modlbldralex Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Hi All, "Gooney Bird" is cooked! She's all dressed up and ready to serve! This was a fun "Out of the Box" project, first time experimenting with "dirtying it up". Model got initial overcoat of Pollyscale acrylic "Grimy Black". Upper surface was sprayed with different shades of Model Master acrylic "Olive Drab" tinted with Pollyscale acrylic "Insignia Yellow" . Lower surface was sprayed with different shades of Model Master acrylic "Neutral gray" tinted with Pollyscale acrylic "White". Used water color pencils (Black, Brown, Yellow, Orange) to simulate various stains and color bleaching from the sun. Also, used fabric silver pencil to simulate paint chips. Also, upper surface was "Dried Brushed" with light shade of yellow oil paint. Lower surface was "Dried Brushed" with white oil paint. Sprayed a coat of Tamiya acrylic "Clear Gloss" paint. Majority of panel lines where highlighted with Tamiya acrylic "Smoke". Some panel lines were highlighted with thinned oil paint (black, burn umber, white). Let dry for a few minutes and remove excess with Q-tips. Custom decals were printed by Mark Tutton from Starfighter decals. Model was painted with Pollyscale acrylic "Clear Flat". This is a bird from 90th BG, New Guinea, 1944. Enjoy the pictures! Thanks, Alex Bernardo 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Superb work! Lots of effort but a fantastic result. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Fantastic paint work on such a small model. Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Harmsworth Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 That's really really good. Where did you get that giant hand ? - clearly an attempt to fool us into believing its not 1/72. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I think that this is the best build i have seen so far of this 144 rendition.... Great job and love what you ave done to the cockpit section .... cheers Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modlbldralex Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 Hi All, WOW! I'm thrilled about all of positive comments. Especially, this was my first attempt at "Full on" weathering a model. Again, many thanks for all fantastic comments. Regards, Alex Bernardo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Very nice indeed! Great finish job! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Superb, the photos look like it is much bigger than 1/144. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue. Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Love it, especially the tone variations. Must have taken a while to achieve all those layers 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmm Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Really really nice. What a beauty. A masterclass in making olive drab anything but drab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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