Haggis

Ok chaps, she's all done.
 
The WIP thread is here:  http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=60278
 
Kit
 
Bronco OV-10A Bronco 1:32
 
Accessories
 
Hobby Boss WMIK 1:32
Albion alloys tubing (lots of various tubing)
Aires R2800 engines
Live Resin 20mm rotary cannon
Live Resin Wrangler wheels
Master Barrels .5 Cal barrel
Resin skulls (I forget the manufacturer, sorry)
Voyager oil drums
Aber Tread plate photo etch
Brengun ring and bead gun sights
HGW He 111 seat harness
Tamiya Jerry Cans
Dragon shovel
Little-cars cotton covered wire
 
Airscale cockpit placards and instruments
Archer rivets
Miracle Masks vinyl masks
 
Stuff
 
Tamiya/GSI Creos paint
Mr. Paint paint
Alclad Hogwash (brand new and excellent.  Get some!!!)
Ammo of Mig washes various
Ammo of Mig Scratch Effects
Ammo of Mig Fresh Fuel and Engine oil
Ammo of Mig pigments various
Joefix diorama products
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ok chaps, she's all done.
 
The WIP thread is here:  http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=60278
 
Kit
 
Bronco OV-10A Bronco 1:32
 
Accessories
 
Hobby Boss WMIK 1:32
Albion alloys tubing (lots of various tubing)
Aires R2800 engines
Live Resin 20mm rotary cannon
Live Resin Wrangler wheels
Master Barrels .5 Cal barrel
Resin skulls (I forget the manufacturer, sorry)
Voyager oil drums
Aber Tread plate photo etch
Brengun ring and bead gun sights
HGW He 111 seat harness
Tamiya Jerry Cans
Dragon shovel
Little-cars cotton covered wire
 
Airscale cockpit placards and instruments
Archer rivets
Miracle Masks vinyl masks
 
Stuff
 
Tamiya/GSI Creos paint
Mr. Paint paint
Alclad Hogwash (brand new and excellent.  Get some!!!)
Ammo of Mig washes various
Ammo of Mig Scratch Effects
Ammo of Mig Fresh Fuel and Engine oil
Ammo of Mig pigments various
Joefix diorama products
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks chaps.
 
Right, last bit was the base.  It started with a cheap frame from Hobbycraft, some thin foam board and Celluclay.
 

 
Some fine grit Wet and dry was glued in place and a thin coat of plaster was applied over the clay; then the whole lot given a coat of Stynylrez Black.
 

 
Thinned PVA was brushed on, this was the base for the dirt which was fine sand, grit and real dirt from the garden.
 

 
When dry the dirt was sprayed with various tones of buff and sand.  I used multiple tones to break up the colour and create false shadows enhancing the depth.  Note how it was sprayed over the edge of the tarmac, this will help to blend it all together.
 

 

 
Now for a wash, Ammo of Mig Streaking Grime was thinned still further then allowed to soak into the ground work.  It needed blending over the tarmac as otherwise tide marks would appear.
 

 
Darker brown tones were used in areas to give a more 3D and realistic effect.  Dry brushing and pigments were also used after the wash was dry.
 

 
Various plants from Joefix were used too.
 

 
Here is the finished base.  It's quite simple but I wanted the aeroplane to be the focus.
 

 
And that's it, project complete!  I hope you've enjoyed the thread, I must say this is my favourite project I've done to date and is now my "the house is on fire and I've only got time to save one model" model!  
 

Ok chaps, she's all done.
 
The WIP thread is here:  http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=60278
 
Kit
 
Bronco OV-10A Bronco 1:32
 
Accessories
 
Hobby Boss WMIK 1:32
Albion alloys tubing (lots of various tubing)
Aires R2800 engines
Live Resin 20mm rotary cannon
Live Resin Wrangler wheels
Master Barrels .5 Cal barrel
Resin skulls (I forget the manufacturer, sorry)
Voyager oil drums
Aber Tread plate photo etch
Brengun ring and bead gun sights
HGW He 111 seat harness
Tamiya Jerry Cans
Dragon shovel
Little-cars cotton covered wire
 
Airscale cockpit placards and instruments
Archer rivets
Miracle Masks vinyl masks
 
Stuff
 
Tamiya/GSI Creos paint
Mr. Paint paint
Alclad Hogwash (brand new and excellent.  Get some!!!)
Ammo of Mig washes various
Ammo of Mig Scratch Effects
Ammo of Mig Fresh Fuel and Engine oil
Ammo of Mig pigments various
Joefix diorama products
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ok chaps, she's all done.
 
