Wondering into the blue-1/48 diorama, tomahawk, crusader & dingo ****Finished

[Muchmirth]

Finally finished!

   I still wanted to record the process as a bit of guide for myself and future builds as well. So… I started with pre shading:

Then two coats of main colour painting:

Had a mare with over thinned w and n gloss varnish which pooled up:

  I had to carefully strip some back with alcohol and a cotton but but still managed to knock some of the paint off in spots. 
   I repainted areas as best I could then

used gloss spray rattle can varnish which came out better and then added decals:

Then oil filters: blues and greys at the bottom and a bit of Sandy/dust colours. Sandy and dust colours on top side:

 

   

Added gun smoke and engine exhaust streaks with black oil:

Then chipped in with silver from mig ammo and a pin wash with raw umber oils:

Then sealed it all in with Matt varnish… finally done with addition of the glass bits:

 

 

A link below to the finished product:

 

Thanks all for a great gb and for looking in. All feedback and comments welcomed.

Paul

 

 

[psdavidson]

good to see another one of the stragglers making it home

 

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[81-er]

Nice to see this one finished  It's a great little scene, with very nice models in it. Well done!

 

James

[modelling minion]

Well done for sticking with this Paul and for doing such a great job on it. Great to see the P-40 finished and added to the diorama, it really does finish it off very nicely.

[Wings unlevel]

Nice work!