Percival Provost, Oman

[Drakendk]

Hello modellers.

 

I found a photo of a battle worn Provost in a book about the Omani Air Force, calles Eagles.

 

 

I had an old Matchbox kit in my stash and decided to give it a go.

 

I did a little scratch building in the cockpit area and rescribed the panel lines.

 

Painting with Hataka acrylics and weathered wilth oils and pigments.

 

Here you go 🙂

 

[GiampieroSilvestri]

Nice!

 

Saluti

 

Giampiero

[Pauly Boy]

Love it! 

Great to see something so different from the usual Mustangs and 109's.

Great subject...Great job!

 

  Paul

[Mattlow]

Excellent result from the old matchbox kit.. rescribing the panel lines has given it a great lift..

 

Matt

[TheyJammedKenny!]

That is really great!  So atmospheric.  Well done!

[Jackman]

Love that weathering work. Well done!

[billn53]

Yes, Bravo Zulu on the weathering. Very effective. 

[Drakendk]

26 minutes ago, billn53 said:

Yes, Bravo Zulu on the weathering. Very effective. 

Thanks @Jackman and @billn53

After many years of trying i think i finally cracked the code on oil weathering 🙂

 

Edited October 26, 2024 by Drakendk

[Mynimal]

Well done.

[MikeC]

Nice model of an unusual subject

Fun fact: for the delivery flights from the UK, RAF roundels were applied to the camouflage scheme. It is this scheme that the Provost at the Shuttleworth Collection flies in. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NI1FFg7Lxp4

 

[Dennis_C]

Very nice model! Paint fade effect is super realistic. Did you get decals from an aftermarket sheet?

[Drakendk]

1 minute ago, Dennis_C said:

Very nice model! Paint fade effect is super realistic. Did you get decals from an aftermarket sheet?

Thanks @Dennis_C

 

The decals are from the kit. It was quite the challenge because the protecting paper stuck to the decals. I applied the decals and sanded the protecting paper of. But in the end it contributed to the worn look.

[stevehnz]

Hell yes, I like that.

Steve.

[russ c]

Great job on that old kit, really nice work