spyrosjzmichos Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 2 hours ago, Troy Molitor said: That looks amazing Spyros. Loving your efforts too. Many thanks Troy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomg Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Looks great! spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 8 hours ago, tomg said: Looks great! Thanks Tom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 Hi all, Back with another update! In my previous instalment I had completed the application of the decals and panel washing and was getting ready for the weathering effects! I decided to go for a heavily weathered airframe by combining effects from different reference pics including historical WW2 pictures as well as from modern show birds. Some examples below with pictures borrowed from Tom Carlill's website ( For weathering I relied on my trusty black and raw amber Abteilung 502 oils. By varying the consistency of the oils with mineral spirits I was able to depict the oil and fuel streaks as well as other effects across the fuselage. Landrotten Highlander, Zola25, patricksparks and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Impressive weathering, Spyros! Kev spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 For the exhaust stains I used a combination of brown, black and white inks applied in the same order with an airbrush. The next day and with the inks dry to the touch I dabbed over them with a piece of tissue paper soaked in rubbing alcohol to make the splotsy effect. Let me know what you guys think and if there's anything else I can do. I can still make corrections and additions before I seal everything with a coat of matt varnish. Thanks for checking! Azgaron, scvrobeson, patricksparks and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 9 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: Impressive weathering, Spyros! Kev Thank you Kevin! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Looks very good so far Spyros spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 53 minutes ago, MikeMaben said: Looks very good so far Spyros Many thanks Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Wow. Surface detail perfection! spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc65 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Spyro, your work on fumes and weathering in general is some of the most interesting I've ever seen. Particularly impressive on the NM surfaces, a truly spectacular achievement! spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Oh me, oh my that looks good Spyros! I think your technique is the most convincing I have seen. What a choice of subject too! Kind regards, Paul spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Wow.. the weathering on the underside is some of the best I have ever seen. Very impressive work Niels spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) VERY impressive and realistic exhaust stains @spyrosjzmichos. Except one thing: on wartime Jugs, those outlets were not exhausts but the waste gates for the turbo, therefore NO staining whatsoever. On restored planes like the one on your reference pics, they left off the turbo and used the outlets as gas exhaust, hence the extensive staining. Far from being a P-47D expert, I learned this during the building of my first MiniArt 1/48 kit and thought I’d share it with you. Cheers, Quang Edited April 26 by quang dennismcc, spyrosjzmichos and mc65 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 There were things other than exhaust that came out of those openings. Radials being oilier than inlines, they blew a fair amount of smoke and heat. Spyro's portrayal could be considered somewhat exaggerated, but it 'could' have been the result of some prior damage in the engine/engine area. ...and then there's artistic license chaos07, Archimedes and spyrosjzmichos 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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