themongoose Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Here you go Padubon A few shots for reference. Drop me a line with any questions or items I’m not clear on describing. I bought a basic set of oils at Hobby Lobby. I set up an artists pallet and mixed green black yellow white...and in the end decided green with a little bit of black was the color choice. About 20% black is what i used. Blue turpenoid and a brush from AK that is already staggered across the edge. I wet the brush and dried it off kind of like dry brushing. Added about 10% to the oil paints and dabbed the brush into it. I stippled the leading edge with the wet brush about 1” to 1-1/2” wide. Then dragged the brush across the wing at an angle, just barely touching the surface so the streaks would be created by the edge of the brush. The more oil paint i put on the brush the darker it was. I looked at picks to try and get an idea of the dark and light sections of the real thing but in general it is unique as only this style of painting can be. Too many strokes and the color starts to cover the whole thing. I erased a few tries due to this happening. The dark spot in front of the tail was my fault. I overdid the overspray technique and ended up redoing that section. Well practice makes perfect, and I’m still working on it I did the sides with straight down vertical strokes. This proved harder than the wings. I think because of 2 things - there was less realestate to work with given the short sides of the fuselage, and the amount of streaking was way less so not much opportunity to blend a darker and lighter streak together like on the wings. I had trouble getting the right amount of paint at the start of the stroke. This is the best side. All these surfaces have a gloss coat of Tamiya from the spray can, and a mist coat of Tamiya Racing White over them. I wanted to tone down the greens and give some semblance of the fabric and linen that were i assume bleached. Your the first to see it in detail so feel free to let me know what you think. As i said above it’s a bit inconsistent, the wings being better then the fuselage and tail i think. Would welcome more thoughts on it. Below you can see the effect the racing white has. Tail is raw oil paint and all else is mist coated in Racing White. Ohh and the ailerons I’m told were painted at a 45 and the wing 30 degrees. The 1 pic i found seemed to reinforce that so i went with it. Visually I don’t like it though so if i do something like it in the future i may take artistic license with it. Hope this is helpful, or maybe sparks an idea on how do do it better/different. Chris Gazzas, BradG, Alain Gadbois and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, themongoose said: I had trouble getting the right amount of paint at the start of the stroke. That is why I suggested dropping off some paint using a tooth pick in the other thread. That way you can always add - provided you start with a little. Edited April 4, 2021 by Landrotten Highlander themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 I finally started working on the Tripe. I decided to hand paint the wings and upper areas with enamel paint over glossy surfaces. This is what I have so far: themongoose, USMC Herc, coogrfan and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 Here some more: BradG, LSP_Kevin, themongoose and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 Almost! LSP_Kevin, Uncarina, denders and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Awesome work! Having just finished this kit, I can attest to how great it is. Well done, not far from the finish line now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 On 5/24/2021 at 10:36 PM, Out2gtcha said: Awesome work! Having just finished this kit, I can attest to how great it is. Well done, not far from the finish line now! Thank you. I started the decals today. Once that is done, a little weathering and done! Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 I like the green streaks, looks the part. Really like how uniform and solid your yellow looks as well. Beautiful so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 16 hours ago, themongoose said: I like the green streaks, looks the part. Really like how uniform and solid your yellow looks as well. Beautiful so far! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 (edited) I finished yesterday afternoon but my internet was down, with the plan of doing it later. After dinner, I decided to watch Aliens (Internet was back) and I fell asleep. This morning I took the pictures and call it done. I hope I get 1/2 day extension! Enjoy! Edited June 1, 2021 by Padubon Out2gtcha, Alain Gadbois, Landrotten Highlander and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Very nice mate, I think as you did finish it yesterday we can call it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Looks amazing! Really well done on that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Great paint and weathering , and wonderful Tripehound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 2 hours ago, BradG said: Very nice mate, I think as you did finish it yesterday we can call it in. Excellent! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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