Fanes Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 The antenna mast - a chapter of its own Well the vanished part hasn't magically reappeared, but the replacement from Revell arrived with miraculous speed. After spraying a thin black base the wooden part of the mast was brush painted with a sand colour. Afterwards I apllied a thin layer of burnt umber oil colour which was beforehand left to "bleed" on a cardboard palette. Using a stiff (read old) brush I added the grain. I'll let the oil colour cure for another day before the protective gloss coat will follow. florin13, LSP_Kevin, mozart and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 The antenna mast - part 2 Well it's done and glued onto the canopy but its predecessor hasn't submerged. Here it is: The wire is made from elastic thread (Uschi's fine rigging thread). The insulators were done with a drop of superglue followed by a blob of white glue, which didn't adhere to the thread on its own. The cone was made from 0.2mm sheet smash moulded over a sharpened tooth pick. That's it from me - the next post will (finally) be in the RFI section. Cheers Joachim florin13, Iain, Rocat and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 The wood looks real Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Wow great work! I agree, the wood grain looks great, as does the salt weathering (assuming its salt) Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Excellent work in all aspects - lots to learn from!!! I hope to get a chance to see it in person at a show in the future when finished! Lothar Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Superb work. Really like the cone trick on the aerial wire. Little bits like this make all the difference. Looking forward to the frp Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 7 hours ago, CZPetrP said: The wood looks real Thanks Petr - I initally feared the macro pictures but the wood turned out way better than expected. 5 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: Wow great work! I agree, the wood grain looks great, as does the salt weathering (assuming its salt) Yes it's salt fading/wheatering, indeed. In some places it went down a little bit too harsh - still a lot of stuff to learn and to improve for my next build. 4 hours ago, Lothar said: Excellent work in all aspects - lots to learn from!!! I hope to get a chance to see it in person at a show in the future when finished! Lothar Thank you very much Lothar - we really have to arrange a real life meeting on a show nearby. Do you have something in my mind? 4 hours ago, Wackyracer said: Superb work. Really like the cone trick on the aerial wire. Little bits like this make all the difference. Looking forward to the frp Wacky - thanks for the kind words and keep up the good work on your recon Spit! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Brilliant, Joachim! Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Fantastic paint work... Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Man Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Really looks the part now. Cool plane, one of the first I ever build (in 1/72 scale). Kind regards, Robert Jan Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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