Thunnus Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Excellent! I love the salt fading and use it on most of my builds but those salt crystals can be a pain. A clear flat will really trigger it so now do the salt fading AFTER all of my clear coats. turbo and Troy Molitor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Can’t believe this is the Matchbox kit. Awesome efforts. Camo is spot on. turbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 On 5/25/2020 at 10:49 AM, Thunnus said: Excellent! I love the salt fading and use it on most of my builds but those salt crystals can be a pain. A clear flat will really trigger it so now do the salt fading AFTER all of my clear coats. Thanks John! I think there's a lot of merit in doing salt fading at the end after the final clear coat, including best preserving the effect - unfortunately I still have another layer of weathering with oils to come I want over the top of the fading so still need the gloss coat to work on. Will need to be vigilant with the salt... On 5/25/2020 at 10:50 AM, Troy Molitor said: Can’t believe this is the Matchbox kit. Awesome efforts. Camo is spot on. Thanks Troy, appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 Hasn't been much modelling going on recently unfortunately! Just a short update, next layer of weathering on the undersides using oils. Those bare wheel wells hurt my eyes, but I committed to doing this as a heritage build sans AM so I'm going to have to live with it. Hopefully people won't look under the model very often! Paul in Napier, 109, Troy Molitor and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Your exquisite paint work more than makes up for any intrinsic lack of detail in the kit! Kev turbo and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 The lack of wheel well structure/details does look a little odd compared to the attention given to other aspects but I understand your choice! At least it will be unseen most of the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 On 6/10/2020 at 9:12 PM, LSP_Kevin said: Your exquisite paint work more than makes up for any intrinsic lack of detail in the kit! Thanks very much Kev, appreciate it! On 6/11/2020 at 3:17 AM, Thunnus said: The lack of wheel well structure/details does look a little odd compared to the attention given to other aspects but I understand your choice! At least it will be unseen most of the time! I must admit it felt a bit incongruous applying detailed weathering around those wheel wells! After being off the bench for a good while though, I'm using this heritage build to get the mojo flowing again and as an opportunity to practice and experiment with a few techniques, so I'm not too fussed. Next layer of weathering is done on the top side, back with pics soon ... Troy Molitor and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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turbo Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Howdy folks, back with pics. Some staining and streaking and general grime on the upper side with oils and enamels. She's about ready for a flat coat now then the final layer of weathering and assembly. Thanks for stopping by! Landrotten Highlander, Dany Boy, LSP_Kevin and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 Been busy the last few weekends and lost a bit of momentum with this one, so time to make a lunge for the finishing line. I applied a flat coat to seal the weathering so far and get the model towards its final finish. Despite washing the model with soapy water before flat coating, the next morning I was greeted by the dreaded salt re-crystallisation. It was even worse on the port wing where I was obviously slack in drying off the model after washing it. This is an occupational hazard of using the salt fading technique. I still don't quite understand why it happens, but fortunately there is a relatively simple fix. I moistened the affected areas with soapy water and gently buffed with a soft sponge to resolve the problem. Having averted that mini disaster, I proceeded to the next layer of weathering with some chipping using a silver prismacolor pencil. I still have some other parts of the airframe to do with a darker shade, The prop blades were painted black by the original owner, so these were stripped and repainted RLM 70 and weathered by salt fading and sponge chipping. I've found this is a good combination for weathering props and I'm fairly happy with how it's turned out. Into the home straight now - just exhausts, some final weathering bits and pieces, and final assemby and she'll be done. Thanks for stopping by! vvwse4, MikeMaben, TAG and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Sure, this kit doesn't stand up to todays standards with Dragon, Eduard or Cyber Hobby offerings however, the shape and representation Matchbox put into their molds back in the day and the exceptional efforts you have put into this old girl, she is still a stunner to admire. Seriously. You have shown us the old school molds and new technics and care can still present an older kit and what can actually be done to her after all these years. The painting is superb. I purchased several of these kits in the 90's when they were on the clearance rack for $3-4 USD. I still have them and I simply can't part with them. Well done Turbo! Well done. levier, Cees Broere and turbo 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Nice fix Turbo lookin' good turbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pup7309 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Nice one! turbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 @Troy, indeed, Matchbox had the balls even in the seventies to kit aircraft that other manufacturers wouldn't dare to. Spitfire 24, Lysander, Venom as well as the many other exotic types in the 1/72 scales such as Wellesly, Heyford, Victor etc. Judging a seventies kit with a twenties brush isn't really fair. turbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 What a superb paint job! It really brings this old kit to life, and makes me want to start the two that I have in the stash. Very cool indeed! Kev turbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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