David Mooney Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Merry christmas one and all! I was hoping to get this finished with its diorama base, but the post held up the snow.........or by the snow :-) But i have been working on this beastie (its huge compared to a spit or a 109!!) between studies for the last few months, its a great kit with a few fit issues around the wings area. I tried a few new techniques out on the kit as I wanted to explore a few more avenues to make my models look more realistic. I started by priming the kit and doing a black pre-shade and then doing the full camouflage out the topside of Russian green (Mr Hobby 135) and black (Tamiya XF-1) with the underside painted with light blue (Tamiya XF-23). Then I de-canned some hairspray and coated the craft with my spray gun to get a better coverage on the kit, over the top of this I sprayed white (Tamiya XF-2 with a drop of brown and blue so the white wasn't a brilliant white) and then weathered it by using a stiff brush and warm water to lift the paint (very scary moments). Then its was gloss coated and decals set followed by a matt coat and post shading, the post shading was my first attempt at it and I am very happy with the result. There maybe a few inaccuracies, so please be aware I model on a 'it looks good, so its good for me' basis. Forgive the photo's on a white background as I had nothing else to use, but I ended up using the Sturmovik's base that will be grassed and snowed....when it turns up, I will update photos when it does :-) All comments and criticism is welcome, as criticism is how we improve. Many thanks for looking. Old Dog, MikeMaben, Bill Cross and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mooney Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 (edited) Thanks for looking Edited December 26, 2017 by David Mooney Old Dog, AdamR, Dany Boy and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Oooh noice ! I love winter schemes and yours is nice !........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Looks outstanding to me, sir! Good job on the chipping! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Looking nice and busy - great finish! Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Looks good! Except of maybe a slight misalignment of one of the bombs this is a really, really nice build! Thank you for sharing! - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 That is very well done. I really like the way you did the weighted tires. Looks very real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel460 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Excellent build! Great work on the weathering. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany Boy Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Very good looking model David- Well done! Really like this one sit Il-2 version and if I have the chance to got one I will make it with field modification cavity for the gunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Nice model, and nice paint job! The winter camo is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I like it allot, very grungy and hard working bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Looks well-used! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Totally different, realistic winter camo, I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Very nicely done and the winter cammo and weathering looks spot on. :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Very nice job on the weathering and the winter whitewash camo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now