tbell Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 (edited) Well, it's been almost a year since I made any progress on this one, but it is finally back on the bench. Primed and painted, now it's time for the airframe stencils and weathering: I decided to do W Nr 191454 "Yellow 11" of JG400, which was captured by the British and displayed in Hyde Park, London after the war in September 1945. As in most late war Luftwaffe camouflage colour discussions, there is no definitive answer as to the precise colours. Some have interpreted this particular airframe as being in RLM 74/75/75, while others peg it as 81/82/76. I chose the former simply due to aesthetic appeal. All the major markings are painted on using stencils cut with my Silhouette Portrait cutter, based on the decals that came with Meng Air Modeller magazine issue #53.The 74/75/76 are Gunze, with the other colours being Tamiya mixes. Cheers, Tony Edited April 25, 2015 by tbell geedubelyer, whiskytngofxtrt, Kahunaminor and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 What clinical precision Tony. Those markings are perfect. The outlines look completely uniform on my monitor. No mean feat when they are so fine. Great job. Additionally, I'm blown away by the apparent finesse and delicacy of your airbrush work. Although the white crosses are totally opaque there is no sign of any edges to the paintwork. Tremendous stuff. I'd say this is an abject lesson in how to apply and use paint masks. Even more impressive since they are home made. Thanks for bringing us up to speed on your little rocket. Kahunaminor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Very crisp work, Tony! Looks terrific. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Great stuff Tony, The scheme looks just right. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskytngofxtrt Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Simply amazing work, Tony. Inspirational! I'm so glad this popped to the top of the feed this evening... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Markings look great, Tony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Beautifull ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackerjazz Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Man, that is jfantastic work! You guys amaze me with how you make things look like real working machinery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbell Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 I've started in with a bit of weathering now. After a light gloss coat of Tamiya X22 clear gloss, I appled MiG "Neutral Wash" (now my favourite pre-mixed wash) to the panel lines. The nice thing about this stuff is that it can be tidied up with paper towel and/or cotton buds, eithr dry or moistened with enamel thinner. Next was airbrushing a highly (and I mean highly) diluted mix of Tamiya Rubber Black and NATO Brown along the panel lines. This consists of about 9 parts pure rubbing alcohol and 1 part paint. A coat of Alclad clear flat, followed by chipping with a silver coloured pencil was next. The next stages will include dulling down the chips with more Alclad clear flat, followed by more coloured pencil chipping, and then some fluids leaking and seeping on the lower fuselage. I stall also have to do a bunch of fiddly things like painting the inside of the canopy frame, paint abrasion on the landing skid, muck and dirt on the wheels, etc. etc. As always, any suggestions and/or constructive criticism would be most welcome, especially at this stage when I can do something about it! Cheers, Tony D.B. Andrus, BiggTim, Sparzanza and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Good grief, that is wonderful! Out2gtcha and Padraic Conway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Good grief, that is wonderful! X2!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Ditto! Great stuff. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padraic Conway Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Tony; can you please describe just how you manage to paint black outlined yellow numbers so accurately? I'd love a tutorial if you have a few minutes. Padraic Fooesboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Such a beautiful finish Tony. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Very nice work, my friend!! I am planning to do the Hasegawa version with Derek Bradshaw's Jagerfaust conversion soon, and I will be using this as my inspiration!! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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