IainM Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 On 11/28/2021 at 4:14 PM, Nigels modelling bench said: Nice build Iain, I noticed back a few pages ago.. you discussed the Revell offering of the kit? It is indeed the same kit, from the same moulds, but the plastic is a very light grey colour and there are sink marks where the Dragon has none. The instructions are of course easier to deal with, but the painting guide is the typical Revell, "silky matt olive mixed 4:1 with gloss olive drab", if you know what I mean. Oh, and the box could be less than half the size... Having said all that, it is currently available on Amazon UK for only £50, which is a bargain for such a beautiful model. Nige Hey Nige Yep, that box could be a bit smaller! Luckily, on top of this one that I'm building, and one I've built, I still have another 5 Dragon 110's sitting on the shelves won't have to deal with the Revell plastic for a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Lovely work Ian and great to have an update from you! You have had a busy few months, it will be nice to feel settled in now. Hope you dont find too many blemishes under the primer. Cheers Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainM Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 @Anthony in NZ Cheers mate! Nope, less than I expected, which was quite lucky. Just a couple of scratches and minor seam lines to deal with! Yep, nice to have my own space eventually!! See you changed your location... @nmayhew thanks for that!!! Night before last I cut my masks for the markings (had used the Owl set for reference/scanning - OOP, bought years ago) using Oramask810 on my Silhouette. Turned out pretty well, measurements were pretty bang-on, so didn't have to go back and redo the measurements. That being said, not much as far as markings go, pretty simple. Mr. Surfacer primer white 1500 for the white markings - jolly fine result! Fuselage band masked off, and the Oramask crosses applied on the vertical stabs. Except for the standard Luftwaffe Balkenkreuz on the top of the wings, and the fuselage codes to come, that's pretty much it. The underwing crosses were painted over with RLM 22, as well as the fuselage Balkenkreuz and the Hakenkreuz on the vertical stabs. Here she is with Mr Surfacer 1500 black primer, after a spray coat of MLT, ready for the base mottling that's to come. Or maybe I should pretend that it's the cellulose based RLM22 they used to throw on the German night fighters, give her a couple of German markings and call it done! I don't know how I'm going to display these 1/32 beasts once I get around to getting a cabinet.....or where I'm going to put it... Cheers Iain Isar 30/07, Anthony in NZ, MikeMaben and 14 others 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryWilliams Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 On 3/23/2021 at 6:46 PM, IainM said: @MikeMaben indeed! @mozart Thanks Max ! Just had a quick look at your G build - that was before I joined LSP - some nice tips in there thanks!! Beautiful result!!! @Grunticus I believe that's the Dragon tooling? If it is, then it's probably the best tooled kit Revell has in 1/32... my last couple of kits were Revell, they were interesting to say the least... but more likely my skills.... @monthebiff thanks Andy! The Revell is the Dragon tooling but, having built both, i would spend the extra on the Dragon any day. Revell used their cheap plastic and while clearly from the same moulds the parts were nowhere near as crisp and clean as the Dragon. Also I found it easier to use the Dragon instructions as it was easier to follow Brett Greens erratum list. Revells idea of improving the instructions was just to spread them out…. 90% of the errors were left in. Isar 30/07, John Stambaugh and mc65 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainM Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 After a few days of work commitments and a week of seasonal/unseasonal summer rain...every day... some so bad I had to give up trying to get paint to flow normally because of all the moisture in the air, I've eventually managed to get the marble coat onto the 110. This just forms a contrast base for the paint to come, I'm still trying to decide which direction I need to move in doing distressing/contrast layers to the RLM70/71 and the Verde Oliva Scuro 2 colours. Till later Iain Troy Molitor, The Dude, Trak-Tor and 22 others 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 That marbling effect is very effective. You have done a super job of giving yourself a great base to build off! Lovely work! IainM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Awesome job going on here Iain. Loving the paint progress. IainM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Looks good! As it sits now, it could pass for a winter camo scheme.. IainM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaro Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 I like it, looks very promissing! I do hope the weather improves IainM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainM Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 Laid down some paint (RLM 02, Mitsubishi Dark Green and brown) to provide some tonal variation for the first coat of RLM 71 which comes next. Tonally, RLM 70 and 71 aren't too different, and RLM 71 apparently used to fade a lot quicker than RLM70, so using the same tones of paint below both colours seems to make sense. I will perhaps pop some more similar tones under the RLM 70. But both colours will get post work done to them as well for wear/fading, etc, so I can adjust there. Looks a bit messy at the moment, but hopefully the method to my madness pays off! The scheme call-out for this is factory applied RLM 70/71 splinter (so I'm going to spray that as a very tight demarcation), which will get some decent weathering treatments, and then the underside is oversprayed RLM 65 with RLM 22 (field applied) - this will be applied with a light feathered edge. The Verde Oliva Scuro 2 was also field applied to cover the fuselage/vertical stab German insignia - so this will be a much "fresher" coat.... Next step is to mist down coats of RLM 71 over the areas I've toned already, mask them off and then do the same process for the RLM 70. MikeMaben, mc65, sandokan and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Super progress so far, Iain. That paint job sure looks like a lot of work! Kev IainM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 I might walk around and give you my Phantom to do the cockpit...and now paint! Handy having you live closer! Looking awesome mate IainM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Hi Iain, I just read through the entire thread and it is very inspiring. Your work on the IP alone was worth the look through. I have this kit with one of Pastor John's conversion kits and plan to build it as an Erpro 210 aircraft during the Battle of Britain. I will be using your thread as reference of what right looks like. Ernest Anthony in NZ and IainM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainM Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 2 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Super progress so far, Iain. That paint job sure looks like a lot of work! Kev Thanks @LSP_Kevin Yes...but I hope what you see is the tip of the iceberg done! 1 hour ago, Anthony in NZ said: I might walk around and give you my Phantom to do the cockpit...and now paint! Handy having you live closer! Looking awesome mate @Anthony in NZ You're welcome anytime! Coffee is always on! 57 minutes ago, Greif8 said: Hi Iain, I just read through the entire thread and it is very inspiring. Your work on the IP alone was worth the look through. I have this kit with one of Pastor John's conversion kits and plan to build it as an Erpro 210 aircraft during the Battle of Britain. I will be using your thread as reference of what right looks like. Ernest @Greif8 And that comment is highly appreciated! Although I would have been lost without the likes of John Vasco himself giving me some invaluable pointers on this build. I had no idea how many subtle differences there were in the C-3 compared to the rest. I look very forward to seeing that build of yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Doesn't look messy to me at all. It looks like you are on your way to a nicely textured finish. Sincerely, Mark IainM and Fanes 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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