Furie Posted October 31 Author Share Posted October 31 (edited) Thanks for your messages Max, Matt, Ernest et Mike. MSG was diluted with 30% thinner: Installation of the main mask for the roundel: White paint on the outside of the roundel to better paint the yellow and also white paint on the inside of the roundel: Yellow paint : Red paint : Liquid Mask applied to fill any gaps between masks: Blue paint: Drum roll and we can breathe a sigh of relief! Edited October 31 by Furie TankBuster, Martinnfb, mozart and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Stunning! Love a perfect roundel. Furie and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 Lovely work, Denis! Kev Martinnfb and Furie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 Very nice work on the underside! The roundels came out looking great Matt Martinnfb and Furie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 Superb painting all around Denis! The roundels look exceptionally nice. Ernest Martinnfb and Furie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil88 Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 This roundel is perfect my friend. Good job. Furie and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 Initial markings look great, Denis! I love it when you remove the masks and get a result like that. Martinnfb and Furie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted November 2 Author Share Posted November 2 (edited) Thank you Max, Kev, Matt, Ernest, Philippe and John for your messages. I'm glad you like my roundels. I thought it would be really hard to do well, but if I'm careful and patient, it turns out pretty well. And as John says, it's always an emotional moment when you take off all the masks and “admire” the result (as long as it lasts...). I painted some of the panel lines on the fuselage with Dark Alu so that I could chipping later: I painted the step zones black. I hesitated whether to paint them now or after painting the camouflage. But I'm afraid that in the latter case there'd be a big risk of paint peeling off around this area, and of course a lot of repair work. So I painted these 2 areas black and masked them off, and I also drew the separation lines between the OG and DG on the wings and fuselage with a light gray pencil : I painted black the area where the sky-colored stripe is located, because on the post-January 1945 photos, this stripe was repainted with OG and DG. By transparency, this band becomes darker than the OG and DG: Edited November 2 by Furie scvrobeson, Shoggz, Gazzas and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 Joy to follow! Cheers Martin Furie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted Sunday at 08:16 AM Share Posted Sunday at 08:16 AM (edited) Continued superb work Denis! The surface of your build is going to be outstanding when finished. Ernest Edited Sunday at 08:16 AM by Greif8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted Monday at 02:43 AM Share Posted Monday at 02:43 AM Nice work. You have great airbrush control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted Monday at 10:57 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 10:57 AM Thank you Martin, Ernest and Gazzas for your messages. After drawing the limits of the OG/DG camouflage on the model with a grey pencil, I cut out the masks that will protect the OG to paint the DG. I diluted the MRP OG to 30%, needle size 0.2mm, airbrush set to low pressure, but not too low pressure either as there's a risk of paint spitting (20 PSI/1.5 Bars). This is the simplest step. I'll then fix the masks and paint the DG... Landrotten Highlander, patricksparks, TankBuster and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted Monday at 11:42 AM Share Posted Monday at 11:42 AM Good luck with the painting. I hope all that lovely pre-shading was worth it, I don’t bother any more as I seem unable to get the right balance between too much and too little. John Furie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted Monday at 05:55 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 05:55 PM (edited) Thanks John for your message, I hope you like what I've done ! I put the masks on 1.2mm adhesive tape then painted with DG diluted to 30%. I still have the front of the Tempest to paint, then I'll paint the 4 missing roundels. As expected, all this work takes a long time to put in place, because even if the masks were cut in advance, they require a lot of preparation and attention to detail to position them correctly. The final result is quite convincing and in line with what I wanted to achieve, even if here and there not everything is perfect. Edited Monday at 05:56 PM by Furie Shoggz, scvrobeson, TankBuster and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted Monday at 06:18 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:18 PM Are you putting any more thin coats on Denis, or is that it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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