Arie Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 That is nice, particularly nice is the faded dayglo. Any tips on how you achieved that? I really like the faded orange markings, how did you achieve it? Was it just a case of using a matt coat or other colours? It's a very realistic effect. Rich Thanks for the kind words--the faded effect is a multi-layer ordeal. I start with a white basecoat to intensify the final colour, then overspray with yellow. Some paints actually fade to yellow, then white, so this layering leaves me the option to either not fully over-paint, or lightly sand back to reveal the base colours. For the final Dayglo, I started off spraying the panel lines, then very lightly sprayed the rest of the top panels, giving the underside thicker coverage. I felt I overdid the orange, and actually went back with a very thin mixture of white/yellow and highlighted the middle of the most faded panels. My airbrush is very basic & has some trouble controlling coverage in small scale, so some of you with better kit might be able to get even better results. Cheers, Arie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Good Lord that's an ugly plane. I really like the orange as well as the silver. It really brings out the Gannett's brutish lines. Now I want one.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arie Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Per request, here are a couple of shots of the whole "family". The AEW.3 is the Airmodel vacuform conversion with components from Frog's kit & a generous amount of re-profiling & scratch building. The Trumpy kit is a mutt of a different sort--Gannet nerds will note the Brawdy tailcode are wrong for the late-style roundels--I'm converting it over to the Lossie station flight bird, which is the only one I've seen sporting the late-style roundels, which I prefer. In any case, I still need to swap out the tail codes & serials, but am being a bit lazy & don't fancy taking the folded wings apart, decaling, and replacing, as you can see. Many thanks for all the kind words...Without further ado! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Hello Arie, very nice build and well finished,it looks fantastic. I am half way through my build of the same aircraft/kit and like you I thought the 30gram nose weight was excessive but crammed it in anyway, I now have more lead in my Gannet than on my roof. I too could find no pics of weapons carriage for that lovely bomb bay so closed it up, all I could find was a single pylon on each wing for a drop tank, not much is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arie Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Hello Arie, very nice build and well finished,it looks fantastic. I am half way through my build of the same aircraft/kit and like you I thought the 30gram nose weight was excessive but crammed it in anyway, I now have more lead in my Gannet than on my roof. I too could find no pics of weapons carriage for that lovely bomb bay so closed it up, all I could find was a single pylon on each wing for a drop tank, not much is it. Glad to hear you avoided my mistake--I didn't weigh-out what I put in initially & ended up having to drill out the nose and cast a solid lead plug to fit! Might be a good choice to close the bay too--between the flaps & the bay doors, there's loads of gubbins hanging off, ready to accidently snap-off. Truly looking forward to seeing your build! Cheers, A. C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 If I may ask, did you paint your silver main colour or was it an Alclad finish, I cant decide from research weather the colour was natural aluminium finish or painted aluminium finish, if indeed there be a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arie Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 If I may ask, did you paint your silver main colour or was it an Alclad finish, I cant decide from research weather the colour was natural aluminium finish or painted aluminium finish, if indeed there be a difference? I painted it with Modelmaster's non-buffing aluminium--best I can tell, the Gannets were painted a lacquered silver, rather than being natural metal. A. C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Very nice collection! As well as the COD Gannet I hope you will also be doing an ECM6 and a trainer with the yellow bands :-) Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbbusybee Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Lovely trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard4 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Yummmy yummy I just love this model you have built, oodles of detail well done go to the top of the class. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Very nice Gannet; looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Great job on the weathering....spot on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Awesome! As others note the faded day-glo adds the master stroke... the three ship line up on deck looks fab- reminds me of the time as a nipper I went aboard Ark Royal and marveled at the size of the Gannets parked on deck. Very well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 That's a very nice job, and it's a very realistic effect. Congratulations!!! Linus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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