bruce bay Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 This was all in all a good fun build. The engineering is rather strange - but then again it's a rather strange aircraft - so fair dos. There's a fairly short WIP thread on this here for those who want it. Kit was painted with rattle cans and brush for interiors and details. Hairspray weathering using - well, hairspray - followed by Citadel white spray primer. This and the decals were all unified with a brushed on layer of Vallejo satin varnish at a 50/50 varnish to water ratio. Thanks for looking! Bruce 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Really nice FW there Bruce, love the distessed winter camo` especially. superb job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spad Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Ahaha! Now I really like that! Excellent work on the worn winter camo. Is that the hairspray method, acrylic white scrubbed with a toothbrush, what? Do share your chosen technique! 🤔 ATB Rick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Good looking Focke-Wulf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 That's a very tidy bit of weathering. It even looks cold! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Great 189, super job on the winter finish, really like the crystal clear canopy and very sharp masking job, excellent work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 nice worn winter dress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovely Pig Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Really nice weathering there, I'm interested in your technique also 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 This is an excellent example of a Russian winter aircraft. You can really feel the cold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 8 hours ago, Spad said: Ahaha! Now I really like that! Excellent work on the worn winter camo. Is that the hairspray method, acrylic white scrubbed with a toothbrush, what? Do share your chosen technique! 🤔 ATB Rick 8 minutes ago, Lovely Pig said: Really nice weathering there, I'm interested in your technique also Thanks! As for the method - I painted the splinter camo with rattle cans and masking tape - fairly roughly really as it was going to be mostly obscured. Then I sprayed the whole thing with hairspray. Quite a lot. Until it looks wet. Then let that dry and repeated. On a warm day the hairspray dries extremely fast. Once that was done I sprayed it all with a rattle can of Citadel white primer. Spraying from the back toward the front so that it was easier to chip on the leading edges. I kept the white coat thin and uneven - so that some splinter camo shows through even without chipping. Then - once that's dried (also very fast) I went at it with a few brushes. A hard short bristle one for leading edges, and less tough ones for other areas. Finally - I used a toothpick for scratches around access panels and so on. I hope that's some help! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 58 minutes ago, Jasper dog said: Great 189, super job on the winter finish, really like the crystal clear canopy and very sharp masking job, excellent work. Thanks - for the masking I would recommend making your own rather than using the GWH ones if you plan to build this one. Tamiya tape stayed down throughout the whole process - which is a lot of spraying when using rattle cans and hairspray! The kit ones are slightly ill fitting at times, and not sticky enough for a long build. cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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