Lanmi Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 It's been a long time since I last posted here. This is a model that I started as part of the campaign on Britmodeller, but I did not manage to finish it on time. I experimented with black basing for the first time, but using complementary colors for the marble effect. This gave me very satisfying effects in tonal variations on the surface. I notice that this effect is much more visible to do on such one-color camouflage, because I tried the same effect on the Tu-2 in parallel, where I was mostly successful in lighter fields, which are also larger areas. There is nothing to say about the model, it fits perfectly, the details are great. You can choose between the 4 versions of Marseille's machines, I prefer this one from the box-art, with the red rudder, all white spinner and high demarcation lines between the RLM 79 and 78, The paints are Gunze, the weathering was done in the following order: pin wash Tamiya fluid, then I applied matte varnish, and then smeared with artist oil paints and W&N mineral spirit. 63 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Absolutely brilliant! I have always preferred the Emil type, but your build has so much character and realism, I might just change my mind. Your skills (especially weathering & staining) are beyond question in my view! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampiero Piva Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Very nice build and camo; brilliant ! Congrats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Marvellous job on that Friedrich! Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Well worth the wait, excellent model and beautifully finished, good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Very nicely done. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanmi Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 Thank you, @kapam for your kind words. I am still only experimenting and some of the stains are not fully intentional. There is still a lot of room for improvement. @Giampiero Piva, @Learstang, @Farmerboy @Flight Line Media @Duncan B thank you guys for your kind words. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Great build and finish, a weathering master-class ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murewa Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Yeah, wow dude, looks more like 48 with that finish! 👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Your Messerschmitt looks really great! Can you explain what you mean by using complimentary colours? Did you spray a marbling pattern of yellow on the black base before applying the RLM 78 (yellow as the complimentary colour of blue?)? In any case, it looks very convincing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Gruntfuttock Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Amazing results in 1/72 - well done and a tribute to your finishing skills. It could easily be 1/32 judging by your images. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Oh my!!!!!. This 109 is impressive and flawless!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Are you SURE that's not a 1/48 Eduard kit? Beautiful in all respects, and as the others have said, the paintwork and weathering are outstanding! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esvees Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 That is some amazing craftsmanship, especially on such a small plane! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Smashing job!! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanond Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Fantastic! and it's in 1/72. I really like the weathering. Nanond 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) On 10/14/2021 at 10:09 PM, Doc72 said: Your Messerschmitt looks really great! Can you explain what you mean by using complimentary colours? Did you spray a marbling pattern of yellow on the black base before applying the RLM 78 (yellow as the complimentary colour of blue?)? In any case, it looks very convincing. Complementary to blue is orange. If you are interested in this, study the colour wheel and it will all be clear. I started this thread some time ago with this topic, and it might explain better what Lanmi and I have been experimenting with, although I did not do marbling, just pre-shading: Best, Nikola Edited October 16, 2021 by Nikola Topalov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Btw, brilliant model Lanmi. Amazing paint work and weathering. And in 1/72 scale... Great stuff! Best, Nikola 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplanebeer Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Seeing models this good does make me wonder why I bother as mine will never approach this level of detail and finish in this scale. Quite superb! Regards Colin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Like it very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Lovely finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanmi Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/14/2021 at 10:09 PM, Doc72 said: Your Messerschmitt looks really great! Can you explain what you mean by using complimentary colours? Did you spray a marbling pattern of yellow on the black base before applying the RLM 78 (yellow as the complimentary colour of blue?)? In any case, it looks very convincing. Thank you, Doc! U used Gunze off white for marbling. Two layers was enough Then i sprayed thin layers of complementary colors (it was beige yellow for RLM78 and purple under RLM79) almost like preshading. Here is example from my TU-2 for upper camo unfortunately I didn't take photo of 109. @Nikola Topalov Thank you Nikola, as you described. I can only add that using complementary colors as preshading especially beneath lighter colors the effect is much softer, and you need fewer airbrush passes. The effect was not so impressive on dark green so I need to further experiment on it. Next time I will probably try marbling technique over gray primer not the black one. It is hard to cover black base. @Wulfman @Murewa @Horatio Gruntfuttock @Sky Keg @72modeler @Esvees @Mig88 @Nanond @fishplanebeer @supersonic @VolkerR.@James G 🍻 Thanks everyone for your kind comments I appreciate it a lot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Great job mate! This experiment with complementary colours really added much to the worn look of final camouflage. Lower part maybe looks a bit more dirty for the desert cammo, but anyway it looks very interesting. Cheers, S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 12 hours ago, Lanmi said: Thank you Nikola, as you described. I can only add that using complementary colors as preshading especially beneath lighter colors the effect is much softer, and you need fewer airbrush passes. The effect was not so impressive on dark green so I need to further experiment on it. You are right. It is much easier with lighter colours. I am currently battling OD over red tones. I did it once with P61 and now again. Worked good the first time but it is always a battle. The hardest part for me now is judging how much to cover initially knowing that weathering and subsequent coats will affect it. It's just like regular pre-shading only more difficult because if it is with black, no risk of too much of it showing through since it only gives a darker tone of the base color with no hue modulation. Still long way to go until I master this one. So good to have someone else with whom to share the experience with this. Best, Nikola 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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