The WIP thread is here:  http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=60278
 
Kit
 
Bronco OV-10A Bronco 1:32
 
Accessories
 
Hobby Boss WMIK 1:32
Albion alloys tubing (lots of various tubing)
Aires R2800 engines
Live Resin 20mm rotary cannon
Live Resin Wrangler wheels
Master Barrels .5 Cal barrel
Resin skulls (I forget the manufacturer, sorry)
Voyager oil drums
Aber Tread plate photo etch
Brengun ring and bead gun sights
HGW He 111 seat harness
Tamiya Jerry Cans
Dragon shovel
Little-cars cotton covered wire
 
Airscale cockpit placards and instruments
Archer rivets
Miracle Masks vinyl masks
 
Stuff
 
Tamiya/GSI Creos paint
Mr. Paint paint
Alclad Hogwash (brand new and excellent.  Get some!!!)
Ammo of Mig washes various
Ammo of Mig Scratch Effects
Ammo of Mig Fresh Fuel and Engine oil
Ammo of Mig pigments various
Joefix diorama products
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ok chaps, she's all done.
 
The WIP thread is here:  http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=60278
 
Kit
 
Bronco OV-10A Bronco 1:32
 
Accessories
 
Hobby Boss WMIK 1:32
Albion alloys tubing (lots of various tubing)
Aires R2800 engines
Live Resin 20mm rotary cannon
Live Resin Wrangler wheels
Master Barrels .5 Cal barrel
Resin skulls (I forget the manufacturer, sorry)
Voyager oil drums
Aber Tread plate photo etch
Brengun ring and bead gun sights
HGW He 111 seat harness
Tamiya Jerry Cans
Dragon shovel
Little-cars cotton covered wire
 
Airscale cockpit placards and instruments
Archer rivets
Miracle Masks vinyl masks
 
Stuff
 
Tamiya/GSI Creos paint
Mr. Paint paint
Alclad Hogwash (brand new and excellent.  Get some!!!)
Ammo of Mig washes various
Ammo of Mig Scratch Effects
Ammo of Mig Fresh Fuel and Engine oil
Ammo of Mig pigments various
Joefix diorama products
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the kind comments.
 
@Dean. Yes mate, this will feature in my forthcoming book.
 
@Radders. If I can get to Telford this year mate I certainly will take it.

Thanks chaps.
 
Right, last bit was the base.  It started with a cheap frame from Hobbycraft, some thin foam board and Celluclay.
 

 
Some fine grit Wet and dry was glued in place and a thin coat of plaster was applied over the clay; then the whole lot given a coat of Stynylrez Black.
 

 
Thinned PVA was brushed on, this was the base for the dirt which was fine sand, grit and real dirt from the garden.
 

 
When dry the dirt was sprayed with various tones of buff and sand.  I used multiple tones to break up the colour and create false shadows enhancing the depth.  Note how it was sprayed over the edge of the tarmac, this will help to blend it all together.
 

 

 
Now for a wash, Ammo of Mig Streaking Grime was thinned still further then allowed to soak into the ground work.  It needed blending over the tarmac as otherwise tide marks would appear.
 

 
Darker brown tones were used in areas to give a more 3D and realistic effect.  Dry brushing and pigments were also used after the wash was dry.
 

 
Various plants from Joefix were used too.
 

 
Here is the finished base.  It's quite simple but I wanted the aeroplane to be the focus.
 

 
And that's it, project complete!  I hope you've enjoyed the thread, I must say this is my favourite project I've done to date and is now my "the house is on fire and I've only got time to save one model" model!  
 

The Live Resin mini gun was made up, painted with Matt Black then dry brushed with Gun metal pigment.
 

 
As well as a spare wheel (weathered similarly to the undercarriage but authentically for a spare) I made up one of the WMIK spare rims.
 

 
And here's the gun in it's mounting.  In this photo you can see the jerry can set up, the shovel is further forward!  The spare wheels are on the other side.
 

 
This little bloke was rather fun.  It required a bit of clean up and I drilled out the eye sockets to make it look more realistic, It was primed in black then Mr Hobby Basic White misted on creating shadows.  The horns ere painted with Vallejo and Ammo of Mig acrylics and it was finished off with a wash using the excellent new hogwash from Alclad.  The finishing touch was the rivet and plate from plastic card and a bit of rust from the steel pin.
 

I live in HMS Nelson!

The Live Resin mini gun was made up, painted with Matt Black then dry brushed with Gun metal pigment.
 

 
As well as a spare wheel (weathered similarly to the undercarriage but authentically for a spare) I made up one of the WMIK spare rims.
 

 
And here's the gun in it's mounting.  In this photo you can see the jerry can set up, the shovel is further forward!  The spare wheels are on the other side.
 

