Firefly

This is the standard we aspire to but very few ( including me) can achieve. Superb!

Have to say those outdoor shots really bring it to life, great work.

Hi everyone I'm not quite sure what to say, I wasn't expecting feedback like this, so thank you all for taking the trouble to comment. I made an awful lot of kits in my childhood, but the only weathering I did was dry brushing and like I said it's the unbelievable quality of some of the models I've seen that put me off to a certain extent, thinking I couldn't do anything like that. So your kind comments have certainly inspired me, but having seen some of the stuff on here I know I'll never achieve that sort of standard. But it's going to be fun trying and I have to say I've really enjoyed my return to the hobby. The Typhoon is a bit on the big side so my next project is a 1/35 Achillies tank, needless to say it will be heavily weathered. Depending on how it comes out I'll pop it on here as well. Have to say I'm glad I've found such a great forum, thanks again.

What a fantastic colour scheme.

Hi all After 30 years I've decided to give model making another go. If I'm honest one of the reasons I've not done it before is the unbelievable standard that some people are capable of turning out ( like most of you on here!) however once I started looking into it I became aware of all the amazing products that are now available. So here's the result of 2 months of work, the main focus was to produce a heavily ( perhaps too heavily?) weathered aircraft and get used to using the various products. I used maskol for the paint chips, worn effects for the heavily worn areas on the wings, dark dirt wash, some weathering powders and oil paints. I did study a lot of photos and tried to recreate the wear in the right areas, such as the heavy wear on leading edges and the foot traffic over the wings by pilots and ground crew. Anyway here's the photos and be gentle with me..... For those with eagle eyes I've got an exhaust missing and Airfix don't know when they can supply one.

I'm about to start an Achillies and I'm wondering how to bring some life to a single colour vehicle. In a word copy you! Something tells me I'm not even going to get close, you really know your stuff.

The work of a master

Looking good. Can you imagine trying to bail out of one of those!

One word, excellent