Pagey Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Panel line wash added last night at club. Flat coat added this morning 20191030_095044 by Richard Page, on Flickr Damaged wings also tidied up last night at club and painted. Am very happy with the result, manipulating the painted foil and cutting it resulted in chipping which looks authentic 20191030_092935 by Richard Page, on Flickr 20191030_092826 by Richard Page, on Flickr 20191030_092822 by Richard Page, on Flickr 20191030_175026 by Richard Page, on Flickr 20191030_175022 by Richard Page, on Flickr Also felt the need to cut the foil covering the hole in the fuselage. Am happy with how this has come out too. I have glued a couple of the twisted frames to the upper section. 20191030_171544 by Richard Page, on Flickr 20191030_171701 by Richard Page, on Flickr Candle heat damaged and twisted props painted. Weathering still to be carried out 20191030_100241 by Richard Page, on Flickr Felt it was time to make a start on the base. I did a quick mapout of where I want everything. And masked off the area that the runway would be. 20191030_092808 by Richard Page, on Flickr Used sculptamold for the grassed area (going to paint it brown when it is dry and add grass. First time using this stuff. Will not be the last, I really enjoyed playing with it. When dry it can apparently be sanded, and sawed I am using fine grade sand paper to replicate the texture of the runway. Sandpaper stuck down with PVA glue, awaiting paint. 20191030_105612 by Richard Page, on Flickr 20191030_164346 by Richard Page, on Flickr I guess this will be the last update on this thread for the base as it should be moved to Dioramas section 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Wow, this has come on. It looks amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagey Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Thanks woody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Very nice work Richard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 What they said ^^ Looking good - that detail on the piping etc looks amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Liking this a-lot keep up the good work ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagey Posted November 2, 2019 Author Share Posted November 2, 2019 Thanks Guys. Not much progress on the aircraft. I brought the Airfix USAAF Personnel . Primed them the other night. When I broke one off the runner, it is made of a weird viynl material and the primer started to break off. Bit worried about how the paint is going to fare Quite a lot in the box for a £5 20191102_145854 by Richard Page, on Flickr 20191102_145850 by Richard Page, on Flickr 20191102_145847 by Richard Page, on Flickr 20191102_145843 by Richard Page, on Flickr 20191102_145839 by Richard Page, on Flickr Not done much on the aircraft as I ahve been working on the base. Which I have started a thread in Dioramas for (link below) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagey Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 small update. mainly been working on the base today (tearing up the lovely grass) as the side is open, I realised that the ball turret mount is going to be highly visible, so thought I would spruce it up Before 20191103_164115 by Richard Page, on Flickr after adding spare bits from the spares box, brass wire and lead wire. Looking better 20191103_174731 by Richard Page, on Flickr 20191103_174725 by Richard Page, on Flickr The ball turret wont fit under the plane with my crashed position on my base. So decided that the turret was probably wrecked by the shell that blew out the side. So mount has been painted, turret cut (to leave a small bit still in the aircraft. 