 
This little bloke was rather fun.  It required a bit of clean up and I drilled out the eye sockets to make it look more realistic, It was primed in black then Mr Hobby Basic White misted on creating shadows.  The horns ere painted with Vallejo and Ammo of Mig acrylics and it was finished off with a wash using the excellent new hogwash from Alclad.  The finishing touch was the rivet and plate from plastic card and a bit of rust from the steel pin.
 

The oil drums were next up (Voyager resin jobs).  Again I relied heavily on the Scratch Effects and Matt Varnish between each layer.
 
Base coat was Alclad Steel (after a black primer coat).
 

 
Next layer, Red Brown from Tamiya in an opaque coat.
 

 
Chipping is very therapeutic...
 

 
Next up a blue grey layer, this was chipped as well obviously.
 

 
Now rust, Tamiya mixed to an orange tone was next.
 

 
Then a wash using Ammo of Mig Track Wash helps lift the detail.
 

 

 
Last up small amounts of rust pigments were applied dry and worked into the surface.
 

Now for the yellow one!
 
Yep, you guessed it, matt varnish, Scratch Effects the Tamiya paint.
 

 
Followed by water and a brush, after 5 minutes you get this!
 

 
A wash with Ammo of Mig Streaking Grime came next.
 

 
And then lastly to finish off, Ammo of Mig Fresh Oil and Fuel Effects was streaked on.
 

And that ladies and gentlemen is pretty much it.  Things that you may not have seen are the aerofoil struts added between the gun stub wings and the engines, that shovel, assymetric props, 0.50 cal for the upper gunner and various other little details.
 
I hope you enjoyed the work in progress shots and you found it useful.  I have to say this has been by far and away my favourite model to build and its a real shame its over.  However, I have an awesome idea for the next one!
 
There are a bunch of the photos of the finished thing in the Ready of Inspection section if you haven't seen it yet.
 

 

Er, soz, my mistake! I thought I'd had, I'll do it later after the rugger.

I found the PW 2800s really tedious, I tried counting how many parts there were but I gave up!  After a bath in the sonic cleaner the big bits were removed from the casting blocks and all had a coat with Aclad Black Primer.  The cylinders were then dry brushed with Mr Metal Steel.
 

 
The rocker covers were touched in with Ammo of Mig Black acrylic.
 

 
The casing had a coat of grey (I forget which) from GSI Creos.
 

 
When built up a grimy wash using Ammo of Mig Engine Grime and Fresh Engine and Fuel effects was applied.  Here I've done one so you can see the difference.
 

 
The holes were drilled out so some cotton covered wire (from little cars) was glued in place.  Cotton covered wire is great as it captures the texture of the ignition leads whilst being really easy to paint, in this case with Vallejo Hull Red.
 

 
And here is the finished result.  A right pain but well worth it in the end.
 

The wheels come from a resin set by Live Resin for the Humvee.  The tread is beautifully cast which is ideal for what I have planned!  First off after priming they got a coat of Ammo of Mig Rubber Tyres acrylic.
 

 
A wash was made up using pigments and white spirit, this was then liberally applied making sure I got into all the recesses, especially the tread.
 

 
When dry it looks a right mess!
 

 
However, one of the best blending tools is the Mk 1 digit!
 

Next on the list was the dust effects.  I went for a layered approach here and built up the effect using different techniques.
 
First up was a base coat using tamiya acrylics but over a coat of the ever useful Scratch Effects chipping fluid.
 

 
This was chipped in the usual way but be careful as the paint is only a misty thin coat.
 

 
The next layer was a thin coat of Ammo of Mig Kursk Soil Nature Effects, this is like a thick wash and its sprayed with the airbrush.
 

 
Being enamel it can be blended and streaked, here on the fuselage simulated rain effects.
 

 

 
Now for the big guns, pigments!  Various tones were applied using a soft brush.
 

 
These are then fixed in place with white spirit.  The beauty of this is that you can still manipulate them wheras Pigment Fixer is a lot stronger.  Here I'm doing a bit of blending with a soft brush.
 

 
The tail gets similar treatment as with the modified undercarriage it sits nose high and the back end gets quite close to the deck, plus its in the prop wash! (Note the 5F marking on the top of the tail, this was sprayed on again using the masking set).
 

Next up was the steel plates, there are a number on the aircraft blanking off the undercarriage and here, on the wing as another patch.
 
First off a coat of Alclad Steel.
 

 
Matt varnish helps to seal it in but also helps to create finer chipping.  So after a coat of chipping fluid Tamiya red Brown was sprayed on in a fairly opaque coat.
 

 
This was chipped as before.
 

 
After sealing with Matt Varnish, an orange tone (Tamiya) was applied.  This was less opaque, note the straight edge created using a piece of paper as a mask.  This simulates rust and where the plates were stacked up in the yard!
 

 
As the Pepsi logo, a wash using Ammo of Mig Track Wash was blended.
 

