Gazzas Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Hi again Everyone, After half a day spent cleaning up the factory scheme, I was able to begin the unit-applied cloud scheme. You've all probably seen some of the crazy variations of the unit-applied cloud schemes, but there aren't a lot of 217 photos available in the cloud scheme. What I've done here represents two hours of painting, and a half hour of polishing to remove overspray. Regarding technique it was a lot of tweaking with air pressure, paint thickness, and paint flow. I also had to contend with dry tip occurring about every 1/2 square inch. Also, I tried to think of myself a a ground crew guy with a paint gun. Full-of-paint, the paint gun isn't light on the end of your arm. So, I tried to limit my movement to passes of less than 3-scale-feet. Which is I reckon about 9-10mm-ish. Without more blather, here are the photos. I apologize for any glare. This port rudder hasn't been polished yet. It cleans up a little bit once polished. Thankfully the spiderwebs aren't too visible out of macro photos. Thanks for looking! Gaz nmayhew, chukw, Fanes and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Looking good Gaz. I really like the results going down here. The ground crewman perspective is also proving great results in scale application. Love this build going on. Thanks for sharing. Troy Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Thank you, Troy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Lovely work. Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Thanks Dale! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Very nice Gaz, excellent airbrush work. Regards.Andy Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Gazzas said: Thanks Dale! I can see the work. I read the above and am interested to learn how you worked so consistently while taking breaks. It is likely unrealistic to learn what exactly happened during the squiggles, your breaks, re-focussing again...... Great work. My eyes will return. Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 outstanding work, this paint work was a challenge in 1/32, let alone in 1/48! mpk and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Thank you, fellas. mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Hi everyone. It took a bit of time, but I eventually completed the cloud pattern. Then I took care of the Call letters and crosses requiring black paint. Next step will be stencils and decals. Some of the decals will get some cloud pattern added to them. I thought about placing the stencil decals first, but I was afraid they wouldn't survive the polishing process. Not only was the effect of rubbing a potential problem, there are also the petroleum distillates used in the rubbing compound. I was quite pleased with the crispness of the fuselage markings. There are some raised details around the inner letters that caused problems. Some slight touch up may be required. I haven't decided how much I feel like doing as it will be mounted to a base as well as weathered underneath. I've effected the wear pattern to the center fuselage shown on the historical photo on the previous page. After a lot of thought, I've come to the conclusion that the pattern on the enter fuselage was caused by the ground crew. When I was in an RF4 squadron for a short time, every time work was done on the plane, pre-flight inspection, whatever, there was a reason to walk the spine of the plane. The Germans didn't have rubber-soled boots. The cloud pattern was a long and tedious task. I basically had to double spray each squiggle as the paint wasn't opaque enough after one coat. I often found myself bored with one type of pattern and would switch to another and back and forth. I also tried to think how you'd paint the wings so you wouldn't fall off walking backwards. Thanks for looking! Gaz rammstein, Dennis7423, chukw and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Gaz, she looks amazing! Wow. Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Really excellent work Gaz, very impressive indeed. Regards. Andy Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Very fine work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Ohhhhhh nice, lovely paint work! Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Love the pattern you've achieved there Gaz. I did Revells He219 a few years back and the squiggly pattern was enough work in that scale! Cheers Bevan Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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