20191103_182852 by Richard Page, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 During a belly landing it would have been pushed up into the fuselage and fairly well mangled. The Airfix figures were traditionally polythene (polyethylene? not vinyl, anyway) and had the problem of flexure removing the paint. There were a number of treatments suggested, including dipping them in PVC glue first. However if you establish your diorama then one placed into position they aren't going to be handled any more, so any problems raised by the handling can be fixed then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, Graham Boak said: The Airfix figures were traditionally polythene (polyethylene? not vinyl, anyway) and had the problem of flexure removing the paint. There were a number of treatments suggested, including dipping them in PVC glue first. Polyethylene(which is polythene) I believe, @Ratch may know more. I tried using thinned Mr Surfacer, (I had a jar go thick and thinned it with Isopropyl) and that seemed to work well. Didn't come off to easily, and gave a good surface for paint. Shame Airfix didn't redo some of these figures in K-resin, like they did with some of the 1/32nd figures. (K-resin is a type of styrene, Ratch said they were moulded in this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) That's right @Troy Smith, from what I was told, they could use K-resin for the 1/32 figures but had to stick with polythene for the 1/76 ones. I painted two sets of the USAAF Personnel in 2013 and these are my notes: Reference: The ARMED FORCES Of WORLD WAR II Illustration 292 Technical Sergeant Grade 2, USAAF 1945 Olive drab pullover under herringbone twill fatigue suit, brown leather boots and baseball cap The ARMED FORCES Of WORLD WAR II Illustration 360 Landing Signals Officer, US Navy 1944 Light khaki cotton or poplin officer’s service dress shirt and light khaki trousers, yellow slipover and helmet The ARMED FORCES Of WORLD WAR II Illustration 285 Major General, USAAF 1944 Overseas cap, M1944 ‘Ike’ field jacket, OD trousers tucked into para boots The ARMED FORCES Of WORLD WAR II Illustration 288 Aircrewman, USAAF 1944 Olive green flying overalls, brown leather boots and standard peaked cap The ARMED FORCES Of WORLD WAR II Illustration 177 Technician 5th Grade, USAAF 1942 Class A uniform The ARMED FORCES Of WORLD WAR II Illustration 286 NCO, US Army Military Police 1942 Class A uniform with white accoutrements Review & Build: With all the aircraft kits in the Airfix range, it was logical that they would produce some complimentary figures. In quick succession in the mid-70s RAF, USAAF and Luftwaffe personnel sets were released. At this stage Airfix had got the whole thing off pat. Here we find 14 poses, with most of them being mechanics as well as two bomb trolleys and ordnance. The figures are all doing all normal activities - replenishing ammunition, moving equipment and generally adjusting with spanners, dressed in herringbone twill fatigue suits. One pose looks like a Landing Signals Officer, US Navy, with signal bats. There is also a Technical Sergeant Grade 2, USAAF figure to organise everything. In addition, there are two aircrew figures, a fireman, wearing his asbestos fire suit and carrying a hose and a smart NCO, US Army Military Police with his greatcoat and baton that might pass as a Technician 5th Grade, USAAF. All the figures are of a good standard with a variety of headwear including standard peaked cap, overseas cap and even baseball cap. Poses are useful and plentiful, detail is good and the sculpting is excellent. There is little or no flash and the set is basically without a flaw. Description of the set: Scale HO/00 Parts count 47 Provision of reference material – none, it is very much the modeller’s decision how these figures should be finished. I bought the older 1986 box (Humbrol) off e-bay from jesspigletpick and then the new Type 16 box. The figures were washed in warm, soapy water and allowed to dry naturally. I used a spray can to apply a basic grey primer. One of each pose was saved on its moulded base and the remainder were cut from their bases with a sharp craft knife. I find that slicing from the toe to the heel usually preserves the shape of the footwear. I then set about the skin tones, trying to give a variety as people are different. Tamiya paint is too thick for figures at this scale and I quickly abandoned my attempt to use it. I find it best to use the Games Workshop Flesh Wash sparingly. I paint figures from the underclothes out; shirt, trousers, jacket then belts. The primer coat allows the translucence of the paint to be utilised, giving a sort of pre-shading effect, adding depth to the folds in clothing. Those figures removed from their bases were fixed