Nachtwulf Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 I Started this almost two years ago and it was going well until the resident feline decided to jump on top of it, ....twice. Lucky for me I don't clean off my desk very often and 18 months later, all the parts were found and repaired, to the best of my ability. I decided to try my hand at weathering a model for the first time. I've done minor weathering before but this was meant to be an effort to make it noticeable to others, and then my lack of photography skill seems to have bleached out most of it. Anyway I hope it is worthy of this site. 51 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Lovley work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Oh hell yes! Cracking job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Nice work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Well done on the save after the attack of Meowthra. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Looks very nice. And the smart weathering is okay. Planes are no tanks, and the responsible mechanic will do anything to keep it clean. The momently weathering hype is a little bit too much. Of course there are planes wich had faded colours and so on, but but if it’s overdone it looks silly. Keep on rocking Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 I would be glad to have this one in my collection. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Nice work, glad it made it through its truama! gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehammer Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 The secret, especially without a reference to follow, is stopping right before it is "too much". Congratulations for carrying on and remedying the catastrophe (see what I did there?). Excellent restoration! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Meowww , my cat would love to jump on that , its a cracker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Looking spiffy again, 👍 Anyway cats do not like plane models a lot as a friend of mine who used to build models in the past had is whole collection diminished by the resident evil 🐈 cheers, Jan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Great job, the save as well as the finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Looks fine to me. Is that a cat's whisker for an aerial? (Seriously! They make excellent whip aerials) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Remus389 said: I would be glad to have this one in my collection. 👍 Me too! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachtwulf Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Bertie Psmith said: Looks fine to me. Is that a cat's whisker for an aerial? (Seriously! They make excellent whip aerials) I tried that, turns out the cat is much faster and much more of a biter than I am, so I settled for stretched sprue.🤕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 15 minutes ago, Nachtwulf said: I tried that, turns out the cat is much faster and much more of a biter than I am, so I settled for stretched sprue.🤕 Haha. My cat used to be fierce too but his whiskers would fall out on their own from time to time. I'd find them and save them. Their great advantage over stretched sprue is their flexibility, which would survive my careless handling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Excellent Tempest, and all the more so since there seem to be no traces of the kitty romp! I like the exhaust pipes! They look very convincing – a far cry from the all too usual, overall orange "rust" fallacy. Weathering is an art form. The basic secret is observation – studying lots of photos and, if feasible, real aircraft, to get a sense of cause > effect and which areas are prone to get used, and showing it. Such as frequently handled panels and fasteners, walkways (which look convincing on your Tempest!), underwing dirt from the wheels, oil leaks, changed or repaired parts with a slightly different tone, et cetera. As Bonehammer points out, less is more. It shouldn't really stand out as "weathering" but just convey a sense of 'life'. All IMHO, of course… I'd say you're very much on the right track already. Nice model! I gather that the camo scheme should be standard European Dk Green and Ocean Grey? Perhaps it's the lighting that makes it look more like a light grey/khaki desert scheme? Whatever, it's a very presentable Tempest! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Purrfect job. Nicely restrained and realistic to my eye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachtwulf Posted November 7, 2021 Author Share Posted November 7, 2021 19 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: Excellent Tempest, and all the more so since there seem to be no traces of the kitty romp! I like the exhaust pipes! They look very convincing – a far cry from the all too usual, overall orange "rust" fallacy. Weathering is an art form. The basic secret is observation – studying lots of photos and, if feasible, real aircraft, to get a sense of cause > effect and which areas are prone to get used, and showing it. Such as frequently handled panels and fasteners, walkways (which look convincing on your Tempest!), underwing dirt from the wheels, oil leaks, changed or repaired parts with a slightly different tone, et cetera. As Bonehammer points out, less is more. It shouldn't really stand out as "weathering" but just convey a sense of 'life'. All IMHO, of course… I'd say you're very much on the right track already. Nice model! I gather that the camo scheme should be standard European Dk Green and Ocean Grey? Perhaps it's the lighting that makes it look more like a light grey/khaki desert scheme? Whatever, it's a very presentable Tempest! Kind regards, Joachim I was shocked at how much of the weathering disappears depending on lighting. The colors are out of whack due to camera exposure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murewa Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 WOW! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Hallo Wonderful! But, here I noticed one thing, I also can not get it right untill now. The camo outline is so pin sharp, with masks. I am working on a solution to get it more soften, sprayborder of about 1 mm or 1,5 mm depending on scale. Vertical displacement helps, the mask is slightly vertical displaced from the surface. Happy modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Awesome job, any cat would be proud to knock that of the shelf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Congratulations on a beautiful model well done 👏. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachtwulf Posted November 9, 2021 Author Share Posted November 9, 2021 4 hours ago, dov said: Hallo Wonderful! But, here I noticed one thing, I also can not get it right untill now. The camo outline is so pin sharp, with masks. I am working on a solution to get it more soften, sprayborder of about 1 mm or 1,5 mm depending on scale. Vertical displacement helps, the mask is slightly vertical displaced from the surface. Happy modelling I agree, I could have softened up the edges just a bit. I didn't notice until it was way too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Yes, I had the same issue with my Mossie. Never again! Camo mask, whatever you work with, elevate it for 1mm vertical. Use Tamiya tabe rolled for instance. Between mask and surface. I will do so on my Do-17, which I start in a few weeks. Happy modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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