Terry1954 Posted September 21 Posted September 21 Fantastic lesson in paint application steps there, Giorgio. The result looks very good indeed. T. 1 2
Brandy Posted September 22 Posted September 22 Beautifully done, Giorgio! I can just never be bothered to do all that preshading... Ian 1
Cookenbacher Posted September 28 Posted September 28 Fantastic paint work Giorgio, as usual all of your meticulous steps lead up to a grand overall impression. 1
The Spadgent Posted September 28 Posted September 28 The marvelling on the paint work is superb. I might be tempted to go back to using that technique. Looking really rather special. 🙌 Jont 1
general melchett Posted September 29 Posted September 29 Great job Giorgio, the marbling has certainly done its job helping to provide that used/faded look to the topcoat. Thanks for sending the link to the thread. Look forward to seeing it progress. I've never built a Spitfire, or Hurricane, or Me-109, Fw-190 etc, etc...I'm weird like that, sticking firmly to the esoteric stuff, but always nice to see how others approach it. 1 1
giemme Posted September 29 Author Posted September 29 On 21/09/2025 at 20:37, Beard said: It's looking rather lovely. Cheers Simon, glad you like it! On 21/09/2025 at 23:11, CedB said: Marvellous effect Giorgio. Your patience paid off! Thank you, Ced! It certainly took some time, but not as much as you'd think - and the result is well worth the effort, IMHO On 21/09/2025 at 23:43, 81-er said: That looks rather nice! James Cheers James, much appreciated! On 21/09/2025 at 23:49, Terry1954 said: Fantastic lesson in paint application steps there, Giorgio. The result looks very good indeed. T. Glad you approve of, Terry! On 22/09/2025 at 14:47, Brandy said: Beautifully done, Giorgio! I can just never be bothered to do all that preshading... Ian As I mentioned above, not really that big deal, and I love the result Thanks for the praise! On 28/09/2025 at 19:56, Cookenbacher said: Fantastic paint work Giorgio, as usual all of your meticulous steps lead up to a grand overall impression. Thank you Cookie, you are way too kind! But I'm still quite at the early steps, here - still loads to do to achieve the final aspect 23 hours ago, HarryHobbyin said: Beautiful Work.......its one sexy spitfire Thank you, sir! It is one sexy Spitfire mark in itself, I'm just trying to make it justice 22 hours ago, The Spadgent said: The marvelling on the paint work is superb. I might be tempted to go back to using that technique. Looking really rather special. 🙌 Jont Thank you, Johnny! Marbling seemed to suit this AC properly, although I wouldn't use it universally. 2 hours ago, general melchett said: Great job Giorgio, the marbling has certainly done its job helping to provide that used/faded look to the topcoat. Thanks for sending the link to the thread. Look forward to seeing it progress. I've never built a Spitfire, or Hurricane, or Me-109, Fw-190 etc, etc...I'm weird like that, sticking firmly to the esoteric stuff, but always nice to see how others approach it. "Esoteric" made me laugh Anyway, I do remember a very beautiful P-38 of yours, quite mainstream if you want It was an absolute delight to be able to see it again up close in her display area at the Museum, along with your newest addition Being relatively young to modelling, I love building all the classics, and as you can see from my signature, I bounce back and forth from WWII propeller fighters (mostly) to modern (more or less) jets, with a hint of phanatism for the mighty Phantom.... Anyway, your praise means a lot to me, seeing that you are in a totally different league Enough blah blah: despite of last WE spent in the UK with the usual bunch of reprobates, delivering models to the Museum(s), enjoying James (the curator) knowledge and hospitality, and having fun and beers around pubs, I did manage to fit some progress in just before leaving, so here goes: cannon barrels glued in Their color is irrelevant, as they'll be oversprayed with white. Speaking of which, here's the masking, mostly with Tamiya Tape for curves and Tamiya regular tape The tail band too No overspray, alright? Photos of the real AC show some heavy chipping on the wing leading edge white bands, so in an attempt to reproduce that, I brushed on some Pebeo Liquid gum in sparse dots This thing Once dry, I airbrushed Tamiya Flat White and, after a few minutes, unmasked: No paint leaks whatsoever, once more, so I could then remove the film patches left by the liquid masks, just by rubbing them off with my finger