amblypygid Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 6 hours ago, Biggles87 said: The Six Nations rugby union tournament. Unfortunately the Italians are very much the underdogs, they try very hard but do not have much success. I had the pleasure of watching Italy host the All Blacks in November. Despite the wholly one-sided nature of the game, I never heard a single Italian supporter complain, no one around us left their seats early, and they kept chanting and cheering their team on to the bitter end. They were even very kind to me after I butchered Fratelli d'Italia. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 6 hours ago, Biggles87 said: The Six Nations rugby union tournament. Unfortunately the Italians are very much the underdogs, they try very hard but do not have much success. John Ah, that! Yes, not the best moment for Italian rugby (and it's been like that for quite a while now.... ) 6 hours ago, keefr22 said: I realised that G - & I'm sure it'll be a whole lot prettier when it is! K Yes, but what I meant is that I have lots of chances to scr.w it up, too ... Ciao 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 minute ago, amblypygid said: I had the pleasure of watching Italy host the All Blacks in November. Despite the wholly one-sided nature of the game, I never heard a single Italian supporter complain, no one around us left their seats early, and they kept chanting and cheering their team on to the bitter end. They were even very kind to me after I butchered Fratelli d'Italia. That's quite typical of rugby fans, at least around here And we do appreciate any attempt at speaking our language Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 All looking rather splendid inside sir. Very nice work there Giemme. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Oooh very nice G. I’m looking forward to all those little bits coming together. Johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 On 04/02/2019 at 20:19, Spookytooth said: All looking rather splendid inside sir. Very nice work there Giemme. Simon. Cheers Simon, thanks - much appreciated! On 05/02/2019 at 19:28, The Spadgent said: Oooh very nice G. I’m looking forward to all those little bits coming together. Johnny Yeah, me too Thanks J! Apologies everybody for the lack of updates, but I caught flu during the week and that stopped any nightly activity, just couldn't focus on anything. Anyway, I manged a bit of bench time this afternoon, but before this, here's what arrived earlier this week I figured I'd replace the kit parts with these, since they are pretty prominent and very difficult to rework and render them similar to the real deal. Anyway, today's job was all dedicated to detail painting starboard sidewall A black tempera wash, drybrush with white (for the lighter colored bits) and dark gull grey (for the darker ones) and flat coat completed the job. Should be good enough to show a busy and worn look, once all the cockpit parts are in place. That's all I have for tonight, comments welcome Ciao 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Get well soon Giorgio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Likewise G, hope flu flies away soon so that we can enjoy more of your colour work. 🤒 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 As above. Dito. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 From a fellow current 'flu sufferer, get well soon G - even when you have the dreaded lurgy though, you can still turn out some very nice paint work! K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 5 hours ago, CedB said: Get well soon Giorgio Thanks Ced, doing much better already 5 hours ago, TheBaron said: Likewise G, hope flu flies away soon so that we can enjoy more of your colour work. 🤒 Thank you Tony, I'm becoming quite impatient about completing this cockpit now! 5 hours ago, bbudde said: As above. Dito. Cheers Ben, thank you! 2 hours ago, keefr22 said: From a fellow current 'flu sufferer, get well soon G - even when you have the dreaded lurgy though, you can still turn out some very nice paint work! K Thanks K, and take care! I'm already doing better, as I said, and all in all it was no big deal, no fever but bone ache, sneezing, coughing and all the rest - not the best conditions to paint, really ... Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom61 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 19 hours ago, giemme said: Cheers Simon, thanks - much appreciated! Yeah, me too Thanks J! Apologies everybody for the lack of updates, but I caught flu during the week and that stopped any nightly activity, just couldn't focus on anything. Anyway, I manged a bit of bench time this afternoon, but before this, here's what arrived earlier this week I figured I'd replace the kit parts with these, since they are pretty prominent and very difficult to rework and render them similar to the real deal. Anyway, today's job was all dedicated to detail painting starboard sidewall A black tempera wash, drybrush with white (for the lighter colored bits) and dark gull grey (for the darker ones) and flat coat completed the job. Should be good enough to show a busy and worn look, once all the cockpit parts are in place. That's all I have for tonight, comments welcome Ciao ciao Giorgio, have you ever tried AK wash? I find myself very well ... also try to pass the ordinates with the basic color lightly cleared ... helps to give more contrast to the cockpit Silvano 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Phooey to the flu, but hurrah to interior details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Nice extras Giemme mate, should add well to the build. Flu, Hot Toddys are the way forward. Don`t cure it, but you end up not giving a fig!!! Get well soon mate. