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Ok chaps, she's finished. I'll be posting lots more work in progress when I get the chance so don't worry, I have loads to show you it's just I've not been able to get to the computer hence the big gap.
 
Anyway, that's not it for the project, I still have the base to do!
 

 

 

 

 

Now a mix of Rust Effects and Pigments was flicked onto the parts.
 

 
Then a pin wash, in this case Ammo of Mig's Track Wash.
 
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The finished turret ring.
 

 
The base had the same treatment but the base colour was Tamiya Sand. This has had the Scratch Effects and Sponge chipping.
 

 
To finish off, some graphite was rubbed onto the exposed metal parts and some dusty pigments applied.
 

 

 
That's it for now. Next time I'll show you how I did this!
 

 

Ok chaps, she's finished. I'll be posting lots more work in progress when I get the chance so don't worry, I have loads to show you it's just I've not been able to get to the computer hence the big gap.
 
Anyway, that's not it for the project, I still have the base to do!
 

 

 

 

 

Now a mix of Rust Effects and Pigments was flicked onto the parts.
 

 
Then a pin wash, in this case Ammo of Mig's Track Wash.
 
[url=h
 
The finished turret ring.
 

 
The base had the same treatment but the base colour was Tamiya Sand. This has had the Scratch Effects and Sponge chipping.
 

 
To finish off, some graphite was rubbed onto the exposed metal parts and some dusty pigments applied.
 

 

 
That's it for now. Next time I'll show you how I did this!
 

 

Now a mix of Rust Effects and Pigments was flicked onto the parts.
 

 
Then a pin wash, in this case Ammo of Mig's Track Wash.
 
[url=h
 
The finished turret ring.
 

 
The base had the same treatment but the base colour was Tamiya Sand. This has had the Scratch Effects and Sponge chipping.
 

 
To finish off, some graphite was rubbed onto the exposed metal parts and some dusty pigments applied.
 

 

 
That's it for now. Next time I'll show you how I did this!
 

 

Now a mix of Rust Effects and Pigments was flicked onto the parts.
 

 
Then a pin wash, in this case Ammo of Mig's Track Wash.
 
[url=h
 
The finished turret ring.
 

 
The base had the same treatment but the base colour was Tamiya Sand. This has had the Scratch Effects and Sponge chipping.
 

 
To finish off, some graphite was rubbed onto the exposed metal parts and some dusty pigments applied.
 

 

 
That's it for now. Next time I'll show you how I did this!
 

 

Ok chaps, she's finished. I'll be posting lots more work in progress when I get the chance so don't worry, I have loads to show you it's just I've not been able to get to the computer hence the big gap.
 
Anyway, that's not it for the project, I still have the base to do!
 

 

 

 

 

Ok chaps, she's finished. I'll be posting lots more work in progress when I get the chance so don't worry, I have loads to show you it's just I've not been able to get to the computer hence the big gap.
 
Anyway, that's not it for the project, I still have the base to do!
 

 

 

 

 

Ok chaps, she's finished. I'll be posting lots more work in progress when I get the chance so don't worry, I have loads to show you it's just I've not been able to get to the computer hence the big gap.
 
Anyway, that's not it for the project, I still have the base to do!
 

 

 

 

 

Ok chaps, she's finished. I'll be posting lots more work in progress when I get the chance so don't worry, I have loads to show you it's just I've not been able to get to the computer hence the big gap.
 
Anyway, that's not it for the project, I still have the base to do!
 

 

 

 

 

Ok chaps, she's finished. I'll be posting lots more work in progress when I get the chance so don't worry, I have loads to show you it's just I've not been able to get to the computer hence the big gap.
 
Anyway, that's not it for the project, I still have the base to do!
 

 

 

 

 

Ok chaps, she's finished. I'll be posting lots more work in progress when I get the chance so don't worry, I have loads to show you it's just I've not been able to get to the computer hence the big gap.
 
Anyway, that's not it for the project, I still have the base to do!
 

 

 

 

 

Ok chaps, she's finished. I'll be posting lots more work in progress when I get the chance so don't worry, I have loads to show you it's just I've not been able to get to the computer hence the big gap.
 
Anyway, that's not it for the project, I still have the base to do!
 

 

 

 

 

Ok chaps, she's finished. I'll be posting lots more work in progress when I get the chance so don't worry, I have loads to show you it's just I've not been able to get to the computer hence the big gap.
 
Anyway, that's not it for the project, I still have the base to do!
 

 

 

 

 

Ok chaps, she's finished. I'll be posting lots more work in progress when I get the chance so don't worry, I have loads to show you it's just I've not been able to get to the computer hence the big gap.
 
Anyway, that's not it for the project, I still have the base to do!
 

 

 

 

 

Ok chaps, she's finished. I'll be posting lots more work in progress when I get the chance so don't worry, I have loads to show you it's just I've not been able to get to the computer hence the big gap.
 
