dsahling1 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Here's the latest from the bench, a big old Avenger bomber. The Trumpeter kit is fantastic, almost every piece had a near perfect fit, only difficulty was getting the firewall to line up properly with the fuselage, in the end I had to remove some plastic but this error could have just been me? Overall if you're thinking of a large scale Avenger you won't be disappointed. I decided to do a really heavily weathered Avenger, as these WWII USN aircraft are a dream for this type of work. I did this one OOB with the exception of Maketar paint masks for the numbers and stars & bars. I decided to switch to Model Master acrylics to try a different kind of paint without the heavy chemical odor of my favorite Mr. Color. I also read an article about a product called "AK Interactive worn effects," this stuff is similar to the hairspray method. You spray it over some kind of either lacquer or acrylic paint sealed with a gloss coat (Don't use a clear acrylic coat, use lacquer) then once its dry you spray on your base acrylic color and take brush of some sort dipped in water and start brushing and scrubbing. I really liked the results with this stuff as it creates a great worn and chipped effect on the paint. I then used some of the base colors lightened with white to highlight certain areas and create bleaching effect. I tried several new techniques to keep it interesting, one of which was to use an oil based wash and makeup sponges for cleaning up excess. I'm still getting the hang of working with oil paints for effects, but I really like the look they create and found they are MUCH easier to clean up than enamel or Flory washes. Does anyone familiar with them know how best to create fluid and oil streak effects? Next time I use them I want to experiment with oil dots for filtering effects. I ended up screwing up the stars and bars on the wing, but just imagine the crews ran out of the right size masks and had to improvise in the field? You may notice the lack of stencil data, well I attempted to sand the decals on the sheet for a faded effect however I took off too much of the carrier film in the process and the decals disintegrated in water and I didn't feel like spending more money on a new stencil sheet. Next time I'll place the decals on flat paint, let them dry for several days and then sand like I've done before as this is a safer way to do it. Win some you lose some. I decided to do wings up since I don't have any USN planes this way and the wing span is HUGE not enough real estate on the shelf. Anyhow have fun checking it out! Now on to my F/A-18F in desert camo! Dan Mal_Belford, Tomek, florin13 and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Very Nice! Great job on the weathering. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Teriffic build and the finish is spot on Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Great wear and tear on this Avenger, most inspiring, great build Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 That looks really good Dan! Excellent weathering. May I publish it on the website? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Awesome Avenger! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 That looks great! Love that beat-up look. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsahling1 Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Absolutely Kevin, let me know if you need any info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe66 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 As others have said...Great weathering for sure ! Looks fabulous !!! Joe66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) Love the restrained,realistic weathering.,some go too far,some not far enough..this is a Goldilocks finish. LIKE IT! Edited November 24, 2014 by williamj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 This is great ! Love your weathering.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Ditto - great weathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Excellent build, painting, and weathering! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Terrific weathering ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Terrific paint job ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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