geedubelyer Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 Thanks Craig. That looks a lot like Medium Sea grey codes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigH Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 56 minutes ago, geedubelyer said: Thanks Craig. That looks a lot like Medium Sea grey codes? Yep, a "light grey" Code colours geedubelyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 This code colour question has me somewhat confused. Having read the article I'm all ready to go with medium sea grey but,......the replica of Johnny Johnson's aircraft outside the BBMF hangar at RAF Coningsby has sky codes. Also, Googling Spitfire brings up scores of modern warbirds with sky codes........ Could it have been unit choice? I'm not quite sure which to plump for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I wouldn't agonise about it too much Guy; since the squadron codes were applied at squadron level I'm sure there was lots of variation depending on what was in the stores. If it's any use, I used MSG on my recent Hurricane build....it looks ok to my eye. geedubelyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 Thanks Max. On closer inspection of lots of warbird images the ones with dark green/dark earth cammo appear to have grey codes, the dark green/ocean grey use sky or similar. Whilst I would prefer a reasonable stab at accuracy, apart from folk here on the forums I am likely to be the only one looking at this model. Time to apply the masks. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 14 minutes ago, geedubelyer said: Whilst I would prefer a reasonable stab at accuracy, apart from folk here on the forums I am likely to be the only one looking at this model. That's 100% my standpoint Guy....if I'm satisfied with my work, that's all that matters. Out2gtcha and geedubelyer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 48 minutes ago, geedubelyer said: Whilst I would prefer a reasonable stab at accuracy, apart from folk here on the forums I am likely to be the only one looking at this model. 32 minutes ago, mozart said: That's 100% my standpoint Guy....if I'm satisfied with my work, that's all that matters. Shame, as that is pretty much how my models end up as well. Hence why I enter the occasional contest with them, not to win any adulation, prizes or awards, but to have someone other than myself see them. My wife knows the effort I put into my models, and she appreciates a lot of them, but most of the aviation models sit with only me to admire and look at. geedubelyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 She has her identity.... The masks worked beautifully Max. Thank you again sir. As you can see, I plumped for sky for the codes on this occasion. I believe that leaves me with one or two more stencils to complete the colouring in (unless I decide to add the stencils on the prop blades after all). Perhaps the next step will be the fun bit.......weathering Cheers. mozart, Shoggz, Dadeo911 and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Good job Guy, well done! geedubelyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 My impatience has got the best of me again and I hard to start the weathering process. This is likely to be a multi level procedure and my thinking is to work outward from the skin. To begin with I've chipped and worn the paint at the wing roots. This is the highest wear area as far as I can make out. The starboard side also exhibits wear but to a marginally lesser extent. I achieved this using a combination of stippling with an old toothbrush moistened with water and gentle sanding with a micro mesh pad. Any and all feedback is welcome as are any alternative techniques. Cheers Sepp, chaos07, GMK and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Wow Guy - very convincing chipping so far. I cannot remember - did you apply a layer of future between silver and topcoat? You must have. geedubelyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 39 minutes ago, JayW said: Wow Guy - very convincing chipping so far. I cannot remember - did you apply a layer of future between silver and topcoat? You must have. Thanks Jay. No. The silver was Tamiya rattle can and the top coats are water based acrylic. I applied hairspray over the silver then the colours on top of that. I'm now wondering whether I'd have got a better result without the hairspray. The colours are almost too easy to remove. JayW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Exhaust stains. Quite a challenging effect to get looking right. On a war weary bird there's likely to be lots of exhaust residue along the sides of the aircraft. Getting the colour correct is equally challenging. I'd appreciate any feedback regarding my attempts folks if you feel like it. I started by airbrushing a light tan in a gentle arc. I have seen some images with the sides of the airframe caked in crud but I'm not confident I could achieve that effect convincingly. (This more restrained option isn't much easier). To create heavier soiling I've used dry pastels which are a poor man's weathering powders. This task was conducted in artificial light so I shall have a look in natural light before I decide whether any further adjustment is necessary. I am open to any criticism and if you can support your critique with images so much the better. Cheers Hemi, Biggles87, John Stambaugh and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Both the exhaust staining and wing root wear looks very good indeed. Which brand paints are you using and how long after initial painting did you start the chipping process? Regards. Andy mozart and geedubelyer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 Thanks Andy, much appreciated. I laid down a coat of Tamiya rattle can silver followed by hairspray before using Mission Models acrylics. I let the colours bake for at least 24hrs before weathering the finish. On this occasion the top coat was actually too easy to remove and if I were to repeat this technique I'd try it without the hairspray. I had to spray the area where I wanted to add the exhaust stains with matt varnish to protect it otherwise I'd have been removing even more colour as I manipulated the pastels. The sprayed arc of initial exhaust colour was from a weathering set by Lifecolour Tensocrom. I've had them ages and I used the burnt brown. The paler shade over the burnt brown was mixed using some Citadel acrylics. The streaked effects are dry pastels manipulated using moist brushes and cotton swabs. When I've seen it in the daylight I can decide whether I need to go further HTH Shoggz and Hemi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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