mustang1989 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Sharp...........razor sharp. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 John Holy Cow, absolutely brilliant paint work; totally blow away. Your per-shading technique took me by surprise and oh my - does it look realistic. Aces on the masking and the balance of your paint work: simply first class!~ pastels mixed with water - will be giving this technique a go on my Dauntless. Outstanding work and thank you so much for the detailed photographs and how to's. Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Beautiful work, John! Kev Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Bravo John, bravo! Regards, Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 W O W luv it Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 Magic, well actually hard graft and perseverance but then you know that. So great to see this superb build humming along nicely. Thanks for sharing. Dan Thanks Dan! The excellence of the Tamiya kit helps this build moving along at a good pace. John, That looks fantastic! Gaz Thanks Gaz! Always appreciate your comments! Fantastic job! Looking at the pilot's scores, he must have been a real "hot-shot"! Kobayashi's K-61 #24, which is the aircraft depicted in the kit decals, has twelve B-29 (including one by RAMMING!) and two Hellcat kill markings. Sharp...........razor sharp. Thank you Mustang! A little too sharp... I will be toning down the bright red markings with some weathering. John Holy Cow, absolutely brilliant paint work; totally blow away. Your per-shading technique took me by surprise and oh my - does it look realistic. Aces on the masking and the balance of your paint work: simply first class!~ pastels mixed with water - will be giving this technique a go on my Dauntless. Outstanding work and thank you so much for the detailed photographs and how to's. Keep 'em comin Peter Thank you Peter! Sharing is important to me. And sharing means giving and receiving. I have gained so much insight and knowledge from the internet that I feel compelled to keep the exchange of information going. I'm just doing my little small part. Beautiful work, John! Kev Thank you Kevin! Bravo John, bravo! Regards, Thank you! W O W luv it Appreciate the comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 (edited) Moving along with the build! After the camo and markings have been applied, we've come to the weathering step and I wanted to do some paint chipping. I've been using this kit to test a paint chipping technique that I've never used. Up until this point, it has been used on very small items such as the prop blades and the drop tanks. I feel comfortable enough with using a sponge that I've applied chips over the entire model using a mixture of silver and grey paints. After the sponge chipping was complete, I added to the chipping with colored pencils. On the natural metal bottom, I applied some random post-shading with a thinned brown/black mixture. This mixture was also used to apply the exhaust staining but I've forgotten to take a dedicated photo of that, unfortunately. The next weathering step was to add some salt fading. This helps to break up the uniform color shade and tone down the bright markings. After the salt crystals were fully dry, I sprayed a HIGHLY thinned grey mix over the aircraft in random streaks. It's important to modulate the coverage and not be too uniform or else you'll get a result like I did with my 109G-10 build... an unnatural, freckled appearance. But probably the most important step in the salt fading technique is cleaning off the salt completely. Any leftover salt will, even if initially invisible, will eventually crystallize and manifest itself as a white crust. I use a water spray bottle and a clean micro-fiber towel to get my salt off. Edited April 27, 2018 by Thunnus mustang1989, CANicoll, Model_Monkey and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 (edited) The salt fading is the last major weathering step on this build. The model is given a final flat coat and the small bits and pieces that were previously painted and set aside can now be attached. The Quickboost exhaust stacks are glued in with CA glue and on the underside the landing gear and and doors are glued with Tamiya Extra Thin cement. The drop tanks are a very tight fit into the wings and I've left them unglued. Another view of the bottom to show the streaking effect of the post-shading. The canopy masks, which lifted after initial application but remained in place after I burnished them down, can be removed. Any minor paint leaks around the canopy frames can usually be cleaned up using a wooden cocktail stick or toothpick. There was some overspray on the headrest bulkhead that needed to be touched up. The black wing walk areas were also re-painted to get rid of any stray paint chipping. As you can see, the Quickboost cowling gun barrels and the venturi tube have also been installed. Ok... this one is just about finished. All I have to do now is attach the pitot tube, the sliding canopy and pop on the propeller. Oh and the aerials have to be done. Edited April 27, 2018 by Thunnus CANicoll, Model_Monkey, Uncarina and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Wow, beautiful work, John. Not only the quality, but the speed of your builds is always impressive to me Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Truly outstanding! This would be an excellent 1/32 build but in this scale it is over the top good! Cheers, Tom Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 Wow, beautiful work, John. Not only the quality, but the speed of your builds is always impressive to me Thank you! I tend to run hot and heavy for a period of time and then life gets in the way. Truly outstanding! This would be an excellent 1/32 build but in this scale it is over the top good! Cheers, Tom Thank you! One of my goals is to make people wonder what scale the model is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Thanks for the step by step processes. I need to start incorporating some of this kind of weathering on my aircraft builds. Fantastic workmanship and progress John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 John Aces on the weathering, just exquisite: realistic and beautifully done. Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Beautiful build! I like the paint fading technique a lot...Well explained and photographed! Thanks! Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Really, really nice build!!! Really like the weathering effect you achieved using the salt technique!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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