Kitchen Modeller Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Hi folks - so this is my latest - The Revell boxing of the Special hobby de Havilland Vampire - Mk4. I did this as another experiment with Alclad paints - I wanted to see if I could recreate a version of High speed silver by starting with a high sheen finish and winding it down to a more accurate portrayal with weathering - The experiment ultimately failed with the finish ending up basically as NMF which wasn't ideal - but it was still fun to do - Saying that, under some light conditions it does work - but fails as soon as you shine a light on it... as with the images below. Painted with Alclad - with Mr Hobby GX2 for the gloss black base - Weathered with oils and AK emamel washes - added Eduard interior PE set and modified the engine nozzle with some evergreen plastic tubing. Put in the rivets with the Rosie the riveter tool. RNZAF decals from Old Model Decals here in NZ. Here's a shot I did outside, just to show how the light changes the finish quite dramatically: WIP is here if you're interested: Thanks for looking 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Excellent Vampire ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Great stuff John, I love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazontipede Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Oooh, nice and shiny! At some point the paint may have been stripped off on the real deal, prior to repainting perhaps? Did they ever wear camouflage? Call it a snapshot of that time. Or not, as it looks pretty damn fine in any case. It's looking a bit overcast outside there. Which certainly tones the finish down nicely, but I still reckon you'd need to keep an eye out to keep magpies from trying to pinch it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 HSS or NMF, looks brilliant anyways! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Terrific result, nice set of photos too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Sherratt Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Looks fine to me - very nice! John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Lovely result 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 Thanks for the kind comments fellas 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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