Kahunaminor Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 It really doesn’t get much better than this. Great job John. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 +10 Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 On 2/19/2019 at 6:50 PM, Thunnus said: ... Cough... cough, .....More evidence of the dreaded leading edge slat deployment!! Beautiful work John!! I really like your modeling style mate!! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-4Phanwell Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Woww i am deeply impressed John, looks fantastic already but its not done yet, so its become a masterpiece again when finished as all your models before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fvdm Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Great job! It really is looking fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Lovely job - on the whole build. Love your techniques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 Thanks for the nice comments everyone! I did some salt fading on the top of Yellow 3 today. But the model developed a bit of the "dusty" look that I hate. I think part of it was exacerbated by the harsh lighting in the light box... gotta watch that. So I took a few steps backward by giving her another shot of gloss. Lost the frost but also much of the salt fading. I want to get the finish a little flatter than where she is at now but I'm still leery of the dusty phenomenon. I was playing with the landing gear and the nose leg was resisting my efforts but suddenly popped into place. Didn't want to yank it out so I decided to glue it in a little earlier than desired. The nose wheel isn't glued into place yet. I have to get all three wheels on in order to have the model rest on the flat tire spots. As you can see, I've dirtied up the bottom a bit more with post-shading in different colors and more chipping via sponge and colored pencil. I've added some speculative red primer marks on the bottom. MikeA, rafju, Victor K2 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 The weathering on the underside is fantastic Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor K2 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Some tyre creep marks on the wheels, and this build is awesome. (that's the only criticism can come up with) . I look forward to seeing this build in all her finished glory. Bob D.B. Andrus and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 7 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: The weathering on the underside is fantastic Thanks Brian! I think I'm getting there. Not QUITE but getting there! 4 hours ago, Victor K2 said: Some tyre creep marks on the wheels, and this build is awesome. (that's the only criticism can come up with) . I look forward to seeing this build in all her finished glory. Bob Thanks Bob! Can you clarify "tyre creep marks"? I'd like to rectify if it is possible! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmoran Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Outstanding painting and weathering. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Thunnus said: Thanks Bob! Can you clarify "tyre creep marks"? I'd like to rectify if it is possible! I think he's referring to the tire movement ID marks used to make sure the tire was not slipping/moving around the rim: daHeld, Victor K2, Thunnus and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 36 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: I think he's referring to the tire movement ID marks used to make sure the tire was not slipping/moving around the rim: That makes sense! Did all Luftwaffe tires have these creep marks? Actually... the Trumpeter decals show a red creep mark decal for the front tire... I didn't realize what it was and left it off. I can add that with paint. I'll have to check the main tires too. Victor K2 and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 10 hours ago, Thunnus said: I've added some speculative red primer marks on the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 I added some tire slip marks per Victor's comment. The main landing gear legs have been cemented into place. I'll need to be careful with the fit of the tires as they are kind of loose on the axles. I need to make sure the flat spots hit the ground flat so I'll wait until the glue is completely dry. Looking at the pics, I think I need to mess up the interior sides of the engine nacelles. The nose gear door has been glued into place. I'm not sure what that wet spot on the front tire is but I'll double check it. I've given the model another flat coat. It was a 2:1 mixture of Flat to Gloss to avoid the white frost effect. I think I'll stop it there in terms of flatness. TAG, wmoran, daHeld and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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