Out2gtcha Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Wow..... Brian..... top notch as always..... im a big fan of yours..... cheers mate! Shep Thanks Shep! Likewise, as the Mi4 and your Mossie are unreal looking. Thanks for the kind word's. Im off to the LHS for some low grass for the base. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavens Eagle Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Hey All Gee move, lose access to the internet for a while, and it all goes to poop. Wonderful thread on the 190!! I really have enjoyed perusing through it, lots of good work and nicely done! As I wasrading through there were a couple of things that were commented on that I want to add to and clarify about the real thing. The oleo struts on this bird tend to set higher than normal as when landing it gives more cushion travel especially needed on grass runways. Thus the struts at rest in an unloaded plane would seem a little high. The raised area on the front of the cowling actually moves forward and back (in and out?) to regulate cooling air through the oil cooler that is just behind it. So it can have anywhere from little to almost no step up to a fair sized gap. Lastly (and this just because it drove me almost crazy), it's chutes, not shoots. (sorry the OCD took over there for a sec) Nice build! Has me considering doing a White 11 Nightfighter conversion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Cool! This one is coming together very nicely. The Sturmbock version is really evil looking, I'm sure you're going to do a great job with it. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Thanks for the kind works guys. Well after a couple weekends work, the base is now complete minus 1 last thing, and thats 4 Luftwaffe drums, and a hand-pump or two............which are coming from SprueBros, and I will have to add later before finishing the model off. *WARNING - THE FOLLOWING POSTS ARE VERY PIC HEAVY* Well when we last left off, I went to the LHS and got some railroad dio stuff for the base. It was then time to experiment with the puddles. First try was with some of the melt-able "pellet" style water. This is just heat, and pour, and I didnt have really high hopes, as this stuff is usually better for large deep pours. I pulled a small replica of the base corner out of clear resin as an experiment, then painted it brown to do some experimenting on. First try with the heat and pour water..........................NOPE! 2nd try was with some 2 part epoxy resin: MUCH better! JUST what I was looking for so i set in to apply it to the real base. This went better than I expected, although I did get the main puddle slightly larger than I wanted. In the end though, this turned out to be good, as it is balanced in the scope of the base, yet really draws your eye once done with weeds and turf. There is one larger main puddle then 3 smaller scattered puddles including a smaller one in between two planks with a wider gap that held water: MORE........................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 After I let the puddles set up for 24 hrs, I started in on the ground work. The groundwork is a mixture of 4 different colors of turf, with 3 different coarsenesses, 4 different shades of natural grass, 2 different types of ground flowers, and two different shades of "flower plants" for a spring effect. I have to say Im totally chuffed at the results. As Timmy! would say, this is pretty much all basic Shep Paine stuff here: Random weed flattened and grunged up: A couple more random small weeds/plants between the cracks of the planks: Found a cool technique for adding water born Cat tail looking plants for around the water areas: STILL MORE............................ Uilleann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Lastly, I added the final few bushes, and some fine turf of varying shades, and then at the end, I painted the base a nice classy satin-black for effect: Overall, I'm VERY happy with the way the base turned out minus the final piece of the puzzle, the oil/fuel drums. Ill add those later before finishing: Thanks for stopping in on me! Cheers, Uilleann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Amazing vegetation!! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I have the Quickboost exhausts as well, to use (eventually), on my Fw 190F-8, and they're just gorgeous. Nice job so far, Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 That really does look amazing Brian! As Timmy! would say, this is pretty much all basic Shep Paine stuff here [...] I think it was Pete who said that.Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Base looks quite excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 The base is looking really great Brian! The Plane is as well.. should look awesome when they come together All the best, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOTR Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Great work on the vegetation. What did you use for the grass tufts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Brilliant work on that ground ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I like it when a plan comes together. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Brian The base looks as good as anything I've seen in all my years of model railroading; the the whole scene blends perfectly. Aces of the dio base! :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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