Nickaliath Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) Hello all, I am currently in the process of building a tornado GR1 1/32 scale, which I am going to use to try out new things (to me). I have primed the plane outer and have just attempted to black the panel lines. This is my first attempt at it and struggled to get it accurate with my airbrush 😕. Does this sort of thing look ok for the panel lines? it just looks messy to me?! I am planning to also use this plane to practice weathering, which I have never done previously. What is the next stage for laying on the camo scheme? Do I apply it thinner, so it shows the lines through? I would appreciate anyones help in this process. Thanks Nick Edited August 3, 2019 by Nickaliath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickaliath Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 I have watched a video on youtube and the guy said not to worry about accuracy with the black lines. Hopefully in this case, it should be ok. Will see how it goes when I start adding the camo colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Yep, there is no right or wrong about preshading, just keep the next paint coats thin so you don't completely obscure the effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickaliath Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 Thanks for the input, its appreciated. I normally completely cover the plane in one colour and then mask out the other colour for the camo. Obviously I cant do this now, otherwise it wont show through as much on the second colour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witness Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Correct, but you can just overspray the one colour slightly, and then get your more accurate demarcationd with the second colour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickaliath Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 ideal. Will give it a go. I could do with getting a better airbrush really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickaliath Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) Did the first camo colour today, added the grey to the areas as shown. i am hoping that I am doing this correctly. I will slightly overlap the grey, to make sure I keep the black coming through from underneath. from what I can see, it looks like a hard line on the tornado camo. Edited August 7, 2019 by Nickaliath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickaliath Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 Masked up the panels for the green to be sprayed. looking forward to see how this effect comes out 👍🏻. website to upload images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witness Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 That looks exactly how I would do it mate, keep going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feifeitim Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Which airframe are you going to finish this as? Looking good so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickaliath Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 10 hours ago, Witness said: That looks exactly how I would do it mate, keep going! I'm glad its the same way 😀. hopefully will look ok when green applied. 9 hours ago, feifeitim said: Which airframe are you going to finish this as? Looking good so far! Thanks. I am building as a GR1, But haven't actually decided the exact plan. The decals that came with the kit are knackered. They are old and yellow. I am going to make my own set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickaliath Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 I’ve now painted the green part of the camo and now realised I used completely the wrong colour of grey!! im not going to stress too much about it, as I’m only using it for a trial of new things to me. i am also thinking of making some custom decals for it, instead of the originally intended ones. The green is a little heavy in places, as I was having trouble with airbrush. But the effect is still visible in places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witness Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Don't forget you can post shade after the main coat to to add variation. Looks nice to me, (but when does that big ol' girl not look good) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickaliath Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 Oh ok, didn’t really think of adding afterwards. Still learning the weathering techniques. Next stage is to mask up the underside and paint that colour. would you then clear cor the whole plane, before doing any further weathering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witness Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Weathering with paints tones should be fine first, and then sealed. Then you can do your oil / pigment weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickaliath Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 6 hours ago, Witness said: Weathering with paints tones should be fine first, and then sealed. Then you can do your oil / pigment weathering ok...….. i'm not quite sure what you mean by oil / pigment? Is this like washes ?etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witness Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 That's right. Try some YouTube videos explaining weathering using oils or chalk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickaliath Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 19/08/2019 at 22:22, Witness said: That's right. Try some YouTube videos explaining weathering using oils or chalk. Ok, will have a look. I did look at some weathering on the a while back. I think it was humbrols own videos. i have got a few different weathering products from humbrol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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