Hoss FL Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, duke_ said: John, Jim , thank you so much guys for this ! i really appreciate your help on this.. Jim, no i don't have Jerry's books but i have the decal sheet that includes the white 11 from eagle editions , and he suggests the camouflage of that aircraft exactly as you said, .as long as i remember, he also suggests for the wing camo 82/83 .. but , the reason i chose this aircraft- besides the metal panels- is what John posted here.. the 76/81 wing combination i really like the look of that aircraft on the Japo book version ..i love that high contrast scheme Thank you again John for the high resolution pictures ( the one i found was in low resolution.. i couldn't even read the text) i just want to ask what is the w1 w2 etc paint scheme for the undersides? i just realised that Japo's book Wr. number is 213097 and Jerry;s decal is 213007 what;s going on..are they talking for the same aircraft? Hi Spyros - Here are some more photos from Jerry's book. This one shows the bare metal gun covers and flaps. This photo shows the W. Nr. You can see the source of different interpretations. That wing camo looks pretty light to me. It must have been picture day in front of White 11... I think this may be the same photo as the JaPo book. Hope these help. - Jim nmayhew, HB252, Martinnfb and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Spyros, beautiful work so far! it always puzzled my why no aftermarket company did a drop fit engine plug for this kit? @Thunnus Which Japo book is that please? Thanks Nick duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 20 hours ago, Troy Molitor said: Hi Spyros, I hope this picture may also help you in some way doing white "11". We have three great Dora builds all going on at once. thanks Troy! that's the color scheme i was talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 20 hours ago, Hoss FL said: Hi Spyros - Here are some more photos from Jerry's book. This one shows the bare metal gun covers and flaps. This photo shows the W. Nr. You can see the source of different interpretations. That wing camo looks pretty light to me. It must have been picture day in front of White 11... I think this may be the same photo as the JaPo book. Hope these help. - Jim thanks Jim! i am aware of these photos.. i have also found two pilots (!) for this aircraft (!!) 1. Heinrich Baumann 2. Heinz Marquardt maybe after all there were two white 11's? is this possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 16 hours ago, nmayhew said: Spyros, beautiful work so far! it always puzzled my why no aftermarket company did a drop fit engine plug for this kit? @Thunnus Which Japo book is that please? Thanks Nick thanks Nick! to tell you the truth i would prefer a correct gun cowling that actually fits the kit! the engine plug is not that visible so with the addition of some wiring looks already convincing in my opinion nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) next step is painting preparation for the undersides gloss black base for Alclad shades for the bare metal area first coat of rlm 76 on the front section, and some flat black sprayed through stencils over the gloss to alter the shade of Alclad and create a worn effect to the metal and before the final coat the rivet application.. also on the rear fuselage part.. Edited September 11, 2022 by duke_ Greg W, Martinnfb, Hoss FL and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 The weathering looks fantastic! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0t0rdr1ver Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Yep, agreed! Great start to the paint work. Look forward to the next update, popcorn in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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duke_ Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 20 hours ago, Uncarina said: 5 hours ago, r0t0rdr1ver said: Yep, agreed! Great start to the paint work. Look forward to the next update, popcorn in hand. 4 hours ago, MikeMaben said: 20 hours ago, Uncarina said: The weathering looks fantastic! Cheers, Tom Thank you guys for your comments ! Tom is just a pre-shading .. is not weathered yet but i appreciate your comment :)) now, gradually painting the metal underside... i will leave it as is at the moment and revisit it later , it is recommended to apply an aqua gloss coat to protect the alclad shades but i am sure i will lose some of the depth of the airframe aluminium .. i'll think about that.. also i have to search some references about the demarkation line between the 76 and the neutral metal . i have the impression that it wasn't a sharp line but feathered instead.. and now the real fun.. moving to the top wings and pre-shading the camo .. this is a draft sketch to see how the color combination looks like .. at this stage i will apply the HGW rivets and then some detail pre-shading again and final camo.. Memphis, LSP_Kevin, Rockie Yarwood and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Great weathering on the dorsal surfaces as well! Whether the mottled variations are applied before or after the camo colors, they are depicting the results of weathering, and I really like your approach. As you know, preshading can also be used to highlight features like panel lines and different materials. Cheers, Tom duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Uncarina said: Great weathering on the dorsal surfaces as well! Whether the mottled variations are applied before or after the camo colors, they are depicting the results of weathering, and I really like your approach. As you know, preshading can also be used to highlight features like panel lines and different materials. Cheers, Tom Thank you Tom! i you're right! i just use the term weathering at the final stage but we are talking the same thing Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 (edited) painting session no2.. - some more pre-shading with various shades according to the final camo colour to give depth and texture to the paintjob - camouflage pattern more defined , - rivet application to the wings.. Wings : are ready for final coat with 76/81 combination. Fuselage : next step is riveting , then 83 /82 /81 application thanks! Edited September 13, 2022 by duke_ LSP_Kevin, Hoss FL, Greg W and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Love the pre shading work. Great work! Cheers Bevan duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss FL Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Wow! Your preshading looks wonderful. I like that you’re applying the rivets on top of the preshading. Based on my experience, they should be more visible after painting is complete. Looking forward to more paint! duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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