Michaelvk

Well, I used Alclad hot metal colours for the heat staining, but you could just as well use Tamiya clear colours too. The Alclads are specifically made for this purpose and are ready to spray right out of the bottle. The Tamiya acrylics (or Mr Hobby, whichever your poison) would need a fair bit of diluting with X20a, IPA or even lacquer thinners. Mr Color thinners work beautifully, but are a bit stinky. I’ve kind of drifted away from forums, mostly because I put all my photos on Photobucket which then ruined itself by charging for hotlinking (like a sucker I’ve since ponies up, but the damage has been done) I’ve consolidated everything onto a Facebook page (linky: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1951277155155314&ref=content_filter) , but am now also doing some YouTube videos, explaining my how and why when it comes to building my models.. Linky to the channel if you’re interested: https://www.youtube.com/user/insomniavfx What also has slowed things down a little is my 17 month old lad, who gets a lot of my attention.. But things do still get build. Just a little slower than before..

Thanks man! Much appreciated!

I guess it's back to the Revell AT-AT with all its foibles, I suppose. Such a pity. I would've easily have gotten two of DML's offerings..

C'mon and hurry up with a B-wing!

Something that made us all excited was Dragon's announcement and 3D printed tests of their Star Wars kits.. But they've gone worryingly dark on any updates. Am I right in thinking they've got licensing issues?

Thank you! If I remember correctly I first started with Alclad aluminium, then bands of Alclad hot exhaust blue, then washes of Citadel devlan mud and nuln oil (sparingly with the latter).. i really should write these processes down..

Lovely build and an excellent way to do prop blur. Those cartoonish PE ones just look ridiculous to me. This is a far better solution.

Wait.. What? 1:72??? That's awesome!

What a shame.. She was gorgeous.. And tragically fitting the RNZAF rounded has a flightless bird on it...

Thank you! lets put it this way.. They're airbrush ready and I did the camo pattern freehand with the only masking being the demarcation with the Sky type S..

Well, it took me all of six months, but here she is.. Airfix' 1:48 Spitfire Mk.I. I used a HGW harness and painted it with Alclad Mil-Spec, which, apparently, is as close as dammit to the real wartime deal.. One day I may find the inclination to add an aerial.. Pics taken under sketchy lighting with a phone.. I used Vallejo for the interior colour and find it a bit too green for my tastes. The Alclad Mil-Spec is a much closer match (on the hatch)

Apparently 49% of the airframe was welded nickel steel. The raised panel lines may be weld seams.. Source: http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/mig-31/

For £3 to £4 more you can get the vastly superior, though less playable, Bandai Y-wing. However the rerelease of the classic large scale AT-AT and Imperial shuttle is great news..

Screen accurate is a bit of a tricky one, as prior to CGI there were various sizes which varied in detail. With this kit, however, the sidewalls are too tall, especially compared to the Finemolds/Revell masterclass(?) version. I'd say it's a more accurate version than the old AMT/ERTL one.

I painted the parts on the sprues prior to assembly. It lends itself very well to that. There were a few decals that needed placing, but overall there was zero masking involved, which is nice.

Very nice! I might get myself one to go with the 1:72 Slave 1 I've got waiting in the wings..

A very deserved win.. Well done!

That's very cool.. That thing must be tiny! Which kit is that?

Very nice! Loving the thumbs up! I used Citadel brown acrylic washes on this fella: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234994736-bandai-112-r5-d4/

Thanks guys! I must say that the lighting, flat coat and iPhone pics have sucked a bit of the life out of it.. There's a lot more subtle colour modulation going on than the pics are letting on.. I basically stood in front of a rack of Vallejo and ended up going "it'll do!" when I found Vallejo silver grey. Glad I did too, I quite like it. I've got a rattle can of Tamiya AS-I forget which right now- for the 1:72, but I may just ditch that in favour of going the same route as this one. All the other colours were the kit decals, but next time I'll mask and paint them instead, as the greys were a bit too green for my liking..

I finally finished this little guy, after languishing in the bottom of a display case for around two years.. I painted it with Vallejo silver grey over a Tamiya German grey preshade. Weathering was done using citadel and oil paint washes, oil paint streaks and oil paint shading and toning.. If that's a word?

Ah, no worries.. It happens.. I just googled DVM Ernie Hey.. I think they only have a surname in common. I passed that link on to his daughter.. Thanks for that!

Well that's disappointing..

Here's an article on the man in the machine, flight lieutenant Eric Charles Hey, DFC http://spitfireassociation.com.au/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=397%3Ahey-eric&Itemid=283

Thanks! I don't know, and couldn't discern it from the reference image, so I chose to leave it off.