MikeMaben Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas Duck Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 Thank you guys for all comment! I have finaly done construction of tail guns support frame. I was also thinking about construction of central holder for ammo belts boosters motors, but that would mean remaking original ammo belts (they have a wrong curvature) and because this part will be finally invisible I'll leave it at that. Of course, on the top of the frame will be mount new N-8 gun sight - I´m working on that I wish everyone a merry Christmas!!! D.B. Andrus, chrish, JayW and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 ...and a happy new year to you Tomas. Tomas Duck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 5:53 PM, Tomas Duck said: Thank you guys for all comments Today will be a small step only, gunner seat and my interpretation of leather. It's not something extra, but maybe it will be enough. Now I´m working on re-charging system of guns, after this I can assemble turret together. BR Tomas Your interpretation of a worn leather surface is outstanding! What was your technique to establish that level of realism? Kind regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 stunning craftsmanship. Your eyesight must be perfect or you have a bloody big magnifying glass !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Nice gun work. I love it. A great start on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Excellent attention to detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas Duck Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 On 12/29/2022 at 5:58 AM, MikeMaben said: ...and a happy new year to you Tomas. ...yes, of course, happy new year for all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas Duck Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 On 12/29/2022 at 8:51 PM, Archimedes said: Your interpretation of a worn leather surface is outstanding! What was your technique to establish that level of realism? Kind regards, Paul Hi Paul, it´s rellativelly simple. I use red brown as basis for all leather surface. On this layer I make scratches with sponge soaked in lighter brown -how much it´s depend how much volume of wear and tear you need. You can also use fine brush for making lines etc. After this I spreyed surface with gloss varnish. It can be a finish but I use on this layer also oils (Burt siena, yellow deep, yellow orcher - that´s about you) for better surface modulation. If it´s wrong for you, you can use thinner and start again, basis colours still stay on place... I hope it helped BR Tomas D.B. Andrus, MikeMaben, Archimedes and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas Duck Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 On 12/29/2022 at 9:24 PM, npb748r said: stunning craftsmanship. Your eyesight must be perfect or you have a bloody big magnifying glass !!! Second is correct, I have 19cm diameter magnifying glass... JayW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 25 minutes ago, Tomas Duck said: Hi Paul, it´s rellativelly simple. I use red brown as basis for all leather surface. On this layer I make scratches with sponge soaked in lighter brown -how much it´s depend how much volume of wear and tear you need. You can also use fine brush for making lines etc. After this I spreyed surface with gloss varnish. It can be a finish but I use on this layer also oils (Burt siena, yellow deep, yellow orcher - that´s about you) for better surface modulation. If it´s wrong for you, you can use thinner and start again, basis colours still stay on place... I hope it helped BR Tomas Thank you Thomas - I am always interested in techniques so thank you for sharing this. It works very well -great result! Kind regards, Paul themongoose and HB252 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas Duck Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 So, first post in New year I have done gun support, armor and firing controll as one unit. Guns and some small parts are also finished, now I must assembled it carefully together. And I started apply PE to the side of tail. mc65, patricksparks, scvrobeson and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 That's truly awesome work! Guess I'll build my strafer J in a "black box" setting and just say it an Air Apache in the dark in the South Pacific...... Happy New Year! Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIIM Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas Duck Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 Hi guys, finally finished tail turret except top part of N-8, it will be fixed until before closing turret canopy for safety reasons I hope you will like it... chrish, Landrotten Highlander, Tolga ULGUR and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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