looped80times Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Hello all, I wanted to share my most recent project, Meng's 1/48 EA-18G Growler. This is my first big project in a while just due to uni taking up much of my time, but I was able to dive deep into this kit and I hope it shows. I have always thought the Super Hornet family looks stunning in the air, especially the Growler when fully loaded, so I have modeled it as such. The kit goes together very nicely with great surface detailing and construction, there were a few gaps to fill such as under the LEX and in the rear by the elevators but other than that very nice kit. I tried to emulate some the grime that deployed Super Hornets get when out at sea, in order to achieve this I painted the model in these following steps: Black basing, mottling with primary colors, primary colors, dark rings of grime using liquid masks, "touchups" in a lighter shade, "touchups" in a darker shade, salt weathering with a slightly lighter base coat, oil wash for grey navy jets, and finally subtle oil painting streaks. I think all these steps help to break up the grey scheme and provide a lot of depth and detail. The model is supported by a 1/4" acrylic rod, which has been edited out of these photos, I hope to take another set of photos outside with the sky or terrain as a backdrop but until then I hope you enjoy. 39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Great build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 great work 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dstream Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Terrific dirty camouflage. Dan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mycapt65 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t15dja Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I certainly do enjoy! You've done a fantastic job on the painting and weathering. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis95 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Came out very well if I do say so myself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat101 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Nice work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Great work. I like the weathering, worn but not looking ready for the scrap yard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Wow! Awesome build and great photo work! I like the look of it with the landing gear up. It looks so good, everything looks very realistic. With a blue sky background, I bet it could be passed as a real thing! And thanks for sharing the painting tip! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looped80times Posted June 4, 2022 Author Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 8:22 PM, Phone Phixer said: Great work. I like the weathering, worn but not looking ready for the scrap yard. On 6/2/2022 at 3:15 PM, t15dja said: I certainly do enjoy! You've done a fantastic job on the painting and weathering. Well done! Thank you all, there is certainly a fine line between over doing the weathering and it being so subtle it was not worth the effort. I've done a few grey navy jets so I'm starting to get a better understanding on how they should look, also reference images were a huge help in getting it right! 1 hour ago, cifenet said: Wow! Awesome build and great photo work! I like the look of it with the landing gear up. It looks so good, everything looks very realistic. With a blue sky background, I bet it could be passed as a real thing! And thanks for sharing the painting tip! Thank you very much. Soon I'd like to find a spot to get a nice natural background and take some more photos. I'm always impressed when I see an image of a model and it takes me a few seconds to realize its not the real plane, hopefully I can achieve that with this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 great Growler!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Lovely job, looks amazing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramtin Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Love it! Was looking to buy this kit as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy da fish Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Well done you have captured an in service aircraft with superb level of paint distress. Sammy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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