Initially, I wasn't very happy with the result, as it looks more like paint flake off, rather than chipping. It is true that at normal viewing distance the effect wasn't so bad, but anyway right before posting this update I went back to check my reference pics, and they actually show a sort of flaked off effect. Bottom line, I'm confident that with the next weathering steps, I'll be able to attain an effect I'm happy with That's it for this update, all comments welcome. I'm participating in a model contest at a nearby show next WE (taking the Corsair the HAF Phantom), so I don't know how much modelling I'll be able to manage this week, but I should hopefully start designing masks for the roundels and the codes. Ciao 18
CedB Posted September 29 Posted September 29 Very nice Giorgio Great to see you at the weekend and pleased you had a good flight back. 1 1
Terry1954 Posted September 29 Posted September 29 More great paintwork Giorgio, and it was great to catch up in person again, at the weekend! Glad you got home ok. T. 1
general melchett Posted September 29 Posted September 29 Didn’t have to wait long for an update! As the others have said it was great to catch up at the weekend…same again next year. Gawd knows what Jim has planned for us, a Thai massage parlour knowing him… Good luck with the competition Giorgio, your HAF F-4 deserves a gong or two. 1
81-er Posted September 30 Posted September 30 Very neatly masked there, Giorgio, as always with your builds. It was great to finally meet you in person, and I very much appreciated the advice on spraying the Lifecolor paints James 1 1
giemme Posted October 16 Author Posted October 16 On 29/09/2025 at 22:19, CedB said: Very nice Giorgio Great to see you at the weekend and pleased you had a good flight back. Thanks Ced, it was indeed great to meet again On 29/09/2025 at 23:13, Terry1954 said: More great paintwork Giorgio, and it was great to catch up in person again, at the weekend! Glad you got home ok. T. Cheers Terry, thank you -glad you like it! Definitely a great catch up, with the added bonus of meeting your lovely wife On 30/09/2025 at 00:19, general melchett said: Didn’t have to wait long for an update! As the others have said it was great to catch up at the weekend…same again next year. Gawd knows what Jim has planned for us, a Thai massage parlour knowing him… Good luck with the competition Giorgio, your HAF F-4 deserves a gong or two. Well, don't get too used to frequent updates... And, as if on cue, this one is coming two weeks later... Very much looking forward to next year rendez-vous, not necessarily with exotic activities involved... No joy at the competition, but to be fair there was a boatload of outstanding models, with participants not only form Italy but also from Poland, Hungary, Croatia, Spain and probably other countries I forgot... On 30/09/2025 at 17:39, 81-er said: Very neatly masked there, Giorgio, as always with your builds. It was great to finally meet you in person, and I very much appreciated the advice on spraying the Lifecolor paints James Thanks James And it was my pleasure meeting you - thanks again for the ride! Some Lifecolor spraying in this update, see below... Alright, time to mask and airbrush roundels: these were fairly simple to design, but jsut to be safe, I posed the entire mask in place and only then removed the unwanted portions, leaving them thus: No overspray, right? Well, after sealing the mask edges with brushed on Future, I airbrushed Lifecolor Matt French Blue, which seemed quite a good match with the decal roundels - thinned only with Windex. This way, it flowed like a dream through my GSI PS270 airbrush, although I probably mixed it a bit too thin... After the blue, I gloss coated it, applied the outer rings inside the masks (and the rectangles for the fin flash) and airbrushed Tamiya Flat White, thinned with IPA. Prior to that, though, I used liquid gum again on the fin, trying to replicate the paint flaking on the fin, as seen of period pics. Here's the big reveal: Not bad so far, but you can start to see something wrong... Wing and fuselage roundels looking proper, but there was a huge overspray on the spine, near the fin, and some blue leakage on the fin flash... Better seen here: But here was the real mess: Sometimes I should really listen to my own advice, about masks placement... Anyway, quite an easy fix overall, I was more annoyed at the fact that I didn't get everything right in one go I cut a couple of whole discs and placed them over the lower wing roundels: The bluetack is there because I cut the masks around the small bumps they sit on, to have it conform better - sort of complementary masking I did the same with the fin flash And after respraying: I obviously had to mask and respray for the white tail band too, but that was limited only to its very top section. After a protective gloss coat, here's how she sits now: Next on are the fuselage letters, whose masks I've already cut. This will have to wait, though: next five days I'll be busy with a business related show in Milan, where I'm an exhibitor with my company. Meanwhile, all comments welcome. Ciao 11 3
