maverick02k Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Hi all,Enjoyed this one immensely. Kit builds great, and looks great too.I tried out oil dot fading for the first time on this one. I was really happy with the way it came out. Unfortunately the flash on my camera has washed out most of the subtle fading of the finish, leaving the darker stains and more pronounced fading visible. Trust me, in this case this one looks better with the naked eye. The airframe modelled is BuNo 96845, of VMF-323. This aircraft briefly participated in VMF-323's second carrier deployment of the Korean War, when the unit embarked in USS Sicily from 5th June to 20th September 1951. However this airframe was badly damaged in a landing incident aboard Sicily on the 8th June. In theatre all of 3 days!!So my weathering is probably much much heavier than this airframe actually saw, but I wanted to go to town somewhat. So in summary. I am really happy with the way this one came out. Its by far my best weathering effects achieved so far. The oil dot fading was not at all hard to do, just time consuming. I will definitely by using this technique in future.I still tend to rush at the end of a build. This was the case with this one too. So there are still things to improve on, a hell of a lot in my opinion. Please also point out anything that you think i could do differently.Thanks all, Stuart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theanorak73 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 (edited) very nice. love the silver effect on the panel lines/rivets. is that done with a wash ??? Edited September 23, 2013 by theanorak73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Very Nice, Looks `Ridden hard and put away wet` just like the real thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Great stuff ! Weathering looks subtle and love the cockpit detailing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Very nice work. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Great job, like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srogue Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 nice job,great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Kelley Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Very nice, very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmermaniac Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 woow a cracking beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick02k Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Thanks for the positive comments everyone. very nice. love the silver effect on the panel lines/rivets. is that done with a wash ??? Its just a pale grey wash, but I agree it does look a little silver in places, and blends with my chipping. I think the tone of the wash was also somewhat altered by the dot filtering in places adding even more variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Spot on mate, the weathering looks really nicely done and in scale, something i find really difficult to do. The exhaust staining up the side looks great as well. I take it that its not a trick of the camera but it looks like you have managed to get some areas to show wear through to zinc chromate primer, how did you do this? Cheers, Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick02k Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 Spot on mate, the weathering looks really nicely done and in scale, something i find really difficult to do. The exhaust staining up the side looks great as well. I take it that its not a trick of the camera but it looks like you have managed to get some areas to show wear through to zinc chromate primer, how did you do this? Cheers, Stu Thanks Stu, There are some areas where the oil fading with some yellow ocher over the navy blue has caused a slight green tone, but I didnt do any primer chipping. It maybe a lucky result with the oil fading changing the colouration of local chipping around panel lines etc. Sorry to say that was'nt intentional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-M Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Hi there, I like it. I was under the impression that the late kit by Hobby Boss had an issue with only including the clipped wing in the kit. Did yours have the regualr wing? Great job Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick02k Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 Hi there, I like it. I was under the impression that the late kit by Hobby Boss had an issue with only including the clipped wing in the kit. Did yours have the regualr wing? Great job Brad Hi Brad. Yeah the kit only comes with the clipped wing. I solved this by glueing some strips of platicard onto the tips and then sanding to shape. The easier thing to do however would be to contact hobbyboss. I understand they accept that the wings as supplied are wrong and will supply a replacement sprue. I only found this out after already using my fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-M Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 HI, Thanks for the reply, and great save. I've emailed them twice and have yet to get a reply. Cheers Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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