Bertie McBoatface Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 A first coat of paint for the greenhouse interior, and also to make sure about the quality of the greenhouse/fuselage joint. An important point I think. I'm surprised that you fix canopies with CA. Especially since you haven't protected them with Klear. I wouldn't take the risk of fogging (again!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 Don't have alernatives, Don. I don't have klir and wood glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 Metal coat on the airframe/wing junction. Liquid mask application. I'll do some metal scratch on other places, but with another technique. End of preshading. I'll soon start the camo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Looking forward to seeing the effect you going to get Antoine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 So do I, Mish. Quite a mystery for the moment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 And the winner is..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Underside. Not so bad, but could have been better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Upside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 It will does it, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 And....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Yes it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Very nice upper roundels. I'm not convinced by your color pre-shading, some dark grey could have produced the same result at least on the pictures here. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 The result. I'm not completely satisfied for some reasons. - Those aircraft were not used for a very long time, and were quite new, so the metal weathering on the wings and fuselage sides is too much in my opinion. And not so well placed also. - On the wings, the hinomarus are ok (about), but I should have been more careful on the fuselage. Still, in perspective and not from close-up, it looks quite nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Downside.. Fuselage Hinomaru looking strange, and weathering exagerated, and not too well positionned. Pluses. Upper Hinomarus, and wing leading edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Weathering. It's time to have a try with this tamiya panel line accent color The tools, rag, dilutant, cotton bud, everything's there. Before, I've varnished the aircraft, taking care to let it dry completely. Take care also to shake the bottle before application. It's very precise, thanks to the brush inside the cap. Just a little drop on each panel corner, and the liquid run in every line! The result is fine with me, really. Wait till it's dry, then wipe smoothly with the rag a bit soaked in X20. I've also tried on the floats, that weren't varnished yet, and the result is fine there too. The tools The result. Not really obvious on this picture, because of the deep green and poor light. Much better here, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Looking good Antoine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I think this is developing well. I agree with you that there's something not quite right about the metal bits though. I think it's the shapes of the silver areas that are at fault. I've seen photos of Japanese a/c with that kind of paint failure, peeling off in scabs, but it's been over the whole of the airframe; maybe caused by poor materials or painting techniques. Localised erosion in heavily trafficked areas seems to be mote 'scratchy' and more directly related to panel lines and other structural elements. What do you think? I like the rest of the painting though. Sure, there are some irregularities, but for me this adds interest and seems very plausible. I think we have been accustomed to using 'perfect' decals and relying on 'perfect' profile drawings for so long that we are have become unable to see the reality of wartime aircraft, thrown together in a hurry and lacking much in the way of maintenance. I periodically refreah myself by studying those rare colour pics of the incredibly scruffy and battered WWII 'planes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 What do you think? You're perfectly right, Don. I'll add a few few more scratch with micropainting on certain panels, but I'll keep it soft. And that'll be all, I think. It's time to finish. Thanks for your comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Looking good so far Antoine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Thanks for your comments. It's always a pleasure to examine and analyse your work, Antoine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 Don't talk like a psychologist, you makes me nervous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Don't talk like a psychologist, you makes me nervous! Haha! Fear not, I analyse the work, not the worker. (Unless you pay my hourly rate for psychotherapy.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Hell! Five days remainning! Hope i'll have some time tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Hell!Five days remainning! Hope i'll have some time tonight. FIVE? OMG! Well, I'm doomed then, but you are in with a chance. Go for it Antoine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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