cheeley Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Built for the Battle for the Third Reich Group Build, I though I'd put a few extra pictures in here. There is a build thread here. The HobbyBoss kit was really nice, not much fettling was needed. Some of the sprue attachment point were a bit gargantuan though, which was a pain when trying to cut off some of the smaller bits. I left the nose panels removable, so as to see into the nice detail that they put in the gun bays. The nose wheel bay is a white metal part, intended to keep it from being a tail sitter. It j-u-s-t works, but a strong breeze will put her on her behind. I packed the very tip of the nose with blu-tak to help, but there isn't much room anywhere else in the nose for ballast, if you're keeping all the fiddly gun bay bits open to the world. Chris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 (edited) Really nice job Chris. One comment if I may, the port wheel looks like it's got a mild case of pidgeon toe. Cracker build and paint though. Mick Edited April 10, 2013 by Mick Drover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Nice job Chris. I like the subtle and realistic paint chipping, how did you achieve this? Thanks, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Now that looks rather special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greased Lightning Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 That's an excellent job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Quite a superb build, excellent mottling of which I'm envious! Very nice work, I'm a big fan of these kits and it's good to see them built, especially to your high standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Grand job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Looking good. Really looks the part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Lovely work Chris I'd also like to add that the chipping/wear on the wings is excellent. Great choice of paint scheme thats right up my street. Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeley Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 Cheers guys. Mick, I agree, that left hand wheel is slightly on the wonk, more noticeable in the head on shots. I think getting the undercarriage square and true is one of my weak areas. Nigel, for chipping I start with a silver undercoat, and scrape back to that with a sharp blade once the top colour coat is on. I've tried adding chipping over a top coat before by using silver pencil & paint, but it has never looked as good to me as 'real' chipping with a blade. The drawback with my method is that it's fairly destructive - it's not as easy as correcting the chipping done with a silver pencil, which can usually be rubbed off (before it is sealed with a clear coat). On the plus side I find that I can achieve finer results with the tip of a blade than with a pencil or paint brush - when seen through the camera lens my paint blobs and pencil marks look too big and messy. I also try to keep the chipping to a minimum, for most subjects my tastes tend towards the 'less is more' approach. I rushed things a bit towards the end, as I knew that the GB ends soon, and I wouldn't have any free time to work on her. Not a bad end result though, I'm pretty pleased. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Chris, Thanks for the advice of the chipping technique, it certaily looks more realistic that my efforts with a silver pencil. Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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