 
Lastly a mix of the Track Wash, various rust pigments and oil paints was speckled" onto the model.
 

 
As subtle panel line was was next.  I used mixed tones from the Ammo of Mig PLW range.
 

 
I find that if you wipe away the excess then you can wipe it right out of the detail, even when fully dry but especially if the detail is relatively faint.  For that reason I prefer to clean the excess with a brush moistened in thinner.
 

Now for that Pepsi logo.  The plastic card was masked off then a base coat of Mr. Paint Basic White was applied.  This is very tough satin coat which will be an ideal base for what comes next.
 

 
The awesome Miracle masks was carefully placed on and the red portion removed.  Using Mr. Paint again the red was built up but I was careful to leave it faded and random.
 

 
Next the red was masked being careful top cover any joins (otherwise there is a risk of hair line over spray).  The blue was sprayed on, again with mr paint but mixed using Gloss Sea Blue and White until it looked right by eye.
 

 
And here is that finished logo.
 

 

 
Now for the weathering.  Chipping was done using various sponges and Ammo of Mig Chipping Colour acrylic.
 

 
Once again turning to Ammo of Mig, I used Track Wask to accentuate the riveting and simulate some old rust staining, concentrating on the heaviest chipping.
 

 
In some areas the track wash was streaked back using a flat brush.
 

 
Tiny amounts of Rust coloured oils (Abteilung) were blended into the heaviest chipping.
 

 
And here it is all finished after a coat of matt varnish to seal it all in.
 

With a large aeroplane, I find it easier to work in sections so with this job I started on the fuselage.  The black wasn't really black, it was a mix of black, blue and deck tan.
 

 
  This Ammo of Mig Scratch Effects is ace.
 

 
Wings were next and had the same treatment.  Note the masks for the skulls were already in place.  I had to cut the one covered with the plastic card panel.  The black was tinted with different levels of tan and blue, some areas had neat black.  I tried to keep it patchy and worn rather than a random squiggle or other effect.
 

 

 
Yet more chipping.  Note how the raised bits of my home made rivets get caught thus accentuating them.
 

 
Badass!
 

 
That's just the tail booms to go.
 

 
Base coat complete.  Very cool, its all coming together.
 

 

Hi chaps, here's the next update.
 
Painting, the best bit!
 
The whole thing was under coated with Alclad Duralumin before a sealing coat of matt varnish then a few coats of Ammo of Mig Scratch Effects chipping fluid.  I decided to do the tail plane in SEA camo so this was sprayed free hand using GSI Creos.  Note, no pre shading (a hateful bloody procedure) and only a little post shading.  I always try to keep things as realistic as possible!
 

 
Using a load of tap water and a soft (ish) brush, the area was chipped to buggery!
 

 

 
The drop tank had the same treatment.
 

 

 

 
Now for the tail.  I had previously undercoated the relevant areas white and the "male" portion of the tail marking was applied in place followed by a coat o that Duralumin.  Varnish and Scratch Effects fluid were applied before the top coat of red (GSI Creos and Tamiya).  The nerve wracking bit was the freehand black border, this was to increase the contrast of the marking against the background!
 

 
The red was chipped as before.
 

 
Its always satisfying removing masks.  Here's the finished result, badass or what!
 

And that ladies and gentlemen is pretty much it.  Things that you may not have seen are the aerofoil struts added between the gun stub wings and the engines, that shovel, assymetric props, 0.50 cal for the upper gunner and various other little details.
 
I hope you enjoyed the work in progress shots and you found it useful.  I have to say this has been by far and away my favourite model to build and its a real shame its over.  However, I have an awesome idea for the next one!
 
There are a bunch of the photos of the finished thing in the Ready of Inspection section if you haven't seen it yet.
 

 

Now for the yellow one!
 
Yep, you guessed it, matt varnish, Scratch Effects the Tamiya paint.
 

 
Followed by water and a brush, after 5 minutes you get this!
 

 
A wash with Ammo of Mig Streaking Grime came next.
 

 
And then lastly to finish off, Ammo of Mig Fresh Oil and Fuel Effects was streaked on.
 

The oil drums were next up (Voyager resin jobs).  Again I relied heavily on the Scratch Effects and Matt Varnish between each layer.
 
Base coat was Alclad Steel (after a black primer coat).
 

 
Next layer, Red Brown from Tamiya in an opaque coat.
 

 
Chipping is very therapeutic...
 

 
Next up a blue grey layer, this was chipped as well obviously.
 

 
Now rust, Tamiya mixed to an orange tone was next.
 

 
Then a wash using Ammo of Mig Track Wash helps lift the detail.
 

 

 
Last up small amounts of rust pigments were applied dry and worked into the surface.