Brandy Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Wow. First time I've seen this one and with one in the stash it's certainly a reference build! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Perfect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Beautiful build Bill, very nicely done. I particularly like the splay on the undercarriage, on a lot of kits they don't seem splayed enough. gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanco77 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 “It's almost like watching the plastic change colour without any noticeable thickness of paint being applied. To do this, I thin the paint down quite a bit (never try to cover in one coat), so I have to be careful to not spray a lot without moving the airbrush lest the paint run.” I think this is the nicest 109 I’ve seen online, my Von Were isn’t going so great, I daren’t add another brush coat (this particular scheme works well with no airbrush) especially if you are a novice such as I. recently bought a serious air brush, I thought an ideal time to add a thin coat with the airbrush as you say. I do have a question, You say you do not move the airbrush to not let the paint run, does than mean passing the model it’s self over a static airbrush? Also for those who have not watched the movie about Von Were and his backstory I highly recommend it, regardless of historical accuracy, it’s certainly entertaining and great inspiration to go and build this, maybe even with your kids, grandkids. 10/10 thanks for uploading this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Superb! Tricks me easily into thinking it's a larger scale. Excellent work! Best, Nikola 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 On 24/02/2020 at 19:05, blanco77 said: You say you do not move the airbrush to not let the paint run, does than mean passing the model it’s self over a static airbrush? I use my airbrush in the normal fashion, sorry for the confusion. I was trying to describe how I use highly thinned paint (maybe 20 paint, 80 thinner) for doing very fine edges and/or mottling. With highly thinned paint, and the flow of paint in the airbrush opened just a TINY amount, it's possible to hold the airbrush in place and see the colour slowly appear. Of course, you can only do this when a TINY amount of highly thinned paint is actually coming through the airbrush. In such a configuration, I can freehand fine camo edges and other small details. It takes forever, but I find I can achieve better results this way. For painting large areas, I do not thin the paint so much. A 50/50 blend is more typical for me in such as case. Of course, it all depends on the paint, too. Thanks for liking the Messerschmitt. I've been modelling for 53 years, and it's the only Bf 109 I've ever built. The Airfix kit is a cracker. Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 This build keeps coing back to the top and I can see why, it's gorgeous! Coincidentally I found last night that I have one of these in the stash that I'd forgotten about, so it was an even greater pleasure to see this today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Great build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanco77 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 On 26/02/2020 at 19:20, Navy Bird said: I use my airbrush in the normal fashion, sorry for the confusion. I was trying to describe how I use highly thinned paint (maybe 20 paint, 80 thinner) for doing very fine edges and/or mottling. With highly thinned paint, and the flow of paint in the airbrush opened just a TINY amount, it's possible to hold the airbrush in place and see the colour slowly appear. Of course, you can only do this when a TINY amount of highly thinned paint is actually coming through the airbrush. In such a configuration, I can freehand fine camo edges and other small details. It takes forever, but I find I can achieve better results this way. For painting large areas, I do not thin the paint so much. A 50/50 blend is more typical for me in such as case. Of course, it all depends on the paint, too. Thanks for liking the Messerschmitt. I've been modelling for 53 years, and it's the only Bf 109 I've ever built. The Airfix kit is a cracker. Cheers, Bill Hi Bill. Thanks for the reply. I’ve been using my Iwata very gingerly as I think you’ll agree, airbrushing is a skill that you make look easy! I’m worried the pins going to get bent when cleaning so that’s also an art itself. Still I have had a few good goes on the inside of a B17 on the bench at the moment. Thanks again for taking the time to reply and the paint ratio tips will definitely come in handy. S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 I can only echo all the superlatives being said! Excellent effort! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 That is beautiful - congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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