silverburn Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 I find brushing pastel on to the suface gives a good soot effect and very easy to apply. No risk of spray going where it shouldn't and no need to mask. Excellent advice; I'll give it a go! I might be trying some new spray paint on this ju 88; I'm still not happy with the colours humbrol do, but have found some excellent colours by Montana Gold. I'll let you know how it goes next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverburn Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) Another wee update, while I wait for new paint. 1. Prop wear attempted - first go at doing this...looks ok! semi-dry-brush with Revell Aluminium 90(99?). Pity I brushed the black on though...it looks hideous. Wish I'd got some spray for them. And ignore the flash bit on the leading edge of one blade...I did make sure I only weathered the leading edges! 2. Bomb hangers fitted (bit tricky!), and landing legs test-fitted. Looks ok! Not sure how the central hydraulic piston fits though...I know where it's secured in the landing leg itself, but can see no obvious place to attach it to, inside the engine nacelle. 3. Bombs weathered with light Promodeller, but difficult to pick out here. Given the photo's I've seen though, the bomb are VERY weathered (all over), and not consistent with each other - some are even grey instead of black. I'll need to think about how to approach this. I might dry-brush them all over, with a focus on the noses and fins. I also need decals I suspect, but haven't found any detailed pictures of German 500kg bombs - yet. I'll also need super-fine thread for the fins - german 500kg fins are tied together to form a "box". Edited October 31, 2009 by silverburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_H_ Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Looks really nice mate. If it helps in future, I find that the mig dark wash can be rubbed back with a damp cloth which will just leave the wash in the panel lines. Seems to work for a good few days after the wash is applied too I look forward to the next installment. Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverburn Posted November 1, 2009 Author Share Posted November 1, 2009 Another update: - Bombs wired and test fitted. - Weathers the landing gear bays, and chopped out some of the liner, it was interfering with the leg itself - did the guns Before... After! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverburn Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) Another update: Good news - the paint is here! Bad news - the topside cammo blue is not dark enough! Bad news 2 - It's very "heavy" paint; it doesn't settle that cleanly (see below) But here's the whole schebang; masking for the top coat is going to be fun! School boy error....I didn't close off the wheel bays before spraying! Easy fix though. Engines coming along nicely - the military green is great (though not in this photo!). Just the engine soot and dark wash to do once in-situ, and job done! Oh and they're blue, not white underneath. Camera going beserk again. One minor "lumpy bit" in the topside green on one; mask must have not been tight enough. Edited November 3, 2009 by silverburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverburn Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 Paint! First time at cammo...luckily this German cammo is all straight lines! Warning - the green is lighter that I really wanted, but actually...it's not too bad! Tried a different light/camera setting, so looks a bit better now. Masking round 1: Top coat! Masking round 2: And the final result! and with engines... Dodgy green aside, it's really beginning to look much better. A few tiny bits to touch up, mind you. Laquer coat tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverburn Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 (edited) Ok, a day off today. so plenty stuff done - Laquer coat on and set* - Decals on * The "bogey man" smudged the one of the main decals on the starboard fuselage while the laquer was drying! gaaaah! - Legs in and set - More Laquer - Small details added (legs for bay covers, aerials etc) - Glass masks removed....and what a mess! The whole inside is covered in dust...ruined...next time I leave the glass until the very end! - Dark washed and cleaned Comes out alright! - Props re-re-painted. White this time! And we're almost home! Quick one of the cockpit, while I've got the glass off: Left to do: - exhaust soot - Prop weathering/dark washing - aerial wire - fit bombs - Cry over my ruined glass and fuselage decal - take pride in what *has* gone well! Next post will be in "Ready for inspection"...but that'll be a few days - waiting on a sooty exhaust pastel thingy ** EDIT ** One last photo before "Ready for inspection"... Edited November 6, 2009 by silverburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain De Loor Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 That is looking very good, well done and keep it up -Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverburn Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 It's done! Ju 88 - Ready for inspection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookedmouth Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 From one novice to another - nice! Perhaps it's the wrong attitude, but I tend not to care too much about the bodges, disasters or mistakes. If my next model is a wee bit better than the last, I am generally happy. Nothing I do will ever come close to the majority of stuff I see on this forum and I try to accept my limitations. I also worry that, if I try too hard to rectify all the problems I make for myself, the end result will probably be worse than if I'd left well enough alone. Of course, that could just be construed as defeatist talk, so feel free to ignore me. PS, I'm going to try the "pencil" approach to panel lines on my Canberra. My last attempt at washing (my own secret formula - the dregs of my brush washing jar !) came out OK, but not quite as heavy as I'd have liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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