RZP Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) I'm nearly at the end of this build after more than four years. It's on its feet and all the nav lights and landing gear doors are attached. I still need to add the antenna wire and the pulley block that guides it through the bubble canopy...well that and some paint touch-ups here and there. If anyone cares to see in-progress photos the link is at the end. The weathering was done with water-soluble graphite pencils that I found in an art supply store in town. The beauty of it is that it can be wiped off with a damp cloth if you are not happy with the results. With a sharp point you can wet it and follow the panel lines. It will lay down a fine line of sludge which you can then wipe in the direction of the airflow. It can also outline access hatches and panels. The thing to remember, which I learned the hard way, was that it darkens considerably when hit with a clear coat. The exhaust stains were another learning experience. I had never applied exhaust stains with an airbrush before, and the first attempt was with extremely thinned black paint and it was far too dark, and black. I managed to remove it all without too much trauma. The second attempt was with my own mix of dark grey and red-brown thinned to almost water. I learned that the perfect amount of stain was about two or three passes BEFORE you think it looks good. 🙂 Oddly enough in some light it looks thin and grey, in other lighting it looks very dark. I'm not touching it again! Sorry about the weird backgrounds, I was experimenting with lighting and background colours with my DSLR camera. Hopefully I'll do better when it's done. Edited July 13, 2021 by RZP 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Very, very nice. Well done buddy. Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafetyDad Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Beautiful! You nailed the exhaust stains and the weathering. And Canadian markings always look good... SD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 What a magnificent outcome! You've clearly done a huge amount of work detailing the old Airfix kit. Lovely finish and a great scheme. Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Looks absolutely magnificent, great job. I was wondering where this one went. Good to see in it's full splendor and interesting tip re the watercolour graphite pencils too. Thank Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZP Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, Dr. Quack said: What a magnificent outcome! You've clearly done a huge amount of work detailing the old Airfix kit. Lovely finish and a great scheme. Q Thank you, that's very kind. It was a lot of work but I learned a lot and got over my fear of scratch-building and modifying parts. 18 hours ago, SafetyDad said: Beautiful! You nailed the exhaust stains and the weathering. And Canadian markings always look good... SD Wow, thank you! Spraying the exhaust staining made me nervous, especially after the initial disaster. I learned that subtle is better. 22 hours ago, (ex)Sgtrafman said: Very, very nice. Well done buddy. Iain Thanks very much! I've already started another one... Richard Edited July 14, 2021 by RZP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZP Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 11 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Looks absolutely magnificent, great job. I was wondering where this one went. Good to see in it's full splendor and interesting tip re the watercolour graphite pencils too. Thank Chris Thanks Chris! I really appreciate you looking in! Life kinda got in the way for a while. My little obsession with RCAF Mustangs gave me the opportunity to be part of the team that researched and designed the markings for its bigger sister: Richard 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 3 hours ago, RZP said: Thanks Chris! I really appreciate you looking in! Life kinda got in the way for a while. My little obsession with RCAF Mustangs gave me the opportunity to be part of the team that researched and designed the markings for its bigger sister: Hi Richard, it really is a wonderful model , you should be very proud of that one. Oh wow what an exciting opportunity and what an honour. Congratulations on a job well done looking at the photos. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkin Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Very impressive indeed. Well done on an excellent build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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