Biggles87 Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Bellissimo ( I think that's the word I'm looking for. ) John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Great job on camo scheme, looks really smart now. I also found your technique for spraying white over camo very interesting, never thought before of adding some light grey to improve coverage, will have to give this a try 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 It's looking great ! I like the airbrushed crosses, they look superb; far more convincing than decals. Great stuff TonyT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 3, 2017 Author Share Posted July 3, 2017 47 minutes ago, Biggles87 said: Bellissimo ( I think that's the word I'm looking for. ) John Thanks John, very kind of you to say so 44 minutes ago, Giorgio N said: Great job on camo scheme, looks really smart now. I also found your technique for spraying white over camo very interesting, never thought before of adding some light grey to improve coverage, will have to give this a try Thanks G! I always do that when I have to spray white - but also when I need to brush paint it, for that matters 9 minutes ago, TonyTiger66 said: It's looking great ! I like the airbrushed crosses, they look superb; far more convincing than decals. Great stuff TonyT Cheers Tony, thank you! As you know, I hate decals, and among all decal types, these kind of crosses overlapping the tail and rudder gap I hate even more. I came up with the idea of airbrushing the crosses and cutting out the Savoia emblem from the decal sheet when I did my Reggiane RE2002 - it worked pretty well so I decided to replicate it here. Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 All looking good G. Laying white down can be a pita at times, so I usually use a white primer around those areas, but try out what you said. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Looking really stunning Giemme! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 3, 2017 Author Share Posted July 3, 2017 6 hours ago, Spookytooth said: All looking good G. Laying white down can be a pita at times, so I usually use a white primer around those areas, but try out what you said. Simon. Thanks Simon! I picked up that trick about spraying white somewhere on Internet a while ago - been doing like that ever since 4 hours ago, PlaStix said: Looking really stunning Giemme! Kind regards, Stix Cheers Stix, thank you. Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Very nice! Is there a reason for the large gap in the camo rings on the onboard port wing? Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Greatwork i have painted codes and things like that but not brave enough to do national markings. At least not yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, limeypilot said: Very nice! Is there a reason for the large gap in the camo rings on the onboard port wing? Ian Thanks Ian! Yes, there is a reaason for the gap: here is the reference picture I have for this aircraft Port side wing root shows some repair jobs done in field, which were overpainted with some gloss grey paint (according to some sources, others mention bare metal - but I decided to go with Gloss Grey) 6 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Greatwork i have painted codes and things like that but not brave enough to do national markings. At least not yet. Thanks! I did test insignia and codes painting on my Spitfire Mk.Vb build and was pretty happy with that. I think it looks much more realistic Ciao Edited July 4, 2017 by giemme 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 (edited) Hi everybody; on with painting - but first a little chipping on the spinner and propeller blades. I read somewhere last week about using a brass brush to effectively chip paint, so I used this Dremel tool (only the tool, not mounted on the Dremel ) What I did was to gently tap it on the area I wanted to show paint chipping (in some cases tapping and spinning at the same time) Then I masked the main airframe for the Gloss Grey overpainted areas I airbrushed Tamiya Neutral Grey mixed with some Future and thinned with IPA Insignias and codes are going to be next; that's it for the day, comments welcome Ciao Edited July 6, 2017 by giemme 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Great idea for the chipping. I've often wondered what to do with that particular Dremel attachment, was the paint Lifecolor? John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Lovely work as always Giorgio and agree with John about the chipping idea. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Great idea for the chipping. I've often wondered what to do with that particular Dremel attachment, was the paint Lifecolor? John Cheers John, thank you I use the Dremel Brass Brush to polish white metal figures after having washed them and before priming - very handy. Paint was Tamiya in this case. HTH 3 hours ago, PlaStix said: Lovely work as always Giorgio and agree with John about the chipping idea. Kind regards, Stix Thank you Stix I'm pretty pleased with this particular chipping method, I think it it looks very realistic Ciao Edited July 6, 2017 by giemme 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 The chipping looks spot on G. in scale effect to. No chance of any over-spray there then . Now awaiting more. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Beautiful work Giorgio. The chipping idea is brilliant, the tiny wires make much smaller marks than a toothpick or similar instrument. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Spookytooth said: The chipping looks spot on G. in scale effect to. No chance of any over-spray there then . Now awaiting more. Simon. Thanks Simon Definitely no over-spray, I don't like that! 1 hour ago, Cookenbacher said: Beautiful work Giorgio. The chipping idea is brilliant, the tiny wires make much smaller marks than a toothpick or similar instrument. Agreed - good thing I read about this method right before I started painting Ciao Edited July 6, 2017 by giemme Fixing nonsense... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Looking very nice indeed Giorgio! I agree with the others about the effectiveness of the chipping after using the wire brush - have to ask though, is that the final colour the prop blades will be? Probably really showing my ignorance of WW2 Italian aeroplanes here, but that looks a very interesting colour to paint a propellor in, never seen it before - very stylish (just like most everything Italian then really!) Keith 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 Thanks K! 32 minutes ago, keefr22 said: have to ask though, is that the final colour the prop blades will be? Apologies, should have mentioned before: it is quite a peculiar scheme, in which the front part of the blades is white, as is the spinner, while the back part is black. Not really typical - and yes, quite stylish Ciao 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) Quick update everybody; expanding the answer to Keith's question, here's how the propeller blades look like after completing the painting and with some chipping on the black side too Last night I also managed to mask the canopy and airbrush a Tamiya Flat Black coat on it (internal frames on Aermacchi built C202 and C205 were black) Ciao Edited July 7, 2017 by giemme wrong picture 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Good job giemme! I like this camouflage... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Cool, thanks G, I do like that prop.! K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Great stuff as always Giorgio ! Love the field repair, makes the whole scheme even more interesting. I also liked the chipping method, will try this myself. Regarding the prop colour, what are you using ? IIRC the front side of propellers could be in either aluminum or a light blue (will have to look for the right specification) but yours look white in the picture. I should also add that later during the war the props were also painted in black overall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 35 minutes ago, matteo44 said: Good job giemme! I like this camouflage... Cheers Matteo, thanks! 17 minutes ago, keefr22 said: Cool, thanks G, I do like that prop.! K Thanks K! 8 minutes ago, Giorgio N said: Great stuff as always Giorgio ! Love the field repair, makes the whole scheme even more interesting. I also liked the chipping method, will try this myself. Regarding the prop colour, what are you using ? IIRC the front side of propellers could be in either aluminum or a light blue (will have to look for the right specification) but yours look white in the picture. I should also add that later during the war the props were also painted in black overall Thanks G! It is white, although it will appear somewhat different from the white I sprayed on the front part of the fuselage, as I airbrushed it straight on the metallic propeller base; I think I read somewhere that the front part of this propeller was painted white, but now I'm not that sure anymore ... The kit paint guide has it wrong, because it shows an all black propeller, and looking at this picture and at the various profiles, I thought it was white ... Have you got any different info? Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 To me the propeller in the picture looks darker than the surrounding white of the spinner. I know that propellers on WW2 Regia aircrafts were for a period in a light blue grey, the problem is what light blue grey... some say it's Grigio Azzurro Chiaro but I have a couple of colour pictures of aircrafts with standard Grigio Azzurro Chiaro undersurfaces and to me the propellers look a bit more blue than this colour. A number of documents mention a colour named "Celeste Chiaro" (light sky") that however doesn't seem to be in the Tavola 10 so it's hard to pin down the colour exactly I'll pass my pictures on a scanner and send them to you by email so you can have a look at them and take a guess 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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