sandros Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) This is a project that lasted quite long, intermittently and was my first contact with the new molds of Airfix. The general impression is good, as the model is huge, considering the scale, with clean parts, in light gray plastic, without annoying signs, clear transparent parts and thin wellprinted decals. The whole construction was completely Out Of the Box with the only addition of the Fabric seat belts of Eduard on the seats, an unnecessary addition, hardly distinguished, just wanted to try it. It is almost as though decals, hard to fold, I don't think there is reason to use them at least in 1/72 and in close or greenhouse canopies bomber. And once that we talk about seat belts, last experimenting with the green stuff, which by adding photo etched buckles, gives amazing results. The fit in large pieces is too good and most buckle up seamlessly, except for the transparent "greenhouse" in the space of the cockpit that on the right side leaves a step, which needs persistent rubbing and attention to fix. The smaller pieces are somewhat abstract castings but at such a great model probably passed unnoticed. However, the barrels of rear machine guns were replaced by resin aftermarkets. One of the drawbacks is the bomb hatches which in order to glued open must cut the pieces respectively. They suffer from poor application and do even worse things, no soldering connectors. The painting was made with mixes of colors of Tamiyia, which unfortunately were lost as I kept them in another file which accidentally deleted. Fading was homogenized with filters giving an almost uniform wear. The fabric wing surfaces (which admittedly is a bit imprecise) were highlighted with light oils and the resulting image was supplemented with panel line wash of tamiya and mig. Smoke trails on the engines completed the whole picture. Edited September 12, 2017 by sandros missed photo 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Absolutely lovely. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) That's very nice, very nice indeed. Bad timing though. I was toying with the idea of acquiring a Whitley. I like the early war British bombers. But decided against it for perfectly valid reasons which now lie in dust at my feet. Oh well out comes the creditcard again. Edited September 12, 2017 by noelh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Beautiful work, Sandros. Well done! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Beautiful finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 That's splendid. I've fancied a Whitely for a while, I think I need to get on (not that it'll turn out as nice as your one though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzapaolo Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Superb finish, lovely weathering. How did you do the smoke effects if you don't mind me asking? Really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandros Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) I don't mind at all, on the contrary! I used Tamiya German Grey and Buff mainly. I outlined the streaks with the gray, according to photos from Lancasters, since both planes were using the same engines and have similar dihedral on wings. Then the inside was filled with various shades of buff, lighter at the center. I used an Iwata hp-b 0,2 and the colours were very thinned 85-90% with tamiya laquer thinner. Low pressure and steady hand required. Edited September 12, 2017 by sandros 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Beautifully done Sandros, that is a lovely looking model. Your painting and weathering is excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 very tasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Stunning model mate. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 excellent paintwork, the black underside is really very, very well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Fantastic work, perfect paintwork and weathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Lovely bomber! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Nice. Particularly the black undersides... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Excellent - love the paintwork! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Absolutely wonderful! I'm inspired to crack mine open and start building. Are you going to have a go at some other new Airfix kits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Very good work 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandros Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 3 hours ago, IanC said: Absolutely wonderful! I'm inspired to crack mine open and start building. Are you going to have a go at some other new Airfix kits? Thank you very much! A harrier gr3 or a nakajima Kate, are near by the bench but I am not sure yet which and when! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin38 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Very nice work, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Splendid build. My first response was that I was going to ask you about those superb camouflage colours but having read your message, I will leave well enough alone, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbus320 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Superb!!! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandros Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Michael Enright said: Splendid build. My first response was that I was going to ask you about those superb camouflage colours but having read your message, I will leave well enough alone, Michael Searching my notes, I can tell that for dark earth I used as primary colour XF52 + XF54 + XF2 (1:1:1). This colour was lightened with flesh and more white in order to have 3 different shades. For dark green XF61+XF65+XF2 (1:1:1). as primary colour. This was lightened with yellow and white and darkened with black. The aftermath is that a light buff filter would give a sense of fatigue to the model. But I will try it on my next Modell. Edited September 13, 2017 by sandros 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Thanks Sandros, I think it is that bit of yellow that would make the difference to my efforts. Again, a really fine effort, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpaddy Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Superb finish, well done! Very realistic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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