The_Lancaster Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) Hey all, Hope you're all keeping sane-(ish) in lockdown! Here's my latest finish, Tamiya's excellent quarter-scale 'bolt finished with Thunder-cals new ETO set for all things thunderbolt, otherwise the only additions made were in purchasing Eduard's LooK set which include both an instrument panel and a set of their steel seatbelts. The aircraft was painted with Mr. Colour acrylics and finished as 'Snafu' as based at RAF Duxford. Many thanks for looking! Sam Edited April 12, 2020 by The_Lancaster Shuffled around a few pics 56 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Excellent! The checkerboard looks particularly great - I remember how difficult it was to get this lined-up properly . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dog Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Excellent, Suitably weathered and worn. Gee those Tamiya kits make it easy for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 The model is very nice and the cockpit is exquisite! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Wow, Fabulous 👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markmcguire25 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Really nice D-Day representation. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 That's really well done, Sam. The checkerboard has come out nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris148 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 It doesn't get much better than that,cracking build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Wow, thar's just excellent ! I've always preferred the Razorback version, and the weathering is really superb as well . thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Very impressive finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 That is a well weathered Jug! Wonderful job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Great looking Jug! Enjoyed watching you build it 😃👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Oh that looks fantastic! The finish is incredible, so realistic. I need to start some 8th AF stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Excellent model, details are superb, same for overall look. Regards Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Great looking` Jug`, looks superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Love the asymmetric panel fading, beautifully presented too. Ian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Great P-47 model! Those checkers really sell the deal! 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Delightfully beautiful finish Sam. I`m jealous and envious of your work. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Excellent build, Sam. Great job on the weathering especially. Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Superb finish. I see you employed the Mr Colour acrylics, but how did you achieve the weathered look so convincingly? Were they diluted or whatever to obtain that faded effect so well? Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafetyDad Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Nice, nice, nice! Excellent paintwork and weathering! SD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Raider Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 This is a great model! Well Done! You are inspiring me to do a P47! Thats an outstanding job on the faded olive drab! Can you tell us how you did it? Colors Used? Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Beautiful work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lancaster Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 On 4/16/2020 at 5:56 AM, Michael51 said: Superb finish. I see you employed the Mr Colour acrylics, but how did you achieve the weathered look so convincingly? Were they diluted or whatever to obtain that faded effect so well? Michael On 4/16/2020 at 2:24 PM, Tokyo Raider said: This is a great model! Well Done! You are inspiring me to do a P47! Thats an outstanding job on the faded olive drab! Can you tell us how you did it? Colors Used? Thanks! Thanks for the replies guys! For the olive drab I laid down a simple pre-shade of black around the panel lines before lightly going over with Mr Colour H52 Olive drab. After this I then mixed white in with the olive drab and thinned it a bit more than I would’ve normally. Then at a low pressure on my airbrush I started in the centre of each panel and worked my way out towards the edge careful not to go over the darker areas created by pre-shading. The result was quite stark at first but after some further weathering with raw umber oil paint amongst other tones it blended down quite nicely Sam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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