trickyrich Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 Just make sure you put the right colour scheme/markings on the right aircraft!!! 1
Stew Dapple Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 Good work Cookie, I think when it is done this one will be all the sweeter for the trouble it has given you along the way Goodluck Spitfire's still doing its stuff, I'll keep you posted if I get any further luck from mine Cheers, Stew 1
giemme Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 "Giemme - I wonder if the Force could fix seams. (That is why I fail.)" I'm afraid the Force isn't working for chore businesses ... Good progress on both ACs, you definitely can do multitasking ... Ciao 1
CedB Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 Hey Cookie! Sorry to be late to this... I'm a stranger to group build land so I missed it. Here now though, sharing the pain 1
Cookenbacher Posted May 12, 2015 Author Posted May 12, 2015 Thanks everybody! I finally made some progress worth posting. The canopy is masked and attached, as well as the turbo-supercharger inlets. I then brushed on some metalizer, and masked off the portions I want to chip down to the aluminum. And then sprayed the enamel Yellow Zinc Chromate. I plan to apply hairspray, and then an acrylic Olive Drab. Then, when I chip it, the chips will randomly be down to either the primer or the bare metal. We'll see how it goes. 9
Stew Dapple Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 That's a bold venture Cookie, I look forward to seeing how it comes out Cheers, Stew 1
old thumper Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 You have managed to get a nice finish with the metaliser and chromate, fingers crossed it should work out fine. 1
trickyrich Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 very nice, I like your trick for the "chipping", may have to steal it! I haven't tried the hairspray method yet, usually used either really good masking tape or tap the paint (causes it to flake off and on the leading edge gives you that slightly beaten up look). You've made great progress with this one, am dying to see the finished product. 1
Procopius Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 Wow, looking at it now, you'd hardly believe how poor the fit was. Looking good, Cookie. 1
Cookenbacher Posted May 14, 2015 Author Posted May 14, 2015 Thanks everybody! I painted the bottom with Vallejo FS 36173 (actually a mix of their Model Air and Model Color FS 36173 as the Model Color version is a little lighter, and I wanted to lighten it a tad). And did a little chipping before it completely dried. I didn't use hairspray on the bottom, as I learned the hard way that it weakens the paint too much to mask it. Fortunately, Vallejo acrylics don't stick too tightly to metalizer, and I was able to do some chipping on the leading edge and some panels. Olive Drab is next. 6
trickyrich Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 that's a nice finish you've got there, well done. 1
giemme Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Nice underside finish! Are going to add some more weathering or post-shading? Ciao 1
Procopius Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Fortunately, Vallejo acrylics don't stick too tightly to metalizer anything Let me fix that for you. Absolutely top-notch work, Cookie. Amazing to see this brute of a kit bend to your will. 4
Stew Dapple Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Very tidy work Cookie old top PC, you are incorrigible; I'm not saying you're wrong, but you're definitely incorrigible Cheers, Stew 3
Cookenbacher Posted May 15, 2015 Author Posted May 15, 2015 Thanks for the kind words Rich and Les, and thanks for the Vallejo correction PC. I'm afraid it is true. Stew, your rebuke was lost on this guy. Giemme, I don't think I'm going to fade the underside grey, but it is definitely going to get battered and dirtied up. 3
Procopius Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 I actually have a Mass Teen Fainting Plumtree shirt like the one in the movie. 2
giemme Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Giemme, I don't think I'm going to fade the underside grey, but it is definitely going to get battered and . Wow,tough landing! I'm looking forward to how you're going to weather her accordingly... Ciao 1
CedB Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Cookie I love the first video. Reminds me of Douglas Adam's "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" when, for reasons I won't go into here, his secretary tears out all the pages of his dictionary between (I think) 'G' and 'M' allowing him to repeatedly quote, for example, "Incorrigible's a word that's not in my dictionary". Classic. RIP Douglas. Giemme, I don't think I'm going to fade the underside grey, but it is definitely going to get battered and dirtied up. As for the second video can I just say that, although your proposed weathering technique might well achieve the desired results, it might be easier to buy some Mig washes instead? 2
Cookenbacher Posted May 18, 2015 Author Posted May 18, 2015 Thanks Ced, I may look into those. My favorite thing to use for heavy weathering is cheap tempera paints. We'll see how it goes. I got the P-38 all masked up for the Olive Drab. I sprayed and then chipped some MM Acrylic Olive Drab. OOF, I now notice that the seam behind the cowlings needed some more work. Too late now! May have to get creative with the weathering there. 3
CedB Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Looking good Cookie, especially the chipping. I'm still playing with weathering so I followed your link and those water based tempera paint look great - easy to use, not smelly and easy to remove! I might look for a set to try out. The washes are easy but a bit smelly and they do stick if you don't get them off quick enough. Although they will come off with thinners we all know where that can lead! I should also (probably) widen my thread reading. At the moment, if it's not 1/72 in Europe in WWII it doesn't get looked at. Friends get followed (I'm even watching Jon's 2CV!) but that's it. Hmmm. "One day, I'll grow up and build wheels down..."? Nah. Wheels up is grown up too IMHO! 2
nimrod54 Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 This kit has been a bit of a trial for you Cookie, but it is starting to come together now. Keep up the good work mate. 1
trickyrich Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 very nicely done cookie! Your pre-weathering certainly worked out quite nicely. she looks great. I would have noticed the cowling join unless you had told me, you should be able to "hide" that quite easily. Well you are on the home stretch now and it should be all smooth sailing from here. 1
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