LSP_Kevin Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Beautiful work, Kev! She really looks the part. Have you thought about writing up a little tutorial on your filtering technique for the rest of us? Sure would be a welcome tool in my workbench! John Thanks John. I'm not really an expert on dot filtering, as it's only the second time I've used it. And it didn't quite work out as I had planned this time! But the basic approach doesn't differ from what I've outlined in this thread so far. I just have to get better at choosing the complementary colours, and then practice blending them in better. It is meant to produce a very subtle result though - like most weathering techniques I guess! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Looks good, Kev! I agree with most of the others: better to be subtle on a barely flown aircraft. Looks like the decals turned out good. How were they to work with? What setting agents did you use? Thanks Ray. The decals are by Cartograf, and are beautifully printed. My gloss coat wasn't as smooth as it needed to be though (having a bit of trouble with those lately), so I ended up with a bit of silvering here and there. Once everything has had a flat coat, I'll be able to see where the worst of it is, and deal with it. Can't fault the decals though. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Nice effect Kev. I'm blown away by how smooth that gloss coat looks in your photos. The whole lot looks a million dollars. Keep it up. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Nice effect Kev. I'm blown away by how smooth that gloss coat looks in your photos. The whole lot looks a million dollars. Keep it up. Thanks Guy. My gloss finishes are nowhere near the quality that Eric produces, but they photograph well! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaffyMan Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Hi Kev superb job and I love it. I like the oil dot filter – I like to use it as It's hard to over do it and if you do you just keep wiping! Helps with my bumbling efforts. Try some blue with the green areas but be very, very sparing as it can get out off control and dominate. I tend to put a bit of yellow ochre or cadmium near it so it makes variant of green and blue-ish hues as you blend and wipe it back. Great BIG bird mate and a you have done a great job with her Taff LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Hi Kev superb job and I love it. I like the oil dot filter – I like to use it as It's hard to over do it and if you do you just keep wiping! Helps with my bumbling efforts. Try some blue with the green areas but be very, very sparing as it can get out off control and dominate. I tend to put a bit of yellow ochre or cadmium near it so it makes variant of green and blue-ish hues as you blend and wipe it back. Great BIG bird mate and a you have done a great job with her Taff Thanks Taff. I knew blue would be the way to go, but don't have any, unfortunately. I could have tried some Paynes Grey I guess, as it has a touch of blue in it, but I figured it was too dark for the effect I was trying to achieve. At least I've learned to say away from the red! Kev TaffyMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Wow Kev, it's really looking great! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Kev Holy Cow ... Looking fantastic. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Wow Kev, it's really looking great! Kev Holy Cow ... Looking fantastic. Keep 'em coming Peter Thanks chaps. I've just been battling the flat coat. Using Vallejo's Matt Varnish, I'm getting lots of the dreaded white flecking, and I'm spending an inordinate amount of time chipping them off with a toothpick. Time to switch to another flat varnish I think! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 It is looking amazing! Great progress, and I bet it looks impressive next to your other 1/32 WWII models. Cheers, Tom LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 It is looking amazing! Great progress, and I bet it looks impressive next to your other 1/32 WWII models. Cheers, Tom Thanks Tom. It's certainly larger than the rest of them! I've switched to Tamiya's Flat Clear (XF-86), and it's performing much better. I've also switched back to my Iwata, as the H&S was spitting a bit - no idea if that was due to the Vallejo paint mix or the airbrush itself. More photos soon! Kev Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigels modelling bench Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Just read this thread all the way through. It is inspiring to see such a beautiful result straight from the box Kev. Your work is an inspiration!! Lee White and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Just read this thread all the way through. It is inspiring to see such a beautiful result straight from the box Kev. Your work is an inspiration!! Thanks Nige. And welcome back too, buddy! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigels modelling bench Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 No worries Kev. Your build made me go and buy one of these today!! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I sing with the rest..... Ive been away for a few montn cause gigs and renowating a bedroom, So much to caching up to do on them threads. this looks great Kev, no surprise for me at all, i loike it alot. /Mal LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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