duke_ Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) Hello! i am sharing some photos from one of my current projects... This is the Hasegawa 1/32 P-47 D thunderbolt i bought this excellent cockpit from MDC many years ago and finally i decided to give it a try ! i am very pleased with the level of detail and fitting on the kit! especially with the painting mask!!! looks so realistic! i have added some extra data plates, stencils and seatbelts from HGW and YAHU instrument panel its painted with AK Real Color air lacquers.. Its my first try on these paints.. Weathering is done with oil colours.. thank you! Edited December 16, 2020 by duke_ John1, Lenny320, JefH and 31 others 33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Very impressive, looking forward to seeing more. duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 11 minutes ago, Kagemusha said: Very impressive, looking forward to seeing more. Thank you @Kagemusha !! Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Rademaker Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Very impressed with your cockpit. Weathering is excellent. Can’t wait to see your progress. Jim duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 31 minutes ago, James Rademaker said: Very impressed with your cockpit. Weathering is excellent. Can’t wait to see your progress. Jim thank you for your comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Very nice cockpit. duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) hi! small update today while working on the Pratt Whitney double wasp.. not too much detail , just basic stuff since it won't be displayed with open cowling.. thanks for watching! Edited December 18, 2020 by duke_ scvrobeson, LSP_Kevin, Seversky and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Looking fantastic! Keep up the great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Your engine looks amazing. May I ask the paints and chipping method you used on the zinc chromate frame around the engine? It's some of the most realistic I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, AlbertD said: Your engine looks amazing. May I ask the paints and chipping method you used on the zinc chromate frame around the engine? It's some of the most realistic I have seen. I was wondering about that too. Love the realism in there. AlbertD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, AlbertD said: Your engine looks amazing. May I ask the paints and chipping method you used on the zinc chromate frame around the engine? It's some of the most realistic I have seen. 18 hours ago, Landrotten Highlander said: I was wondering about that too. Love the realism in there. thank you @AlbertD @Landrotten Highlander for your comments i will gladly describe the method i am using.. first of all i think that in large scales you have to be more accurate than 48th or 72nd kits. So for me chipping has to be in levels and not as post weathering with pencils or sponges.. The airframe metal is one or more levels below the camouflage colour and not above, so i am using hairspray because i am happy with the end results. the truth is that is more time consuming and there is always the risk to ruin the paint job because you can't control how the paint is gonna lift.. now for the specific cowling i used the following colors with this specific order from left to right, Actually you can use whatever you want for the metallic base / not just alclad . So, i spray i light coat of hairspray and after about 30 minutes i give a black matt coat as a base for the deepest shadows. For this aircraft i have used AK REAL COLOR lacquers which are much harder than water based acrylics. I sprayed very thin coats of interior yellow green as base color, and then zinc chromate on top. i dont spray directly the zinc chromate because i like to create depth.. so , after a half an hour( or you can do it right away ) with a hard brush or toothpick or whatever is appropriate you start to remove the paint carefully using water.. that is all .. there is no rule just your personal taste , or actual references i there is any.. if i am not sure how far to go, i stop and i am looking again on the results another day (yes you can do it another day but it needs much more patience.. especially with lacquers) and last , extensive wash with oil colours including black, burnt umber , burnt siena, raw umber green shade Edited December 19, 2020 by duke_ Grunticus, Rockie Yarwood, AlbertD and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Thank you Duke. I will give it a try. I think I will practice first before I use it on a real build though. It sounds easy enough though. duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Masterful. Sincerely, Mark duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I missed this one first time around, ...outstanding work Duke!,...both the cockpit and engine look fantastic, but I really like the work you have done on the cockpit. Cheer’s, Jeff. duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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