Troy Molitor Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Wow. That really looks amazing. Superb efforts going on here John. We still get to see the Ki-61 after this one? Perhaps the Me 163? Maybe something new? LOL. Troy Citadelgrad and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROM Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 So nice! applying washes is maybe my favourite step in modelling. Visually so rewarding! Thunnus, Troy Molitor and Citadelgrad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Wonderful finish work John. As usual! Citadelgrad, Thunnus and Troy Molitor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Now that is looking very good John, The wash has really made the details pop. Regards. Andy Thunnus, Troy Molitor and Citadelgrad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Your paintwork John is fabulous! I really like that color scheme and i love the paint finish you have achieved ! i hope you have enjoyed the stencil painting with masks! all the best! S. Troy Molitor, Thunnus and Citadelgrad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Looks fabulous, John! Always so clean and precise. Citadelgrad and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 Thanks for the comments everyone! On 10/30/2022 at 2:49 AM, Troy Molitor said: Wow. That really looks amazing. Superb efforts going on here John. We still get to see the Ki-61 after this one? Perhaps the Me 163? Maybe something new? LOL. Troy Not sure Troy! Most likely shifting back to the Ki-61. Not too enamoured with the Me163 as Meng's decision to mold the clear parts without the framing is yielding results that just kill my eyes. So maybe something new soon... kinda contemplating a Razorback P-47 per Gazza's discussion over on the LSP Discussion board. After a few failed attempts, this is my final coat of RLM 76 Light Blue on the drop tank. Kept having trouble with the hairspray chipping stage. Once you take off too much paint, it's hard to bring back to an acceptable state so I've had to scrub everything off and start over a few times. After an acceptable hairspray chipping exercise. The drop tank after the decals and a flat coat. The ETC rack was painted RLM 66 Dark Grey. Temporarily mounted on the yet to be weathered fuselage bottom. MikeMaben, denders, HB252 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Oh man - that is sooooo convincing. I love it. Troy Molitor and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Wonderful work on the drop tank! What did you use for the basecoat on it? Matt Troy Molitor and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaro Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Once again I'm speachless! Thunnus and Troy Molitor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Awesome work thus far John! Following your build threads is always instructive for me. I have this kit and will use this thread as a reference when I build mine, but I won't be making all the corrections you have, my skill set is not at your level. Ernest Troy Molitor and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 The colors just pop from the bottom up. More importantly, top downwards. Brilliant. That innocent bullfrog capture from last summer fishing episode in SoCali lives another life until next year to make his own comments! I love that fishing video. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daHeld Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Man, what a top-notch job on that fuel tank! Looks like the real deal. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 Thanks guys! I appreciate the comments very much! On 11/3/2022 at 8:56 PM, scvrobeson said: Wonderful work on the drop tank! What did you use for the basecoat on it? Matt Since the tank color was light (RLM 76), I wanted the base to be dark to get a good contrast for the chipping effects. In this case, I used Alclad Steel. In preparation of the flat coat to come, I masked off the metal portions of the wing bottom so they wouldn't be adversely affected by the flat. Here is the model after the flat coat... After the flat coat, I gave the model the first round of post-shading effects. Essentially a highly-thinned mixture of black and brown that is traced around the panel lines and edges and also streaked, front to back. I find that this technique works the best if it is built up very slowly. Troy Molitor, Gazzas, scvrobeson and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Very, very nice John. Lovely looking scheme! Regards. Andy Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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