Wolwe82 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Hey everyone, after some time i had just a bit of time to work on some kits again, so i decided to pick Airfix 1/72 P-40C and build it straight OOB. Only additions are rivets, wires on U/C and antena wires, which i managed to break like 10 times during taking the shots and my nerves were not strong enough in the end, so the wires are left a bit loose.. At first i wanted realy quick build, so the cockpit was quickly painted, washed and thats all.. As i changed my mind during the build and wanted to play a bit with the surface, the result is, the cockpit is now quite shiny compared to rest of the build. Well, happens. Also i managed to break one of the gun barrels during weathering Few shots from the build (there was no WIP this time on BM, because i did not have that much time) - i was using the hairspray technique, so silver base, hairspray, zinc chromate yellow primer (mix of ZCY + drop of green, both gunze), chipping where i wanted some later chips straight down to the bare metal. Next step was sealing all this with coat of varnish - do not do the same mistake as me and do NOT chose gloss varnish.. the next layer of hairspray/chipping fluid wont hold good enough on it and you llhave problems with spraying the next paint layers.. However, once the varnish was on and dried, i did apply layer of mig/ammo chipping fluid, followed with the camo paints - grey and green gunze (green was mix of US interrior green, RAF green and drop of ZCY), brown tamiya (mix of redbrown and dark yellow), airbrushed free hand, only the bottom/top line was done using tamiya tape, as i ran out of blue-tac. After that i did the chipping, using scalpel, brush and for the rivets enhancing i used waterproof sandpaper, pushing very gently on it. I then sealed this all with gloss varnish, for the next steps. Weathering was done as usualy, wash (top medium brown, bottom storm grey, both from ammo RAF PLW set), very gentle oil paints fading, to not destroy the chipping and next i did try pigments to give it dusty look (mix of dust, sand and earth pigments), mig dust fluid for the white-ish mark on fuselage behind cockpit (under the fuel caps), fresh oil leaks by ammo and brown/black oil paints for touches here and there. Exhaust staining is done by black and grey pigments. Exhausts weathering was done in few steps - metal base, followed by few washes of warious rust colours, next some brown and grey pigments dusting. I was not happy with that, so i gently drybrushed some dark steel paint here and there. Still not where i wanted to be, but i did not want to screwit even more Few images from the build here then - the next shots are after the paint job, before weathering. And here she is finished. I m sorry, the photos are a bit blurry and dark, i cannt make better with phone.. guess i ll have to write letter to Santa as the xmass are comming... As i said, one gun barrel was broken during weathering and the antenna wire is a bit loose, because i repeaired it so many times, the heat did not want to strain it anymore Thanks for watching guys and any tips or comments are welcome 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal JMW Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Superb! Looks beautiful ! First class paintwork and weathering ! Well done ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Nicely done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Nice P-40 Wolwe! Your models always have perfect finishes - the paint chipping looks so real on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Szczudlyk Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Shark mouth. ..yeah! great like usual 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Managed to miss this one! Excellent P-40! Lovely finish as always. Now where's that Spitfire you promised me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Broken guns can be replaced. I do like the underside weathering with the primer showing through 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 I m sorry for the late response guys. Big thanks to all of you for your kind words, i m happy you like her, it was first time i was using pigments that much. It was fun but now my work bench looks like after flavour and cacao explosion.. Cooken thanks, i like hairspray method for the chipping, it takes more time and you need to find the right way-right amount of hairspray applied (which i still need to find the thicker hairspray layer, the bigger chips are peeling out easier), but the effect is worth it. Stix, i started to work on the spit, but there are some hard changes happening around me lately and i cannt focus on the modelling as much as i would like, so i was worried i would screw it. So it is siting in the box again and waiting for the things to settle down a bit :/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Excellent worn Flying Tiger, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Nice one, love the chipping. The "combat damage" can be repaired, an easy fix. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby57 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 1/72!!! Wow, I love it...very subtly done; very realistic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Moore Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Excellent model...really looks the part 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 ...great weathering .......great subject....all in all you did a great job....lovely rgds mr b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Just checked the scale to see if it was 1/48 or 1/32. Turns out to be 1/72! WOW! It's amazing, top work and detail! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Thank you once again guys It was fun kit to build, now lets hope Airfix can make some of the later versions (F,long tail K,..) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPReggie Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 That weathering is stunning, lovely job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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