corsaircorp Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Well done ViK !! Look good, Matt varnish is our friend !! Keep carry on that good job !! CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 On 9/8/2020 at 4:23 PM, Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen said: Ok, here’s the matt cote, port is without the khaki, starboard is with. I think without will do, but I do like the fading it has instantly added. I may do some here and there. Ratio was about 30:1, literally a drop. Great idea guys, looks great!! Also carried on with some engine mess on the wings. Sorry about the orientation of some of the pictures, difficult to manage on the mobile! Oh, I like that !! Time to watch, "The Cold Blue." Again !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Longbow said: Oh, I like that !! Time to watch, "The Cold Blue." Again !! How have I missed ‘The Cold Blue’ on the documentary circuit?! I shall be finding that to watch before I complete her. 🎥 14 hours ago, corsaircorp said: Well done ViK !! Look good, Matt varnish is our friend !! Keep carry on that good job !! CC Good to hear from you CC and thank you for the ever kind comments. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, Patrick Martin said: You could always spray an inch or so of the wing tip to see how it looks.... PM That’s the plan, I’m looking at some areas that may have succumbed to more exposure and might mask them up. The reverse where a panel may have been replaced, for example the tail fin. Oh I can’t wait 😊 Edited September 10, 2020 by Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 That looks great matted down, really brings the variations out in your paintwork 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 Hi everyone, hope you’re all keeping well. I’ve managed (finally) to make some progress on the Belle. I had an airbrush failure meaning I spent quiet a while troubleshooting that instead of working on the model. Anyway, flat cote is now on and what a difference it makes! Really pleased I didn’t go through the effort of repainting as it has lightened it enough for my eyes. I added some khaki to part of the cote and used this to tone down the decals to give them a warmer and somewhat faded look. Pictures below, again sorry about the orientation, uploading straight from my mobile. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Amazing improvement!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 The painting and weathering is spot on. But that long pointy nose is a gross mistake on Revell's part and it can't be rectified. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Evening all, making some progress albeit slow on the Belle. I’ve now flat coted the whole model and started added some staining plus the smaller bits post the main build. Going well so far, the landing gear was a pig but not as bad as the Revell’s Lancaster which I built recently... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Those are some really impressive results! I love the careful shading along the panel lines. Did you pre-shade using black, against a primer coat? I'd say the olive drab looks just right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos brierley Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Starting to come together nicely-nicely. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) On 10/1/2020 at 12:41 AM, TheyJammedKenny! said: Those are some really impressive results! I love the careful shading along the panel lines. Did you pre-shade using black, against a primer coat? I'd say the olive drab looks just right. Thanks, appreciated! Over primer I used a darker shade of the grey as a base colour, chose a shade that had a hint of blue in it, then started building up the main colour in thin coats until got the effect I wanted. I then passed over some areas with pure white thinned down to create highlights. Same on the OD except I used OD as the base and Khaki as the highlight. I used to pre-shade with black along the panel lines but I prefer the look of this. I also black base and marble the colours if its a darker camo. 23 hours ago, amos brierley said: Starting to come together nicely-nicely. 🙂 Cheers Amos! I hope to finish it over the next few days... losing pace now 🥱 Edited October 2, 2020 by Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Looking very nice !! The air crews had the maintenance teams overspray the yellow codes with a heavily thinned light grey to tone them down a little. Your khaki probably did exactly the same job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Longbow said: Looking very nice !! The air crews had the maintenance teams overspray the yellow codes with a heavily thinned light grey to tone them down a little. Your khaki probably did exactly the same job. Cheers! I did not know that. I was thinking about how much more I should tone it down but it’s a balance between the scale and making it realistic. I think I’m going to stop here before I cock it up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 And it's finished. Will post an RFI with some more shots. Thanks for the great suggestions that stopped me repainting the model! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 4 hours ago, Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen said: And it's finished. Will post an RFI with some more shots. Thanks for the great suggestions that stopped me repainting the model! That's looking superb! Good call all round. Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ-WobblyHands Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 A cracking build of an iconic WW2 workhorse , the weathered OD topsides look great Hope my OD Fortress comes out as good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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