NorLars Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I'm still pretty new to scale modeling. Well, that's sort of a lie. I built a lot of them as a kid. But as an adult I've only been doing this since June. This will therefor maybe not be the most incredible looking build you'll see this year. But, hey, it's about the process, not the result, right? On top of that I'm painting by hand and not using airbrush. My painting skills are not the greatest since I've been blessed with the gift of arthritis. That's enough with the excuses. Now to the build. I picked up this gem at a local store. I was originally planning to do a Spitfire build, but they were out. They're getting new stock next week, but I had to have my fix right away. Looking through the box it seems like a very good print, and I'm certainly looking forward to this project. For now there's not much to post. Just starting doing the cockpit. Pictures will be posted as soon as I have something interesting done. Please be kind to me. It's my first WIP. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Nice kit to ease yourself back into modelling. Ozzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Let's go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorLars Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 Oh, and if anyone has done this build and has some tips for things to watch out for don't be afraid to speak up. This will be an out of the box build BTW. No aftermarket parts or decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorLars Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 So I was doing the instrument panel and this happened: I will never understand how people manage to apply the decals on the panels without f-ing up. Decided I could live with it. Gonna be a closed canopy anyway. Instructions say Tamiya Xf-22 for the panel. Since my local store don't have Tamiya colours I went with Vallejo 830. According to this chart that would be about the same. For the blacks I have used Humbrol 85. One of the blacks should have been Humbrol 33 according to the chart, but whatever... Close enough for government work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Humbrol 85 is semi-gloss; 33 is matt. The colour is the same black in both cases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 One thing about the instrument panel is that it should be a very light grey. That was standard on Great Patriotic War aircraft. It certainly was on the Shturmovik. The rest of the cockpit should be in a medium neutral grey. And I do mean neutral, not greenish or bluish-tinted as you will sometimes see on models. I've examined actual fragments of A-14 Steel Grey (the interior colour), and even taking into account the passage of the decades, the colour is a dead-neutral grey, just black and white, with no other tints or hues evident. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorLars Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 There was a war so they ran out of the correct colour (AKA I'm not doing it again.) The carpet monster just ate a decal for the left side control panel (the one next to the pilot) so I just painted those dials black. Good news though. I found a part that was MIA on the FW 190 i did a couple of builds ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorLars Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 There's been quite a lot of progress, but due to my Internet being FUBAR I haven't been able to upload pictures yet. Hopefully I'll be able to do so tommorow. I've put together the cockpit, joined the to halves of the body and just finished putting on the wings. Pictures to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorLars Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Unfortunatly this project has been put on the backburner due to illness and the holidays. I hope to get back to it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorLars Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 Okay, this is turning out to be the build from hell. No pics incomming because mye fiancé formated the SD-card without know I hadn't upload the pics to my PC yet. Then mye niece came visiting. While we adults was in another room she proceeded to "help" me paint it. It was colourful, I'll give her that. But totally wrong colours. After she painted it she appearently thought: "Hmm. This is a plane. Let's make it fly!" and proceeded to "fly" it down the stairs. Currently sanding and trying my best to repair the damage done. I might still salvage it, but it wont be pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Sorry to hear about the troubles, but I do hope you persevere with the build. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 When that happens it's a dispensation from the modelling gods to go and get another one. Now that you've had your practise build you can go back and avoid the mistakes of last time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 But keep the IL-2 and use it to play with, practice rattle can spraying if you have no airbrush, cutting lumps out, using filler and rubbing down, get some Decal Fix and have a play, practice weathering, that type of thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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