John Masters Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Here is my latest and last before I begin the Floatplane GB...Eastern Express's Sopwith Snipe in Russian livery... A pretty straightforward build, not real snags. The colors are MisterKit PC-10 and British WW1 Doped Linen, Tamiya Royal Light Gray, Vallejo Aluminum...I airbrushed the lot except for the aluminum. MisterKit airbrushed really well as long as it isn't too thin. It covers much better than with a stick brush. The decals are OOB, but after some research, I trimmed off the white roundels around the black stars. I have seen the rudder in both CDL and light blue and I chose light blue for the look. The WingNuts page is an excellent resource for the rigging and I was pleased to see they did not encourage any double lines, so I did not as well. Rigging is the good mix of fishing line, EZ-line and stretched sprue, depending on where it was used. A nice little model and a good addition to the Post WW1 shelf. Controls horns fore and aft are brass wire through drilled holes. I chose to photograph it outside on the terrace in the shade to use the diffused light. I adjusted the white balance , worked with the shadow/highlights, colour balance, etc...then cropped. I think they are better than my usual pics. See you all at the starting line on Sunday! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Nice model and an interesting scheme. Regards, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Very nice Snipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 Thanks boys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) That must have been the first low viz scheme? Martin Edited August 31, 2017 by RidgeRunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 It was the personal mount of Russian ace Grigoriy Stepanovich Sapozhnikov and I think the black stars were his idea. He became after the revolution and flew against the Poles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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