Beard Posted October 17 Posted October 17 It's looking splendid after the recovery from a near disaster. 1 1
CedB Posted October 17 Posted October 17 Great recovery Giorgio I like the tip on cutting masks over bumps and covering with BluTak - in the 'toolbox', thanks! As Simon says she's looking splendid and those close-ups of the roundels really show off the paint variation. Great stuff. 1 1
81-er Posted October 17 Posted October 17 She's looking really nice now, Giorgio. Good work on the repairs, you'd never know you had a paint mishap looking at her now James 1 1
Terry1954 Posted October 17 Posted October 17 Brilliant recovery, Giorgio ....................... but we always knew that would be the case! Much skilled work as ever. 11 hours ago, giemme said: Definitely a great catch up, with the added bonus of meeting your lovely wife I will convey the kind compliment 👍 T. 1
The Spadgent Posted October 19 Posted October 19 Phew!!! Glad you sorted the leaky paint. What do you use to dab on the mask fluid? Did you try a little bit of scouring pad cut off and pulled apart? It gives a really nice chip effect in my opinion. looking grand regardless. Johnny 1 1
HarryHobbyin Posted October 19 Posted October 19 Looks Awesome....great build...i always luv preshade paint work you get a lot of amazing shades and tones outa the colored top coat of paint. Real nice save and fix with the repair job. 1
giemme Posted October 26 Author Posted October 26 On 17/10/2025 at 08:21, Beard said: It's looking splendid after the recovery from a near disaster. Cheers Simon, thank you! On 17/10/2025 at 08:30, CedB said: Great recovery Giorgio I like the tip on cutting masks over bumps and covering with BluTak - in the 'toolbox', thanks! As Simon says she's looking splendid and those close-ups of the roundels really show off the paint variation. Great stuff. Glad you approve of, Ced I'm pretty happy with the paint variation myself On 17/10/2025 at 10:07, 81-er said: She's looking really nice now, Giorgio. Good work on the repairs, you'd never know you had a paint mishap looking at her now James Thanks James I wasn't really too worried about the paint leaks, they were just a bit of a hassle to fix On 17/10/2025 at 10:21, Terry1954 said: Brilliant recovery, Giorgio ....................... but we always knew that would be the case! Much skilled work as ever. I will convey the kind compliment 👍 T. Thank you, Terry - much appreciated! On 19/10/2025 at 18:08, The Spadgent said: Phew!!! Glad you sorted the leaky paint. What do you use to dab on the mask fluid? Did you try a little bit of scouring pad cut off and pulled apart? It gives a really nice chip effect in my opinion. looking grand regardless. Johnny Cheers Johnny, thanks! I used an old brush, since I wasn't exactly looking for chipping, more for a flake-off look. Thanks for the tip, though, I've never tried that but I'll sure give it a go next time! On 19/10/2025 at 21:19, HarryHobbyin said: Looks Awesome....great build...i always luv preshade paint work you get a lot of amazing shades and tones outa the colored top coat of paint. Real nice save and fix with the repair job. Glad you like it, Harry Back to the build, shall we? Last bit of masking, the fuselage letters: masks in place I sealed their edges by brushing on some clear gloss, then I airbrushed them with Tamiya Flat White Period pics show the R and G looking quite scruffy, as opposed to the V looking quite intact; so I went at them with a sharply pointed toothpick: See? I've already started the weathering.... Anyway, she's now all glossed up and, guess what? Ready for decals and stencils... oh joy All comments welcome Ciao 18 1 2
CedB Posted October 27 Posted October 27 Very nice Giorgio, she's looking marvellous with those, ahem, painted markings 4
Beard Posted October 27 Posted October 27 I can only echo the last two comments... It looks splendid. 1
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