FAA builds, 32nd Hawker Nimrod re started, Firefly Mk.5

[corsaircorp]

Wonderful Chris !!

I always stay in awe...

You surely have a great FAA collection by now !!

Sincerely.

CC

[mark.au]

Like.

 

A lot.

 

I’m still a bit in awe at your post shading with a brush.

[AliGauld]

Excellent stuff.

As Mark says your post shading is so good and with a brush hard to imagine how you achieve it.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[bigbadbadge]

10 hours ago, corsaircorp said:

Wonderful Chris !!

I always stay in awe...

You surely have a great FAA collection by now !!

Sincerely.

CC

Thanks CC, very kind, my FAA collection is growing well and having to reorganise my display 🙄

 

6 hours ago, mark.au said:

Like.

 

A lot.

 

I’m still a bit in awe at your post shading with a brush.

 

1 hour ago, AliGauld said:

Excellent stuff.

As Mark says your post shading is so good and with a brush hard to imagine how you achieve it.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

Thanks Mark and Alistair , very kind .  Pleased with the post shading, it is simply a lightened non thinned coat almost dry brushed on really just a bit more paint on the brush spread out around the panel.

I reckon you both might enjoy the brush painting too you know

 

Thanks guys

Chris

[bigbadbadge]

Hi all

 

Further progress on the Seafire, with the second EDSG coat and then a lighten post shading coat.

 

 

 

Quite pleased, I don't think it looks too shabby.

Thanks for looking in

Chris

[Johnson]

55 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said:

I don't think it looks too shabby.

Looks great! The painting is coming on really well Chris. 

[Dunny]

1 hour ago, bigbadbadge said:

Quite pleased, I don't think it looks too shabby.

Thanks for looking in

Only because you haven't weathered it yet 

 

Looking lovely...

[mark.au]

2 hours ago, bigbadbadge said:

Quite pleased, I don't think it looks too shabby.

Master of the understatement strikes again 🙂

[2996 Victor]

10 hours ago, bigbadbadge said:

I don't think it looks too shabby

Definitely not! Looking very good indeed  

[bigbadbadge]

9 hours ago, Johnson said:

Looks great! The painting is coming on really well Chris. 

Thanks Charlie

 

9 hours ago, Dunny said:

Only because you haven't weathered it yet 

 

Looking lovely...

😄 Thanks Roger, good point fella

 

8 hours ago, mark.au said:

Master of the understatement strikes again 🙂

😄 Thanks Mark, I am really pleased with it.

 

24 minutes ago, 2996 Victor said:

Definitely not! Looking very good indeed  

Thanks Mark

 

Thanks guys for your kind comments, I am chuffed with it so far, I have got to adjust the paint on the fuselage where the now smaller roundels go as I forgot about that bit 🙄, then I can get some decals on and start to move this one to a finish.

Chris

[AliGauld]

12 hours ago, Johnson said:

Looks great! The painting is coming on really well Chris. 

 

11 hours ago, Dunny said:

Looking lovely...

 

10 hours ago, mark.au said:

Master of the understatement strikes again 🙂

 

2 hours ago, 2996 Victor said:

Definitely not! Looking very good indeed  

Yup I totally agree.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[bigbadbadge]

2 hours ago, AliGauld said:

 

 

 

Yup I totally agree.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

Thanks Alistair 😊  hopefully will get the DSG areas for the Roundels sorted later on, want to get this finished and start another FAA build and get the Nimrod progressed too.

 

Chris

[bigbadbadge]

Hi all

 

Managed to get the fuselage roundel areas painted as this has smaller roundels.  Initially I used a post it note cut out as a mask, stuck down with water to avoid pulling any paint or the paper Seafire bits off.

As I needed it to be slightly darker than the general DSG so used black first then a quick coat of DSG after that then two more subsequent coats free hand about 8 hours later.  Happy with that.

 

 

 

 

Happy with that

 

 

Thanks for looking

Chris

[Zephyr91]

7 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said:

Managed to get the fuselage roundel areas painted as this has smaller roundels.  Initially I used a post it note cut out as a mask, stuck down with water to avoid pulling any paint or the paper Seafire bits off.

As I needed it to be slightly darker than the general DSG so used black first then a quick coat of DSG after that then two more subsequent coats free hand about 8 hours later. 

As usual Chris it looks great.  It was really useful to see the stages of how you built up the roudel area colour.  Thanks for sharing that.

 

cheers

 

Rob

[2996 Victor]

17 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said:

As I needed it to be slightly darker than the general DSG so used black first then a quick coat of DSG after that then two more subsequent coats free hand about 8 hours later.

Absolutely ruddy brilliant! Nuff said!   

 

Cheers, 

Mark

[bigbadbadge]

33 minutes ago, Zephyr91 said:

As usual Chris it looks great.  It was really useful to see the stages of how you built up the roudel area colour.  Thanks for sharing that.

 

cheers

 

Rob

Thanks Rob,  it was a bit of an experiment and thankfully worked out .  First time I have used paper masks with water used to stick them down , worked very well and will definitely use again.

