AliGauld Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 This is what it looks like after the first misty coat. I'll see what it looks light in daylight and whether it needs a second. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 All looks good from here sir. The mottling has worked in my opinion. Stay safe and have a great Xmas Alistair. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 32 minutes ago, Spookytooth said: All looks good from here sir. The mottling has worked in my opinion. Simon. Thanks Simon, In the harsh light of day I think it needs another misted Sky coat. The flash on the camera washes the differences out a lot. Another coat should do it and then it will get knocked back a bit by clear coats and weathering. 38 minutes ago, Spookytooth said: Stay safe and have a great Xmas Alistair. And to you Sir. Cheers, Alistair 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 One final ? misty coat of Sky. I'm happy with that. The flash washes it out a bit but the variation is now subtle not stark. Once that's dry on with the masking. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 That's looking very nice, indeed, Alistair - the "undercoat" mottle looks very effective in highlighting the panels on the wings. Think I might have to give it a try..... Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 40 minutes ago, 2996 Victor said: That's looking very nice, indeed, Alistair - the "undercoat" mottle looks very effective in highlighting the panels on the wings. Think I might have to give it a try..... Cheers, Mark Thanks Mark, It seems to work quite well. We'll see how it looks in the end. Meanwhile the pink is on. I'm currently waiting for the Hataka Golden Yellow to arrive. It's allegedly out for delivery and when and if it arrives I'll get the yellow tail done. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 And now the Yellow. I have bought some Hataka Lacquers for painting roundels and such. Purely to speed the process up a tad, you understand. So, decided to give the Golden Yellow a squirt at the tail plane, thinned with Levelling thinners. That's one coat over the pink. I find that coverage rather impressive. Once that's cooked and masked I'll get some pre-shading and mottling done on the upper surfaces. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Very nice! Looks just the ticket IMHO Camo on the uppers, a few stickers and you'll be done! Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 42 minutes ago, 2996 Victor said: Very nice! Looks just the ticket IMHO Camo on the uppers, a few stickers and you'll be done! Cheers, Mark Thanks very much Mark, I'm just masking up the yellow just now and think that I'm going to stick a couple of bits of 0.15mm wire on for the control wires to the rudder. Think it will look a bit better. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Great work on the mottling Alistair the effect under the sky looks good. The pink is a great idea, might have to try that, I wish my yellow would cover like that, my little 32nd scale GB Z took 5 coats, which was disappointing as the plastic was yellow in the first place 🤪 Great work Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, AliGauld said: Thanks very much Mark, I'm just masking up the yellow just now and think that I'm going to stick a couple of bits of 0.15mm wire on for the control wires to the rudder. Think it will look a bit better. Cheers, Alistair After reading @Putty Animal's amazing 1/144 scratch builds, I've invested in some reels of vape-e-cigarette-thingy resistance wires of various thicknesses. Great for internal detail, aerial wires, control rods etc, etc. Oh, and biplane rigging, of course! Cheers, Mark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 49 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Great work on the mottling Alistair the effect under the sky looks good. The pink is a great idea, might have to try that, I wish my yellow would cover like that, my little 32nd scale GB Z took 5 coats, which was disappointing as the plastic was yellow in the first place 🤪 Great work Chris Thanks Chris, I heard about the pink on the Plastic Model Mojo podcast. I'd used it under red before and it works really well but i wasn't sure about Yellow. The Hataka has a lot of pigment but it worked and I will be using it again. One word of caution. I used Tamiya pink as the undercoat but it's a gloss and may give issues with the brush painting on top. 17 minutes ago, 2996 Victor said: After reading @Putty Animal's amazing 1/144 scratch builds, I've invested in some reels of vape-e-cigarette-thingy resistance wires of various thicknesses. Great for internal detail, aerial wires, control rods etc, etc. Oh, and biplane rigging, of course! Cheers, Mark It's mainly vaping wire that I use but as I build my own coils for the atomiser I didn't have to go out and buy anything extra. I used 0.15mm brass wire for this which is for ship modelling but it needed to be thin. Life has kind of got in the way and I may not get anything else done tonight. Nothing major just a shopping trip to Tesco's. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Thanks Alistair , I will mix some pink up . The vaping wire is interesting, I had not heard of getting hold of that before or building your own coils too, that is intriguing. Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, AliGauld said: Nothing major just a shopping trip to Tesco's Enjoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 31 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Thanks Alistair , I will mix some pink up . The vaping wire is interesting, I had not heard of getting hold of that before or building your own coils too, that is intriguing. Chris I got a rebuildable deck and coiled my own as I didn't want to be paying for coils every couple of weeks. I now have more than enough wire and cotton to last me the rest of my life and more. 19 minutes ago, 2996 Victor said: Enjoy Yeah, thanks for that. It wasn't too busy thankfully. So, I'm off out to the garage for some spraying. It's actually quite mild tonight. Thankfully. Cheers, Alistair 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 Right final one for tonight. Pre-shading with Nato Black followed by a Buff mottling on the metal areas and a deck Tan mottle on the fabric areas. I've no idea if the different mottle on the fabric will make a visible difference but it's worth a go. I should be able to get some colour on the topside tomorrow. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngantek Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Come on now Alistair, be reasonable, I only went away for a few minutes!! 😆 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ngantek said: Come on now Alistair, be reasonable, I only went away for a few minutes!! 😆 Sorry Andy I got a bit lost in the moment. Cheers, Alistair 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 You're a machine Alistair, looking good. Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 18 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: You're a machine Alistair, looking good. Chris Thanks Chris, It's getting there. Cheers, Alistair 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 20/12/2022 at 04:46, AliGauld said: Lets see how it goes. If it doesn't work I can strip back and start again. Always good to watch someone playing to their strengths… Sorry for the like-bomb, but I blinked and misted seven or eight updates. My bad 😞 Looking very good indeed. I’m intrigued by the post-shade-mottle-texture technique. I may just have a play with that technique myself. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 2 hours ago, mark.au said: Always good to watch someone playing to their strengths… Once I find a technique that works for me I tend to stick to it. 2 hours ago, mark.au said: I may just have a play with that technique myself. That will, at the very least, show me how it should be done. Cheers, Alistair 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 Dark Slate Grey has been laid down. Hopefully in the right places. After a drop of Middle Stone panels were lightened a tad. Once that's dry I'll dig out the AK Masking Putty and get some EDSG down. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Great progress on the uppers Alistair, looks good, can't wait to see tge EDSG go on . Great work Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 17 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Great progress on the uppers Alistair, looks good, can't wait to see tge EDSG go on . Great work Chris Thanks Chris, Wait no longer. EDSG sprayed then panels lightened with EDSG and a drop of Sky Grey. I'll get the putty off soon and see how it's worked and hope that it didn't spread too far before I got the paint down. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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