64 replies to this topic

[T-Tango]

Beautiful, that's a lovely prop

It looks like you are making good progress there

Thanks, slow but steady progress.

[Carts]

Really realistic wooden look,will watch with intrest,and for handy tips!

[T-Tango]

Really realistic wooden look,will watch with intrest,and for handy tips!

The wood effect was nothing fantastic, I just used Vallejo Model Colour beige as the base colour then when that was dry I went over it with Winsor & Newton Artisan water based Raw Sienna oil paint with a flat brush to get the desired wood grain effect, left it for about 4 days, the oil paints take a long time to dry, then when it was well dry copious coats of Klear to get the gloss. HTH

[T-Tango]

Instrument panel finished, now working on the fusalage.



All comments welcome

Pete

[T-Tango]

Another update, it's starting to look a bit like a plane now, the prop and cockpit cowling are only placed on for effect, not permanently fixed as yet, any comments as always gratefully received.



Cheers

Pete.

[gcn]

That's coming along nicely. Thats colour equals my impression of PC10, i'd be interested in what paint you used.

Cheers, Gary

[T-Tango]

That's coming along nicely. Thats colour equals my impression of PC10, i'd be interested in what paint you used.

Cheers, Gary

Hi Gary, thanks, the paint is Vallejo Model Air Olive Drab, No. 71043

[T-Tango]

Morning all, time for another update, it's starting to look a bit like a 'stringbag' now, the top wing was only placed on for effect, it's not a permanent fixture as yet.

As usual any comments most welcome.











Cheers

Pete

[Mike]

Looks quite smart that Petra

[T-Tango]

Looks quite smart that Petra

Thanks Mike, it looks a bit pristine at the moment, hoping to get some Western Front muck and grime on it in due course.

[Robert Stuart]

That's looking nice, I'm intrigued by the rib-tape effect

[T-Tango]

I'm intrigued by the rib-tape effect

Hi Robert, it happened by accident, I sprayed the wing with olive drab, then taped up the wings for the rib-tape effect, added some white to the olive drab to make it a bit lighter sprayed the wing again when I took the tape off the rib -tape effect was too wide made it look like a bl**dy zebra so I cut some tape in to 1mm strips re-taped the wing ribs and resprayed the wing olive drab again, when I removed the tape that was the effect that it left, I'm fed up with taping the wings now so thats the way it's gonna stay.

[daz greenwood]

Very nice Pete!

[T-Tango]

Very nice Pete!

Cheers mate.

[Bobs_Buckles]

Pete,
Looking nice old bean.

If you want to tone the ribs down, load your airbrush with the olive drab thinned 70% thinner 30% paint. build up thin layers over the ribs to merge them with the base colour. It's all about subtlety me old fruit. It won't take you long. You want it so the eye can barely see the difference.

Good luck!!!!!!
BB

[T-Tango]

Pete,
Looking nice old bean.

If you want to tone the ribs down, load your airbrush with the olive drab thinned 70% thinner 30% paint. build up thin layers over the ribs to merge them with the base colour. It's all about subtlety me old fruit. It won't take you long. You want it so the eye can barely see the difference.

Good luck!!!!!!
BB

Many thanks dear boy, might give that a try

[T-Tango]

Pete,
Looking nice old bean.

If you want to tone the ribs down, load your airbrush with the olive drab thinned 70% thinner 30% paint. build up thin layers over the ribs to merge them with the base colour. It's all about subtlety me old fruit. It won't take you long. You want it so the eye can barely see the difference.

Good luck!!!!!!
BB

It worked Bobsie, many thanks dear boy.

Pete.

[Bobs_Buckles]

It worked Bobsie, many thanks dear boy.

Pete.

My pleasure old fruit.

Bob

[ollieholmes]

That looks rather nice to me.

[T-Tango]

Thanks for the comments and help guys, I really appreciate it, have started on some of the rigging now, I must admit I'm quite enjoying it, perhaps I'm a bit warped?????