81-er Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 It looks like a good coat of primer. Good luck with the black! James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 I have been concentrating on finishing off my Canberra in the Frog Squad GB and can now return to Dusty. I have painted the black, aiming for a patchy, faded look. First I pre-shaded with matt black, deliberately quite heavy: Then a patchy coat of extra dark sea grey: Followed by by NATO black and then an overall light misting of extra dark sea grey: I think that has worked, at least I’m happy with it. It looks a bit light in the photo as it’s in the spray booth under the led lights. The undersides had a similar treatment without the EDSG, so they are darker, less faded. Thanks for looking. AW 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 That's worked very well, it nicely captures the look of a faded airframe James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Very effective faded black look to the finish, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 A bit of colour on this otherwise dull bird. Decals on and sealed with a coat of matt varnish: The decals are very thin and had a propensity to fold up and were very difficult to move as they stuck fast on contact. Fortunately they are also very strong and could be wrestled into position. While applying the decals I realised that I had not fitted the large carburettor intakes on top of the cowlings . These have now been painted and will be stuck on at final assembly, the fit being quite good. Thanks for looking. AW 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 You wouldn't know those decals put up a fight, AW, the look very nice on there James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 Inching toward the finish line, today I did some light weathering, some exhaust staining and chipping, painted the navigation lights and unmasked the transparencies. Thanks for looking. AW 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Nicely done on the weathering James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Very nice indeed 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 This one is now finished. Yesterday I stuck the last few bits and pieces on and today I did a bit of paint touching up. The radar antannas (dipoles?) on the side of the nose were a frustrating pain, being made up of two very delicate pieces that did not want to stick together but were happy to adhere to my fingers, or the tweezers or ping off across my desk etc. Then one of them broke while I was attempting to clean up the sprue attachment points. I ended up replacing two of the pieces with thin rod. More pics in the gallery. Thanks for looking and thanks for the reactions and comments. AW 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 That looks very nice, AW. I really like the variation you've got in the black paint. Thanks for joining us and building a superb model James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 A terrific result with a tricky kit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 A great result. your P-70 looks fantastic. Very well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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