MDuv Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) Small Update. Rear fuselage done and a start on the engine cowling. Touch up and paint correction to follow on the over-rubbed areas. No Eagle was harmed in the making of this scheme. Edited June 3, 2021 by MDuv D.B. Andrus, fab, TAG and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 looking stunning, that eagle head paint job is simply amazing, the rivets are also a great invention, you are a plot masking master cheers Uncarina and MDuv 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaro Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Great painting job. Love the even white lines on your eagle! MDuv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxos345 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Absolutely amazing build!!! John MDuv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 fantastic! MDuv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Looking good. MDuv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 You're going to convince me to buy a plotter at this rate, this Anton looks awesome! Excellent paint work and rivets on it. Matt MDuv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 That paint job is just incredible! Those rivets look so realistic, just amazing MDuv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDuv Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) @Antonio Argudo Masking and cutting is only the tip of the iceberg, This build would not be the same without the great references you've been sending all along ! @Jaro, @zaxos345, @nmayhew, @Troy Molitor, @Anthony in NZ, Aww ! Thank you guys for your nice comments !! Mojo booster they are. @scvrobeson, definetly worth the investment. I just ordered a laser cutter for a try. Some steps forward, and backward... The Wurger can not hide its origins any longer. Black crosses on the wings and fuselage. BUT .... Antonio was kind enough to tell me the crosses were kinda odd looking. After a quick check, I figured out I had used the wrong crosses on the top wings. These are the type that goes on the underwing. I designed the masks using ref 4 instead of ref 1. So off it came while the paint was still fresh. Hopefully there are minimal damage and the redo should follow up quickly. On the good news side, I progressed on the front engine. I had left it pending as i had hard time deciding the color scheme on the front part. B/W pictures of the bird were hard to interpret on wether there was RLM75, and were the transition line was. Again, thank you Antonio for the nice ref pics of of similar other birds. I came out with this. Mathieu. Edited June 3, 2021 by MDuv Greg W, MikeMaben, Landrotten Highlander and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Superb, Mathieu! Kev MDuv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCanopy Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Fantastic! Possibly the most realistic paint job on such a model, that I've ever seen: No overly accentuated panel lines, no hollywoodesque shading effects, and the subtle, uneven shine on your beautiful bird makes the appearance very credible. Here's hoping that this lifelike surface does not need to be buried under a unifying "flat coat" in the end? Cheers, Joerg MDuv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 I certainly agree with Joerg comments above. This is really turning out fantastic. Question. Would the rivet masks possibly separate from the model over time? I've often wondered about this. Perhaps a flat coat will eliminate this risk altogether? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDuv Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) @LSP_Kevin Thank you ! Much appreciated. @BlackCanopy Thank you Joerg, yes I try to stick to (my vision of) reality as much as I can, in the way paint is applied and live through the life of the plane. therefore I try to ban as much as possible the application of varnish. Furthermore my last attempt at mattifying ended up in partial disaster on the wingnut wing I was working on: at first it was all fine, few days later, marbled skin all over the place (Tamiya Flat lacquer + Tamiya lacquer thinner). Been able to strip it to the plastic without damage, but mojo fell low on it. My SOD queen in term of kit value ... Pic for ref is after a tentative of sanding to reduce the cracks. Wasnt a success... Cheers. @Troy Molitor, Thank you ! fear to not understand what you mean with rivet mask ? The mask is only used when airbrushing the paint, wich act as the rivet when accumulating on the border of the holes. The mask is removed straight away. Mathieu Edited May 7, 2021 by MDuv BlackCanopy and 109 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 That camo work looks really great, especially the work around the eagle head Matt MDuv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaconroot Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Amazing work! Beautifully done! Jim Root MDuv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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