LSP_Kevin Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Coming together nicely Keith! It certainly does look strange fully-assembled with no paint. I love this phase of a build though, when it starts to look like the subject, and you know the painting stage awaits. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allok Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 A couple of progress pics showing the beginings of the camo. As with the Fw 190 I completed earlier, the camo is nearly entirely free-hand... Nice and easy. This is the third Luftwaffe plane that I have painted in these colours in recent months and, although they have all been mixed to the same formula, the colours have all turned out different! Mmmm.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 HI Looking very nice and your doing a great job. Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allok Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 Blue paint added; Same equipment, same paint, same technique... different result!!! Must be the way I'm holding my tongue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Good progress Keith. The non-green camo colour looks strangely purple to me - is that intentional? It's also interesting that you've painted the blue colour last, when conventional wisdom suggests doing it first - could you elaborate on your thinking there? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allok Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 Interesting that you've painted the blue colour last, when conventional wisdom suggests doing it first - could you elaborate on your thinking there? Kev The excellent coverage I get from the Tamiya acrylics promted me to try this approach on the last model I did. By putting the blue on last, I am able to get a more even demarcation line and a more subtle blotch effect with little or no masking. I also don't have to go back and do as much touching up. However, I do have to do the whole thing in one go, which takes some patience. The purple tint might just be the lighting. This is the closest colour matching I've managed so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 The excellent coverage I get from the Tamiya acrylics promted me to try this approach on the last model I did. By putting the blue on last, I am able to get a more even demarcation line and a more subtle blotch effect with little or no masking. I also don't have to go back and do as much touching up.However, I do have to do the whole thing in one go, which takes some patience. The purple tint might just be the lighting. This is the closest colour matching I've managed so far. Thanks Keith. Did you spray the mottle after applying the blue, or did you spray the blue 'around' the existing camo to create the mottle? Sorry for so many questions! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allok Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 Thanks Keith. Did you spray the mottle after applying the blue, or did you spray the blue 'around' the existing camo to create the mottle? Sorry for so many questions! Kev No problem.. The blue was sprayed around the darker colours to create the mottle patches. I believe the term would be "creating negative space". This is probably the most effective way to solve the mottle problem using my $15.00 airbrush without just creating blobs! One day I might by a fancy one... "The trash heap has spoken!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 No problem.. The blue was sprayed around the darker colours to create the mottle patches. I believe the term would be "creating negative space". This is probably the most effective way to solve the mottle problem using my $15.00 airbrush without just creating blobs! One day I might by a fancy one... "The trash heap has spoken!" Thanks again Keith. That's amazing work if you've only got a cheap airbrush! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allok Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 The other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJ Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 She's coming along really nicely Keith! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Nice work Keith Your 'reverse' method for mottling is very effective. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin1 Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Nice work Keith Your 'reverse' method for mottling is very effective. Matt That's what I was thinking Matt to each his own.Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rigor Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 love your paint scheme nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allok Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 Well... This build came to bit of a grinding halt. The painter returned (after waiting 6 months!) and we had to move everything out of the house, leaving me nowhere to build. We have been a bit slow getting everything back together and I now have to construct a new model building bench... big enough to accommodate me and all the Missus scrap-booking projects. A three mitre long, glass topped bench should do the trick. Here she is with all the deekils on; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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