Winenut Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 With some encouraging words I am just posting an update before a few changes in direction Here's some more shots to show what the bird is looking like... She's now pretty dirty and grimey....not sure how authentic but dirty and grimey (don't look at my seatbelts.....) Here's some more I have to paint the exhausts and re-weather and maybe add exhaust stains...never done those. I am also interested in some "chipping" which could look cool but I'm not confident on that technique and a bit worried I'll stuff up what I've got! I can still tidy or "clean off" any of this as it's my water based pastel on a coat of future courtesy of Paulo. Here's the underside (I know you've already seen it....such is life) I've decided my masking on the canopy wasn't right so it's been stripped with windex (it was coated in future and part painted before) and now it looks like this again Because my seat belts are possibly the worst restraining device I have ever seen on this forum I am going to hide them! With these.... Two very small and uncomfortable Italian pilots who I am going to trick up in some very fashionable 1940's Italian airsuits and plonk them directly over the top of my accuracy challenged seat belts and then crown them in glory with a smashingly nice and very see through brand spanking canopy possibly finished with painted decals rather than masked and sprayed..... Stay tuned 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 She's now pretty dirty and grimey....not sure how authentic but dirty and grimey (don't look at my seatbelts.....) I won't look at your seatbelts, I promise ... she's really really dirty! I like it Have fun with the pilots Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 I won't look at your seatbelts, I promise ... she's really really dirty! I like it Have fun with the pilots Ciao LOL. Thanks for that. going to try and get the pilots done well to add interest and disguise those belts Ha ha!!! Pilot painting post to be presented presently!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 That canopy is appalling (not your work, the part itself) I don't think I've ever seen ejector pins put in a more mind-warpingly stupid location.....What were they thinking? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Great work on the old Stuka. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Just a quick post ...nothing amazing. tried to add a bit of chipping with a small rough brush and some Humbrol 11.. Needs a tidy up but this is it with all the minutes I've had available. I'm so time poor I get charity donations from Seiko.... The rough Gelb demarcation on the cowling hasn't disappeared with weathering and has succeeded in driving me nuts.....that will get a tidy up. Also any of the chipping bits that look a little big or round and not quite right. I'll give those a tickle up too. Cheers Bruce 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Nice chipping, just the right amount of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Nice chipping, just the right amount of it Molto gentile. I'm hoping a nice matte coat will settle it all down and bring it all together. Next step is those pilots and getting some backsides on seats.. Thanks for following 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Looking good Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Hi Bruce Great to see the progress Now that you have a crew, I have a great book showing lots of Italian aircrew photos, just to warn you white was a very popular colour for flight suits ! Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Hi Bruce Great to see the progress Now that you you have a crew, I have a great book showing lots of Italian aircrew photos, just to warn you white was a very popular colour for flight suits ! Cheers Pat Hi Pat, I'm trying to find anything to do with Stuka pilots from 239a Squadriglia 97 Gruppo around 1941.....something stylish Italian even in white! Certainly want to do a version that is not a blue or grey flight suit and a yellow Mae West....I want it to be distinctly different to highlight the Italian theme! Mr Google will be working fairly hard on this one I think. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Hi Bruce I will look through the book for you, lots of well groomed moustaches, and some of the guys have them too ! Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Hi Bruce Sorry for the photos I don't have access to a scanner at the moment. I hope these are of use let me know if you need others, I didn't want to take your build thread over like some socking people did on the BV141 build, no names obviously ! Cheers Pat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Looking forward to your pilots.....Will you be resculpting them at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Looking forward to your pilots.....Will you be resculpting them at all? Looks like I'll have to! Wasn't planning on that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Hi Bruce Sorry for the photos I don't have access to a scanner at the moment. I hope these are of use let me know if you need others, I didn't want to take your build thread over like some socking people did on the BV141 build, no names obviously ! Cheers Pat Those photo's were cool Pat. Certainly not what I expected and NOT what my little Airfix blokes look like! Spot on with those loonies who took over my BV 141 build....thanks goodness you're not like that Chocks away! Andiamo!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Andiamo!!!!!! Dai, dai!!! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Dai, dai!!! Ciao Spot on!!! Love it. Heading to Italy in May.....need all the language help I can get Salute! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Spot on!!! Love it. Heading to Italy in May.....need all the language help I can get Salute! Coming for vacation? Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Coming for vacation? Ciao Yes with wife and kids for a family vacation. Will be great to be there. Can I get to the Italeri HQ in Bologna from Firenze when I'm there without mia famiglia along for the ride??????? Ha ha! Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Yes with wife and kids for a family vacation. Will be great to be there. Can I get to the Italeri HQ in Bologna from Firenze when I'm there without mia famiglia along for the ride??????? Ha ha! Cheers! You know, Bologna isn't very far from Firenze, you eat well over there (well, all over Italy, actually...) ... Naah, it's not going to happen LOL! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 Quick post as I've had no time and done bugger all. Here's Giuseppe and Rocco in an Italian flight suit version I sort of spied on the internet with bluish pants a khaki top and a white vest. At least it's different....it is Italian ...authenticity wise I think the Gruppo wore it......I think... Here's another ... the plan is dip them in Future....let that dry.....give that a wash with a slightly browny thin acrylic watery thingy ....spray them matt..... then glue their italian backsides over the top of those crappy seat belts and see how it looks Here's a mildly chipped prop.. and this is a pic of the tanks pretty much done just because every photo before was crap Cheers Bruce 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Your photos aren't crap they are quite good. I like Giuseppe and Rocco, they have come up looking the bees knees. Good to see you are nearly finished. Your Stuka is looking really good. I can't seem to get started modelling again. Too many other things to do, now I am waiting for a young bloke to come and get 2 bee hives out of a wall downstairs. Then I will have to fix the gyprock and repaint the wall, FECK it. I waited a month for a plumber to shift a pipe under a path out the front of our house. He would say "I will be there this week Stevie". I got the dry top tits with him and rang his partner and the pipe was moved that day. I am going to stuff some of the jobs and finish a model or two. Stephen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Bruce have a look at this. Could only happen here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-DLay3lMJJvWFJrb2dpY0xIakE/view Stephen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 Bruce have a look at this. Could only happen here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-DLay3lMJJvWFJrb2dpY0xIakE/view Stephen funny as! Get stuck into ya models chief you'll love it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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