baldmanwithsnake Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Decided to do this alongside the Kanonen Vogel Did most of the cockpit last night, added the finishing touches tonight. It's a lot more sparse than the Academy Stuka, I was toying with the idea of some PE detailing, but couldn't wait really I plan to close up the fuselage tomorrow night. (Hmm, there's some massive ejector pin marks there, hopefully you wont be able to see them once it's closed up.........) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 It may well be sparsly detailed, but you've done a good job on what is there. Looking forward to watching this one progress. Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Nice work on the interior, the belts look great. I assume they are strips of Tamiya tape tizzied up? How do you make them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moofles Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 looking good so far, just a word of caution the decals are....well... pants, it may well be worth looking into some aftermarket as the sharksmouth will fight you tooth and nail and the rest of the decals are on the thick side. Great looking cockpit by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Python66 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Great looking cockpit. Keep it up, it's going to look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldmanwithsnake Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 Hooray! Swastikas and canopy masks arrived this morning... dry fit of the canopy, so glad I got those masks! Thanks for the encouragement guys @TrojanThunder: they are literally just bits of Tamiya tape, cut to size then painted, no folding, just cut and stuck, then tarted up with three shades of paint and a bit of metal on black for the buckles and stuff. @Moofles: thanks for the heads up, I was planning on doing the Ostfront version, so hopefully they will be a bit easier........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moofles Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 looking good so far, anothe rheads up watch out for the barell tip of the main mg, mine broke off and its very easily damaged in handling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldmanwithsnake Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 already drooped it once, luckily it bent. I am sure I will drop it again though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moofles Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 yeah its a pain, i ended up losing the tip on mine, so i drilled out the barel, inserted some metal rod, and created a new tip, you can see it here ... http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.p...s+brush+painted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Coming along nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldmanwithsnake Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share Posted September 5, 2011 I've been a bit neglectful recently, work and family stuff. Anyhow, I've masked up the cockpit and fixed it in place with some PVA. I am so glad I decided to get the masks, this would have been hell cutting them to size, two of the masks needed trimming, but no biggy... here it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldmanwithsnake Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Undercoated!!!! pre-shaded!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldmanwithsnake Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 base coat on the undersides! and on the landing gear doors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldmanwithsnake Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 masked it up tonight, I hate masking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 masked it up tonight, I hate masking... coming along nicely that, with large areas of masking like that I usually put clingfilm over the large areas and secure them with tamiya tape, its more cost effective and while fiddly it can be quicker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldmanwithsnake Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 Thanks Dazdot, I might try that on the next one This seems to have gone without major upset.... Used Vallejo Model Air 92 Medium Green, seems a bit dark, but I will go over the centres of the panels with the same colour lightened with a cream colour of some sort, should add some depth to the proceedings. I'm going to mask it off and spray the camouflage colour (Vallejo Model Color 980 Black Green) first though, give it till tomorrow to dry properly. The pre-shading seems to have worked nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moofles Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Great progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldmanwithsnake Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 masking tomorrow and then the darker green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Coming along nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahut Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Great work on a classic. I always love to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moofles Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 some great updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldmanwithsnake Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Thanks guys @Moofles: The cannon hasn't broken yet..... masked ready for the darker green mmmm, not quite as much contrast as I expected.... It's ok I think though, my wife liked it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldmanwithsnake Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 added the yellow theatre band and the yellow underside wingtips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahut Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Some very nice paint work, right there. Such effort in the tiny 1/72 scale always pleases me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim T Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 That paint is great. Apart from the pre-shading, what else have you done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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