to acetate sheets in small groups or individually depending upon their pose or activity, except for the Technician laying on his back with a spanner. Painting Profile: AD6106 Matt Ocean Grey = primer Humbrol Acrylic 61 Matt Flesh = skin tones Vallejo Model Color 19 70927 Dark Flesh = skin tones Vallejo Model Color 20 70845 Sunny Skintone = skin tones Andrea Color 2nd Light = skin tones Andrea Color 1st Base = skin tones Games Workshop 61-22 Bronzed Flesh = skin tones Games Workshop 61-18 Dark Flesh = Afro-Caribbean skin tones Games Workshop 61-76 Flesh Wash = skin shades Vallejo Model Color 149 70872 Chocolate Brown / Vallejo Model Color 150 70822 German Camouflage Black Brown / Vallejo Model Color 169 70950 Black = hair Vallejo Model Color 133 70843 Cork Brown / Vallejo Model Color 136 70818 Red Leather / Vallejo Model Color 147 70871 Leather Brown / Revell Aqua 361 84 Matt Leather Brown = boots Humbrol Acrylic 24 Matt Trainer Yellow = baseball cap, chocks Humbrol Acrylic 34 Matt White = baseball cap Humbrol Acrylic 60 Matt Scarlet = baseball cap Humbrol Acrylic 19 Gloss Bright Red = chocks Vallejo Model Color 179 70863 Gunmetal Grey = machine guns Humbrol Acrylic 237 Matt Desert Tan = rope, ammunition bandolier Humbrol Acrylic 12 Metallic Copper = ammunition casings Humbrol Acrylic 27 Matt Sea Grey = bases General-purpose bomb Humbrol Acrylic 86 Matt Light Olive = body TAMIYA XF-3: Flat Yellow = nose, body & tail stripes TAMIYA XF-16: Flat Aluminium = fuse Fire crew Humbrol Acrylic 11 Metallic Silver = fireman’s visor (base) X-23: Clear Blue = fireman’s visor (tint) Vallejo Model Color 152 70883 Silvergrey = asbestos suit Vallejo Model Color 179 70863 Gunmetal Grey = nozzle Humbrol Acrylic 85 Satin Coal Black = fire hose The ARMED FORCES Of WORLD WAR II US Army Air Force, Technical Sergeant Grade 2, 1945, The Armed Forces of World War II Illustration 292 Humbrol Acrylic 86 Matt Light Olive = trousers & cap The ARMED FORCES Of WORLD WAR II Leading Signals Officer, US Navy 1944 The Armed Forces of World War II – Illustration 360 TAMIYA XF-49: Khaki = cotton or poplin officer’s dress shirt and trousers Humbrol Acrylic 24 Matt Trainer Yellow = slipover, helmet, bib, flags The ARMED FORCES Of WORLD WAR II U. S. Army Airborne Forces, Major General, 1944, The Armed Forces of World War II – Illustration 285 TAMIYA XF-49: Khaki = standard peaked cap or overseas cap Humbrol Acrylic 155 Matt Drab Olive = M1944 ‘Ike’ field jacket The ARMED FORCES Of WORLD WAR II USAAF, Aircrewman, 1944, The Armed Forces of World War II – Illustration 288 TAMIYA XF-49: Khaki = shirt & tie, parachute harness, overseas cap Revell Aqua 361 84 Matt Leather Brown = flying helmet Pilot G-1 Grip Black Pen = goggles Humbrol Acrylic 86 Matt Light Olive = overalls Vallejo Model Color 147 70871 Leather Brown = jacket Humbrol Acrylic 103 Matt Cream = fur lining The ARMED FORCES Of WORLD WAR II US Army Military Police, NCO, 1942, The Armed Forces of World War II – Illustration 286 TAMIYA XF-49: Khaki = shirt & tie Humbrol Acrylic 155 Matt Drab Olive = jacket & trousers Humbrol Acrylic 22 Gloss White = helmet Humbrol Acrylic 85 Satin Coal Black = riot stick, armband Pilot G-1 Grip Black Pen = ‘MP’ lettering on helmet Games Workshop 61-54 Skull White = gloves, belt, canvas leggings, ‘MP’ lettering on armband HTH Edited November 4, 2019 by Ratch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagey Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 Thanks ratch, great amount of detail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagey Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 Final bits done. Battered engine made warped and damaged by heating over a candle and using tweezers to twist and bend. Sprayed silver, then sprayed with Mig heavy chipping, left for 5-10 mins to dry before top colours added. waited 15 mins and used a wet brush and toothpick to scrap paint off 20191117_104701 by Richard Page, on Flickr 20191117_104706 by Richard Page, on Flickr Figures painted 20191117_115402 by Richard Page, on Flickr All gun barrels and bits added to complete the model Completed dio can be found at the below link 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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