rob85 Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 On 7/8/2020 at 9:59 PM, modelling minion said: They are looking great Rob, the weathering is certainly working. Cheers more below. On 7/9/2020 at 12:36 AM, AdrianMF said: They all look really good! I think blue suits the Corsair... It’s very useful to have a direct side-by-side comparison between kits too. Regards, Adrian It really is useful, I shall only bother with tamiya is what I’ve learnt. On 7/9/2020 at 5:55 AM, stevehnz said: Those are a bit blooming nice Rob,I wish I'd realised you were doing these Kiwi ones, I'd have paid more attention. No real favourites, othr thate two Kiwi bird, though I do like the 1/2 & 1/2 one, they're both aircraft I hae on my to do list & its no coincidence that after starting this thread earlier in the day, I've grabbed another Tamiya Corsair, from Mighty Ape, our local answer to Amazon, it was on a good special. Steve. A good idea Steve, I will no doubt pick up some more at some point. I might have been a cunning plan to mention the NZ ones in the title, they appear rather popular! Glad you like them! On 7/9/2020 at 8:27 AM, giemme said: Tasty weathering, Rob Ciao Cheers giemme, I hope you find the rest as tasty or at least tasteful. I have heavily weathered these as the pictures of the real thing all appear to show them as weather beaten and especially sun bleached! so here they are! First up is K99. I started by using a tamiya weathering pallet which has, smoke, rust and snow on it, now the snow is rather good a lightening surfaces to show a bleached look. So I used snow on the material areas then smoke and rust for the exhaust staining. I then used lighter blue and sand pastels to create the coral and sun bleached look over the rest of the airframe, and made some staining for the guns. also desaturated the decals with the snow weathering pallet. I will do some fuel staining then start added the last few bits, like the canopy, landing gear and ordinance. Kathleen was given a real going over to try and recreate the faded an worn look from the pictures and decal directions. This was again done by using snow, pastels and smoke on some panel lines. Smoke and rust for the exhausts. she looks a bit over done in the above photos as the light is quite direct, however looks a little more subtle (only a bit) in real life. and here’s the underside so next will be the same as the above, all the little bits to add. and I carried on with the underside of the cut and shut NZ bird. that’s all for now! cheers. Rob 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Wow Rob, they look superb! The weathering with the snow effect on the fabric portions of the wings has worked really well and the pastels you have used have really made a difference. Definitely techniques to look into for future builds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Wonderful work Rob the fading and weathering turned out quite well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 That's some great weathering Rob, I especially like 'Kathleen'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Tasteful weathering indeed, Rob! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I know you've got these 3 on the go but was curious if you were going to go for a fourth with Sally ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: I know you've got these 3 on the go but was curious if you were going to go for a fourth with Sally ? I would love too but think I have enough on my plate with these three and the two heavies (B-24 and B-17) I also planned on starting a 109 for the BofB GB! I’m also lacking a Corsair kit! Though a silver Corsair would be great! Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Sorry chaps this has stalled somewhat due to having a lovely op on my mouth, they surgically removed a tooth as a filling broke and cracked the whole tooth with it! Getting an appointment has been about as painful as the flipping tooth! It’s healing now but still painful, but I’ve also had to go back to work as I’ve been taken off furlough. No bad thing really but has meant my modelling time has nose dived! hopefully I’ll get some time soon! Rob 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Get well soon, Rob - as an aficionado to dental jobs, I know what that means ... Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Ouch! Get well soon. At least the dentists were open. A friend of mine broke a tooth at the start of lockdown and it wasn't pretty... Looking forward to more of the Corsairs when you are up to it. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Very sorry to hear about your dental problems Rob, I am all too familiar with similar pain and just how much it can affect you. I've also had to go back to work too and know how much valuable modelling time it takes up. I hope that you can re-join us again soon and that your mouth heals quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I do hope things are looking up Rob, very sorry to hear of your dental issues. These are plastic and as such don't expire so they will always be there ready to go. Get better first then worry about these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 After having a very busy month or so I didn’t get much chance at all with these, really gutted! hopefully I’ll get some time on Monday to finish them off and post in RFI. thanks for a cracked GB though! Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, rob85 said: After having a very busy month or so I didn’t get much chance at all with these, really gutted! hopefully I’ll get some time on Monday to finish them off and post in RFI. thanks for a cracked GB though! Rob Sorry to see these not finished and in the Gallery. I understand that life comes first and want to say thank you on behalf of the hosts for joining us. Please tag me(us) in the RFI, Im pretty sure they would like to see them finished I know I do. Dennis 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Yes, please us in to the RFI Rob. You did great work on these and I would like to see them when they are finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 All finished and RFI above. cheers for a great GB Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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