Graham316 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Well it took longer than expected but enjoyable every minute. 16 years ago i built the airfix blenheim of the time. I was 10 years old, sat alongside my dad, using brushes and enamel paint. But today its all airbrushes and new tooled kits. This Airfix Bristol Blenheim MkIVf is the lastest tooling from airfix. It was a great kit with only a minor fit issue on the main fuselage join. Despite that every part was a great fit and had the resemblance of a Blenheim. The whole model was painted with vallejo model air which was a nerve racking task for me as this was my first camoflage aircraft painted using my airbrush. Ìt is a little rough round some of the edges but im more than happy with it. I learnt alot of new techniques along the way as well as some of the old tried and tested techniques. I used an enamal thinned paint for a panel line wash, and learning to preshade and create tonal variations in the paint. Finally the exhaust staining was done using chalk pastel shavings and also used some dry brushing to create chipping on the propelllors. Everything was then given a coat of matt varnish and finished off with removal of the masking tape. Overall i am happy with the Blenheim and cant wait for the 1/48 Mk1 from airfix. Thanks for looking in. On e again thanks for looking in. 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 A great looking Blenheim and congrats on a good airbrushing job. I hope mine turns out this good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisTheBear Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Nice! DennisTheBear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Lovely job on that mate Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battle Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 It looks great - especially the weathering on the white half of the underside. I really should do an aircraft with the white/black underside at some point - I've always thought it looks interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Beautiful Blenheim. A winner ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 I cannot see the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham316 Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 5 hours ago, Steve27752 said: I cannot see the pics! I think flikr may of had an issue. Try looking now. They are all working for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Great model ... Great build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Great looking model 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Worth waiting for very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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