tomv87 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Coming along nicely! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 (edited) An update on the build... Fuselage assembled, with the cockpit in place... Painting started with some preshading... I plan to do some chipping of the RLM 76 paint, to simulate the worn surface of a well used test/prototype plane... This photo shows some wear and repairs to the surface. Different shades of Alclad added to provide an undercoat for the chipping/wear... Kent Edited April 26, 2020 by kkarlsen 109, mozart, Azgaron and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Nice work K (remember that the wings were made of wood!). These aircraft were generally kept in reasonably tidy condition, as they did not want any surface defects to affect their performance. You can see where any local areas of surface finish damage or retification has been carefully resprayed and touched in with with red oxide paint. Cheers Derek Jeff and kkarlsen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollieholmes Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Looking really good so far. kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Nice work! HÃ¥kan kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Quick'n clean Kent, I can see this is going to be a cracker like your Beaufighter. Max MikeC and kkarlsen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr b Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Looking really nice Had this kit, but traded it for the Meng one..... Rgds Mr b kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) Just a little update on the Komet build. I have been spending some time into the research on the primer used on the Komets. I think i will paint the wings and control surfaces with a primer color, just to experiment if I can get some subtle nuance changes after the final coat of light gray/blue... Here's a shot showing the redbrown primer on the wooden wings... Photos of, what seems to be laminated wooden wings... BTW - Today I received decals for the build. I was searching for the Rocketeer sheet, with the letters for the prototypes and was lucky to get my hands on them!!! Edited April 26, 2020 by kkarlsen mozart, KiwiZac, Jeff and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) Another photo from "Luftwaffe Painting Guide" showing what seems to be repairs done with red primer... Edited April 26, 2020 by kkarlsen Azgaron and BradG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) The experiment with some preshading is done... I hope this will add some nuances to the final grey surface. Edited April 26, 2020 by kkarlsen Derek B, KiwiZac, mozart and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) Light gray paint applied, careful not to cover the preshading too much... And a little test with MIG panel line wash Blue black... Edited April 26, 2020 by kkarlsen AndersN, dmthamade, mozart and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Nice..very subtle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) Finished the Komet today... More photos of the finished build in 'Ready for Inspection'... http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=66059&hl= Edited April 26, 2020 by kkarlsen Derek B, Alain Gadbois, R Palimaka and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) Brilliant work K - it turned our really well in the end, well done and thanks for sharing your build. Derek Edited December 21, 2016 by Derek B kkarlsen and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Finished the Komet today... More photos of the finished build in 'Ready for Inspection'... http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=66059&hl= Awesome! Well done, Kent - and fast, too! Looks amazing. Can you post the finished photos here? Finished GB entries go into their own gallery, which eventually goes on to the website too, so we generally discourage posting them in RFI. Kev Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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