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 14 hours ago, phantom61 said: have you ever tried AK wash? I find myself very well ... also try to pass the ordinates with the basic color lightly cleared ... helps to give more contrast to the cockpit Silvano Not tried AK wash yet, I know you get along very well with that Sooner or later ... As for your suggestion: that is what I normally do, but this time I wanted to try a slightly different approach. To get more contrast I black based the whole cockpit, and before detail painting I drybrushed the sidewall ribs with white, to give a sort of scrubby, worn out look. It doesn't show very well in my pic, but I think it's because of the angle and the light source. The plan is to see how it all looks like before closing up the two fuselage halves, so I'm still in time to reinforce the effect, if need be 9 hours ago, Cookenbacher said: Phooey to the flu, but hurrah to interior details. Thanks Cookie! 9 hours ago, Spookytooth said: Nice extras Giemme mate, should add well to the build. Flu, Hot Toddys are the way forward. Don`t cure it, but you end up not giving a fig!!! Get well soon mate. Simon. Sounds interesting, Simon! And thanks for the appreciation! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Glad to hear that you're getting better G. Excellent detail painting on the starboard sidewall, as usual. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 On 12/02/2019 at 09:58, Biggles87 said: Glad to hear that you're getting better G. Excellent detail painting on the starboard sidewall, as usual. John Thanks John, glad you like it! Here's a quick update: port sidewall completed then this part behind the seat bulkhead and the seat All detail painting by brush, using Lifecolor paints. The wash is the usual black tempera. Any comments welcome Ciao 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Nice work G...!! K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 + 1 J. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Hello Giorgio !! Sniffing thinner will kill the flu germs… Seemingly…. Better Don't try it !! Grog my friend !! Navy rum in hot milk and honey !! Great job on the interior Giorgio, I'm Always amazed by your painting skills ! Sincerely. CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 That seat looks great. 😮 Johnny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 3 hours ago, keefr22 said: Nice work G...!! K Cheers K! 3 hours ago, Biggles87 said: + 1 J. 😁 English can be such a concise language, don't you just love it? Thanks for the appreciation, John 2 hours ago, corsaircorp said: Hello Giorgio !! Sniffing thinner will kill the flu germs… Seemingly…. Better Don't try it !! Grog my friend !! Navy rum in hot milk and honey !! Great job on the interior Giorgio, I'm Always amazed by your painting skills ! Sincerely. CC No CC, I won't try sniffing thinner ... And the flu is gone now, thanks! Thanks for the comment, too There's still a lot of parts to be painted for this cockpit, it's taking ages to complete Just now, The Spadgent said: That seat looks great. 😮 Johnny Thanks Johnny, I'm pretty chuffed at it myself Ciao 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Very nice Giorgio - more great giemme detailing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) On 15/02/2019 at 09:21, CedB said: Very nice Giorgio - more great giemme detailing Thanks Ced! Giemme detailing? I should trademark that ... How about a Saturday Night update? 😉 I put stickers on the IP, weathered and flat coated it; I also put a drop of Tamiya Gloss Clear inside each bezel to replicate the glass A couple of the gauge decals are slightly out place, but I only realized that after brushing on Tamiya Gloss Clear, so there's no way to fix them now ... The IP decals performed very well, anyway, with just a few drops of setting solution needed to make them conform to the panel I brush painted all the remaining details for the various tub pieces, and eventually glued them in place to form this and with the sidewalls Time to join the fuselage halves, me thinks! As said earlier, I'm not fitting the engine in; the instructions don't mention it, but in this case you can replace it with piece A43 and there she goes As you can see, I also glued in the cowling spar, the bulkhead and the spine cover All in all a great fit, except for the small gaps I already mentioned when I tried dryfitting it Not a big deal, I'll sort them with some CA once everything has properly cured. In case you're wondering, the tub has to be fit from underneath, but I'll do that only after tidying up the joints. Meanwhile, all comments welcome Ciao Edited February 16, 2019 by giemme 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 You're cracking on at a great pace with this one G - she'll be finished in no time...!! K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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