GusMac

Very nice. It's a real skill to paint figures realistically and those are very good.

That's right. The velocity of the bomb was so high it basically punched a hole straight through the bottom. Another Barnes Wallis special.

Nice catch Danny. Just watched a documentary last night on BBC4 about the 617 squadron operation to sink her.

Those lenses look really good. Coming along very nicely.

Nice bit of ingenuity for the spinners!

That's a serious amount of plastic, even as it stands partially tooled. Might have to rejig the house to make room for one of these!

Sounds interesting Rob. Always good to channel a little weirdness once in a while....

That's an interesting name for an aftermarket company!

Nice outcome Rob. Time for it to get grubby!

Nice figures. Are they Reedoak?

Nice. Looks very effective.

Looks great Danny. Did you make the base yourself as well?

Looks like painting will be fun.....

Great end result Rob. Worth the perseverance.

Thanks Jeroen. Do you use the brush on version or just small spots from the standard applicator?

That looks ridiculous. Are you soldering them? There doesn't seem to be much of an attachment point for glueing them.

Superb. If you hadn't followed along with this you'd never know this was entirely scratched.

Hi Rob I agree that the boundaries between colours/washes can be problematic but I've never used a combination with too stark a difference, just subtle shade changes, and it's been okay to now. I can see with a very pale wash like this that there may be plenty of issues. Never tried anything too heavy but my planned next build is a Greek A-7E and they are well beaten up, so might have to think about how I go about that. After all the grief the ZM kit gave you earlier in the build you should be very happy with this outcome. Cheers, Gus

Some of those tail squiggles look like some of Slartibartfast's ideas for fjord designs!

WOW! Just stunning.

The pale wash looks very effective Rob. Using a variety of washes over the different colours/surfaces definitely works best for me and I find the Ammo sets good for giving a decent mix for this.

Thanks Rob. The masks do give a great result with a bit of care and patience.

Bit more progress to show on this.... Main paint done on the bulk of the fuselage and the main engine parts and everything gloss coated. All main paint work done with Ammo's Late WWII RAF colours set. All insignia done using Maketar masks and Gunze colours. First time I've used masks for the roundels and they are very fiddly but worth it for the result you get. The chipping with the frisket looks a bit stark at the moment but hopefully will settle with the weathering. Next step is a quick once over with the micromesh then weathering...

Good grief!! Rather you than me.

Lovely finish. Are those the kit flaps? I've seen a few of these done with the Eduard ones, but if those are the kit ones they look very good.