GREG DESTEC Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 51 minutes ago, PlaStix said: Hi Greg. Hope you are well. Hope you manage to get the wing sorted and re-attached okay. Kind regards, Stix Thanks Stix 👍 Refitting the wing should be straightforward enough. Getting the correct dihedral, may be another matter 😕 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 Moving on...... I reattached the wing and although its not perfect i am happier it looks better than it was. The cockpit crew have been added with the interior of the glazed area, and it was very fiddly getting the pilot to hold the control column but after a lot of faffing about i got it all in place. I also added the engines minus the props and exhausts. At this point I managed to break off the waist guns 😟 however I saved the barrels and will reattach them at the end 😄 I am now looking to complete the nose glazing before getting some paint on the airframe. Onwards and upwards! Cheers Greg 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 The control column looks more in scale than the Airfix one which is far too high or the seat is too low. After looking at your pilot i am going to have a go at painting the eyes of mine ,it makes so much difference . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Mottlemaster said: The control column looks more in scale than the Airfix one which is far too high or the seat is too low. After looking at your pilot i am going to have a go at painting the eyes of mine ,it makes so much difference . Cheers Alastair 👍 BTW my painting skills do not extend to painting eyes in 1/72 👀! All I did was apply a wash to the figure. The eye sockets are darkened by the wash. Looks a bit better than just plain flesh coloured paint. Cheers Greg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planebuilder62 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Well done Greg. My build has stalled a bit. I`ve been glueing the nose on before the wings and then summer arrived in town a week ago and modelling has ground to a halt. regards Toby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 My eyes were playing tricks on me . I was sure that i could see the whites of their eyes and even black pupils. Must go to Vision Express or Barnard Castle 🤨 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Planebuilder62 said: Well done Greg. My build has stalled a bit. I`ve been glueing the nose on before the wings and then summer arrived in town a week ago and modelling has ground to a halt. regards Toby 1 hour ago, Mottlemaster said: My eyes were playing tricks on me . I was sure that i could see the whites of their eyes and even black pupils. Must go to Vision Express or Barnard Castle 🤨 Thanks chaps! 😁 I'll be gluing the nose glazing on next 😬, which is a bit nerve wracking on the He 111. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Just be grateful you are not gluing on the ICM 1/48 canopy. It was a nightmare for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planebuilder62 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Dear Greg If you get the Eduard masking set masking will be a doddle. regards Toby 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 Time for an update.... Main canopies have been added along with the racks for the torpedoes. I have now commenced painting by hairy stick using aeromaster and humbrol acrylics. RLM 79 and RLM 65 have been applied as have the white theater markings on the rear fuselage and the wingtips. I am applying the bloched green patches using a small brush which is very nearly dry. The colour is then built up gradually with stippling stabbing with the brush in a disruptive pattern. So far i have done the first third of the port wing. I have yet to tackle the painting on the glazing, and may well order masks as Toby has suggested... Thats it for now, TFL Cheers Greg 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Hi Greg . I like your blotches .Are they pre planed from a refrance or are you improvising ? I fully recomend a masking set for your 111 . Must be high in the top 10 models of any type where a mask almost pays for itself (That cant be true) well you know what i mean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Mottlemaster said: Hi Greg . I like your blotches .Are they pre planed from a refrance or are you improvising ? I fully recomend a masking set for your 111 . Must be high in the top 10 models of any type where a mask almost pays for itself (That cant be true) well you know what i mean Hi Alastair, My blotches are improvised. I haven't seen any reference photos of this scheme so have assumed the kit instructions are also "best guess". May well get masks as I have the Airfix kit same as yours in the stash. Cheers Greg 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Great work Greg Just about start on the same kit. Can i ask what colours you used for painting the crew ? Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 1 hour ago, JOCKNEY said: Great work Greg Just about start on the same kit. Can i ask what colours you used for painting the crew ? Cheers Pat Hi Pat, Thanks for the kind comments 👍 I used Humbrol Hu118 acrylic lightened with a bit of white for the flight suits. Cheers Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Hi Greg. Hope you are well. Looks like you have been making great progress on this. Well done. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, PlaStix said: Hi Greg. Hope you are well. Looks like you have been making great progress on this. Well done. Kind regards, Stix Thanks Stix 👍 I should be posting more progress photos soon as I finished the blotches tonight. Cheers Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 looking good Greg. You always were a great blotch ma🙂n 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 10 hours ago, Greg Law said: looking good Greg. You always were a great blotch ma🙂n Thanks Greg 👍 I am working on the canopy frames now so should have some update pics soon 😁 Cheers Greg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 Photo update... Blotches on, canopy being masked and painted, slowly. The hardest part is seeing the panel lines! TFL Cheers Greg 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 On the home run now . You got those blotches spot on Its going to be a beauty Greg . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, Mottlemaster said: On the home run now . You got those blotches spot on Its going to be a beauty Greg . Thanks Alastair! I'm taking my time with the canopy frames but once that's done it should progress quickly. Cheers Greg 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Great work on the blotches Greg! And good luck with the canopy frames. Painting canopy frames is one of the jobs I put off until nearer the end! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 1 hour ago, PlaStix said: Great work on the blotches Greg! And good luck with the canopy frames. Painting canopy frames is one of the jobs I put off until nearer the end! Kind regards, Stix Thanks Stix 👍 More progress updates shortly....... Cheers Greg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 A short update.. Decals are on and the gloss coat has been covered in matt. I have still to do the underside of the canopy frames. Getting there! Cheers Greg 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Nice! Very nice! Great camo! Cheers, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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