 

25 minutes ago, 2996 Victor said:

Absolutely ruddy brilliant! Nuff said!   

 

Cheers, 

Mark

Thanks Mark,  very kind , pleased with the way that turned out and will look good when the decals go on .

 

Thank guys

Chris

[Zephyr91]

1 minute ago, bigbadbadge said:

First time I have used paper masks with water used to stick them down , worked very well and will definitely use again.

I have gone a step further and used diluted PVA (needed no edge gaps for hard demarcation on 1/72 scale camo).   That's ok on enamels.  But for heaven's sake don't use water or PVA to stick masks to acrylics.  It just partially dissolves the paint.  Ask me how I know ........

 

I should wear a permanent L-plate .......

 

Rob

[bigbadbadge]

6 hours ago, Zephyr91 said:

I have gone a step further and used diluted PVA (needed no edge gaps for hard demarcation on 1/72 scale camo).   That's ok on enamels.  But for heaven's sake don't use water or PVA to stick masks to acrylics.  It just partially dissolves the paint.  Ask me how I know ........

 

I should wear a permanent L-plate .......

 

Rob

Oh mate, sorry to hear that Rob, still you have learned from it so a good lesson 😉 Never thought of using diluted PVA Rob. Mind you might take me a while to try it as just started using water to stick down paper masks😄

 

Chris

[Zephyr91]

2 hours ago, bigbadbadge said:

Oh mate, sorry to hear that Rob, still you have learned from it so a good lesson 😉 Never thought of using diluted PVA Rob. Mind you might take me a while to try it as just started using water to stick down paper masks😄

 

Chris

The reason I tried diluted PVA was that it took me so long to apply all the bits of moistened paper that by the time I aimed the airbrush at the fully masked airframe the water had entirely dried out from the earlier items and half the bits of masking just blew off!!  

 

Before using on my recent Hurricane, I tried the PVA on a mule.  The masks came off easily and I found that diluted left less residue - but whether diluted or not this can be just washed off anyway with a cotton bud and water.

 

Neccessity is a mother .... or something

 

Rob

[keefr22]

Well I can't do better than echo all the superlatives you've already received Chris, really excellent work again - and those feathered camo edges, with a brush - I have no idea how you can do that (despite you having told us many times...!!  )

 

I'm hoping today to get the topside camo sprayed on the KP Seafire 1b that Mark @2996 Victor kindly sent me when he gave up 72nd scale - if I can get a finish anywher close to yours I'll be a very happy bunny...!! 🐰

 

Keith

[bigbadbadge]

1 hour ago, Zephyr91 said:

The reason I tried diluted PVA was that it took me so long to apply all the bits of moistened paper that by the time I aimed the airbrush at the fully masked airframe the water had entirely dried out from the earlier items and half the bits of masking just blew off!!  

 

Before using on my recent Hurricane, I tried the PVA on a mule.  The masks came off easily and I found that diluted left less residue - but whether diluted or not this can be just washed off anyway with a cotton bud and water.

 

Neccessity is a mother .... or something

 

Rob

Thanks Rob , yes it does dry out quickly, just don't rub to hard when removing the PVA residue😉😄

 

1 hour ago, keefr22 said:

Well I can't do better than echo all the superlatives you've already received Chris, really excellent work again - and those feathered camo edges, with a brush - I have no idea how you can do that (despite you having told us many times...!!  )

 

I'm hoping today to get the topside camo sprayed on the KP Seafire 1b that Mark @2996 Victor kindly sent me when he gave up 72nd scale - if I can get a finish anywher close to yours I'll be a very happy bunny...!! 🐰

 

Keith

Thanks Keith, very kind, I find the old knackered brushes the best for the feathering.

Good luck with the Seafire  I am sure your finish will be superb,  when will we see the results fella???

Looking forward to seeing it.

Chris

[AliGauld]

Very nicely done and explained so that idiots like me can follow along.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[Johnson]

Can't add to what's been said Chris, but looks great!

 

4 hours ago, Zephyr91 said:

I tried the PVA on a mule.  The masks came off easily and I found that diluted left less residue - but whether diluted or not this can be just washed off anyway with a cotton bud and water.

 

Thanks Rob, I've struggled to get a hard edge without a ridge.

 

Cheers,

[keefr22]

4 hours ago, bigbadbadge said:

when will we see the results fella???

 

All I can say is - don't hold your breath....!!  

 

Seriosly hope it'll be in the next couple of weeks, but hoping to get to Telford again this year so working on trying to finish a couple of things for that and also a couple for the next club comp..

 

K

 

 

[Zephyr91]

1 hour ago, Johnson said:

I've struggled to get a hard edge without a ridge.

Just a quick response (apologies Chris for hijack) - maybe I was just lucky Charlie.  I've just gone and checked on the models and don't seem to have suffered that outcome, but as I said, probably just lucky..

 

I also took on board a tip or 2 from the Sovreign Models/Colourcoats "How to do it" videos including reducing the airbrush pressure.  I think I'd been doing what was referred to as "power hosing" the colour on. 

 

Cheers

 

Rob