Tail-Dragon Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) This is an old 1/48 Esci HS-129 I'm trying some heavy wear technique's on. I scratch built an interior and gun sight based on photo's. Rescribed and riveted the airframe, and started by painting portions with Tamiya's acrylic Titanium silver. Then airbrushed several coats of hairspray, followed by thinned coats of a mix to replicate the red oxide primer. Finally chipped and scratched with water, a stiff brush and a toothpick. When it's dry, I'll hairspray again, then light camo so the primer shows in places, then hairspray and scrub and scratch again. Should be an interesting experiment! Edited May 17, 2019 by Tail-Dragon 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 Painting complete, next step is scrubbing and chipping the paint ... Some of the paint lifted off with the masking tape, more later ... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Looks good so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 That camo is nice and razorsharp... enjoy the chipping... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 I've just started the chipping one panel at a time and so far the effect is everything I'd hoped. It will be hard not to over do it! The red oxide primer shows through just enough, what do you think? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Looking good, but can you elaborate more on the red oxide primer? I mean, that was common on steel tanks, and I know this one had a steel nose, but the rest of the aircraft was aluminium (weight was still an issue on this underpowered aircraft), and I suppose when it was primed, it would have been RLM02 or bare for the rest of the aircraft. But as said, it still looks good, and it also could double as mud from the shoes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 I have read that The red oxide primer was mostly used on wood and fabric surfaces, but was also applied on repaired, damaged and repainted aluminum surfaces. Apparently from the factory, no primer was applied to aluminum surfaces, as the paint was believed to be self priming. The one thing that seems to be agreed upon, is that RLM02 was not an overall primer on airframes. I wanted a different look to the wear areas and figured that they were refinished at some time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 Well, the chipping and scratching is done, looks darn near worn out to me! next up, decals, dirt and grime ... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 More work accomplished, the decals are done ( a mix of kit and decals from the spares box) and final sealing coat. Next up, the oil pin wash, pastels to 'grubby' it up, and a flat coat. It may not be the latest and most accurate kit out there, but it's one I had in the stash that I could experiment on ... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 Well, the HS-129 is finished, I'll post more photo's on 'Ready for Inspection' 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Very nice build of this older kit!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Looks great, you have nailed the weathering. 👍 As for the newer Hasegawa kit, they made a real mess of the fabric covered control surfaces, recessed the hell out of them between the ribs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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