Greif8 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Nikola Topalov said: Hi Ernest, Are you talking about the cowling? Best, Nikola Hi Nikola, yes the cowling. Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Greif8 said: Hi Nikola, yes the cowling. Ernest Yes, I first thought that there is a panel line, misled by the parts breakdown, but then after some research I saw that in fact there shouldn't be one. Best, Nikola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted March 2, 2023 Author Share Posted March 2, 2023 Hi gents, White primer done. Again, I continue to experiment with my complementary pre/post-shading method. For the blue belly, I chose to go with brown and orange, since the complementary to blue is orange. Also, brown is nothing else but a very dark orange so it fits the bill. For the top sand yellow, which is actually some kind of orange again, I did the opposite, using blue as it's complementary. We'll soon see what we get... Best, Nikola Fanes, scvrobeson, Isar 30/07 and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Greif8 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Interesting using blue paint for pre-shading, it will also be interesting to see how it turns out. Ernest Pavel Vacek and rafju 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 And this is the result (as best as my phone camera can reproduce). You be the judges... Personally, I like the subtle rich grayish tones and tonal shift which it produced. We'll see how much of this is lost to further filters, clear coats and weathering. Best, Nikola tucohoward, Landrotten Highlander, Isar 30/07 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 I think the shading translates very well, Nikola. It may seem like a lot of trouble for minimal results, but you seem to have captured the balance. John Nikola Topalov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Your pre-shading resulted in a very nice subtle transition in the top color. Nice work! Ernest Nikola Topalov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) Hi gents, Decals in place. They gave me hell because it is an old kit and they cracked while still on the carrier paper. They tore, broke, bent and I had to patch up and hand paint parts especially on the yellow numbers. The dashed red lines on the wings were impossible to use so I had to mask and paint. I ended up using fuselage crosses from another kit. The Balkenkreuz markings on the upper part on the wings are supposed to be damaged like this. There are still some corrections to be done. Since I didn't like how the demarcation line turned out using the masking method, I repainted it, for the first time trying out freehand painting with a 0.2 nozzle. Next time I will go with even smaller 0.15. Anyway, here she is so far: Edited April 20, 2023 by Nikola Topalov Fanes, Furie, Kais and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Nice work Nik Nikola Topalov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Looking good! Regards. Andy Nikola Topalov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss FL Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Fantastic scheme. Excellent paintwork so far. Nikola Topalov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted June 7, 2023 Author Share Posted June 7, 2023 Hi guys, Since I haven't posted for a while, here is a little teaser before the final reveal. Still some things to finish and I hope to bring it to the end soon. Best, Nikola Shoggz, Antonio Argudo, Troy Molitor and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 Making the antenna wire springs using an acupuncture needle to coil up the thinnest electrical wire. The acupuncture needle is perfect for this as it is very thin but hard enough to provide support. I should have done this for the canopy spring as well but it's too late now. Lesson learned. For this I used regular needle which is thicker. Best, Nikola MikeMaben, Isar 30/07, Fanes and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Wow Nik , so you're a brain surgeon too ? Nikola Topalov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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