Single engine night landing

[pat d]

Imagine some poor Nachtjager pilot returning to base at night with a prop feathered due to an engine malfunction, throw in some bad weather-what could possibly go wrong?
I thought I would name this 'Single engine Night Landing" The model is done in the reverse mottle scheme of a RLM 75 gray base color with RLM 76 light blue being applied over the gray outlining each individual mottle. 1/48 Tamiya kit,

Cheers!

  

[Learstang]

Brilliant job on that Uhu! I have no idea how you were able to do that camouflage.

 

Regards,

 

Jason

[thommo]

Yes, I was wondering too what technique you used for the camo mottling?

 

Excellent build.

[SAT69]

Excellent camouflage, beautiful cockpit and an outstanding overall build. Did I miss anything? 

[noelh]

Nice one, the port engine feathered. What a relief for the pilot. I always liked landing at night, no distractions. Because you could see nothing except the runway. What you didn't see you didn't worry about. 

 

My Instructor had the view it was no big deal landing on on one engine, if you survived long enough to end up on short final you had it made. 

 

But as a model that is literally superb. Pick whatever superlatives you want. That is state of the art model making. 

 

[pat d]

The model was pained overall in RLM 76. Then a coat of RLM 75 was applied to the uppersurfaces and down the sides. This was done using a Paasche VL with enamels thinned 1 part paint to ! part thinner. I then used a slightly different colored RLM 76 with a Paasche V Jr. and with the paint thinned 2 parts thinner to 1 part paint I applied a "fishnet" pattern outlining the mottles just like the Luftwaffe groundcrew did. 

Hope this makes sense!

Pat D

[Jackson Duvalier]

Lovely model, I find it most impressive you achieved such a result with a Paasche airbrush.  

 

 

[Grey Beema]

Lovely model.  Super skills on display.  Well done.

[theskits62]

Beautiful job - like everyone else i think the camo is superbly done !!

[mick]

great work

[gazza l]

Very impressive work particularly the camo.

 

gazza l

[echen]

Superb Uhu. I'll second all the camo comments; excellent work.

[ForestFan]

Excellent, especially the paint work!

[Mig88]

Outstanding work!! This is one of my favourite nightfighters and you've done a great job !

 

Miguel

[binbrook87]

Outstanding mottle work! Wow! What a great model. 👍👍👍

[Pete in a shed]

Brilliant result. The detail in the cockpit is very well done.

Pete

[VolkerR.]

A perfect model in every aspect. Congratulations!

[Gary Brantley]

You are bound to receive many compliments on that paint work.  And for good reason.    That is very impressive work with any type of airbrush!   Great looking model pat! 

[Toryu]

Sterling job! What an effort to create the camouflage in this way. Your attention to accuracy can't be surpassed!

[IanC]

15 hours ago, noelh said:

Nice one, the port engine feathered. What a relief for the pilot. I always liked landing at night, no distractions. Because you could see nothing except the runway. What you didn't see you didn't worry about. 

 

 

Ah, but this pilot may have had a 100 Group Mosquito lurking around his airfield to worry about...

 

Superb model. 

[Bertie McBoatface]

I like that a lot. A triumph of airbrush art. Thank you.

[Autle]

What an excellent He219, I really like the mottled paintwork it's just right looking at my reference books. Just superb on every level.

[Wlad]

Truly impressive. Well done.

[sanfrandragon]

Great attention detail and I would love to be able to use an airbrush as well as you.

[David H]

The Hopeless Romantic strikes again!!