dmthamade Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 The engine/prop work is great!! I really like the subtle weathering on the prop, look forward to seeing the rest of the build. Don spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Beautiful work, though all the pictures of the first pages are gone. I suggest to use flickr. Cheers spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Spyros, I'm really impressed with the detail painting and ignition wiring. And the prop with the yellow hub really helps to add a little color to it. is that the Baracuda Ignition ring? It sure looks sweet. I have both the Birdcage and the -1A in my stash, and if it's an AM part, I need to order a few. Joel Thank you Joel! Yup, the ignition ring is from Barracuda. It's quite easy to fit although I still had trouble putting through all the ignition wires. I kinda gave up after doing the front cylinders. The propeller colours were actually the reason I chose this paint scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 beautiful engine and prop detailing! Thank you Gaz! Fantastic. Great photos too! Thank you Shaka! Wow, nice work! I like the yellow on the prop. Very nice painting so far. Craig Thank you Craig! Glad you like it! Fabulous! Kev Thank you so much Kev! S[yros Terrific progress on the Big bent Wing Bird. Prop and engine look great Keep 'em coming Peter Thank you Peter! Glad you like it! The engine/prop work is great!! I really like the subtle weathering on the prop, look forward to seeing the rest of the build. Don Thanks Don! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Beautiful work, though all the pictures of the first pages are gone. I suggest to use flickr. Cheers Thank you Maurice! I switched to imageshack. I'm very disappointed with how photobucket changed their policy. Maurice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 Hi guys! I'm finally back to the model after a nice, long holiday. In the previous update the airframe was mostly complete including the engine. The outer part of the wings was then assembled and added to rest of the model. A bit of liquid putty was used to close some small gaps. Now, I can never have a proper build without a bit of a FUBAR. First the wings, now the decal choice. I had chosen to do a version of the Corsair which had a yellow propeller hub as well as a small yellow rear section. Then I found out that the paint scheme was for an F4U-1A and not a Birdcage. So, after a few choice words to myself I decided to go back to one of the original Tamiya decal options. Now, the fun part begins. The model had the cockpit area, engine and wheel wells masked off in preparation for painting. First a coat of primer followed by preshading with black and white. Hopefully, this will give some nice variation when the camo is sprayed on. Smaller parts will be painted separately to avoid damaging them when handling the model. Next update will be after the basic camo is done. Thanks for checking! Bill Cross, Shaka HI, LSP_Kevin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Spyros, Nice to see that the primer stage has been completed. Looking forward to seeing how the color coats work with your tri-colored base coat. It should yield a really nicely faded and worn look especially with the white added for more variation. Joel spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 That does it, going to finish my Birdcage............ Looking pretty darn good there........ spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Curious how this will work out. I have no issue with pre-shading and yours seem "simple" enough. I've seen some super elaborate pre-shading (and black-basing) in other builds that I don't even want to contemplate! spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 Spyros, Nice to see that the primer stage has been completed. Looking forward to seeing how the color coats work with your tri-colored base coat. It should yield a really nicely faded and worn look especially with the white added for more variation. Joel Thanks Joel! I do hope the preshading shows up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 That does it, going to finish my Birdcage............ Looking pretty darn good there........ Thank you Bomber! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 Curious how this will work out. I have no issue with pre-shading and yours seem "simple" enough. I've seen some super elaborate pre-shading (and black-basing) in other builds that I don't even want to contemplate! Thank you Shaka! I expect the preshading to show up under the lighter colours mainly. So should get some good variation on the lower sides and the light blue. Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 Hi all! I finally managed to put some proper camo colours on this bird! For this job I used Hataka's acrylics from their Late US Navy paint set (red series). Before applying any colour I first painted the wing routes with yellow and added random blotches of liquid maskol to later create chipping. Not really happy with the result so will be reworking them together with metal chipping, too. With the initial camo done I then faded it by mixing the basic colours with white and black and randomly spraying all over the airframe. I think the dark blue will need further work where it meets the light blue areas. I plan to spray some separate wing panels with a solid layer of dark blue to create more variation while the fabric portions will be sprayed with a lighter version based on reference pics. With all that complete I will then move on to applying the decals. Any feedback and ideas on how to further improve on this would be much appreciated! Thanks for checking! Bill Cross, sax003, F`s are my favs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 And undersides! sax003, Shawn M, Ilya and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 I really dig your paint modulation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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