dennismcc Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Very precise work I'm totally impressed. Cheers Dennis Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Superb! Kev Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc65 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 awesome job, Thunnus!! if I have my say on the aluminum strips, cutting them with a new # 11 blade keeping it very low on the sheet can help to limit the accordion effect, but the problem is solved completely by using a good pair of scissors instead! Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Try cutting the aluminum tape with a rotary cutter - keeps it from wrinkling. Cheers, Damian Thunnus, Kagemusha and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Impeccable attention to fine detail. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 Thanks guys! I appreciate the comments and have noted the tips on the aluminum tape. I stained the tires a bit more with some drops of tan pastel wash. If you do this on a flat coat, the wash dries and creates light-colored tide marks on the tire. Gently wipe them off with a moist paper towel but not completely. If you do this several times, you start building some subtle but discrete staining that removes that airbrushed look on the tires. The gear legs were painted in White Aluminum, given a pastel wash and then a flat coat. The aluminum tape strips were replaced after painting and I liked the way the the aluminum tape contrasted with the color of the legs that I left them unpainted. Here are the tires posed on the landing gear legs. I bit the bullet and painted the wiring in the wheel wells. It actually was not as difficult as I thought it was going to be. Fairly good access to all of the wiring at this stage and the walls gave me great resting spots for my fingers to steady the brush. I stayed with greys and browns here, lacking any concrete references. After painting is completed, I'll seal it with a gloss goat and then give certain accessible areas a pastel wash. Victor K2, Troy Molitor, adameliclem and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Really nice work, John! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Great stuff John Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Ever so neat, likes it Cheers Dennis Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainM Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Brilliant work!!!!! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stambaugh Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 That is serious brush control. Excellent! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha As Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Nice chassis niche ! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocat Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Super work! I love the realistic look of those tires. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamme Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Fantastic job ! Cheers, Jamme Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenshb Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Very crisp and clean work. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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