Shawn M Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) yellow basing on the chin with desert sand many coats of medium yellow later camo basing on the wings and tail starts with light grey and then dark green grey then onto the fuse, same colors used time to start filling in with the final colors this week Edited May 8, 2017 by Shawn M Big Texan, Shaka HI, Alain Gadbois and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Excellent Shawn! I really like that painting technique, and I will certainly plan using it in the future! Alain Shaka HI and Shawn M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 Thanks Alain! Its become my "goto" method as I hate post shading Shaka HI and Bill_S 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 That's some mighty precise airbrushing, Shawn! Kev Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Texan Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Nicely done Shawn! Watching with a keen eye! Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) thank you 'gents! I applied the camo last night, may have gotten a little heavy handed and wiped out the mottling. We'll see after I rub the paint back if I have to post shade or not. BUT, it does look like a tiffy and Im pleased. Pics after I buff it back. Shawn Edited May 9, 2017 by Shawn M Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 Been stewing on it all day, gonna go back and post shade some of the top surfaces to break up a perceived monotony in the colors. You'll see what I mean when I post pics tomorrow Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Shawn, I'm looking forward to seeing the photos! Alain Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) ok, thoughts on the paint guys, do I need to lighten it up with post shading? sorry the first 2 photos are a little washed out i decided to not spray it last night, just rubbed the paint out a little bit which brought back some of the mottled undercoat Edited May 10, 2017 by Shawn M Big Texan, Shaka HI and BradG 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Hi Shawn, I think the gray is too dark and the green too light This is of course, repainted camo, but it gives a good idea of the contrast between both colors. Note that the green is a bit lighter than the the roundel blue colour. Shaka HI and Shawn M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 The gray edges are a bit too pronounced (like there's an outline of it). I'd blend it in further. Like Alain, I'm not sure of the colors. Otherwise, it's really "dynamic". I like it! Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) Thanks guys. I did run a dark edge to the grey to help define it, looks like I over did it....the trickery of freehand camo I can tone down the grey easy enough so i'll start there. Edited May 10, 2017 by Shawn M Alain Gadbois and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 To me....FWIW....the green looks about right but the grey looks much too dark. The difference between medium sea gray and ocean gray is actually pretty subtle. You can tell they are different where the two colors meet up low on the fuselage, but viewed separately they look very close in color. Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Hi Shawn just got around to a long overdue catch up on this - she's in good hands I see. Totally agree with the other comments on colour regarding contrast - good luck with the adjustments Torben Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) Hi Shawn The photos are a bit on the dark side and I'm going to try and run them through Photoshop to get a better look and compare the colors to my Mossie build. I struggled with both colors for a good month and leaned towards the lighter side of each. Keep 'em coming Peter Edited May 11, 2017 by Peterpools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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