Fancherello Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 hello I'm working on a pair of Tamiya's superb kits: a Mustang and a Corsair, both being built together as a Black&White project. I've been waiting a biy before sharing those as I wasnt too sure how this would turn into. The Corsait will probably be Ira Kepford's second Corsair which is very well pictured on both sides, the Mustang will be the famous Lou IV both for the fun of tackling the blue/green color issue on my way and because this plane and his famous pilot had their fatal fate not very far away from where I live. The Corsair has been started by using Brassin's set, the pit is superb, the engine too...but i'm making a step back with the latter as it doesnt allow a clean closed display with the provided cowlings. I'm now working on the kit's engine and will keep the Eudard one for a separate display. I've added a HGW harness set that I've been whitening to keep in the topic. I've been working on the Mustang the same way with personal work on he engine: casing texturing, wiring and bits. I also worked the wings and tried to replicated some worn puttying by working layers of surfacer. I used two tines of surfacer to help controlling that. As sanding is feathered, actually filled rivets extend a bit further that the surfacer color. The cockpit is done with some Barracuda add ons and I used some RBrinzan's etched templates for the floor. so now I'm working on the Corsair's kit's engine and the Mustang wheel wells ! bye Fanch Greg W, Fanes, spacewolf and 29 others 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 That does it for me. Nice presentation. Sincerely, Mark Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunpowder Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 You Sir are a genius. They are mind blowing. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancherello Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 Thank you very much ! But i'm no genius at all!! That's something i'v seen in armour modelling a long time ago and since wanted to try on aircraft ! I guess this has already been done in aviation modelling too, but i deliberately made no search about it to keep it on my own view, without any influence ( especially for the metal treatment ) Thunderbolt and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRATCH BUILDER Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Nice!, One question, how do you determine your gray scale color for each color-color. Martinnfb and Scale32 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 What a cool way to do this! And +1 to scratchbuilder's question. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I have also seen it done in armor, it is pretty cool, although I would be scared to death to try it! It looks like you have a great start on it! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 That is awesome! I've seen it one a spitfire once before but yes, I think we'd all like to know how you achieve such an effect. Great work! Craig Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Wow, not seen this before, heard about the book, though not read it; Fifty Shades of Grey! Martinnfb, williamj, D.B. Andrus and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancherello Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) Hello an thank you ! Scratchbuilder : So far i've set one rule: interior green is my "middle grey" which is Gunze's.... RLM 75/H69. Everything else is done around this center point by photo inspiration. I've found that some Prince August Ivory white and Ak/Meng's black make a good matching combo for brush painting. This has been the first difficulty, because some blacks turn blueish or greenish when being lightenened. Now i've found how to stay in my center grey tone, things fo more easily. ( Gunze Aqueous are not easy to brush !! ) Lightenening and darkening the base grey for airbrushing has been more easy too. I've worked the wood floor, seat, znd other details just by logic, pics and inspiration. Pictures help but also tell very different contrasts and colors....so i let inspiration go. I have a good help too: i delibaretely chose two classical birds in two very well known schemes for a reason ( not the only one though ). You know whuch color is a mustang pit, you kniw which color is a Corsair's pit, you have a picture in your mind of how you'd render a wood floor, etc. All this is helping my thing tell the story, actually I think that the reader is making half the job unconsciously. This said we'll see how it turns on the airframes. And LSP-Ray....i'm not comfy at all !!! I find that very challenging too and i'm not sure hiw that will work in the end ! Edited April 15, 2019 by Fancherello SCRATCH BUILDER, D.B. Andrus, Martinnfb and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 VERY cool work! spacewolf, Fancherello and Martinnfb 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 this is fantastic Martinnfb and Fancherello 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fvdm Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Great work! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade rowlands Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 This is more than a little mind blowing to be fair. You’ve got your tones so well done I’d swear I was looking at period photos of the aircraft parts. Shawn M and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancherello Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 Thanks a lot ! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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