building a '10 then mate?

MarkG wrote:RAF Transport Command colours (VC-10's anyway) were gloss white on top with the lower half of the fuselage, engines and wings light aircraft grey - Xtracolor X015 will be spot on for this.

You building a '10 then mate?

Cheers

I've had a 10 on the go for a while (in the new colours) but have had some issues with filler melting the nose

This is for my 'what if' build for the GB....so it's not a VC10, but it will be in these colours

.mic

Mictheslik wrote:..I've had a 10 on the go for a while (in the new colours) but have had some issues with filler melting the nose ..

Blimey! What filler have you been using?

Revell Plasto.....for some reason it made the polystyrene go all soft and squidgy....came back and it had a ripply nose like a B52

.mic

Can't say I've ever had that happen with the ol Squadron Green!

If it requires a lot of filler (and from what I saw of that kit then it does!) you'd be better-off using Milliput. It doesn't melt the plastic and you can add a huge amount with no problem. Solvent-based fillers are no use for anything other than little cracks and holes and they're often pretty useless for that too as they have a nasty habit of shrinking after a long time.

Sheff wrote:If it requires a lot of filler (and from what I saw of that kit then it does!)...

Have you ever tried building the Matchbox/Revell Victor? The above describes it well. I spent about ten evenings on filler work alone!

Victor is a real pain but it's worth the effort. The Flightpath intakes fit pretty well and they rectify the kit's worst points but it still needs a lot of filling and sanding. Better than no kit at all though!