Winenut Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 WOW! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels JK Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Well done ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Raider Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Lovely model! Fantastic work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Great job! The weathering is realistic to me and the detailed explanation really helps! Thanks for posting this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaa2000 Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 On 8/31/2021 at 10:41 AM, Zigomar said: Really nice built, but your pics are too dark and should be more bright to fully appreciate the details. Best regards. Thanks Zigomar - I haven't brightened them up too much to keep the tone of the Olive Drab accurate, but I can see that has meant the grey & shadows are a little dark. I'll work on that for the next one On 8/31/2021 at 11:12 AM, F-32 said: Super job, one of the best I've seen Thank you! On 8/31/2021 at 1:50 PM, Winenut said: WOW! Cheers Winenut On 8/31/2021 at 3:04 PM, Niels JK said: Well done ! Thanks Niels 16 hours ago, Tokyo Raider said: Lovely model! Fantastic work! Thank you! 14 hours ago, Gary Brantley said: Great job! The weathering is realistic to me and the detailed explanation really helps! Thanks for posting this. Cheers Gary, glad you liked it and found the descriptions useful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 That is a really beautiful model. Great paint and weathering job. But can I just point out one tiny nitpick? You might ask what does an AFV modeller know about aircraft. Well, in a previous life, that' all I used to build. The nitpick is the two red circles, either side of the cockpit on the wing upper surface, which I presume are refueling points. You've got them over bare metal where the paint has worn away. I would have thought that the red circles would have worn to the same degree. As I say, a tiny nitpick, and one that doesn't detract from a fine model in any way. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaa2000 Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Bullbasket said: That is a really beautiful model. Great paint and weathering job. But can I just point out one tiny nitpick? You might ask what does an AFV modeller know about aircraft. Well, in a previous life, that' all I used to build. The nitpick is the two red circles, either side of the cockpit on the wing upper surface, which I presume are refueling points. You've got them over bare metal where the paint has worn away. I would have thought that the red circles would have worn to the same degree. As I say, a tiny nitpick, and one that doesn't detract from a fine model in any way. John. Thank you John You are 100% right about the fuel port decals. I was nervous about chipping decals without tearing them, so I tried on a couple of spare decals on test piece. I tried a knife, toothbrush and a brass wire brush and wasn't really happy with any of them so I thought it was less of a problem to leave the decals as is and pretend the crew repainted them I was unsure about whether I could paint "chips" to look as good as the actual chipping. But you've given me something to practice and improve for the next build though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 +1 for Tamiya LP-11. I think its a wee bit better than Mr. Color H8, which was my former "go to" aluminium paint. -d- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Absolutely amazing result, I really like the scheme you've gone with and the paint job is superb! Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 For those shiny oleo cylinders, I've found Humbrol #11 Silver enamel gives a fairly convincing look. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 That's a beauty. Superb weathering. Just the right amount! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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