Anyway, that's not it for the project, I still have the base to do!
 

 

 

 

 

Ok chaps, she's finished. I'll be posting lots more work in progress when I get the chance so don't worry, I have loads to show you it's just I've not been able to get to the computer hence the big gap.
 
Anyway, that's not it for the project, I still have the base to do!
 

 

 

 

 

That was the cockpit tub complete so attention was turned to the seats.  The WMIK seat for the rear gunner was made up then attacked with a scalpel to simulate cuts and general wear and tear.





The seat frames were painted using Mr. Paint's Soviet Interior.  Honestly, get this stuff, its by far the best paint on the planet.



Metal bits were picked out using Ammo of Mig's new metallic acrylic.  This stuff is superb for brushing, it also sprays very well when thinned.



To weather the vinyl, buff paint was dry brushed and strips of grey decal (from a 1:72 Phantom) were applied simulating gaffer tape repairs!



After a wash and decalling, the harnesses were added.  In this case the HGW He-111 set!




 
And that's the cockpit finished!



I'll post up how I got to this stage tomorrow, I don't want to bore you too much!

Now time for paint, first up, Alclad black primer.  This is highly recommended owing to all the different materials, plus it will help with shading.



Next up was a layer of undercoat of a weathered steel colour; namely a mix of black, buff, red and Medium Sea Grey.  On top was a layer of Ammo of Mig's Scratch Effects chipping fluid.  When dry I sprayed the top coat, Tamiya XF-4 Yellow/Green which is a great Zinc Chromate primer colour.  Note the subtle shading from the undercoat.





Now the fun part.  Keeping the area wet I scrubbed the areas of wear with a brush, eventually the water will soak through and dissolve the chipping fluid (you can use hairspray but its a bit of a sledgehammer and can be unpredictable) and lift off the dry paint in realistic chipping patterns.





Next was the pin wash.  I used a mix of tones from Ammo of Mig's Panel Line Wash (PLW) series and a new product from Alclad called Hogwash (brilliant by the way).  I recieved a sample to test out so I'm not sure where you can get it, if it's even released yet.

The wash was dabbed into the area then when dry removed with a soft moist brush.



Time for some detail painting.  The switches were picked out with a fine brush and acrylic paint.  I "wet" dry-brushed the rear CB panel, the detail was too small to accurately paint and dry brushing is not opaque enough and would affect the edges of the box.  By just removing the worst of the excess of the brush you get a much stronger finish.




If stencils give you nightmares then look away now.  Using Airscale's superb placard decals I dressed up the cockpit, the CB panel has over 40 decals on it alone!  I also added some wiring looms, these are cotton covered wire from Little Cars.



The instrument panel was a mix of Airscale decals and kit supplied decal chopped up.  Note I got the Turn and Slip upside-down!




 

Photobucket is back, we are saved!

The cockpit was finally finished.  To be honest I just let the imagination run away and I just kept adding more and more so in the end it looks really very busy.  Its all plastic card, bits of that 1:48 F-14 and 1:35 WMIK, lead wire, brass wire and Albion Alloys tubing.








That row of black dots are HGW rivets, decals in fact!  Note also the home made spring in the pilot's seat, inspired by the real thing but I think that's part of the comms.  I did this because I think it looked cool!



To glue the brass rod, I squashed the ends to give a larger surface area for gluing.



Here is the finished gunner's cockpit.  That seat is from the WMIK!



The pilot's office wasn't neglected.  As well as plastic strip and Albion Alloys tubing, I also added a WMIK thingamajig and some Airscale photo etch bits.

Ok chaps, she's finished. I'll be posting lots more work in progress when I get the chance so don't worry, I have loads to show you it's just I've not been able to get to the computer hence the big gap.
 
Anyway, that's not it for the project, I still have the base to do!
 

 

 

 

 

Tamiya PE bending pliers.

Tamiya PE bending pliers.

I thought it would be cool do add a patch on the wing.  5 though plastic card was glued in place then Archer raised rivet decals applied.  There are gaps, these were repaired.



These were sealed with Mr Metal primer then Alclad grey.  It will be masked and I don't want the rivets to come off.



More random WMIK bits!



Various grab handles and the like were added as well as tread plate and supports to the foot rests.  That big Albion Alloys tube is part of the gunner seat support.  More on that later too!



Time for some colour!  One of the spinners was painted up from yellow through orange to red.







It was masked using that new Tamiya bendy stuff before painting black.



And here is the finished spinner...



The 50 cal was drilled out then painted in matt black, pigment was used to get the right metallic tone.  The barrel sleeve will be darkened with burnishing fluid later.

Gluing the wings to the booms wasn't really a drama.  I used superglue followed by sanding then restoring the lost detail.  Lastly was a full rivet job.















And that was the main part of the airframe all done.