LotusArenco Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Didn't know where to post this one? Sci-Fi/What If/Aircraft?? Anyway, I suddenly realised that I always post pics of my builds without any work in progress shots. This is a sort of compromise. It's nearly, but not quite finished. Italeri 1/72 Mig-37B 'Ferret E' Had this kit in the stash for years. I wanted to do something unusual, and not worry about the normal research/accuracy/find the correct colours of your average build. So, here we go! Test-fit the main parts and cut off the silly sticking out lights from the wings and tails. Chopped the tip off the tails. (Then regretted it!) Scribed a couple of panel lines. Decided 'Ivan' no longer wanted to fly in a Tucano. (As you see, He's been at the bottle) Parts went together OK. Added some 'Gubbins' behind the cockpit to liven it up a little. Cut a hole under the front canopy for some sort of 'targeting doo-dad'. Quick slap of paint. Little bit of filler here and there. Glue down the canopy. Try to get the join line on top of the fuselage to disappear! Painted wheel wells and air brake in Humbrol acrylic red. (Oh, and note the results of spilling liquid glue over your cutting mat!!) Quick once over with Tamiya surface primer. On with the (extremely hurried and rough) pre-shading. (Which later turned out to be a bit of a waste of time). Coat of Xtracrylix 'Light Grey' and masking begins. Tamiya tape cut into small strips, than cross cut at 30 degrees. Coat of 'Neutral Grey'. Mask. Coat of 'Dark Grey'. (Pre-shading now virtually disappeared!) One huge pile of masking tape later. And that's as far as I've got at the moment. Just got to tidy up some overspray, add a bit of weathering, gloss, decals and job nearly done. Mart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Great paint job Mart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchet Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 That looks bloody awesome Mart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Some seriously impressive masking there Mart, you must have the patience of a saint to have pulled this camo off. Nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
model_madness Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Mart that looks bloody marvelous!! I really dig that splinter camo, she's gonna be a real looker when finished! Eagerly awaiting the final touches.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotusArenco Posted May 18, 2008 Author Share Posted May 18, 2008 Thanks for the replies. you must have the patience of a saint to have pulled this camo off. Hardly mate! It only took a couple of hours to mask and spray the whole thing start to finish! Xtracrylix is pretty quick drying. By the time I'd cleaned out the airbrush it was ready to mask. I love reading how some people leave their paint to dry for days before they mask. As long as you're careful you can get away with it. Mart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Wow that camo job is amazing, sort of pixellated splintering. Looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedfellows Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Thats just brilliant Mart! The scheme is called 'Digital camo' And is very effective! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotusArenco Posted May 18, 2008 Author Share Posted May 18, 2008 The scheme is called 'Digital camo' And is very effective! A quick Google for 'Digital Camo' led to this http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=77011 I think I've just wet myself.... Just given the Mig a once over with Klear. Now I can't decide what markings to put on?? Standard Russian stars or Polish chequers? Whatever I choose, It's going to get a shark mouth! Mart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osher Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 What a brilliant paint job! Looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stedman Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) I call it CROSSWORD CAMO . Just painted my Ultra Raptor in greeny/browny version . Edited June 3, 2021 by Stedman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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