Scuff Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I am back into the man cave following a brief break from my building.I remember building a large scale Skyraider with my father when I was very young, so I am looking forward to having a go at this Tamiya kit.I have started with the cockpit and decided that for the first time that I would include a pilot. So the challenge of painting a small figure was taken on. I think its OK. the images are greatly magnified and the original size looks quite realistic and pleasing.A white wash was given to the black instruments and knobs to give them relief. A few dabs of red and white helped to liven it up. The light grey interior was just Vallejo grey primer mixed with Home brew thinners and some acrylic floor gloss. The home brew thinners has properties that give a very smooth finish to the paint. The primer mix allows sanding much more quickly than the un-modified mix, which tends to peel if not left for 24hrs to dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asgardiano Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 hi ! nice start i will follow your work! i have the same model too! one question is the instrument panel of the h version the same as the j? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 (edited) hi ! nice start i will follow your work! i have the same model too! one question is the instrument panel of the h version the same as the j?I honestly don't know, I haven't built any others. I am sure those more knowledgable will advise. Edited May 8, 2014 by Scuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 My first go at using Vallejo polyurethane grey primer mixed as follows.50% primer25% homebrew thinners25% acrylic floor polish.After thoroughly cleaning the model, a light dusting of this mix was applied. this was followed with successive light coats of primer until sufficient coverage was acheived.I put it in my drier for 20 mins at 80 degrees and was able to do do more sanding and tidying up. There was no peeling and no waiting 24hrs!Here is my drying box.The engine was airbrshed in dark iron and the highlights buffed to give a nice 3d effect.The underside with the white wheel wells masked off, as they were sprayed earlier.I think this primer mix gives a brilliant smooth ang grippy surface for later painting.Just playing about - it wouldn't really fly like this :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 The next stage completed, pre-shading....My patented sander/rescriber/riveter checks that I havent missed anything 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 This is the first model that I have tried to paint using 1/48th scale paint adjustment. I have often found that the standard colours on my models look dark when used, so here are the colours I have mixed up for this Vietnam canouflage Skyraider.I just used a mix of Tamiya colours that I had on the shelf.This is the tan colour mixed for a lightening scale effect.The scale effect green.Scale effect Olive Green.And finally the underside.For the underside, I airbrushed on a very thin coat of the light grey and let it dry for a few minutes. I then sprayed about 5 thin layers until the desired amount of pre-shading showed through. Once I had dried it in my drier, I went over the paint with a polishing stick to merge in the pre-shading with the grey and smoothed of the matt paint.The camouflage scheme took a bit of planning! The kit comes with a full model scale plan of the paint scheme, so I placed wide masking tape on the plan and traced the camo. outline with a pencil. Once peeled off, I cut the curves in the masking tape with a modelling knife and stuck them on. Onece the light tan was airbrushed, the mask was peeled off. The camo lines on the fuselage were masked using 4mm automotive flexible masking strip, which sticks well with no residue left and is lovely and bendy I continued with the olive and then the green, drying the paint and then buffing it down with a polishing stick, to give a more worn and bleached effect.I finished of with a few coats of acrylic floor gloss (Lakeland brand) to seal it all in. Decals and weathering next, I am aiming to try and keep it reasonably subtle, but I'm not sure yet how it will turn out!As usual guys, any observations or constructive comments are welcome. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Impressive stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhoupt Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 What is this paint app you are using? I looked for "1:48 paint adjuster" in the App Store with nothing showing? Great job on the kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 What is this paint app you are using? I looked for "1:48 paint adjuster" in the App Store with nothing showing? Great job on the kit! I use iModelKit to compare and mix colours. The reference for 1:48 scale effect was cybermodeler.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 That camo looks good. Really good. I've not heard of the floor cleaner before. Do you brush it on or airbrush it? Cheers, Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 That camo looks good. Really good. I've not heard of the floor cleaner before. Do you brush it on or airbrush it? Cheers, Tom. Thanks Tom. It's the same type of stuff as future..... I just spray it on neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Thanks Tom. It's the same type of stuff as future..... I just spray it on neat. Excellent, thanks. Will have to pick some up. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 From Lakeland I assume it is quickshine. It's good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 All done! Please feel free to make any obsetrvations or ask any questions....... Thanks for looking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Superb job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Outstanding!!! What a beautiful piece of work. Rgds, Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david v Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Simply stunning ! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 An absolute work of art!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 That is absolutely incredible. Great build perfect camo and weathering. Amazing and impressive . Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Stunning paintwork, great tutorial, thank you for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Thank you all for your kind comments :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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