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A bit more weathering on the right wing now.........

Not sure how to depict the left front undercarriage door (which is the one on our right when viewing the picture ) Whether the "126" just didn't turn out in the photo or perhaps there was another number that was over sprayed. There vaguely appears to be three numbers, the middle number could be a 1 and the last number could be a 6 or a 3 but who the heck knows ? I'm hoping the "126" simply didn't turn out in the photograph. Any thoughts ?

Very nice

Thanks Scooby, very much appreciated, Cheers, Peter

Looks great James !

Looks good James, I've gotta get get me some Hobby zone too ! cheers, Peter.

Hi all, Not much time for modelling lately, but never the less here's a small update. To complement my Metalizer chipping I wanted to depict some traces of yellow green chromate primer and some salmon showing through on the airframe. The chips were painted on with my own made up mixes of Vallejo paint applied with a small brush. The effect is not entirely finished here, so I will continue with it subtlety on the other appropriate areas of the airframe along with additional weathering processes. Please check it out in the following shots below....... A selection of some of the undercarriage parts in the weathering and assembly process..... The wheels are from Barracuda Studios and Eduard Brassin, both very nice products ! Here are the undercarraiage doors if you wish to pose your model 'in flight'. I won't be using them on the finished model obviously, but they did come in handy for practising various weathering techniques before committing them to the model. You can see the two different tones of washes I used on each door. On the right is AK Interactive's Streaking Grime and on the left is my own custom mix of artists oils including lamp black, burnt Sienna and smidge of a dark navy blue colour. I ended up incorporating both tones into the model anyway. You can also see where I 'warmed up' with the cromate chips before applying them to the project. In the next shot below you can see that I've blended the upper surface markings in with the rest of the weathering. A quick hello to Brisbane modeller NZDavid who was asking a question on his Facebook page a while back about why I sprayed my markings after weathering the airframe. Well, as you can see it's really not to problematic to do so afterwards, it's just a simple matter of repeating ones own steps again. I hope this helps. Hopefully that Brisbane winter isn't treating you blokes to unkindly down there this time of year Nothing compared to the grey murk of Vienna each December though ! The undercarriage legs will receive a dry brush and some specks and scratches with coloured pencils before spraying the numerals and painting the brake lines. Well, thats it for now, happy modelling and thanks for dropping in. Cheers, Peter

Nice setup !!!

A small update..... Aircraft numbers have now been sprayed on and I've added some weathering to the star and bar, rear fuselage and tailfin. This was done with different mixtures of sand, brown, white and black oil paints washes. I've used lighter tones on the top of the fuselage to sujest sun bleaching although it may not show up to well in these shots There's still more panel line and rivet washes to add to blend it in with the work thats on the forward fuselage. But ........little by little, layer by layer its coming together. Thanks for looking, happy modelling, Cheers, Peter

Thanks guys

Hi everyone, here's a bit of a sidetrack from my Corsair and Spitfire but I couldn't help starting with this one as the cockpit set just looked so nice ! Its the Aires 1:32 bf 109g-10 cockpit for the Revell kit. Paints are Gunze acrylics and fine details were picked out with Vallejo. Seat belts are from HGW and I find that the supplied fabric really bends and sags realistically. I always thought luftwaffe seatbelts were a kaki colour though, not olive green? A coat of Testors metaliser provided a base for the paint chipping and the cockpit placards are from Airscale. A few more details to add but soon it will be ready for placement into the fuselage....... ah the fun part I plan on doing one of the schemes from the Baracuda decal sheets. Thanks for looking,happy modelling, cheers, Peter

Awesome !!! Really fantastic stuff !

Thankyou Laurent ! Honza, have fun with the Corsair and please post your build pics cheers, Peter

While we're talking about cool navy warbird pics check out this Dauntless in the link below, now that's a subject I would love to do ! http://modelhobby.eu/2012/08/wwii-pacific-theatre-in-color/dauntless-sandiego/

I'm not sure about the colour scheme theory but its interesting to say the least. Thank goodness I didn't paint mine bright fluro pink with pokerdots ( just like Steel Panther ) The photos are awesome, thankyou for posting them. The picture from front on provides plenty of artistic inspiration, I'll definitely use it. Cheers, Peter P.s whats up next on your modelling bench ?

Honza, sounds interesting do you have any pics with that theory ? I'm following the suggestions on the baracuda cals sheets and just trying to match the weathering in the black and white photo of the original. I'm happy as long as I'm still "in the ball park"as they say. I prefer to focus on the artistic side of things as apposed to getting to hung up in historical accuracy. Ted, a bit of sun up there eh, sounds good ! Cheers, Peter

Coming along nicely Ralph !

Thanks Ted ! I hope all is well up north.

Hi all, after spraying the markings on the undersurfaces of the wing I realised that I had made an error which could only be fixed by a complete respray of the base colours then a reapplication of the markings again. A coat of Future and weathering will bring it all back together in the final steps The white bars are still missing here aswell....... You can see in the shots where I had to respray the base tones under the markings. A few touch ups here and there due to oversprays are still to come. Well, getting there, thats it for now. Cheers, Peter

Congratulations Honza, well done ! Cheers, Peter.

Congratulations Ted Cheers, Peter.

Thanks for posting this James, it looks great, keep us updated. Cheers, Peter

Very nice Ralph, one of my favourite schemes ! I like the weathering on the rear of the starboard wing root, spot on ! Cheers, Peter

Hey Brewer, do you have anything cooking at the moment?

lookin' good Ralph. Definately an aesthetically pleasing aircraft and a nice kit to. If in short supply of Hasegawa kits, other forms of light relief may include anti acid tablets, alcohol, finally killing your mother in law or taking a light stroll. Got a scheme in mind yet ? Cheers, Peter