Ralph Riese 140 Posted December 11, 2011 Revell 's Arado Ar196 in progress. Apologies to those who might have already seen the pics on Hyperscale. Some fantasy rivets and fuselage skinning... Tried sanding out the fabric in the fuselage hatches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ralph Riese 140 Posted December 11, 2011 Airframe progress - apologies if the pcis are washed out and over-exposed. Should have used a softer background colour. Cheers, and thanks for looking. Ralph. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Kevin 26,738 Posted December 11, 2011 Outstanding Ralph! Love your work. Kev Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolf Buddee 3,930 Posted December 11, 2011 You know Ralph, you're really taking this hobby and making it something of an art form. Without a doubt your work is certainly inspirational. I can't wait to see the magic your preform with your paint work on this one! What I find difficult though is overcoming the urge to go out and buy the kit you're working on because of how fantastic it looks when you build and paint it. It's your skill in weathering and your eye for detail in your paint work that I'd like to attain. Always a pleasure Ralph! Cheers, Wolf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_K2 20,174 Posted December 11, 2011 Looking good (as usual), and I'm quite sure will be a splendid example of modeling art when finished. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loic 1,927 Posted December 11, 2011 Wow ! superb assembly and painting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougN 522 Posted December 11, 2011 Looks great, I'm sure this will be another stunner when you get to painting! Doug Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARU5137 14,035 Posted December 11, 2011 WHOA!!! How NEAT is that rivet work and the precision workmanship is way too COOL ! Quite the Master of art... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zaxos345 347 Posted December 13, 2011 Awesome Ralph, nice to see you again :bow: John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tomek 178 Posted December 13, 2011 Very neat work, Ralph! Great photography too! I'll be following with great interest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ralph Riese 140 Posted December 25, 2011 Some underside colour using light blues and blue-greys left over from past projects. Some 0.7mm "Micron Masking Tape" laid over the first motting session. Some more mottling over the tape. The gawdy result. All the best to all for a very festive Silly Season. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Ralph. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zaxos345 347 Posted December 25, 2011 Amazing airbrushing skills my friend, awesome result. Merry Christmas and Happy new year Ralph. John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ralph Riese 140 Posted December 25, 2011 cheers John - and the same to you! Underside markings sprayed using masks made by Mal Mayfield at Miracle Paint Masks. A 1:2 mix of Tamiya XF-2 Flat White and XF-19 Sky Grey, followed by straight XF-2. Lots of tape to avoid bleed, and some to eventually represent underlying framing. XF-69 NATO Black; Gunze Sangyo H77 Tyre Black; and some dark grey mottling. Hope you all had a beaut Xmas. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Ralph. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anders_Isaksson 72 Posted December 26, 2011 Lovely work, Ralph! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeroenpeters 446 Posted December 28, 2011 I'm shamelessly going to copy your strip-spray technique! Thnx! Really cool result and top-notch building. Cheers, Jeroen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
