Yak-9T – René CHALLE – Régiment Normandie-Niemen – ICM 1/32

[Azgaron]

Excellent work so far Denis! Paint job looks very nice!

 

Håkan

 

[Furie]

Thank you all for your messages.
Today I took care of the two "60s".
If you look at the photos, you can see a thin border around the 6 and the 0 :

 

I decided, in agreement with myself, that this border was red like the star's border.
With this in mind, I placed the masks and painted them white, placed the internal masks and painted them red:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately, the "60" on the right-hand side was completely wrong: the "60" was leaning backwards and the "60" was squinting between the white and red parts: I had no choice but to redo it entirely (You can see it clearly in the photo above.).

The right "60" completely redone:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Archimedes]

@Furie well done with the 60’s!

 

Despite having to redo it on one side, you have done an excellent job with these! Thank you for posting the progress - I am enjoying this one very much.

 

Kind regards,

Paul 

[MikeMaben]

That turned out great Denis. 

[Furie]

Thanks Mat, Mike, Biggles (we're almost neighbors, so we'll have to meet up!), Richard, Max, Håkan (your first name reminds me of a Swede I admired: Håkan CARLQVIST) and Paul.
I'm starting to gain confidence with these masks, but it's still a perilous exercise: I'm not allowed to make a mistake, but I made one anyway!
Fortunately, the repair on the right "60" is invisible.

 

Need I remind you that every time I have to set up concentric masks, I think fondly of Portland?  

[Azgaron]

Very nice work with the numbers!

 

I recognized his name, but still had to look him up!

 

Håkan

 

[Furie]

Thanks Håkan for your message!

Today was mostly touching up and a bit of chipping under the plane.
As I had put tape on the front and back of the fuselage, it had made very sharp edges between the light blue and the 2 grays on the fuselage.
So I redid these delimitations with these 2 grays using the airbrush buse/needle 0.2mm, but without the mask.

 

Before :

 

 

 

After :

 

 

 

One detail can be seen in the photos at the rear of the fuselage: a maintenance hole that is lighter than the light blue tint :

 

 

 

 

Under the wings and radiator I did a little chipping with blue MRP tint and white (50/50) and colored pencil.
I represented dirt with exhaust soot.
And I gloss varnished the underside of the wings, fuselage and horizontal stab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 19, 2024 by Furie

[scvrobeson]

Awesome painting on the markings, and great weathering!  It's really coming to life now, and it looks really spectacular 

 

 

 

Matt 

[MikeMaben]

20 hours ago, Furie said:

                    Fortunately, the repair on the right "60" is invisible.

Most repairs are invisible , only U know they are there. 

[mozart]

I admire your skill and patience Denis, it’s a real pain when you de-mask something and realise straight away that it’s wrong….been there, done that! Tell me why you have gloss varnished? 

[Furie]

Thanks Mat, Mike and Max.
It's true that the last phases after painting are still important and fun to do.

They give the paint "relief" and are also a sign that the finish line is near!
As for the gloss varnish, I still need to apply a dark wash to all the structural lines and rivets, and add a few effects with felt-tip pens.
The gloss varnish allows the wash to "glide" over all these "hollows" with great ease, and in the event of a mistake on my part, it protects the paintwork to a minimum if I have to remove these ageing effects.

And I almost forgot: the gloss varnish makes decals easier to apply.

Edited April 20, 2024 by Furie

[MikeMaben]

On 4/19/2024 at 11:04 AM, Furie said:

One detail can be seen in the photos at the rear of the fuselage: a maintenance hole that is lighter than the light blue tint :

Hi Denis , that hole is likely a lift jack tube. A tube on the bottom of the frame that they slide a rod thru

and use the ends of the rod to hold the tail up during gun sighting. Not that it matters. They may have

sealed them. 

[Furie]

Hi Mike, and you're absolutely right.
This lifting hole was plugged on my photo, and this is confirmed by these 2 photos taken on a Yak 9 in a museum:

 

 

I placed some acrylic putty in these 2 holes and "closed" them. 

[jimvit]

Really very pleasant to follow dear Denis....and to watch 

[Furie]

 

1 hour ago, jimvit said:

Really very pleasant to follow dear Denis....and to watch 

 

 

Hey Jean-Marc, here you are!
As you can see, my Yak is progressing well!  

If the stars are aligned (not the ones I made with masks, but the others...) and my chakras are open, I think I'll finish it next week!

Edited April 21, 2024 by Furie