abat Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Hi Everyone, I might have missed the cut for the Tiger Moth Group Build, but I did finally finish this really nice little kit. Markings are for the Royal Australian Navy Naval Air Station at Nowra in the mid-1950's. Decals are from Southern Sky models and the kit is of course the new-ish Airfix 1/72. I had my usual bumps and scrapes in the build process but I enjoyed it very much, especially my first attempt at biplane rigging which was done with invisible thread and superglue. (I gave up attempting the elevator rigging!) For the photographically-minded, it was my first attempt at using the focus-stacking function on my Olympus m43 camera which composites several pictures with slightly different focus points in order to get more of the small model in focus. It worked very well. The last shot with the engine "running" is me blowing on the propeller whilst pressing the shutter! I couldn't use focus-stacking for that, rather a very narrow aperture which still doesn't get all the plane in sharp focus. Thanks for looking, Andrew 61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 That's fantastic work Andrew. The photography is exceptional too. What kind of lighting setup do you have? Have you tried a smaller aperture to get a larger depth of field rather than using the image stacking? Again, excellent work. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Looks really good Andrew, the aluminium finish looks great, please may I ask the paint used? Cheers, Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 tasty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 little cutie, sweet work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 Looks really good Andrew, the aluminium finish looks great, please may I ask the paint used? Cheers, Rob Thanks Rob, it's Tamiya AS-12 Bare-metal silver from a rattle can. It goes on really, really well. I then gave it a slight buff with a buffing stick which somehow gave the raised undulations on the wings a little "depth". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 That's fantastic work Andrew. The photography is exceptional too. What kind of lighting setup do you have? Have you tried a smaller aperture to get a larger depth of field rather than using the image stacking? Again, excellent work. Mick Thanks Mick, I use a small portable light tent similar to this: http://www.photo-shop-studio.com.au/backgrounds/light-tents/godox-50x50x50-cm-portable-light-tent-4-colour-backdrops-red-white-black-blue/ Place it near a window and you get a really nice diffuse light. It comes with coloured backdrops but I chose white. You can also knock up something similar using thin paper or cloth in a frame however the portable version collapses down to a very small size. You need to over-expose to compensate for the white background "fooling" the camera meter into thinking its %18 grey. I also use a tripod to steady the camera. You can use a narrow aperture to get more in focus (as in my engine running photo) however you start losing sharpness when you stop down too far. The focus stacking allows you to use optimum aperture and maximise your depth of field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haris Ali Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Nicely finished Tiger Moth Andrew, and thanks for the helpful photography advice. Always struggling with decent shots in natural light. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 That's really really nice, and hard to believe only 1/72. Cheers Gaz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpc7676 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) What a beauty,.......fantastic scheme and brilliant modelling! I`m currently at the rigging stage of my two Tiger Moths (RAAF & RN) and really struggling due to failing eyesight,......I wish mine looked as good as yours! Cheers Tony Edited January 29, 2016 by tonyot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Great build and finish, must dig my kit out sometime. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 What a beauty,.......fantastic scheme and brilliant modelling! I`m currently at the rigging stage of my two Tiger Moths (RAAF & RN) and really struggling due to failing eyesight,......I wih mine looked as good as yours! Cheers Tony Thanks very much Tony. Can't wait to see your RAAF and RN versions. My eyesight is pretty well shot too and I bought a megaview head magnifier (similar to Optivisor) specifically for this build. It helped a lot, especially the rigging. https://www.riogrande.com/Product/megaview-magnifier-headset-with-three-lenses/115717 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 fantastic work, looks great nice job....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 That's a beautiful little model! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 Great build and finish, must dig my kit out sometime. Colin Thanks Colin, I believe you put me onto the Tamiya AS-12 several years ago when I was building my Sycamore. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 man, this is cool - great detailing, painting and weathering. looks easily like an 1/48 - like it! Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristol boy Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Very neat could be 1/32 easily! Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philtn Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Let's say for a second there or three I thought that was one of the 48 scale ones....soo..Great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Very nice and an attractive colour scheme. The only thing missing in the spinning propeller shot are the hapless pilots chasing it across the table top after it got loose! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low flyer Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 That's really nice well done, I like the photos also 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Lovely......! Looks fantastic in those colours.....there must be something about those silver doped biplanes that catches my eyes everytime a see one of them, specially when it's as pretty as yours..... Thanks for posting such a beauty cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Wow! That's an absolute beauty and a great scheme. I can hardly believe it's not 1/48th. Great stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyinoz Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 purdy as a pitcha! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 A beautiful little build, nice one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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