Mike Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Do you think he might have one of those robot thingies like on the Renault ads? peebeep Or even the Citroen Picasso ads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenshb Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 That Ocean Grey nose looks "right"... Not that the rest of the model is bad mind you... Jens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousA667 Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 (edited) Yeah, them's the ones! peebeep - rapidly becoming senile Edited July 23, 2007 by peebeep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Nice paintjob, Did you use future?and for the white , then are you going to paint in black or is just ready, I said because looks like to paint invasion bands. Cheers. Héctor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 peebeep - rapidly becoming senile Join the club mate, that makes two of us, Anyway, the stripey bits are masked ...... ...... and the stripey bits are on. The Black invasion stripes are not actually 'Black', they are a mix of approx three parts Gunship Grey with one part Black, this is because I will add some shading to the panel lines and such where they cross the 'Black' stripes, this shading will be in pure straight Black Oil Paint, and will show up against the Gunship Grey/Black mixture. (Drop tanks are just placed on 'cos I wanted to see how they looked). I have also deliberately made the stripes slightly wonky and with uneven widths, if you look at the black and white pics you will see what I mean, althoughy oddly enough it does not look too uneven on the painted model for some reason! Also added, what is thought to be, some Red Primer around the tailplane, which is a 50/50 mix of Humbrol Red No.60 and Humbrol Brown No.26. It may be a touch dark but that will have to do, not faffing around with it too much more. Used a bit of artistic licence and also added Red Primer around the opposite tailplane too, theoretically if possibly the tailcone was removed for repair or maintenance, that side may also of had a splosh of Primer too. That's my story anyway ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 Nice paintjob, Did you use future?Cheers. Héctor No, I have not used any Future, that is the Xtracolour straight from the tin (thinned with cellulose thinners). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Looking amazing Neil, your preshading demonstrates your steady hand there mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 Looking amazing Neil, your preshading demonstrates your steady hand there mate You should see it when I'm sober .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 I can't wait to see the finished result. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 No, I have not used any Future, that is the Xtracolour straight from the tin (thinned with cellulose thinners). Thanks , looks too shine and this is Why I asked you if it´s future. Anyway its goodlooking . Cheers. Héctor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Nice Mossie Neil, I will watch how you go with the canopy as I might use this method on my big Mossie. Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 Nice Mossie Neil, I will watch how you go with the canopy as I might use this method on my big Mossie.Graham. I'm pleased to say that it worked out quite nicely, . The vac canopy has been trimmed to it's final shape and the sprayed clear decal has been sliced up and layed on, and because the Interior Green was sprayed on the sheet first, that is what shows up on the inside of the canopy. Decals do not stick to bare plastic particularly well so I dipped the canopy in some Klear first, to help it grip. Actually this is something of a first for me because I have never bothered to coat any canopies in Klear before now. Will give it another dip before it is finally fixed in place just to seal the decals on, then carefully brush paint some Matt Varnish on the framework to match the final airframe finish. Canopy is just placed in position for effect at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Whoa! Beautiful build Neil, may i ask what are the red brown things at the roots of the horizontal stabs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entlim Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Sluckin' lovely. Might get some color on the top of mine later on, if I can get to the workshop & mask it all off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Broadbent Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Scrumptious! Inspirational stuff this "in progress" business. I haven't been near my model desk for three weeks and it's helping push me in the right direction..... Hate the look of the glossy finish for decaling, but always love the way things come to life with the matt finish - perhaps my favourite bit! Great work on the canopy BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 Ta peeps. Whoa! Beautiful build Neil, may i ask what are the red brown things at the roots of the horizontal stabs? Well allegedly/apparently/in theory it is bare Red primer. If you look at the side on black and white pic at the beginning of the thread, it is possible to just make out 'something' around the tailplane root. Primer sounds good enough to me. Another pic showing the opposite side of the canopy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Neil, did you spray all the camo freehand? I noticed that there's a soft edge on the top/bottom interface - please don't tell me you sprayed THAT freehand too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 Neil, did you spray all the camo freehand? I noticed that there's a soft edge on the top/bottom interface - please don't tell me you sprayed THAT freehand too? Yes, the camo is all freehand (courtesy of the Badger 100 .... ). That being said, it is not clear if it should be a hard edge or soft edge on the top/bottom interface from the black and white pics. So I did it with a soft edge .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Yes, the camo is all freehand (courtesy of the Badger 100 .... ). That being said, it is not clear if it should be a hard edge or soft edge on the top/bottom interface from the black and white pics. So I did it with a soft edge .... PLEASE tell me you masked it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 Nope, not on this occasion. I did use heavily thinned paint (thinned with cellulose thinners) with a faily low/gentle air pressure and the airbrush nozzle held as close to the surface as possible, to get a nice tight line. However, I had to go back a couple of times and alternate between the Grey and Green camo colours in the airbrush in order to get it right, touching in a couple of places here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Nope, not on this occasion. I did use heavily thinned paint (thinned with cellulose thinners) with a faily low/gentle air pressure and the airbrush nozzle held as close to the surface as possible, to get a nice tight line. However, I had to go back a couple of times and alternate between the Grey and Green camo colours in the airbrush in order to get it right, touching in a couple of places here and there. You're a sick, sick man, Mr Burkill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 Decided to throw a couple of 'stickers' on just for the heck of it. Could not find any of the correct fuselage letters anywhere, so kind of cobbled some together. The White background to the letter '0' was cut from solid colour decal sheet, the internal corners where made with a punch and die set and the external corners where cut using one of those Tritool scribing templates and scalpel. For the Red part of the '0' I decided to use the Red letter 'S' on the Tamiya decal sheet with the centre cut out, and the gaps on the upright parts of the 'S' were filled with sections removed from the letter 'R', also from the Tamiya sheet. Initial pieces of decals cut with scalpel before soaking White background in position The 'S' in place, with the centre removed Gaps in the 'S' filled in Worked out ok, it's not 'precisely' the same as in the pic of the real aircraft, but it will do for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Worked out ok, it's not 'precisely' the same as in the pic of the real aircraft, but it will do for me. Very creative I'm not looking forward to finding the codes for my highball, as it's getting towards that stage shortly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 :worthy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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