Kittyhawk MK I, Special Hobby 1/72 (RFI).

[Sky Keg]

The Special Hobby P-40`s are a joy to assemble and this one by Andres should be used by Special Hobby in promotional ads. It`s THAT good!! 

 

Mike

[Andrés S.]

9 hours ago, stevehnz said:

Very smart Andrés, sorry I missed it the first time around & pleased to see it now. It is a hard worked desert bird very well modelled.

What were your top side colours, I saw Vallejo MA Azure for the underside which looks good but then got lost in your effects?

Steve.

 

Hi Steve, thanks for your kind words.

 

The Midle Stone is a mix of Tamiya colors: XF-59(5) + XF-60(5) + XF-3(5) + H-81(3).

The H-81 is the only Gunze color used in the mix, and the number in parentheses indicates the drops used of that color.

 

The RAF Dark Brown color was a mix of Gunze's H-304 Olive Drab, XF-52 Drak Brown and Tamiya's XF-3 Yellow. I made it quite a few months ago when I coincidentally found out thanks to this great forum that it was not the brown color I always thought it was, showing me some vintage photos of Spirtfires as proof. Well, the thing is that in my enthusiasm I didn't write down the amount of each color and I would have to do the mixture again but I would start with H-304 with 15 drops and add XF-52; I do remember that I added only one drop of yellow XF-3. Logically, when I manage to make a mixture of paints that I like, I multiply the number of drops so that in a clean container there is enough paint for several airplanes.

 

2 hours ago, DiveBomber said:

I have myself just built a P-40 in plain olive drab, and I was quite happy with it, but now I like yours much more than mine ! As a newbie I am allowed a stupid question ? Some modellers paint the exhaust fume traces in black, others in white : is there no consensus ?

 

Hi Divebomber. Thanks.

 

There are no stupid questions. The reason is because some engines and depending on what type of fuel you used, or perhaps better said depending on the octane rating of the fuel and some added additive, left a different trail than others. The Allison engines used to leave traces of whitish smoke and that is why airplanes like the P-38 or the P-39, as well as the first versions of the P-51, have smoke in that tone. But it is not exclusive to them, I have also seen traces of light grayish smoke in Hurricanes and Spitfires.

 

Andrés.

[Andrés S.]

40 minutes ago, Sky Keg said:

The Special Hobby P-40`s are a joy to assemble and this one by Andres should be used by Special Hobby in promotional ads. It`s THAT good!! 

 

Mike

 

Hi Mike.

 

Thank you very much for your kind comment, it really makes me feel honored.

 

Andrés.

[stevehnz]

1 hour ago, Andrés S. said:

The Midle Stone is a mix of Tamiya colors: XF-59(5) + XF-60(5) + XF-3(5) + H-81(3).

The H-81 is the only Gunze color used in the mix, and the number in parentheses indicates the drops used of that color.

 

The RAF Dark Brown color was a mix of Gunze's H-304 Olive Drab, XF-52 Drak Brown and Tamiya's XF-3 Yellow.

Great colour mixing Andrés. While I don't mind mixing some colours, I think I would not get the result you have. 👍

Steve.

[Andrés S.]

3 hours ago, stevehnz said:

Great colour mixing Andrés. While I don't mind mixing some colours, I think I would not get the result you have. 👍

Steve.

 

Hi Steve.

 

I don't understand why you think you wouldn't get the same colors as me by doing that mix. I am absolutely honest when I tell you that this mixture is what I used.
But, you should keep in mind that the newly applied color has an appearance and then I apply other colors from Vallejo and AK to get dirty, as you can see in the series of photographs that I have been adding. Although it does not really alter the tone of the color applied as a base, it does modify the perception of it.
I think that to a certain extent you underestimate yourself, if it has worked for me it can also give you the same result.

 

Regards.

 

Andrés.

[stevehnz]

7 hours ago, Andrés S. said:

I don't understand why you think you wouldn't get the same colors as me by doing that mix.

Andrés. it wasn't the colour from the mix I was worried about not getting, it was all the other stuff you do to it to make it look so good, I tend not to weather, I like to keep it simple & am happy finishing them that. My first question was a forlorn hope you had found some magic out of the bottle paints to give that finish. You did, but many bottles. I may try to arrive at similar shades using what I have & your build as inspiration next time I do a desert bird.

Steve.

[Andrés S.]

59 minutes ago, stevehnz said:

Andrés. it wasn't the colour from the mix I was worried about not getting, it was all the other stuff you do to it to make it look so good, I tend not to weather, I like to keep it simple & am happy finishing them that. My first question was a forlorn hope you had found some magic out of the bottle paints to give that finish. You did, but many bottles. I may try to arrive at similar shades using what I have & your build as inspiration next time I do a desert bird.

Steve.

 

Well Steve, I can only add that if in this build or any other you see something that might interest you and I haven't made it clear enough how I do it, I ask you not to hesitate to ask me. I assure you that it will be a pleasure for me say everything you need.

 

Andrés.

[stevehnz]

Many thanks Andrés for that very generous offer.

Steve.

[javlin]

That one came out quite Nice!Well done.

[Rando]

Beautiful work Andres, I am taking note of how you made your base and paint chipping for my desert P-51 build. That's one amazing looking Kitty Hawk.

[kapam]

On 4/21/2024 at 7:02 PM, Andrés S. said:

There are no stupid questions. The reason is because some engines and depending on what type of fuel you used

@DiveBomber Not trying to set myself up as an expert here (I'm not), but I suspect the aircraft's paint finish could also have some effect (e.g., how much it might oxidize or even char in the face of the hot exhaust exposure).

On a purely "artistic" level, I tend to choose darker colors (more dark brown than black for me) for lighter-colored aircraft, and more towards pale grey for very dark-colored planes.

Experts may advise otherwise, but I think that works for me.

 

[Roberto]

One of my favorite aircraft. Beautiful work.

[Andrés S.]

20 hours ago, javlin said:

That one came out quite Nice!Well done.

Hi javlin, thanks !!!

 

19 hours ago, Rando said:

Beautiful work Andres, I am taking note of how you made your base and paint chipping for my desert P-51 build. That's one amazing looking Kitty Hawk.

Hi Rando, thanks !!!

 

3 hours ago, Roberto said:

One of my favorite aircraft. Beautiful work.

 

Hi Roberto, thanks !!!

 

 

Andrés.