matto21 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Hi all, I've been away from this part of the hobby for a couple of years now. While I have been doing some other types of modelling, I've not picked up an aircraft model for over two years. Last weekend I got the urge to do something different. I'd started building this kit a couple of years back, but it got shelved and had been gathering dust ever since. I'd got as far as assembling the cockpit and basecoating it, so going in and giving it a few highlights, weathering and some detail painting seemed as good a place as any to get started. Buoyed by this relative success, I pushed ahead and got the airframe assembled. I have to admit that I'm not a fan of kits where there are no alignment pips. It just makes things unnecessarily difficult in my opinion. After a lot of faffing, I got everything together. Tonight I've managed to get the propellor painted and weathered. And a cruel close-up... Thanks for looking Matt AlbertD, Greg W, USMC Herc and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Looking good, Matt! Good to see you back at it, too. Kev matto21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Love the work on the propellor. an you give us an idea how you tackled that? matto21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Thanks both for your comments and interest. @Landrotten Highlander, pretty simple. The prop was basecoated using Hobby Colour RLM70 and once dry, the mix was lightened with some light grey and sprayed through a piece of scouring pad. Matt mustang1989, D.B. Andrus, Gazzas and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 I'm tuned in and watching this one......and learning along the way. matto21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Thanks for the comment! Slow night tonight, managed to get the spinner painted, although I'm not totally happy with the finish. I used LifeColor Incinerated White and, well, it's okay. I also painted the rudder using a mix of Mr Hobby H33 Russet and Tamiya XF-7 Flat Red. I then added white to the mix and subtly mottled it. After doing this, I found it was slightly too pink, so I added a drop of H33 to the gloss varnish which evened out the colour again. Thanks for looking Matt Landrotten Highlander, USMC Herc, D.B. Andrus and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 While Dennis does his best to blow my house down, I've made a small amount of progress tonight. First up, I got a wash on the spinner, to highlight the recessed detail. I also painted the undercarriage legs and gave them an initial weathering. I used a 50/50 mix of Xtracrylic RLM 02 and Tamiya XF-22 for the colour. In hindsight, after a wash, the colour is a bit dark to my eye. I also managed to get some undercoat on the seams to check them - so far so good so hopefully I can start painting the airframe soon. Matt coogrfan, Gazzas, Greg W and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Some nice work! I've been finding my 02 too dark as well when I compare it to the 02 used on restored aircraft. Like your 02, I'm thinking that a wash takes 02 from a gray-green to khaki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Gazzas said: Some nice work! I've been finding my 02 too dark as well when I compare it to the 02 used on restored aircraft. Like your 02, I'm thinking that a wash takes 02 from a gray-green to khaki. Yes! Ironically the reason I chose to mix the two colours was because I felt the Xtracrylic RLM 02 was much too light. In hindsight, I should probably have left it. I've ordered the Ammo version for future builds, so it'll be interesting to compare the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 The "burgundy" color on the rudder looks great to my eye. I am a big fan of life color paints, though I mostly use them for brush painting. I think they are the most brushable paints I have found so far. Keep up the good work! matto21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 25 minutes ago, ringleheim said: The "burgundy" color on the rudder looks great to my eye. I am a big fan of life color paints, though I mostly use them for brush painting. I think they are the most brushable paints I have found so far. Keep up the good work! Several years ago I bought some LifeColor paints and could not get on with them at all. More recently I was bought one of their paint sets and now I'm a convert. You're right too, they do brush really well. If I didn't have so much paint from other manufacturers,, I'd probably use them more! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) I've revisited my RLM 02 pieces tonight, and oversprayed them with the straight Xtracrylic colour. Probably was the best option from the start in hindsight. I've also taken some time to prepare the wheels. Both have a slight seam line running around the circumference which some careful sanding has removed. That's about all I can manage tonight due to tiredness! Matt Edited February 17, 2020 by matto21 Predictive text! Landrotten Highlander and F-4Phanwell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 After a few slow days in terms of progress, I'm finally at the point of being able to get some painting done. I'll be using Mr Hobby acrylics for the main colours. For the record, after my comments about the RLM02 colours above, I did get hold of Ammo's version and it's significantly darker than both Mr Hobby and Xtracrylic. Matt F-4Phanwell, mywifehatesmodels and Gazzas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Finally some painting. Still quite rough at this stage not helped by interruptions. Thanks Matt F-4Phanwell, Landrotten Highlander and Gazzas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) RLM78 done. I was feeling pretty pleased with myself until I realised I should have painted the yellow section under the nose first...bah! Interesting masking ahead... Matt Edited February 29, 2020 by matto21 Landrotten Highlander, LSP_Kevin, daveculp and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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