Jaffajake Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 This is looking great. The canopy looks really clear and nicely painted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Great work on the canopy! Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Nice work! The canopy looks sharp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 I used the IPMS Sweden mix of 5xHu34+1xHu24 with a touch of black. Too blue? Posed with Sky on the left and PRU Blue on the right for comparison. What do you think? Regards, Adrian 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyverns4 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Well, I like it! Great to see this old dear get a make-over. One of life's pleasures, for me anyway, is to see what can be done with an 'older' model. Christian, exiled to africa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Azure Blue? A very highly debated colour. I think the general consensus is "if you are happy with the shade, stick with it" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 If you are asking the question I would suspect you are, at least in your 'heart of hearts' not happy with the colour.🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I'd say too dark rather than too blue. It's more characteristic of the BS381C-104 Azure Blue or the "closest FS match" FS35231 than Ministry of Aircraft Production Azure Blue? Almost closer to Light Mediterranean Blue than MAP Azure Blue? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 Thanks Jamie! I will be adjusting my colour accordingly and doing another coat. I've only done the colour once before, on a Kittyhawk that I thought was a bit on the light side: ... but maybe it was closer to the proper colour than I thought. Looking at the Blenheim next to this, I see a lot more white in my future! Thanks, Adrian 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Hi Adrian, I'd say your Kittyhawk was pretty much on the money 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 It's a bit too blue. Was that photo taken in daylight? As above but maybe bit/slightly darker than the P-40 I like this blue for that: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234988717-french-and-free-172-blenheim-mkiv/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 Well I got to this using a ratio of 10xHu34 to 1xHu25: In real life the colour looks spot on to match the Azure Blue sample in Jamie's last picture above (and Roy Cross's box art!), and only a shade darker than the P40. In the iPhone picture, however, it looks much bluer. If I apply a "transfer" or "instant" filter to the picture, the colour looks much less vibrant and matches the P40 underside almost exactly. Here's the same photo converted to monochrome so you can see that the shades are very close. So I think the acrylic blue is much stronger than the enamel blue that I used on the P40 and is specified in the IPMS Stockholm guide, and that the camera is slightly distorting the result. So I'm going to call it good but I will be on the lookout for a pre-mixed tin next time I visit a model show! Thanks for looking, Adrian 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 That looks pretty spot on to me, very nice finish. cheers Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 1 hour ago, AdrianMF said: So I'm going to call it good... As indeed you should! Looks very good to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 1 hour ago, AdrianMF said: I will be on the lookout for a pre-mixed tin next time I visit a model show! Other than the newer of the two Colourcoats Azure Blues, I understand that the Humbrol one is good (if it has a Union flag on the tin). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Hi Adrian, this last blue looks good to me, not that you should pay any attention to what I say, when it comes to RAF paint colors. And the model is smashing, considering its lineage. So congrats are in order. JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Looking real good, Adrian. Just a wee note: the prop hubs should be painted black, like the prop blades. The only Blenheims I've ever seen with unpainted hubs were some Mk.V's. Mk.I's and IV's all had them black. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 1 hour ago, jean said: this last blue looks good to me, not that you should pay any attention to what I say, when it comes to RAF paint colors. And the model is smashing, considering its lineage. Thanks. Well, it is going to be (Free) French! 1 hour ago, dogsbody said: Looking real good, Adrian. Just a wee note: the prop hubs should be painted black, like the prop blades. A quick scan of photos, ignoring all the models with silver hubs, shows that this is the case. Thanks! And I thought I'd done so well by painting the crankcase black... Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 Hello again, I turned my attention back to the topsides: Brown is Humbrol 29 Dark Earth with sponging and dry brushing of Revell 82 Dark Earth and Humbrol 26 and 110 over the top. Sand is Humbrol 93 with dry brushed 94 over it. The whole thing is brought together with an overall light dry brush of Revell 89 Beige. I have yet yet to see it in daylight so I will reserve judgement until then. Next up is cockpit framing, painting hubs black, decals and more weathering. Then I can add the final bits and varnish it. Off to Wales for the weekend so that's where it stays for a few days... Thanks for looking, Adrian 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffajake Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Xtracrylix do an Azure Blue that's bang on the money. I used that on a Hurricane Mk2 and was really pleased with the results. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 I think your P-40 was pretty much right. That tin lid above looks like an exact match...... maybe get some of that. I think your Blenheim is a better job than mine! http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234969089-bristol-blenheim-mk-iv-airfix-172-with-canopy-frame-tape-picture/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Jaffajake said: Xtracrylix do an Azure Blue that's bang on the money. 42 minutes ago, Ed Russell said: I think your P-40 was pretty much right. I think one more go of painting the underside is in order I keep trying to tell myself it's OK... Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffajake Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 56 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: I think one more go of painting the underside is in order I keep trying to tell myself it's OK... Regards, Adrian If you're happy with what you've got then leave it at that. If you're having fun then that's all that matters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Jaffajake said: happy with what you've got It's bugging me, seeing as how I got it right before more or less by accident. I've just ordered some Vallejo Air 71108 so when that comes I can decide whether to bother or not There again, it's not going to be hanging from the ceiling, so I won't see it that often... Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Just catching up here Adrian, a lovely Blenheim from an old kit. The crew figures are amazing! I'm the last person qualified to have an opinion on Azure blue (I've got a tin of Colourcoats on the way, and that will be that). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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