Maurice Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Hi Folks, Coming back little by little after a couple of years break, time to do a non LSP build, popular tamiya Corsair F4U-1A yet not defined which markings probably RNZAF or a std 34. I wanted to try black basing approach to paint the camouflage. More to come Cheers Eagle Driver, Gazzas, Girlscanplay2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Oh hell yeah!!!! This outta be good!!! Maurice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) I'm trying this black basing approach, didn't want to try it on a 200 bucks 1/32 corsair. Thank you Mustang for the kind words. I bit of advancement, here in white coat, I'm starting to like this technique the mottled finish it's quite convincing, to my eyes at least. I'm for a very little post shading around the engine exhaust area and oil washes to softly highlight the panel lines. I was a preshading guy and this approach is convincing me to go for a LSP plane. White coat is in fact XF-2 Flat white + some drops of XF-80 RAF Grey. Cheers Edited July 11, 2017 by Maurice Gazzas, 109 and Girlscanplay2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 Some references: Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Light blue grey painting, I used ScaleFinishes paint FS35189, quite a good paint same quality than tamiya or Mr Color. Thank you for passing by. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 (edited) Navy blue needs to be more faded Edited July 13, 2017 by Maurice Gazzas and mustang1989 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Maurice Great to see you back at the bench and nothing finer then a Tamiya Corsair 48th or 32nd scale. Terrific paint work and the black basing comes through very nicely. Any photos of the interior and front office? I'm also starting a 48th scale project and posted the first update tonight: ZM F4J and will be doing black basing for the first time as well. Looking forward to following your progress Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 Thank you Peter for the encouragment. I'll put a close up of the cockpit once finished. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I really like the whole black basing approach. I used it for the first time around 3 years ago on an automotive engine and it worked fabulous. I like the mottled approach that you are taking here and am looking forward to what the paint will look like when you're done. Killer work Maurice. Maurice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Howdy M89, I appreciate the encouraging comments and the experience with this black basing approach. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDSmodeller Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Hi Maurice, Saw your post, just an FYI the Eaglecal RNZAF Decals are the wrong colour, should be much darker Blue. Even on faded Corsairs the Service Units who owned the aircraft, would touch up the Roundel paint, which is why you see some really faded RNZAF Corsairs with fresh painted roundels. If The Roundels did fade to the colour of the Eaglecal decals, you would see the over painted US Star underneath. That type of fading really only occurred some 10-15 years after the war sitting in a bone yard in the open Regards Alan Maurice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 (edited) Thank you Alan, this info is much appreciated, I was willing to do that version, don't know If I would be able to touch up the darker blue. So I guess I'll go for a std Jolly Rogers. Cheers Edited July 14, 2017 by Maurice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisec Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Well...to be precise,you did whitebasing on the dark blue should have kept the medium blue more tightly confined so you could utilise the black surface. IMO splotchy dark blue on the med blue looks a bit off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Interesting observation regarding the white basing, I think the dark blue is going in the right direction not being finished yet lots of fading and post shading missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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