CATCplSlade Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Okay, so it's been a while since I've worked on an aircraft. Spent the past year finishing up a bunch of armor builds - five, I believe - so started in on this to break up the monotony of endless road wheels. This also marks the first wheels-down build I have done since I was a teenager roughly 38 years ago. Everything I've built from that point has hung from my ceiling in flight. Mistakes were made, things were forgotten, small bits were knocked/broken off repeatedly, the tail wheel broke off after the fuselage was sealed, all the good stuff. I also used Mr. Color for the first time after nothing but Tamiya and Vallejo for the longest time, so, you know... Kit is nearly OOB; I added some Airscale placards inside where you can't even see them, and used EZ Line for the over-tied aerial.The decals themselves are a mix of stencils from the kit and markings from Eagle Strike Augsburg's Flyers Part III, and is supposed to represent Black 8 of 2./JG302, October 1944. Chose it because it was a little different from the others. Accurate? Who knows? Just getting warmed back up for aircraft, is all. Not great, hopefully not too terrible. Didn't weather it too heavily as I wanted it to be a relatively new plane, plus being Late War I wouldn't expect it to survive long enough to get very dirty anyway. Jan_G, andromeda673, Lud13 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Couple of early shots showing where I drilled out the exhausts and what the cockpit looks like before it was hidden away. mywifehatesmodels and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircare84 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Nice job ! Good work on drilling out the exhausts. I like the tire weathering, did you use pastels? Thanks for showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Terrific! I especially like the weathering on the wheels and tyres. May I publish it on the website? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 Terrific! I especially like the weathering on the wheels and tyres. May I publish it on the website? Kev Well, of course! I'm actually surprised to be asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 (edited) Nice job ! Good work on drilling out the exhausts. I like the tire weathering, did you use pastels? Thanks for showing. Yes. I actually used chalks for the exhaust; a blend of some black and shades of gray (much less than 50, tho'), and on the wheels I used a medium brown that was similar in color to the muddy clay around my yard. The rest of it was some AK Interactive wash and some of their oil/fuel spill nonsense. Edited August 23, 2016 by CATCplSlade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Nice. I am surprised that the EZ-line stand out so much in this scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Well, of course! I'm actually surprised to be asked. Excellent! I just need your full name so I can credit the article properly. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andromeda673 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 nailed it!!!! well done, that kit is a real pleasure to build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 And here it is! http://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/article.php?aid=2826 Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 Woohoo! I'm published! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hworth18 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Great job Shell!! One of my favorite unusual paint schemes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Very nicely done. Fit and finish is spot on. :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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