quang Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 18 minutes ago, dennismcc said: Strangely enough Max that is exactly what I do, what was their story, did they survive, as in the photos they are full of life. There’s another site in French dealing with Belgian pilots during the fateful weeks following the Luftwaffe attack on May 10 1940. You can find a translation in English HERE. HTH Cheers, Quang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 Thanks Tom. The spindly landing gear is added. A dab of regular tube cement on the appropriate joins gives you a precise and secure bond at first try. No wobbling here thanks to the carefully-designed legs. The large R-5 numeral is added to the underside. Note how the Grigio Mimetico is dark compared to the Grigio Azzurri Chiaro often seen on models. The white 5 is added to the tail. A thin clear coat of Tamiya H22 is added and the model is ready … … for the patina. Until next time, Cheers, Quang Fanes, Gazzas, mc65 and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Great job! Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 Thanks @spook Still no struts but at least we got wings! Cheers, Quang Starfighter, Landrotten Highlander, Paul in Napier and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Beautiful already yet! quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Lovely work, Quang! And it's coming together so quickly, too. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 21 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: Lovely work, Quang! And it's coming together so quickly, too. Kev This kit is so well-designed that it builds itself. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Really digging that pain job, Quang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fanes Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Fantastic work, Quang! I really like the contrast form the camouflage to your roundels and the white origami is the icing on the cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 I could have chosen another plane number and use a red origami bird instead. But I think it would be conflicting/competing with the red of the roundel. It’s one of the reasons I painted the roundels before applying the camouflage. Thank you all for your comments. Quang Isar 30/07, Paul in Napier, Gazzas and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 The Fiat gets strutty LSP_Kevin, Troy Molitor, Fanes and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Now that is looking just right Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 Final details are added before dealing with the patina. There’s a rubber (?) shock-absorber installed on the windshield rear edge (red) and a leather coaming (green) on the cockpit opening. Rolled wire simulating cables is added to the actuators on ailerons and elevators. Serial number decals are added. The number is wrong for plane R-5 (should be 229) but… ah well. PATINA TIME In the case of our Belgian Fiat, it’s not so much to show wear and tear - the planes were almost new when they were destroyed- than to accentuate the contrast and details of certain parts of the model and also to give an overall sheen to deepen the colours. There are various techniques to achieve this but my two favourites are the wash and the filter both using W&N artists’ oil paint. Here’s my palette for the patina work. The different ‘regular’ colour washes are contained in the surrounding wells. In the center are dabs of paint straight from the tube ready to be mixed with Liquin for use with the pin wash technique. A few pics after the first series of washes. We’ll let a few days for the oils paint to settle down and will revisit the model with fresh eyes. Until then, Cheers, Quang Borsos, Gazzas, scvrobeson and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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