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Hi, folks...

 

A few photos of my recently finished kit in 48th scale.  A lovely kit to build, with a lot of detail and minimal use of filler.  Two kits are on the market, each with five different options.  My kit is straight from the box.  Only additions are the 'Super Fabric' seat belts, the bracing wires between the centre struts and also for the fuel tank, and the percussion rods on the bombs.  Aircraft was assigned to Ergängzungsstaffel/Schlachgeschwader 1, which force-landed near Wjasma, Russia, in early 1942.  The actual photos show a much more pristine finish to the white overpaint, but this is my first attempt at blackwashing and wanted something a little more scruffy looking.   Hope you enjoy.

 

 

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Hi, guys...

 

Thanks for your comments.  I really enjoyed making this kit and I'm glad you like the end result. 

 

 

Pete...

 

The wash is made from artist's soft pastels, available from good art shops.  I used brown, a touch of dark grey and a small amount of black.  Just scrape some shavings off into a small plastic container - I used an old contact lense holder - then a drop of washing-up liquid, and a couple of small brushfuls of water.  Mix it together and it should roughly have the same consistency as milk.   Then brush onto your model and into every space you can find; let it dry for about an hour or so, then carefully removed the excess.  Hopefully, the residue will remain in the panel lines etc.  For small tricky areas, you could remove the excess using a cotton bud - I believe there are pointed ones available in the shops which might be useful for awkward or confined spaces - and for the larger areas, I used a Kleenex tissue (other brands are also available), only slightly dampening it if the excess was being stubborn.  If you accidentally removed the wash that's gone into the panel lines in a particular area, just repeat the process for that area and hopefully you can restore the appearance.  It really is quite easy, and makes such a difference to what would otherwise have been a decent kit, to something a little more interesting.

 

Regards,

 

Paul

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