TonyW Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 I've added some green to the airframe and given myself a bit of a fright. It's somewhat vivid! The colours are a richer version of the box top. I thought that would look the part, but now it's done I'm not so sure. It's a bit overwhelming. I added the stars to see if things calmed down a bit, and I'll be trying a bit of satin clear to see if knocking back the high gloss helps. Toning down the contrast with an oil wash might work as well. I'll let the finish dry rock hard before I try that, in case I need to wipe off the wash. Adding the stars has also complicated any thoughts of a tinted finish over the airframe. I'm my own worst enemy sometimes. The B17's below are all wooden models, from the Smithsonian Museum model book, Built to a far higher standard than mine, but showing how good a gloss finish can look on a model, and how good a wooden model can be! If I can get the mix of the look of these, along with the cartoon like paint box rendering right I'll be happy. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 I think your Fort looks good as it is now! Adding the windows etc will give it some contrast. Wow! V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 The finish is growing on me. Adding a few near period accessories to the plane help a bit. In black and white it almost looks realistic... to a point. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 Turret added, glazing areas added, stars dulled down a bit, a bit of lining started with more to come. Undersides, gun barrels and props next. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Love the look of it. Great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 I've tried a flat clear coat over the plane, just to see what it looks like without a wet look gloss finish. It's transformed the planes appearance! It now looks semi believable. If I told you it's the 1943 Alberta Wargame, Blue Force scheme, you might believe me for a second or two. 😁 I'm not sure it suits the style of build I'm after. Maybe a semi gloss finish, somewhere between the two? The stand might see service, maybe not. It's a youghurt pot lid with a bit of brass tube sunk into a big lump of milliput. The bright silver finish is from a spray can bought from Aldi a while back. It's very bright! I've also cut four clear discs of plastic card as possible 'spinning' props. Four mounting bosses are next on the to do list. More later. Tony. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Wow again, Tony, it's your build and you go the way you want with it... But I for one would be very, very proud and happy to ever achieve a look like that, just as it is now . V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol' Scrapiron Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 That looks sharp. Very cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 It's coming together! Loving the look of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 Props now fitted... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventora3300 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 You've got it, Tony! The flat finish is showing a bit of 'satin' and the turret/glass/props details really bring it 'alive'. That's a wonderful result - you probably pick it up expecting it to be 'heavy' in wood but surprised it feels a bit lighter, although I think a kit of this size still feels pretty substantial in plastic. Are you thinking gun barrels now? Congratulations on this excellent build. All the best. Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 More fine tuning going on here... Gun barrels added, made from short lengths of brass wire. They are a bit oversize. I tried more scale sized wire but thought they looked a bit too in scale! these fatter barrels won't win me any model contest awards, however, they do help the old style look I'm after. The big stars on the fuselage sides have been replaced with smaller versions. The big ones kept catching my eye, so they had to go. The whole topside has had a couple of airbrushed coats of Tamiya Clear Yellow. The previous flat clear had shifted the colour balance somehow. I think another coat or two might be called for, but the plane looks a lot closer to the box top version than it did a day ago. The nose transparency area might get its frame re-finished in cammo brown as the current green looks a bit dull as it sits. More contrast might be better. The undersides are next in line for a bit of attention. Tony. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Great to see you having fun with this build. A really novel idea. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 It's (already) going to make a great display! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Well, the plane is now as finished as it's ever going to be! It makes me smile when I look at it, so I'm calling this one a success. It still needs a stand of some sort to tie the plane and paintbox together, and that's the next job in line. Here's how she looks today... And here's a behind the scenes look at my photo studio. Just a bit of black perspex sat on a bed in our spare room! Natural daylight from behind with the camera flash filling in from the front. I crop and remove unwanted areas using photoshop. Sometimes I mess around with the colour balance, sometimes not. . 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 'Nuff said! V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Another really interesting display! It captures the aircraft and modelling nostalgia. Great stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Brilliant take on vintage modelling. # That old Airfix kit is older than 1975. More likely early 1960s as I built one when I was about 11 and the box art was the split with the red stripe or another colour, It cost 7/6d in real money terms, for the series 5 kit back then. Equivalent roughly of 35p. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 25 minutes ago, Paul J said: Brilliant take on vintage modelling. # That old Airfix kit is older than 1975. More likely early 1960s as I built one when I was about 11 and the box art was the split with the red stripe or another colour, It cost 7/6d in real money terms, for the series 5 kit back then. Equivalent roughly of 35p. Here's the first issue of the Airfix B17, shown as part of a Type 2 Airfix display in my old hobby room. my earliest memories of the kit were of the Type 3 kit, with the iconic Roy Cross artwork. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Tony, please add your finished build(s) to the Gallery thread too 😉. V-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 On 12/31/2018 at 8:30 PM, vppelt68 said: Tony, please add your finished build(s) to the Gallery thread too 😉. V-P All done, now it's time to finish Lassie and Her Lads! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Well done! I used my GB host magic powers and fixed the build thread link in the Gallery post . V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Superb treatment of this golden oldie Tony,great idea and beautifully presented. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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