LSP_Matt Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Ok...I reckon copying is about the best form of flattery. I'm not saying I managed to do it successfully, but Brian Caucci's Spit VB got me going and I shamelessly tried to dress up my cockpit in a simlar fashion to which he had. I'm just trying new things with modelling all the time. Whats frustrating is that some of the other kits that I have in near completion phase...well, I need to finish them but now I'm thinking..sheesh...I could have done that better using a different technique. I also used Chris Hannovers technique for the weathering on the prop...works a treat and given I live by myself ( hence the huge amount of space for kits and modelling) I knew where the ScotchBrite pads were in the kitchen. so here we go with the scribing and cockpit details first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 wing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 cockpit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 Right side...I made the switch near the top of the cockpit ( no idea what it is). Thanks for the inspiration LSPers because starting to scratch build these kinds of little details makes modelling SO much fun Oh...that seat is big eh? But given I'm earning bugger all as I'm still unable to work with my arm I kinda gotta draw a line. I think when my scratch skills improve I'll try handmaking one next time becasue it eventually hides so much detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 I consulted with a friend of mine about the drybrushing... It looks overdone here when I took the photo so I toned it down with some more cockpit green later on...although once assembled its all pretty hard to see. Never mind...I used some dyes as well. No idea if its realistic or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 Right side...the metal strap over the bottle was done with the wrapper from a wine bottle...as were the seat belts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 The cockpit panel I was pretty happy with. Sorry if its outa focus. My technique eventually developed and I think I got it right ( it took me about 6 goes and plenty of oven cleaner to strip off old paint). I painted the dials semi-gloss black...then put blue tac over them...sprayed cockpit green...waited till it dried...then used a sharp exacto blade and scraped off the black from the dials leaving the light grey plastic showing as the faces. hope you like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 One of the chair and control stick ( fine wire wrapped around the grip...which got additional paint later on ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 Some assembled shots where I've been applying decals. Gloss went on underneath last night and the decals later today. Oh..I took a trip to my local hobby shop and got some brass for gun barrels...thought it might look a little better...found it hard drilling them out byt keeping the drill centralised though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 more of the tail area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 Right side...one of the decals looks a little beaten up ( ie weathered for me). Very much inadvertent as I decided to reposition it with my exacto knife...kind nice when you make a mistake and then you say...actualy that looks better now. Oh...I hadn't used any softener of the Hasegawa decals but they sunk right into my panel lines on the top wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 More of fuselage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 Top views...he he ( you can see how the fuselage light hasn't been placed yet. Thanks Jim and Ray for clarifying what it was meant to be) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 some seat belts...again the old wine bottle wrapper for material...buckles made of fuse wire ( proof I can't bend them right yet!)...painted buff then stiching done with 0.005 Black felt pen. Oh...and I'll post one of the prop later on Chris becasue I'd forgotten to take a shot head on... Cheers Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngoMango Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Great stuff Matt.....are you thinking of doing some more weathering or washes once all the dacals are set and finished? Maybe a bit of grime and dirt, exhaust stains and gun powder burns would just finish off what looks like a beautiful piece of work already! Excellent stuff mate, and keep these beauties coming! Cheers, Ango. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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